The Ontology Based Database is an information system designed to store, access, query, analyze and present annotations created with ontologies. Designed initially with an eye toward genotype-phenotype annotation associations, this generic database can accommodate all types of data annotations.

Features

• correct use of ontologies in reporting information, answering queries and performing analyses.
• biologically meaningful queries based on information content of ontology classes
• RESTful web-services layer
• Java API
• Complex query objects
• Portable and configurable

Example Instances

• kb.phenoscape.org -- the Phenoscape Knowledge base is powered by OBD infrastructure
• Neurodegenerative Phenotype Knowledge Base (PKB) -- PKB is using an experimental new version of the OBD system

Wiki

For more information, please see the Wiki

Links

OBD Wiki
OBD Java API Documentation
Sourceforge Project Page
Browse Source
Phenotype Commons
Mailing List