Data augmentation based on second-phase metadata

A machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• accessing first data from a first data source accessible via a network;
• extracting first-phase metadata of the first data, the first-phase metadata being extracted from the first data and from the first data source;
• creating a link from the first data to second data available from a second data source, the link being created by application of a template to the extracted first-phase metadata of the first data, the application of the template including accessing a lookup table that corresponds to a data type of the first data and identifying the second data from the lookup table,
• the creating of the link being performed by the one or more processors of the machine;
• determining second-phase metadata of the first data, the second-phase metadata being determined based on the created link from the first data to the second data by accessing the second data source;
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• storing the second-phase metadata of the first data, the second-phase metadata being stored as augmented metadata of the first data.

A system comprising:

• a source access module configured to access first data from a first data source accessible via a network;
• a metadata extraction module configured to extract first-phase metadata of the first data, the first-phase metadata being extracted from the first data and from the first data source;
• a processor configured by a template application module to create a link from the first data to second data available from a second data source, the link being created by application of a template to the extracted first-phase metadata of the first data, the application of the template including accessing a lookup table that corresponds to a data type of the first data and identifying the second data from the lookup table;
• a metadata augmentation module configured to determine second-phase metadata of the first data, the second-phase metadata being determined based on the created link from the first data to the second data by accessing the second data source;
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• a database configured to store the second-phase metadata of the first data, the second-phase metadata being stored as augmented metadata of the first data.