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Datasets

Every dataset is identified by two levels — namespace, table — plus optional Hive partitioning at the physical layer:

ukb_ppp / pqtls / ancestry=EUR / protein_id=P43220 / data.parquet
└ namespace ┴ table └─────── partitions ────────┘
Level Meaning Example
Namespace collection of related tables ukb_ppp
Table dataset pqtls
Partition physical shard (large tables only) ancestry, protein_id

The same identifier shape maps to every catalog the data is exposed through:

System Reference for ukb_ppp.pqtls
R2 Object Storage s3://bedrock-bio-data/ukb_ppp/pqtls/
R2 Data Catalog (Iceberg) bedrock-bio-data.ukb_ppp.pqtls

Parquet files in Cloudflare R2 are the single source of truth. R2 Data Catalog wraps them as Iceberg tables for the open-source clients.