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Scientific data is defined as structured information collected, using specifically defined methods, for the purpose of studying or analyzing it. It can be retrieved from a broad spectrum of sectors such as Climate, Environment, Energy, Biology, Biomedicine, Chemistry, Physics, Agriculture, Oceanography, Geology, Meteorology etc. Scientific data is widely used by different entities such as researchers, private and stateowned companies, governments, universities, analysts, sales corporations, NGOs, etc. all of which process and produce it on a daily basis. In the past 30 years, data has been produced by society at an exponential rate. This development comes from drastic changes such as the rise of connected devices and digital transformation. In 2016, sixteen (16) Zettabytes of general data were produced, and by 2025 the creation of one hundred and sixty (160)+ Zettabytes is expected [2]. A significant part of it is considered Scientific data. Furthermore, it has been estimated that data analytics sales will reach $187 billion by 2019. This is an increase of over 50% of the sales of 2015 [3]. In fact, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) states that even with these spending levels, the data will remain under-utilized.