Pancreatlas Metadata Import Process Using FFIND Infrastructure
(A) Data curators input various clinical and experimental details (metadata) for each data object, with metadata categories defined by the curator. This spreadsheet, a .csv file, directs automatic import of both raw data (shown here: images in Pancreatlas) and metadata.
(B) During import, metadata are automatically parsed as “tags” assigned to each data object (tag = value from one cell of that object's metadata row in A). If necessary, tags (shown here: 4 days, 10 days, 1 month) can be grouped into a broader tagset (shown here: Infant) to streamline FFIND's filtering feature.
(C) Data previews and metadata tags are retrieved through the custom web application. In the left column, simple filtering options are generated from metadata categories, represented by colored bars that correspond to those in (A).