Achievements in Advancing the EarthCube Cyberinfrastructure Vision

Siri Jodha S Khalsa, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, United States, Stefano Nativi, CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Prato, Italy, Jay Pearlman, IEEE, Port Angeles, United States, Francoise Pearlman, J&FE, Seattle, WA, United States, Mattia Santoro, IIA-CNR, Prato (PO), Italy, Ruth Duerr, Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship, Westminster, CO, United States, Enrico Boldrini, CNR National Research Council, Rome, Italy and Steven F Browdy, OMS Tech, Orlando, FL, United States
Abstract:
The Brokering Building Block (BCube) project seeks to demonstrate the utility and viability of brokering as a core element of a cyberinfrastructure supporting all of geoscience. Brokering is a bridging technology that spans the gaps between the conventions of one discipline and another, enabling interoperability without levying additional requirements on either end. BCube is exploring the applications of brokering in four domains: hydrology, meterology, cryosphere and oceanography, with close attention being paid to the social science aspects of cyberinfrastructure development and adoption, as well as to the educational benefits that brokering provides. This talk will highlight the progress that has been made in establishing a testbed that is being used to provide direct experience of brokering to domain scientists. Discovery of data sources for brokering via web crawling will also be discussed.
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