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TermDefinitionSource
BeaconA GA4GH standard for genomic data discovery, allowing users to query whether a specific genetic variant exists in a dataset without revealing individual-level data.[GA4GH]
DCAT-APData Catalogue Vocabulary - Application Profile. A European standard for describing public sector datasets to enable cross-portal search.[EU Semantics]
HealthDCAT-APAn extension of DCAT-AP tailored for the health domain, specifically for the European Health Data Space (EHDS).[GDI_D8.7]
LS-AAILife Science Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure. A federated identity service for the life science research community.[GDI_D4.3]
OMOP CDMObservational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model. A standard for harmonizing disparate observational health databases.[OHDSI]
PhenopacketsA GA4GH standard for sharing disease and phenotype information, enabling compuatable clinical data exchange.[GA4GH]
REMSResource Entitlement Management System. A tool for managing access rights to research data resources, automating the application and approval process.[CSC]
RO-CrateResearch Object Crate. A community effort to establish a lightweight approach to packaging research data with their metadata.[ResearchObject]
TRETrusted Research Environment. A secure computing environment where researchers can access and analyze sensitive data without being able to download it.[GDI_D8.4]
WfExSWorkflow Execution Service. A backend engine capable of executing workflows (e.g., Nextflow, CWL) in a secure and reproducible manner, often using RO-Crates.[GDI_D8.8]
Knowledge BaseIn the context of 1+MG, a system where data is not just stored (Repository) but curated, harmonized, and annotated to support advanced discovery.[GDI_D2.7]
Sunflower ModelA metadata modeling strategy consisting of a shared Core (DCAT), domain-specific Rings (HealthDCAT), and project-specific Petals (e.g., Cancer specific fields) to balance harmonization with flexibility.[GDI_D8.7]
htsgetA GA4GH standard protocol for accessing secure, high-throughput sequencing data (reads and variants) by streaming only the requested genomic regions.[GA4GH]
JSLTJSON Query and Transformation Language. A query and transformation language for JSON used to map internal node data models to standard API payloads (e.g., Beacon).[GDI_D8.7]
SemPyROSemantic Programming with Python and RDF Ontologies. A tool to validate and transform metadata into semantic standards like DCAT-AP.[GDI_D4.3]
MOLGENISOpen-source data platform used as a reference implementation for GDI Local Portals, supporting EMX2 models and Beacon v2 interfaces.[GDI_D8.7]
FlowerA friendly federated learning framework. Used in GDI to orchestrate model training across distributed nodes without sharing raw data.[GDI_D8.8]
MLFlowAn open source platform for the machine learning lifecycle, used to track experiments and manage models in the federated learning infrastructure.[GDI_D8.4]
GDIGenomic Data Infrastructure. The project implementing the 1+MG initiative's technical infrastructure.[GDI]
1+MG1+ Million Genomes Initiative. A European initiative to enable secure access to genomics and corresponding clinical data across Europe.[1+MG]
BeaconA GA4GH standard for genomic data discovery, allowing users to query whether a specific genetic variant exists in a dataset without revealing individual-level data.[GA4GH]
BRIFBioresource Research Impact Factor. An initiative and indicator to recognise the value of bioresources in research and allowing their citation.[B1MG_D2.4]
CoBRACitation of BioResources in Journal Articles. A guideline to standardize the citation of bioresources in scholarly articles.[B1MG_D2.4]
DACData Access Committee. A body responsible for reviewing and deciding on data access requests based on ELSI and scientific criteria.[B1MG_D2.4]
DCAData Collaboration Agreement. A contract producing a framework for data use within a specific collaboration, often when multiple parties contribute data or resources.[B1MG_D2.4]
DCAT-APData Catalogue Vocabulary - Application Profile. A European standard for describing public sector datasets to enable cross-portal search.[EU Semantics]
DTAData Transfer Agreement. A legal contract governing the transfer of data between organizations, defining rights, obligations, and restrictions.[B1MG_D2.4]
Five SafesA framework for designing secure data access: Safe Projects, Safe People, Safe Data, Safe Settings, and Safe Outputs. Used to support Data Protection by Design.[B1MG_D2.4]
