Phenobook

Phenobook manages collection, registration, processing, visualization, and export of phenotypic data for research projects, including field experiments and multi-location/time-series studies.


Key Features:

  • Server software: Supports experiment design, data input/registration, data processing, visualization, and exportation on a central server.
  • Mobile application: Enables remote field data collection with synchronization to the server.
  • Structured data capture: Enforces field-level data registration to reduce errors introduced during manual entry.
  • Data visualization: Provides visualization of collected phenotypic observations on the server.
  • Data export: Exports collected data for downstream analysis, enabling continuity from collection to analysis.
  • Multi-location and time-series support: Handles observations collected across diverse locations and time points.

Scientific Applications:

  • Field experiments: Collection and management of phenotypic observations in field-based studies.
  • Phenotypic data management: Centralized registration, processing, visualization, and exportation of phenotypic datasets for research projects.
  • Multi-site and longitudinal studies: Management of phenotypic observations across multiple locations and time points.
  • Collaborative research projects: Consolidation of phenotypic data contributed by multiple researchers into a central dataset.

Methodology:

Server-side experiment design, data input/registration, data processing, visualization, and exportation combined with a mobile application for remote data collection and synchronization.

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Details

Tool Type:
api
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
PHP, SQL
Added:
7/21/2018
Last Updated:
12/10/2018

Operations

Data Inputs & Outputs

Gene expression analysis

Publications

Crescente JM, Guidobaldi F, Demichelis M, Formica MB, Helguera M, Vanzetti LS. Phenobook: an open source software for phenotypic data collection. GigaScience. 2017;6(4). doi:10.1093/gigascience/giw019. PMID:28327910. PMCID:PMC5530315.

Documentation