November 19, 2008
Conference Paper

The Open Provenance Model: an Overview

Abstract

The Open Provenance Model (OPM) is a model for provenance that is designed to meet the following requirements: { To allow provenance information to be exchanged between systems, by means of a compatibility layer based on a shared provenance model. { To allow developers to build and share tools that operate on such provenance model. { To dene the model in a precise, technology-agnostic manner. { To support a digital representation of provenance for any \thing", whether produced by computer systems or not. { To dene a core set of rules that identify the valid inferences that can be made on provenance graphs.

Revised: June 28, 2010 | Published: November 19, 2008

Citation

Moreau L., J. Freire, J. Futrelle, R.E. McGrath, J. Myers, and P.R. Paulson. 2008. The Open Provenance Model: an Overview. In Provenance and Annotation of Data and Processes: International Provenance and Annotation Workshop; IPAW 2008, June 17-18, 2008, Salt Lake City, Utah, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by J Freire, D Koop, L Moreau, 5272, 323-326. Berlin:Springer. PNNL-SA-62552.