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Array database management systems (DBMSs) provide [[Database management system|database]] services specifically for [[array data structure|array]]s (also called [[Raster graphics|raster data]]), that is: homogeneous collections of data items (often called [[pixel]]s, [[voxel]]s, etc.), sitting on a regular grid of one, two, or more dimensions.
Often arrays are used to represent sensor, simulation, image, or statistics data.
Such arrays tend to be [[Big data|Big Data]], with single objects frequently ranging into Terabyte and soon Petabyte sizes; for example, today’s earth and space observation archives typically grow by Terabytes a day.
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== Standardization ==
Many communities have established data exchange formats, such as [[
A de facto standard in the Earth Science communities is [[Opendap|OPeNDAP]], a data transport architecture and protocol. While this is not a database specification, it offers important components that characterize a database system, such as a conceptual model and client/server implementations.
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