Store data as JSON-LD

[annakrystalli]

The current workflow checks for data matches in individual local files through name before querying databases for further habitat data.

While some form of queryable caching of time consuming queries seems sensible, this particular approach doesn't scale or generalise neatly. It also feels nicer to be building a single data structure for analysis and caching.

I'm thinking json-ld might be a good structure. It should be easier to extend in future and will be easy to query for missing / available data flexibly across variables. We could use rdlib and try to link GEOJSON-LD, potetially through the use of sf package. You could then query the local cache for data.

[annakrystalli]

For raster data we can use CoverageJSON.

Paper on the CoverageJSON format

[annakrystalli]

Some useful information on some of these concepts in Service-Oriented Mapping: Changing Paradigm in Map Production and Geoinformation Management

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