Event Title
XML as a Data Distribution Solution
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Computer Information Science
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
David J. Haglin
Mentor's Department
Computer Information Science
Mentor's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Description
The Gamma Ray Burst ToolSHED is a collection of data mining utilities for analyzing gamma ray burst (GRB) data. However, because of the many different data mining methods and their differing data structure, a general and flexible solution was needed. This solution has been found in XML, or the Extensible Markup Language; a means of representing data in a simple, flexible, and intuitive manner. Using XML, we now have a reliable means of representing and manipulating GRB data for use in data mining, as well as an elegant way to transmit GRB data over the Internet. We take advantage of this flexibility by creating a central repository of GRB data, such as the data generated from NASA's Burst and Transient Source Experiment, from which users can download the parts of the data they desire and combine it with their own data for use in their own data mining. To show this, a simple client and server prototype has been developed to allow users to download data from the central repository across the Internet, combine that data with other data, and perform basic data mining operations on that data.
XML as a Data Distribution Solution
CSU
The Gamma Ray Burst ToolSHED is a collection of data mining utilities for analyzing gamma ray burst (GRB) data. However, because of the many different data mining methods and their differing data structure, a general and flexible solution was needed. This solution has been found in XML, or the Extensible Markup Language; a means of representing data in a simple, flexible, and intuitive manner. Using XML, we now have a reliable means of representing and manipulating GRB data for use in data mining, as well as an elegant way to transmit GRB data over the Internet. We take advantage of this flexibility by creating a central repository of GRB data, such as the data generated from NASA's Burst and Transient Source Experiment, from which users can download the parts of the data they desire and combine it with their own data for use in their own data mining. To show this, a simple client and server prototype has been developed to allow users to download data from the central repository across the Internet, combine that data with other data, and perform basic data mining operations on that data.
