Describo
An AI-powered metadata editor and research tool that transforms your data into linked, discoverable insights.
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Cite Describo
Marco La Rosa and contributors. 2023 - present. Describo. https://describo.github.io
An intuitive, intelligent and extensible metadata editor

Describo enables you to describe your data. It creates linked data conforming to the Research Object Crate (RO-Crate) specification.

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Create your own Vocabulary

Choose from schema.org, MODS, Premis-3, Records in Context - Ontology and SKOS in addition to defining your own classes and properties.

The Vocabulary is part of the RO-Crate so if you share the crate with others, they can continue from where you left off. Or, you can just create an RO-crate with a Vocabulary for others to use in their projects.

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Linked data - as a table

Describo lets you view your data in a clean, organized table format that's as straightforward as a spreadsheet. You can easily search through your information and choose exactly which details you want to display.

Quality assurance has never been easier.

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Bulk Data transformation and Information Extraction
  • Image manipulation - creation of thumbnails and web formats
  • Entity recognition and markup
  • Theme, topic and subject extraction powered by the GenerativeAI Assistant
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Text extraction and Named Entity Recognition
View your images alongside a powerful, yet easy to use transcription editor.
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GenerativeAI powered e-Discovery
Interrogate sets of files / folders to extract the themes and narratives that you might want to describe. Easily comprehend large swathes of data to find the insights hiding in the content. Use the assistant to provide different perspectives on what you find in order to test hypotheses and ideas.
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Visualisation
Describo connects your information in meaningful ways that help you explore and understand your data thoroughly. Using Describo's tools, you can quickly analyze large amounts of information that would normally take much longer to process.
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