Environmental lifecycle data management system

A node within a distributed database, the node comprising:

• an external interface configured to:
• receive a data element from a data source external to the distributed database, wherein the data element includes one or more data fragments, wherein each of the one or more data fragments is linked to a single aspect of a plurality of aspects;
• and
• divide the data element into the one or more data fragments;
• a local database configured to:
• store the one or more data fragments;
• and
• an internal interface configured to:
• send the one or more data fragments to a destination node within the distributed database.

A method of processing data within a distributed database, the method comprising:

• receiving, by an external interface of a node within the distributed database, a data element from a data source external to the distributed database, wherein the data element includes one or more data fragments, wherein each of the one or more data fragments is linked to a single aspect of a plurality of aspects;
• dividing, by the external interface, the data element into the one or more data fragments;
• storing, by a local database of the node, the one or more data fragments;
• and
• sending, by an internal interface of the node, the one or more data fragments to a destination node within the distributed database.