Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC)

The GSC is an international community working to promote the standardization of genomic data.

Description

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) is an open-membership working body which formed in September 2005. The goal of this international community is to promote mechanisms that standardize the description of genomes and the exchange and integration of genomic data.

URLs:

http://gensc.org/gc_wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Type

  • MIGS - Minimum Information about a Genome Sequence
    • outlines a conceptual structure for extending the core information that is common to describing genomic sequences beyond that traditionally captured in genome annotations
  • MIMS - Minimum Information about a Metagenomic Sequence/Sample
    • a specification that is an extension of MIGS for metagenomic datasets. It is primarily concerned with the capture of contextual data about the environment from which a sample was taken
  • MIENS - Minimum Information about an Environmental Sequence
    • a proposed natural extension to MIGS and MIMS to enrich ribosomal RNA sequences (16S/18S & 23S/28S) with more contextual data.
  • GCDML - Genomic Contextual Data Markup Language
    • a much richer XML schema that also implements MIGS/MIMS in addition to containing a wider range of additional elements for describing genomes and metagenomes
  • GRS - Genomic Rosetta Stone
    • a mapping of identifiers describing complete genomes across a wide range of relevant databases so that information about genomes and the organism from which they derive can be more easily integrated. This mapping will include as many genomic databases as possible

Stage of Maturity

Emerging/Existing

Producer

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC )

Maintainer

Organization maintained - managed by the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC)

Users

Support

The GSC's FAQ and Blog

Comments

  • MIBBI - Minimum Information for Biological and Biomedical Investigations maintains a registry, The Portal, of
    minimum information reporting guidelines for various domains in the life sciences.

Examples

  • Examples of MIGS/MIMS compliant reports

Tools

GenCat - an application in development specifically to implement the MIGS specification

Maturity Estimate: 
Emerging
Posted July 29th, 2008 by agale
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