An On-line Collaborative Platform for Earth Observation Scientists Presented by Cameron Kiddle Research Fellow, Grid Research Centre

Outline Challenges GeoChronos Demonstration Status Project Participants SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Challenges

GeoChronos

Demonstration

Status

Project Participants

Collaboration Challenges Familiarity with new tools for collaboration Keeping all interested parties in the loop Finding related work and researchers Keeping up to date with current research Collaboration while working in the field SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Familiarity with new tools for collaboration

Keeping all interested parties in the loop

Finding related work and researchers

Keeping up to date with current research

Collaboration while working in the field

Data Challenges Acquisition of data Many different data sources Different regulations/mechanisms for accessing data Lack of automation Finding the right data Managing data Scattered and unorganized data Inadequate tools for recording/maintaining metadata Data without metadata is meaningless Lack of suitable metadata standards Validation of metadata Tracking provenance of data Pre-processing of data Raw data typically cannot be directly analyzed Significant amount of time spent preparing data for analysis Lack of automation SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Acquisition of data

Many different data sources

Different regulations/mechanisms for accessing data

Lack of automation

Finding the right data

Managing data

Scattered and unorganized data

Inadequate tools for recording/maintaining metadata

Data without metadata is meaningless

Lack of suitable metadata standards

Validation of metadata

Tracking provenance of data

Pre-processing of data

Raw data typically cannot be directly analyzed

Significant amount of time spent preparing data for analysis

Lack of automation

Application Challenges Access to software available in research lab while in field or other locations Installing, configuring and updating software System dependencies of software Awareness and suitability of available software Sharing applications Getting help in using applications Sharing results and getting feedback Co-location of data and applications SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Access to software available in research lab while in field or other locations

Installing, configuring and updating software

System dependencies of software

Awareness and suitability of available software

Sharing applications

Getting help in using applications

Sharing results and getting feedback

Co-location of data and applications

An on-line platform For: Earth Observation Scientists Facilitating: Collaboration between scientists Data access, management and sharing Application access, management and sharing Leveraging: Web 2.0 and social networking technologies Semantic Web technologies Cloud computing technologies SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

An on-line platform

For:

Earth Observation Scientists

Facilitating:

Collaboration between scientists

Data access, management and sharing

Application access, management and sharing

Leveraging:

Web 2.0 and social networking technologies

Semantic Web technologies

Cloud computing technologies

Collaboration Solutions Social networking portal Elgg-based (elgg.org) Social networking services Blogs Tags Media/document sharing Wikis Friends/contacts Groups Discussions Message boards Calendars Status News Feeds SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos - http://geochronos.org/

Social networking portal

Elgg-based (elgg.org)

Social networking services

Blogs

Tags

Media/document sharing

Wikis

Friends/contacts

Groups

Discussions

Message boards

Calendars

Status

News Feeds

Data Solutions Data Acquisition Automated acquisition of data from sensors (ground, airborne, satellite) or third party Data Storage Store, share, browse and search data i.e., spectral library Data Processing Automated data workflows i.e., mosaic, reproject and subset MODIS data SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Data Acquisition

Automated acquisition of data from sensors (ground, airborne, satellite) or third party

Data Storage

Store, share, browse and search data

i.e., spectral library

Data Processing

Automated data workflows

i.e., mosaic, reproject and subset MODIS data

Application Solutions Interactive Application Service (IAS) On-line, on-demand access to scientific applications Share application sessions and data with other users Access control to applications Batch Processing Service Batch processing environment for longer running data processing tasks or simulations For use directly by individual users or as part of automated data workflows SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Interactive Application Service (IAS)

On-line, on-demand access to scientific applications

Share application sessions and data with other users

Access control to applications

Batch Processing Service

Batch processing environment for longer running data processing tasks or simulations

For use directly by individual users or as part of automated data workflows

Demonstration SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Collaboration - Dashboard SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Collaboration - Activity Feed SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Collaboration - Groups SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

IAS - Application Catalogue SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

IAS - Storage Space SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

IAS - MultiSpec SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Spectral Library - Browse SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Spectral Library - Spectra SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Spectral Library - MetaData SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Spectral Library - Add Metadata SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Spectral Library - File Contents SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Spectral Library - Ancillary Data SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Status Currently in development phase Opened up to a small number of test users Currently over 50 users from Europe, South America and North America Test usage of portal at IAI-UofA International Summer School in July 2009 Slowly open up to different communities of users as development progresses Production portal: mid-late 2010 SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Currently in development phase

Opened up to a small number of test users

Currently over 50 users from Europe, South America and North America

Test usage of portal at IAI-UofA International Summer School in July 2009

Slowly open up to different communities of users as development progresses

Production portal: mid-late 2010

Project Team SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos - Dr. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa University of Alberta Dr. John Gamon University of Alberta Dr. Benoit Rivard University of Victoria Dr. Rob Simmonds University of Calgary Prinicipal Investigators Project Coordination Platform Development Domain Scientists

Virtual Organization SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos -

Contact Information SpecNet Workshop June 22, 2009 GeoChronos - Cameron Kiddle [email_address] http://pages.cspc.ucalgary.ca/~kiddlec/ http://geochronos.org/ http://grid.ucalgary.ca/ http://ceos.ualberta.ca/ http://www.cybera.ca/