Scientific data: Yet another direction comes from SciDB, a database project aimed at the largest scientific applications (particularly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope).

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Other applications might be more robust internal database search for e-discovery or for scientific analysis of large datasets.

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Divers become expert fish spotters, helping compile a database of species for the foundation, which is then used for scientific papers and research.

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