It’s no secret we love data here at Oracle. Yet there are big problems, with really big data sets, that present unique challanges to humanity. This is where Open Data steps in to help crunch the numbers and answer some of the biggest questions our species has ever asked. We do this, of course, by sharing the data from these large datasets, and in so doing unleash the power of human ingenuity.
Robert King Melton is famous for the notion that scientific research should be free to all, going back to the 1940’s, and the advent of the Internet accelerated data-sharing by educational institutions and researchers worldwide. Open Data as an initiative isn’t yet 20 years old, but it has time and again proven its worth for governments and the scientific community. Oracle is no stranger to working with large datasets, which is why Oracle Open Data is such a fantastic opportunity.
We’ve already been working with the University of Bristol and Queensland, and this brain imaging dataset is one of the many use-cases for leveraging Open Data. The brain is incredibly complex, and while the basic structure is largely the same for all humans, the minute variations are vital to understanding how they work. The more imaging, the better, especially with the most advanced scanners and — you guessed it — an open dataset available to all researchers for analysis and study.
Other data sets that are available include ones from NASA (MODIS), NOAA (GOES), NCBI (Genome), as well as Deep Mind and over a dozen health-related sources. Researchers can model new alert systems or discover new dynamics by mining these datasets, provided instantly for your use.
Perhaps now more than ever, with global awareness of health outcomes in the spotlight, open data projects are truly proving their worth. The ability of scientists to contribute, validate, and further their datasets — faster than ever before — is leading to breakthroughs and insights like never before. Tackling issues that gather petabytes of data (hosted for free), like climate change, governance, economics, healthcare and more requires not only these massive datasets, but powerful tech to make it useful. Oracle is proud to be a part of this growing movement to accelerate innovation and discovery with Open Data.
Dramatically accelerate your research with Oracle Open Data, connecting you to over two dozen (and counting!) scientific databases. Connect with real-time data sets like MODIS, GOES, ZINC, Landsat, AlphaFold 2, GWAS and more – instantly. Oracle Open Data is going fully live on March 30, 2022 – so check it out for yourself! No login or credit card required. Visit oracle.com/opendata.
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