Colectica: Self-Documenting Data Management

Jeremy Iverson, Algenta Technologies, USA, jeremy@algenta.com and Dan Smith, Algenta Technologies, USA, dan@algenta.com .

Colectica is a DDI3-based platform for creating, documenting, managing, distributing, and discovering data. Colectica aims to create publishable documentation as a by-product of the data management process. This booth will provide live demonstrations of the various components of the Colectica platform.

• Colectica Repository is a centralized storage system for managing data resources, enabling collaborative workflows, and providing automatic version control.
• Colectica Designer interacts with Colectica Repository to provide advanced data management and documentation functionality. Colectica Designer can import data and metadata from a variety of formats, and can generate documentation and source code in a variety of formats.
• Colectica Web is a web-based application, powered by Colectica Repository, which enables data and metadata publication and discovery. Colectica Web integrates with several social networking technologies to provide enhanced collaboration and discovery.