Introduction to PaleoWeb by Arwen Vaughan, Rothwell - 2014 PaleoGIS & PaleoClimate Users Conference

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PaleoWeb Introduction

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What is PaleoWeb?
 PaleoWeb is the first plate-tectonic
modelling software built on the
cloud
 It runs in ArcMap, but all
computation is done remotely on
huge Amazon servers

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What is PaleoWeb?
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1. Login
2. Wizard
3. Configuration
4. Set Reference Plate
5. Reconstruction
6. Animation
7. Azimuth and Rate Vs. Time
8. Instantaneous Motion
9. Layer Catalog
10. Job Catalog
11. Transparency Slider
12. Quick Spin
13. Exit Quick Spin
14. User Profile
15. Status
16. Help
Client is an ESRI Add-in to ArcMap...

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How Does It Work?
 Client
- Upload Data
- Visualize Results
 Server
- Job Processing:
Reconstructions
Animations
Azimuth & Rate
Point Path Visualization
- Sharing & Collaboration
- Data Management
- Roles & Permissions
PaleoWeb for ArcMap Client
PaleoWeb Server
Services
- ReST
- SOAP
Database
Files
Map Server

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Design Objectives
 Build a paleo community
 Facilitate sharing between users
 Enable collaboration and workflows
 Engage academia for new ideas
 Be the first cloud-based reconstruction
software

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Other Benefits
 Integration with other client software
 Testing new features
 Less dependence on third party software
 Focus on features, not software compatibility
 Easier to maintain and support
 Security through VPN, HTTPS, etc.
 Performance and scalability

7. Benefits of the Amazon Cloud
 Servers are dynamically started and stopped to process
jobs...like reconstructions, animations, & PPV
 Can “spin up” servers with up to 32 high end CPU cores,
244 GBytes of memory, and large fast hard drives
 Affordable hard drive space to avoid filling up personal
hard drives
 Provides services to “scale out” PaleoWeb to support
any number of users
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