Use Case 6

Data format as generator of data

(brian)

The size of datasets are growing and we need to consider every possible advantage to compress these data. One type of compression which we should consider includes allowing an instance of the data format to describe some portion of its contents algorithmically.

Many datasets are generated from software in a manner which we might capture in terms of notation/language which is part of the data format standard.

There appear 2 general classes of algorithmic generation of data to consider. The first includes the ability to specify a series of generalized transformations on images/data cubes. The other includes the ability to specify generated values in cells/columns of tables (columns which count up, row values, columns which combine other data in some manner; very similar to the functionality which exists for many office spreadsheet applications).