Development of an Integrated Regional, National and International Data System for Oceanography

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Abstract:

As part of a phased approach toward an Integrated Ocean Observing and Prediction System, NOPP in 1999 selected a few preliminary steps for development. One of these steps was to plan and implement a community-based system to broaden and improve access to ocean data. The project described herein was proposed in response to the 2000 NOPP BAA and has as its long-term goal the development of such a system i.e., the implementation of a network based system that would provide for the discovery of and seamless access to oceanographic data. The ultimate goal is a system that will provide immediate access to a vast array of real-time and historical oceanographic archives by all segments of the oceanographic community from the one-time user to the modelers and managers requiring regular and automatic ingestion of the highest quality data and data products. The objectives of this project are 1. The development of a data access protocol capable of handling the exchange of all oceanographic data types biological, physical, chemical and geological as well as products derived from these data. This objective is based on the assumption that at the core of any network based distributed data system is middleware that allows for the seamless exchange of data between system elements. 2. The development of a representative set of data servers and data clients based on the protocol. These system elements will be used to evaluate the protocol as well as to provide a catalyst for the use of the system. 3. The linking of in excess of two terabytes of oceanographic data held in over 250 databases at approximately 40 sites via this system to provide a core set of data in the system to stimulate its use. 4. The establishment of a diverse group from the ocean data user community committed to the success of the system. 5. The building of the basic infrastructure required to couple data providers and users in the science community with data providers and users in the GIS community.

Author(s):
Cornillon, Peter ; Butman, Brad ; Chinman, Richard ; Collins, Don ; Cummings, James ; Flierl, Glenn ; Fulker, Dave ; Gallagher, James ; Habermann, Ted ; Hamilton, Peter
Author Organization(s):
RHODE ISLAND UNIV NARRAGANSETT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Supplementary Note:
A National Oceanographic Partnership Program Award. The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0011

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RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NOPP/DC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA, *INFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS, DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING, PREDICTIONS, REAL TIME, MIDDLEWARE, INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, ACCESS, COMPUTER NETWORKS, ARCHIVES, CLIENT SERVER SYSTEMS, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
Field(s)/Group(s):
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography, Computer Systems
Keyword(s):
OCEAN OBSERVING AND PREDICTION SYSTEMS, SEAMLESS ACCESS
Report Date:
2003 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2008 Aug 13