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JGOFS/GLOBEC Data Management System |
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Presented at the COOA |
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Monthly Meeting |
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Robert C. Groman |
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May 5, 2004 |
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US GLOBEC Georges Bank Program wanted to serve
data, on-line, from multiple sites, as soon as the data were useful. |
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Selected the JGOFS Data Management System developed
for the US JGOFS Program |
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Public domain software developed by G. Flierl et
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New features added to make it easier to serve
and download data |
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Key features
Web-based, multiple data servers, data driven, ASCII/tabular data,
simple plotting options, download capabilities. |
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Data policy very important, i.e. how implemented |
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Serving satellite images within the system works
well |
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Easily serves tabular data |
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Easy to access data via the web |
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Simple protocol makes it relatively easy to
become a data server |
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Data are always up to date – data driven |
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Extensible architecture |
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Fits well within web environment |
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User interface is list-based, not graphical |
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User plotting tools are simple (not publication
quality) |
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Integrated analysis tools not yet available |
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Target audience is mainly scientific
investigators |
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Notes