Astrodatabank

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Astrodatabank is a wiki website containing a collection of astrological data. The freely accessible database features the birth details and associated birth charts of public figures and mundane events. The collection was started by astrologer, Lois Rodden[1] in 1979. Astrodatabank is currently owned and maintained by the Swiss company Astrodienst and is published in English.

History

In 1979, Lois Rodden started publishing birth data with her book, Profiles of Women. Eventually this led onto the formation of Astrodatabank.[2][3][4] Mark McDonough[5] developed the Astrodatabank database work using the astrology birth data collected by Lois Rodden over 40 years of research.[6] Six months before Lois Rodden died, Lois named Pat Taglilatelo as her successor.[7] The data collection of another lifelong collector, Edwin Charles Steinbrecher, was integrated into the database during the next two years.

In July 2005, McDonough gave Richard Smoot ownership of the company. Astrodatabank was later bought by the Swiss company Astrodienst AG, of Alois Treindl, in 2008,[8] and converted into a wiki project and made freely accessible to all.[9]

Astrodatabank as a wiki was released on 12 March 2009, with 72,271 pages, in English. The names Astrodatabank, Astro-Databank, AstroDatabank, and ADB refer to the one and same project Astrodatabank.[10]

Application and Usage

The contents and data of the wiki have been recommended for the purpose of research related to astrological studies.[11] The project has been referred to by the National Council for Geocosmic Research for astrological research[12][13] and has been recommended by Astrological Association of Great Britain as a large collection of verified astrological charts and a useful resource for scientific research.[14]

Researchers have imported Astrodatabank birth chart data into the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for analysis. They claim that Astrodatabank sets the standards for rigorous astrological methodology and meet social scientific research design standards.[15][16]

The Astrodatabank has been used for astrological predictions by astrologers.[17][18] The database has served as an important source of information related to notable people.[19][20][21][22]

Research studies using Astrodatabank to replicate the original results of a successful test conducted by students of statistics class of Lake Forest College has been attempted.[23] The information provided on Astrodatabank, has been used for work related to history,[24] and for reference work.[25]

The contents of Astrodatabank has details of time of an event or person, with a related biography,[26] entry[27] used also for studying the relation of charts to events in public lives.[28][29]

Birth Data is recorded and rated

Astrodatabank has a variety of astrological data collections.[30] The data includes the birth details of celebrities,[31][32] public figures,[33][34] and Royal births.[35] The time and dates of significant events are also included.[36]

Editors and Astrological data collectors contribute to Astrodatabank entries.[37] Entries are first reviewed by the main editor for reliability and notability, before publication.

Astrodatabank birth entries are ranked according to the Lois Rodden Rating system. This requires full citation of source notes which detail the reference to the origin of the datum collected.[38][39][40] Entries are updated to reflect the most recent and most accurate information.[41] Originally the highest rating for accuracy was A. At the suggestion of Marion March, the AA category was included to distinguish between data based on personal memory and that supported by a birth certificate.[42][43] The least reliable rating, DD refers to so called "dirty data". These are from a third rate source or where the datum is speculative or contradictory or dubious.[44][45] A DD rating can apply to an entry with multiple claims of different birth data from equally reliable sources.[46][47]

Lois Rodden Rating System
RATING:- AA A B C DD X
SOURCE Birth Certificate Available From Friend From Biography Caution Dirty Data Date without time

Data Type

A research article on the cognitive simulation of AstroDatabank records by using the Artificial Intelligence System – AIDOS, was published. The technology of simulation is described and the most important results are discussed.[48]

The data from Astrodatabank has been used for statistical studies in Astrology[49][50] and for studying patterns to account for human behavior.[51] The Astrodatabank data has been referenced by authors and writers as a source of information and data, in magazines and in their published books.[52][53][54][55]

Technology

Astrodatabank uses the wiki software MediaWiki with some self-created extensions to provide astrological charts.

