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NOMAD GUI

NOMAD website is the starting point for accessing NOMAD, where you can upload, manage, and explore data.

NOMAD Landing Page

To access the latest stable version of NOMAD (official release), click on the blue OPEN NOMAD button on the top right of the page. This will open the NOMAD Graphical User Interface (GUI) directly in your web browser.

The GUI is designed provide quick access to a range of features for managing your research data. This section provides a brief overview, with detailed guides for each functionality available separately.

Open NOMAD

NOMAD Landing Page

The NOMAD Landing Page is where you see all entries that have been published in NOMAD. You can always reach this page by choosing Entries in EXPLORE menu. The main menus on top, are always displayed in all NOMAD pages.

  1. PUBLISH: This menu is relevant for publishing your data. It allows you to:

    • Upload or publish new data.
    • Manage datasets, which may include multiple uploads.
    • Search within the data that you have uploaded.

  2. EXPLORE: This menu allows you to explore all the data that have been published in NOMAD, or shared with you if you are logged in. Data is organized for exploration into several categories such as theoretical, experimental, and based on their use cases, e.g., solar cells.

  3. ANALYZE: This menu provides links to tools for data analysis directly from the GUI. This includes:

    • Accessing data on NOMAD using its API.
    • Browsing the NOMAD Metainfo Schema to search for specific quantities and locate data or metadata of interest.
    • Utilizing a programming environment to run analysis codes, including Jupyter Notebooks and a Linux terminal.

  4. ABOUT: This menu provides information about NOMAD, including:

    • General information and an overview of NOMAD.
    • A link to a public forum, the matsci.org , where topics relevant to NOMAD are discussed among NOMAD users and developers.
    • A link to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). (This link is currently not functional.)
    • The NOMAD Documentation, the main available source for informative materials about NOMAD, such as tutorials, how-to guides, domain-specific examples, and explainations.
    • The main NOMAD GitLab Project, allowing access to the source code NOMAD.
    • Terms of use of NOMAD.

At the top right of the GUI, you will find the LOGIN / REGISTER button. There is also a UNITS button allows you to select the units you would like to see for the quantities in the GUI.