ISDMS—a scientific data management system

This paper describes the design and development of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Scientific Data Mangement System (ISDMS). The ISDMS is an integrated system providing organization, processing, control and retrieval of scientific time series data in a large laboratory environment using Control Data Corporation (CDC) computers. Data reformatting, graphics, data manipulation, data management, engineering analysis and general utility functions are offered to engineers, scientists, and other end users. The ISDMS usage has grown steadily since its first release into production status in early 1979. The current configuration is well received by the user community and meets most requirements for studying and analysing data in a scientific environment.