Transcript DTIC Overview Mr. Gopi Nair Defense Technical Information Center Briefing at Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) Meeting September 24, 2009 Approved for Public Release U.S.

DTIC Overview
Mr. Gopi Nair
Defense Technical Information Center
Briefing at
Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI)
Meeting
September 24, 2009
Approved for Public Release
U.S. Government Work (17 USC § 105)
Not copyrighted in the U.S.
Recent DTIC Successes
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DTIC Online
DTIC Online Access Controlled
DoDTechipedia.mil
DefenseSolutions.gov
Open Archives Initiative
Large Datasets
DTIC Online
DTIC MultiSearch:
Enhanced Federated Search
MultiSearch – searches more
than 400 DoD, federal,
commercial & international S&T
sources from 50 countries
DTIC Online Access Controlled –Integrated
resources for DTIC registered users with
personal customization of home page
DoDTechipedia: DoD S&T
Wiki for Collaboration
Fosters communication
between those with needs
and those with answers.
Any user can edit content
and add attachments.
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DoDTechipedia
https://dodtechipedia.mil
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Launched October 2008
DoD science & technology wiki
In excess of 9,000 registered users
Close to 228,000 page views
More than 1,000 pages added
Share knowledge
Connect across walls
Collaborate
DefenseSolutions.gov
DoD Portal for Ideas
DefenseSolutions.gov
DoD Business Portal
• DoD’s new online access for private sector
innovation
• To find technical solutions to battlefield
challenges
– Battlefield Forensics
• To attract technical experts, engineers,
craftsmen, and inventors to submit ideas
– Find good ideas & develop quickly
• Launched February 2009
Open Archives Initiative
Value of OAI
• Internet search engines like Google, MSN, Yahoo,
etc., provided information through OAI, brings
customers to full-text document downloads and
referrals.
• DTIC Strategic Plan: “In this era of ever-changing
technology and shifting requirements, the value of central
information sources, like DTIC, which acquire, organize, and
disseminate information for others, becomes more apparent.
Our information expertise will ensure we do our part to
provide authorized access to information worldwide.”
– R. Paul Ryan, Administrator
DoD Large Datasets
• DTIC initiated a study investigating the DoD
community’s needs for establishing network
services to manage DoD generated datasets.
• Objective:
– Determine the community’s level of interest in this
program
– Initiate the requirements elicitation process
– Outline DTIC’s proposed program on Managed
Services of DoD generated RDT&E datasets
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Rationale
• The volume of scientific data generated within the DoD is
increasing
• Re-use to test hypotheses, algorithms or models
• Increase the value of the data by sharing with others
• No DoD network services available to manage datasets
• DTIC has taken the lead to manage DoD generated
datasets
• DTIC will be the central coordinating point for DoD STI datasets
• DTIC will demonstrate new supporting technology for its
applications
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Spectrum of Possible
DTIC Services
Science Grid
Operational Products
Analytical Products
Data Archive
Repository of Metadata
Technical Standards for Metadata
Policy for Metadata/Preservation
Data Linked to Reports
Pointers to repositories
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DTIC Dataset Concept
Data Discovery User
Dataset
Registration
Security
Service
Interface
Discovery
Agent
Metadata Registrar
Data
Translators
DTIC
Managed
Services
Data Warehouse
Acquired Dataset
Metadata
Community Datasets
Leveraged DoD
Assets
MDR
Leveraged Govt
Assets
NOAA
NASA
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DTIC’s Role in
Digital Data Life Cycle
Life Cycle Phases
Creation
Ingestion or Acquisition
Documentation
Organization
Migration
Protection
Access
Disposition
Role of DTIC Services for Data Preservation
Identify sources of data. Identify permanent
location. Establish agreements and
responsibilities
Establish technologies to access and search.
Establish metadata. Provide visibility.
Define metadata standards. Track usage and
status
Develop repository standards. Conform to
standards
Maintain awareness of dataset location and
migration of data.
Implement quality control, access restrictions,
user authorization, and trustworthiness
Catalog and describe metadata. Disseminate
information about available data. Support
necessary methods for discovery. Provide
community support
Assume ownership of orphaned data. Remove
unwanted information.
Based on “Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society”
Report of the Interagency Working Group on Digital Data to the Committee of the Nation Science and Technology Council
January 2009 (http://www.nitrd.gov/about/Harnessing_Power.aspx)
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Program Plan
We are here
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Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference herein to any specific commercial
products, process, or service by trade name,
trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not
necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,
recommendation, or favoring by the United States
Government. The views and opinions of authors
expressed herein do not necessarily state or
reflect those of the United States Government,
and shall not be used for advertising or product
endorsement purposes.
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