Korea Bio Data Station (K-BDS)

Abstract

The Korea BioData Station (K-BDS) is a national repository established by the Korea Bioinformation Center (KOBIC) to systematically collect, manage, and share biological research data generated from government-funded projects across various disciplines, including medical science, agriculture, fisheries, and environmental biology. K-BDS implements standardized submission forms for each data type, systematic data submission processes, and quality control processes. This standardization ensures that data is organized and accessible in a consistent manner, promoting interoperability and ease of use for researchers. As of early 2022, 56 standard data registration forms are available, covering a range of data from agricultural research to biomedical research.

Key Features of K-BDS include:

- Standardized Data Submission: K-BDS employs standardized submission forms tailored to different data types, ensuring consistency and quality across the repository.

- Comprehensive Data Organization: The repository organizes data into categories such as BioProject, BioSample, and experiments, each assigned unique accession numbers for easy identification and retrieval.

- International Compatibility: The data structure of K-BDS adheres to international standards and formats, ensuring interoperability with global biological data repositories.

Overview

Country	South Korea
Start date	2022
Annual Budget	n/a
Responsible organisation(s)	Government Agency
Target group(s)	Bio-research communities, including researchers in genomics, proteomics, and other biological sciences
Policy instrument type	digital infrastructure designed to guide the collection, sharing, and utilization of biological research data.

Background

Developed by the Korea Bioinformation Center (KOBIC), K-BDS aims to support the data-driven science era by providing free open access to a suite of featured data resources

Objective(s)

To enhance the accessibility and usability of biological research data, promoting transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration in the bio-research community

Public access URL

https://kbds.re.kr/en/web/guest/home

All tags

• Higher education institutes
• 2022
• Open technical standards
• Information services and access to datasets
• Established researchers
• Students
• Technical Standards & Practices
• Junior researchers
• South Korea
• Government agency
• Public research institutes

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