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A Proposal for a Distributed
Earth Observation Data Network
Matthew B Jones
UC Santa Barbara
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
Presentation at TDWG 2008
Freemantle, Australia
Global Change
Critical Areas in the Earth System
Where local or regional changes may have strong effects on
earth system interactions, feedbacks, or connections
Coupled Human & Natural Systems
Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
Data Distribution
Many existing but unlinked data networks and federations in
ecology, hydrology, taxonomy, genetics, vegetation science,
oceanography, atmospheric science, ...
DataNetONE
 DataNetONE (Observation Network for Earth)
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Michener, Cook, Frame, Hampton, Smith, Allen, Horsburgh, Jones,
Sandusky, Scherle, Servilla, Vieglais, Wilson, Allard, Buneman, Butler,
Cobb, Cruse, Deelman, DeRoure, Duke, Goble, Hobern, Honeyman,
Hutchison, Kelling, Kranowitch, Kunze, Ludaescher, Normore, Pereira,
Pouchard, Tenopir, Weltzin, Von Welch
 Highly distributed network of earth observational data
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Linking existing systems
 Focus on long-term sustainability (30+ years time horizon)
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Technical sustainability
Financial sustainability
 Mostly focused on production infrastructure
 Continual evaluation and incorporation of research findings
DataNetONE Participants
Cyberinfrastructure Objectives
 Support synthesis in earth observation sciences
 Preserve data for long-term studies
 Powerful data access to distributed Member Nodes
 Support full lifecycle of scientific process
 Design goals
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Distributed management at Member Nodes
Replication and caching for preservation and performance
Software must provide benefits for scientists today
Evolution of software and standards
Support and adapt existing community software efforts
Emphasize Free and Open Source Software
What are the data/sources/providers?
 Biological (genome to ecosystem)
 Environmental
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Atmospheric
Ecological
Hydrological
Oceanographic
Taxonomic
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Scientists
Research networks
Environmental observatories
Citizen groups
What are the data/sources/providers?
 Sources/Providers:
 US and international Long Term Ecological
Research Programs
 Biological specimens associated with museums,
herbaria
 Observational data relating to invasive species,
infectious diseases, wildlife and fisheries, and
habitat
 Natural resources and conservation data collected
by US and international Parks System
 Global and continental land cover/land change
and biogeochemical data
Overview of Components
 Member Nodes
 Earth observing institutions, projects, and networks
 Provide resources for their own data and replicated data
 Focused on serving their constituencies
 Coordinating Nodes
 Provide network-wide services to Member Nodes
 Geographically replicated services
 Investigator Toolkit
 Tools for researchers to access DataNetONE
 General Purpose and discipline-specific tools
 Adapt existing tools where possible
Common Service Interface
 DataNetONE Service Interface
 Federated Identity and Authorization Services
 Object Management Services
 Discovery and Usage Services
 Preservation Services
 Network Services
DataNetONE Components
What is the Investigator Toolkit?
 Suite of software tools for researchers
 Principal mode of interaction with the network
 Design goals
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Emphasize Free and Open Source, but support commercial
General analysis frameworks (e.g., R, MATLAB)
Domain-specific tools (e.g., GARP, Phylocom)
Organized using scientific workflows
 Communication via the Service Interface
Toolkit Functions
 Supports the scientific lifecycle
 Data management and preservation
 Data query and access
 Data analysis and visualization
 Process management and preservation
 Portal software
Longevity: organization & community
 Broad, active community engagement
 Library educators engaging new generations of students
 Existing outreach and education
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e.g., citizen science portals, NCEAS, NESCent, etc. workshops
 Strong organizational sustainability
 30 years providing access to ecological data, biodiversity data, etc.
 More than 100 years experience for participating libraries