FlowerA friendly federated learning framework. Used in GDI to orchestrate model training across distributed nodes without sharing raw data.[GDI_D8.8]
GDIGenomic Data Infrastructure. The project implementing the 1+MG initiative's technical infrastructure.[GDI]
GoEGenome of Europe. A multi-country project to establish a European network of national genomic reference cohorts.[GDI_D7.1]
HealthDCAT-APAn extension of DCAT-AP tailored for the health domain, specifically for the European Health Data Space (EHDS).[GDI_D8.7]
htsgetA GA4GH standard protocol for accessing secure, high-throughput sequencing data (reads and variants) by streaming only the requested genomic regions.[GA4GH]
JSLTJSON Query and Transformation Language. A query and transformation language for JSON used to map internal node data models to standard API payloads (e.g., Beacon).[GDI_D8.7]
Knowledge BaseIn the context of 1+MG, a system where data is not just stored (Repository) but curated, harmonized, and annotated to support advanced discovery.[GDI_D2.7]
LS-AAILife Science Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure. A federated identity service for the life science research community.[GDI_D4.3]
MLFlowAn open source platform for the machine learning lifecycle, used to track experiments and manage models in the federated learning infrastructure.[GDI_D8.4]
MOLGENISOpen-source data platform used as a reference implementation for GDI Local Portals, supporting EMX2 models and Beacon v2 interfaces.[GDI_D8.7]
MTAMaterial Transfer Agreement. A contract that governs the transfer of tangible research materials (e.g., biological samples) between two organizations.[B1MG_D2.4]
OMOP CDMObservational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model. A standard for harmonizing disparate observational health databases.[OHDSI]
PhenopacketsA GA4GH standard for sharing disease and phenotype information, enabling compuatable clinical data exchange.[GA4GH]
REMSResource Entitlement Management System. A tool for managing access rights to research data resources, automating the application and approval process.[CSC]
RO-CrateResearch Object Crate. A community effort to establish a lightweight approach to packaging research data with their metadata.[ResearchObject]
SemPyROSemantic Programming with Python and RDF Ontologies. A tool to validate and transform metadata into semantic standards like DCAT-AP.[GDI_D4.3]
SPESecure Processing Environment. A secure IT environment for data processing, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and preventing unauthorized export.[B1MG_D2.4]
Sunflower ModelA metadata modeling strategy consisting of a shared Core (DCAT), domain-specific Rings (HealthDCAT), and project-specific Petals (e.g., Cancer specific fields) to balance harmonization with flexibility.[GDI_D8.7]
TRETrusted Research Environment. Synonym for Secure Processing Environment (SPE). Secure computing area for analyzing sensitive data.[GDI_D8.4]
WfExSWorkflow Execution Service. A backend engine capable of executing workflows (e.g., Nextflow, CWL) in a secure and reproducible manner, often using RO-Crates.[GDI_D8.8]
FitSMA lightweight standard for IT service management (ITSM) used by 1+MG to define policies and service levels.[GDI-MS13]
SOPStandard Operating Procedure. Detailed, written instructions to achieve uniformity of the performance of a specific function. Backbone of GDI compliance.[GDI-MS13]
PETsPrivacy Enhancing Technologies. A class of technologies (DP, HE, MPC) designed to maximize data privacy. Currently considered experimental in GDI.[GDI_D8.6]
DPDifferential Privacy. A technique to add noise to query results (e.g., Beacon counts) to prevent re-identification of individuals.[GDI_D8.6]
HEHomomorphic Encryption. A cryptographic method allowing computation on encrypted data without decryption. Currently too slow for GDI production use.[GDI_D8.6]
MPCMultiparty Computation. A cryptographic protocol where multiple parties jointly compute a function over their inputs while keeping them private.[GDI_D8.6]
AirlockA security mechanism in the SPE that strictly controls data ingest and egress, ensuring manual or automated review of all files entering or leaving the secure zone.[TRE-FX]
TRE-FXTrusted Research Environment Data Federation. A reference architecture and software stack for secure, federated data analysis used by GDI.[GDI_D8.4]