The eagle-i network (or just eagle-i) was a tool developed by a set of institutions from the

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that enables users to locate scientific resources around their country. It was retired November 4, 2021 after more than a decade in service. It used an

ontology Ontology is the philosophical study of existence, being. It is traditionally understood as the subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features of reality. As one of the most fundamental concepts, being encompasses all of realit ...

to map the resources (such as

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) to their location, facilitating reuse and collaboration. The eagle-i team has produced ontologies that take care of different kinds of resources, such as the Reagent Application Ontology.

External links

eagle-i info page * https://www.eagle-i.net/ - former web site

References

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