Global Rank

The global rank of Astrodatabank as of August 2016, was increase in positive, 6523.[56]

See also

References

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  2. "Acknowledgements". Mapping Your Birthchart: Understanding Your Needs & Potential access,Stephanie Clement, Cosmic Patterns. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=t0GvUz1oexQC&pg=PR9&lpg=PR9&dq=Mark+McDonough+astrodatabank&source=bl&ots=O_s9W3S1gE&sig=-I_YP_lzUZqyUwj2y51zlap80mY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN78yXrOPOAhXIgI8KHS0YCU84ChDoAQgcMAA#v=onepage&q=Mark%20McDonough%20astrodatabank&f=false. 
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  6. "Lois Rodden,business partner Mark McDonough,runs the software". Soul Mate Astrology,Trish MacGregor. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=zLca-R5aLzIC&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=business+astrodatabank&source=bl&ots=lZn96hlsE8&sig=oK987DTrWzsSwU1-osKVZqGDp0Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBmafO4_XOAhVEqo8KHcHqCso4ChDoAQgwMAk#v=onepage&q=business%20astrodatabank&f=false. 
  7. "Pat Taglilatelo worked as an editor of Astrodatabank,from 2003". The National Council for Geocosmic Research. http://www.ncgrbostonastrology.org/board.php. 
  8. Tarrktar, Tem (2012). "A conversation with Alois Treindl". The Mountain Astrologer. http://www.astro.com/people/treindl_tarriktar_e.htm. "AstroDatabank is a huge service to the whole field." 
  9. Plumb, Mary (6 April 2009). "Great Astrology Blogs". The Mountain Astrologer. http://mountainastrologer.com/tma/category/site-management-posts. "AstroDatabank database in now online free from Astrodienst" 
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  11. Lewis, James. "Astrodatabank,research program". The Astrology Book, The Encyclopedia... https://books.google.co.in/books?id=lmv4930JbY0C&pg=PA860&lpg=PA860&dq=control+groups+research+method+astrodatabank&source=bl&ots=MJnfRYSm5H&sig=t2EmGHXP3spvY63Q-cowTuFJHn0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOzd63zPLOAhWHq48KHQBNDkUQ6AEINjAJ#v=onepage&q=control%20groups%20research%20method%20astrodatabank&f=false. 
  12. Maheshri, Jagdish. "Research Resources, Astrodatabank". National Council for Geocosmic Research. https://geocosmic.org/research/. 
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  14. "Scientific Research". The Astrological Association of Great Britain. http://www.astrologicalassociation.com/pages/links/index.php. "Large collection of verified astrological charts" 
  15. Haspel-Portner, Dr Eleanor (2001). "Statistics on Frequency of Profile in the Human Design System, Basic Human Design Chart" (PDF). Unified Life Sciences. http://www.unifiedlifesciences.com/ftp/research_papers/Stats_on_Profile.pdf. "Because our data is astrologically related, we worked with a paradigm that is astrologically and scientifically rigorous. The astrological methodology meets the standard for astrological research set forth by Astrodatabank." 
  16. Trunev, Dr Alexander; Lutsenko, Professor Eugene (2009). "Research of the integrated information variability model of the subjects reaction on the position of celestial bodies of the Solar System at the moment of birth" (in Russian) (PDF). Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia. http://ej.kubagro.ru/2009/01/pdf/09.pdf. "... a data bank, co-holding 20,007 entries biographies of real persons, selected from AstroDataBank" 
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  30. Pond, David (1994). "Mapping Your Romantic Relationships: Discover Your Love Potential". Llewellyn Worldwide. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=dQ_MHi_TDx0C&pg=PR10&lpg=PR10&dq=synastry+astrodatabank&source=bl&ots=csdXhjR7wx&sig=mhIcskQ67JSfqMVhGQkq32bCDhg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJvunnvPPOAhWLt48KHUu0CgcQ6AEILTAF#v=onepage&q=synastry%20astrodatabank&f=false. 
  31. Gieseler Greenbaum, Dorian. "Temperament,Astrology's Forgotten Key". https://books.google.co.in/books?id=r3i6Dvn2Ym0C&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=actors+astrodatabank&source=bl&ots=3izqnbdDtG&sig=PcLAvVoXQYt2-TYSls3_xg5eVvo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjswt2b-PXOAhVJNI8KHcwPCDI4HhDoAQguMAc#v=onepage&q=actors%20astrodatabank&f=false. "Biography of Kenneth Branagh from Astrodatabank" 
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  37. Stuart, Edwin. "Thirty Years in the 12th House". https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fhdRVYHF2DcC&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=the+wheel+of+time+astrodatabank&source=bl&ots=mhIPefHCld&sig=JH_cj58xyTBFRO-6H_6z-AY2ZvQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZjsmbsfjOAhVJtI8KHagJBekQ6AEINDAH#v=onepage&q=the%20wheel%20of%20time%20astrodatabank&f=false. "Birth certificate data collection" 
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