INFRA-2007-1.2.1 • Scientific Digital RepositoriesDuration • January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2009

Proposal no. • 212073 Total EC funding • 4.4 M€

INFRA-2007-1.2.1 • Scientific Digital RepositoriesDuration • January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2009

Proposal no. • 212073 Total EC funding • 4.4 M€

Digital Repositories

Ground European Network for Earth Science

Interoperations

For scientists to access and share seamlessly

observations of the Earth System and derived

information and knowledge

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Practical Objectives

For Earth Science users:• To provide reliable, easy,

effective access to PB’s of heterogeneous Earth Science data

• To harmonise data access operations

• To demonstrate data curation and prepare for long term preservation

• To validate DR access capabilities for new communities, including education

• To integrate innovative technological paradigms in operational infrastructures responding to emerging requirements

Repository

Repository

On Demand product

On Demand product

GENESI-DR collaboration platform

GENESI-DR collaboration platform

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GENESI-DR challenges

• Have single access to space, airborne and in situ sensors data

• Combine data with user tools and models

• Overcome DR specific data policies • Establish a world-wide leadership• Capitalise on high-speed connectivity for

user data access / exchange

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With GENESI-DR Earth Scientists could:

GENESI-DR e-infrastructure to be integrated by 2009

GENESI-DR e-infrastructure to be integrated by 2009

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Approach and Infrastructure• Networking Activities

NA1: ManagementNA2: Outreach, StandardsNA3: ApplicationsNA4: Data Policies

• Support ActivitiesSA1: Services & OperationsSA2: Infrastructure Evolution

• Joint Research ActivitiesJRA1: Fast Data AccessJRA2: Data Curation

Infrastructure highlights:– Service Oriented Architecture, compliant

with Open Archival Information System (ISO 14721)

– Interface to GRID infrastructures – Specialised metadata environment (ISO

19115)– In line with INSPIRE (EU directives)– Compatibility with GEOSS (Global Earth

Observation System of Systems)

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Expected results and Impact

• Integrated data access– 20+ space missions, 10+ acquisition

facilities, etc.– from 10+ repositories’ sites– 100’s TB to PB of data

• Earth Science selected domains – Orthorectification (near real time) –

Agriculture– Urban mapping - Emergency

Response– Data assimilation - Atmosphere– Data assimilation – Ocean

• Global offer to new scientific applications

– perform processing and shared applications exploiting repositories and GRID computing resources

CE SCommittee on Earth Observation SatellitesWorking Group on Information Systems and Services

• Earth System information as the essential foundation for sustainable development policies

Expected results:

Expected Impact:

• Integration at European level to set up the necessary standardisation frame which shall then be proposed at the global scale