The Building of BODHI, a Bio-diversity Database System

TL;DR

BODHI is a comprehensive bio-diversity database system built with object-oriented design, integrating diverse data types and employing advanced indexing and query optimization techniques to efficiently manage plant biodiversity information.

Contribution

This paper introduces BODHI, a novel bio-diversity database system that integrates multiple data types and utilizes sophisticated indexing and query processing methods.

Findings

Efficient data access through advanced indexing strategies

Successful integration of taxonomic, spatial, and genetic data

Promising performance results for complex biodiversity queries

Abstract

We have recently built a database system called BODHI, intended to store plant bio-diversity information. It is based on an object-oriented modeling approach and is developed completely around public-domain software. The unique feature of BODHI is that it seamlessly integrates diverse types of data, including taxonomic characteristics, spatial distributions, and genetic sequences, thereby spanning the entire range from molecular to organism-level information. A variety of sophisticated indexing strategies are incorporated to efficiently access the various types of data, and a rule-based query processor is employed for optimizing query execution. In this paper, we report on our experiences in building BODHI and on its performance characteristics for a representative set of queries.