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Enhancing African Science through Instrument Arrays and Cyber-Infrastructure Development

Learn about the IHY-UNBSSI Program's efforts to deploy instrument arrays in developing countries and improve cyber-infrastructure for data acquisition and dissemination. Supported by NASA, NSF, and other sponsors.

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Enhancing African Science through Instrument Arrays and Cyber-Infrastructure Development

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  1. Have you submitted your CIP idea yet? SCIENCE OBSERVATORY DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OUTREACH About Get Involved Newsroom Events Resources Contact

  2. IHY-UN Basic Sciences Initiative • Major thrust of IHY-UNBSSI Program is deployment of instrument arrays in developing countries • Developed nations provide instruments • Developing countries provide man-power & maintenance • This has led to deployment of radio telescopes, GPS receivers, magnetometers, etc. in many countries • In Africa, several arrays are in deployment stage primarily at Universities • In Africa, another basic need is the cyber infra-structure necessary for acquiring and real-time dissemination of the data obtained from such instruments

  3. Sponsors: NASA, NSF, EOARD, ICTP, AFRL, AFOSR, ONR, CAWSES & COSPAR IHY-Africa Workshop

  4. Overview of Proposed Instrument Arrays Overview of Instrument Arrays

  5. “The IHY-Africa Resolution on Cyber-infrastructure” • The Preamble • We, the 63 African scientists, representing 19 African countries, and 40 scientists from other nations participating in the International Heliophysical Year Workshop in Addis Ababa, 12-16 November 2007, • Recognizing that modern information and communications technologies have revolutionized the conduct of research, education, and training in science and technology, as well as elsewhere, by providing rapid and effective means to • - communicate among people, • - discover, access, and share data and information, • - participate in international, regional, and national scientific and educational efforts, • - transmit observational data efficiently, • Recommend that high priority be given to improving the cyber-infrastructure for Universities and other national science and technology institutions in Africa as a cost–effective and essential means of achieving national Millennium Development Goals.

  6. eGY in IHY • Advocating for improved cyber infrastructure in developing countries • Support for IHY-Whole Heliosphere Interval Campaign - involves a large inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary scientific community • Forging reasonable data sharing policies and incentives to satisfy all parties - restricted vs open data access, feedback to provider, science support • Coordination between different disciplines e.g. GPS for water vapor, total electron content, positioning • Securing data for the future - connections to existing data centers

  7. SED Bulge EnhancedEq Anomaly TEC Hole Ionospheric mapping Science comes from combining data from arrays of instruments From Foster et al.

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