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Innovative eXtensible Information Modeler (XIM) for Data Modeling

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Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have developed a flexible Web service application that facilitates data modeling in business cases where requirements are incomplete or constantly evolving. Key elements of the software include a schema-less database for modeling flexibility, a core service layer architecture for business rule and database encapsulation, an XIM application library, a custom MVC framework, and a Flex® software development tool. Since the XIM core is domain-independent, each application is an embodiment of XIM with its own business rules and additions to the core service layer. This software may be released for U.S. Government purposes only.

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Benefits
  • Robust: Provides a data modeling solution where business or technical requirements are incomplete or constantly evolving
  • Flexible: Allows a user to model entities at a generic top-level by not requiring values for all nodes at every level through the use of the pre-defined composition, classification, and category hierarchies built into the software
  • Cost-effective: Eliminates the need for a resource intensive reconciliation process to compile multiple sets of complex data
  • Economical: Improves configuration management of data with one centralized database
  • Efficient: Reduces data entry time by taking advantage of XIM’s inheritance of values, validation, and synchronization features

Applications
  • Complex data modeling and design applications where requirements are dynamic or incomplete

Licensing and Partnering Opportunity

This technology is being made available through JSC’s Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office, which seeks to transfer technology into and out of NASA to benefit the space program and U.S. industry. NASA invites companies to consider licensing this technology for commercial applications.


Contact Information

If you would like more information about this technology or about NASA’s technology transfer program, please contact:

Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office
NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Phone: 281-483-3809
E-mail: jsc-techtran@mail.nasa.gov
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