An initial evaluation of data management approaches to support the Parametric Human Project

科学日益数据密集的性质促使研究人员和资助机构推动数据在全球范围内的共享和整合。许多数据共享计划现在已经存在，并极大地促进了我们对人类遗传学、神经科学和生理学的基本理解。人体解剖数据的共享具有类似的潜力，可以彻底改变数字人体建模。人体参数项目(PHP)是一个学术和工业研究联盟，成立的目的是促进我们对人体解剖变异和数字人体模型的最新技术的了解。其目标是创建一个基于统计的数字地图集和人体解剖学的参数模型，可以解释人类的变异，并可以变形以代表任何特定个体的解剖学。成功依赖于建立一个强大的基础设施，以促进从众多来源收集、共享和聚合人体解剖数据。

The increasingly data-intensive nature of science has led researchers and funding agencies to promote the worldwide sharing and integration of data. Many data sharing initiatives now exist and have greatly advanced our fundamental understanding of human genetics, neuroscience, and physiology. The sharing of human anatomical data carries similar potential to revolutionize digital human modelling. The Parametric Human Project (PHP) is an academic and industrial research consortium that was founded to advance our knowledge of human anatomical variation and the state-of-the-art for digital human models. The goal is to create a statistically-based digital atlas and parametric model of the human anatomy that accounts for human variation, and can be morphed to represent the anatomy of any specific individual. Success depends on the establishment of a strong infrastructure that will facilitate the collection, sharing, and aggregation of human anatomical data from numerous sources.