Veterinary and Animal Research Data Commons

The Veterinary and Animal Research Data Commons (VARDC) platform facilitates research, simplifies data access and streamlines research project management. Researchers have a single point-of-access to multiple, related systems, and can search, view and label clinical records, with pathology reports displayed in context within these. The bulk of the data sourcing, collecting, cleaning, washing and structuring is done within VARDC, meaning that researchers can start their projects quickly, and complete them in a considerably shorter time frame than was previously possible. 

Figure 1: The flow of data from clinic to VARDC

The VARDC platform has many components adding to the overall suite of resources available to veterinary schools. It has been constructed in a way that will facilitate future growth. Platform users log on to VARDC using Australian Access Federation, meaning that they can use their local university credentials. Views and available applications within the platform are customized to meet the needs of the different groups, allowing users to view and manage their research projects, conduct studies using predefined data analysis pipelines and tools, and access detailed views of various dashboards. A series of advanced data analytics processes underpin the platform, accelerating analysis and processing. 

Figure 2. Visual representation of VARDC

The work was funded through the generous support of the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), as part of their Platforms program. 

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Veterinary and Animal Research Data Commons (VARDC)

https://doi.org/10.47486/PL073 

The Veterinary and Animal Research Data Commons (VARDC) platform facilitates research, simplifies data access and streamlines research project management. Researchers have a single point-of-access to multiple, related systems, and can search, view and label clinical records, with pathology reports displayed in context within these. The bulk of the data sourcing, collecting, cleaning, washing and structuring is done within VARDC, meaning that researchers can start their projects quickly, and complete them in a considerably shorter time frame than was previously possible.

Figure 1: The flow of data from clinic to VARDC

The VARDC platform has many components adding to the overall suite of resources available to veterinary schools. It has been constructed in a way that will facilitate future growth. Platform users log on to VARDC using Australian Access Federation, meaning that they can use their local university credentials. Views and available applications within the platform are customized to meet the needs of the different groups, allowing users to view and manage their research projects, conduct studies using predefined data analysis pipelines and tools, and access detailed views of various dashboards. A series of advanced data analytics processes underpin the platform, accelerating analysis and processing.