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IDIS Plasma Node: Status, Aspects & Issues Overview of JRA-IDIS (WP#25) and SA-IDIS (WP#21). F. Topf 1 (JRA-IDIS) Maria Teresa Capria 2 (SA-IDIS) R. Stöckler 1 (JRA3) Gérard Chanteur 3 (JRA-IDIS)
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IDIS Plasma Node: Status, Aspects & IssuesOverview of JRA-IDIS (WP#25) and SA-IDIS (WP#21) F. Topf1 (JRA-IDIS) Maria Teresa Capria2 (SA-IDIS)R. Stöckler1 (JRA3) Gérard Chanteur3 (JRA-IDIS) Visit of Dr. Vittorio Manno:(EuroPlaNet Project Scientist) Dec. 1st, 2009 – IWF Graz, Austria 1IWF-OeAW, Graz, Austria; 2INAF, Rome, Italy; 3CNRS, Paris, France EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS: Transforming IDIS into a Planetary Virtual Observatory JRA-IDIS (WP#25): • Objectives: • Definition of data models and standards to enable SA-IDIS services to work in an interoperable fashion and to investigate the basic elements of a future VO for planetology. • Development of “added value” services to users that go beyond the provision of raw datasets. • Generalization of the experience made from SkyBoT (Sky Body Tracker), a VO service for ephemeredes made by VO Paris. • Development of user-friendly interfaces to access to reference laboratory data. • Creation of new databases accessible through web services. • Products of JRA4 will made available and used by SA-IDIS. EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS: Transforming IDIS into a Planetary Virtual Observatory JRA-IDIS (WP#25): • Task 1: Coordination of JRA4: • Co-Leaders: CNRS/IPSL and INAF/IASF • Task 2: Interoperable Data Access: • Leader: CNRS/IPSL; Deputy Leader: INAF/IASF (Contribution to Resource Inventory and Search Engine) • Task 3: Added Value Services for Users: • Leader: DLR/IPR; Deputy Leader: OBSPARIS (Contribution to development of a VO-standard) • Task 4: New databases: • Leader: CNRS/LPG; Deputy Leader: DLR/IPR EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Relevant DELIVERABLES and MILESTONES in FP7 JRA-IDIS (WP#25): Critical Review by External Experts and Users (PM 25-27) Final tests and updates with users (PM 37-46) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
SA-IDIS: Integrated and Distributed Information Service SA-IDIS (WP#21): • Objectives: • Continuation of the thematically web portals: Technical Node (TN), Planetary Interiors and Surfaces Node (PISN), Planetary Atmospheres Node (PAN), Planetary Plasmas Node (PPN), Small Bodies and Dust Node (SBDN). • SA IDIS enhancement by JRAs: New JRA products (from 1, 3, and 4) will be linked to the relevant SA IDIS node web pages. • Continuation of the Inventory of resources in planetology (Decision at Frascati: Development of an decentralized Inventory and individual Search Engines per node) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
SA-IDIS: Integrated and Distributed Information Service SA-IDIS (WP#21): • Description of work: • Modality of access: All services are accessible on-line with an per-user registration. • Support offered: All services will be as simple and automated as possible, and well documented. • Outreach for new users: Well organized web portals, documentation on-line, a periodical newsletter will be organized to inform all potential users • Review procedure: An external Review Panel will periodically assess the quality of services being offered to the community and will make suggestions and recommendations (dedicated experts group) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Relevant DELIVERABLES and MILESTONES in FP7 SA-IDIS (WP#21): EC Grant agreement n° 228319
SA-IDIS Activity Organization: Thematic Nodes ● IDIS Platform: IDIS is composed by a Service activity (SA, WP#21) and a Joint Research activity (JRA, WP#25). The Service activity is structured as 5 thematic Nodes + a technical Node Coordinator:Maria Teresa Capria (INAF, Rome, Italy) Deputy coordinator:Gérard Chanteur (CNRS, Paris, France) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
SA-IDIS Activity Organization: Interaction with the Scientific Community The interaction with the community is of vital importance The IDIS Nodes will receive inputs (resources) both from the EuroPlaNet activities and the scientific community. Example: Venus – Venus Express – VEX MAG Plot Studies EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Interaction with the Scientific Community ● How could IDIS be useful for the Community? • Locate resources for your research projects • Get support data and useful software for data analysis • Combine data from different sources • Locate modeling teams and useful facilities in your research area. • Offer wide advertisement for your own resources and capabilities • New cooperation possibilities with so far unknown teams EC Grant agreement n° 228319
SA-IDIS Activity Organization: General Responsibilities • Responsible for a Science Theme: • Establish and keep contact with scientists • Maintain, update and expand links to related resources • Support connection of new resources • Web Site Functionality: • Layout according to agreed EuroPlaNet-RI standard • Direct links to other EuroPlaNet-RI activities and Nodes • Keyword-based distributed search engine • Access to theme-related resources / meta-data • Virtual Observatory Functionality: • Support of VO-like access to related data where possible • Integration of tools prepared by the JRAs EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS Activity Organization: Web-interface specifications • General EuroPlaNet-RI Look-And-Feel: • Common header layout with direct links in the top menu bar: EuroPlaNet homepage, EU, host institutes, IDIS nodes • Clean and simple frontpage • left menu bar with pull-down menu • Right-hand column with news links • Search Engine: • Combined general and specific keywords • XML-based searchable data model • XML-based database eXist • Direct connection to resource databases of all nodes • Interconnectibility via URL parameters EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS Activity Organization: Web-page specifications ● Design & Layout: ♦ Derived from the provided webpage-layout from EuroPlaNet Management. ♦ Reason for delay in delivery due to technical problems. (expected: PM3, finally: PM6) ♦ Huge effort and contribution in developing a unique layout for all EuroPlaNet web pages by the IWF-team in Graz. ♦ Integration of the webpage-layout in Content Management System “TYPO3” “simple to use” software for maintaining a complex homepage. (www.typo3.org) ♦ Approach guarantees sustainability due the 4 year project-time. Possibility to provide a simple web design-package for other participants using “TYPO3”. ♦ Current URL:http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at or http://www.idis-plasma.europlanet-ri.eu/ EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS Activity Organization: Search engine approaches EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS Activity Organization: Data model structure (SPASE) + Spase (1) | + Version (1) | + Catalog (* of A) | | + Resource ID (1) | | + Resource Header (1) | | | + Contact (+) | | | | + Person ID (1) | | | | + Role (+) | | | + Information URL (*) | | | | + Name (0) | | | | + URL (1) | | | | + Description (0) | | + Access Information (+) | | | + Repository ID (1) | | | + Availability (0) | | | + Access Rights (0) | | | + Access URL (+) | | | | + Name (0) | | | | + URL (1) | | | | + Description (0) | | | + Format (1) | | | + Encoding (0) | | | + Data Extent (0) | | | | + Bytes (1) | | | | + Units (0) | | | | + Per (0) | | | + Acknowledgement (0) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
JRA-IDIS Activity Organization: Data model details (XML descriptor) <InformationURL> <Name>Document</Name> <Description>Describes how the resource was generated, calibrated and processed.</Description> <URL>http://myhost.com/data1.pdf</URL> </InformationURL> <AccessURL> <Name>Data1</Name> <Description>Calibrated data</Description> <URL>http://myhost.com/data1.dat</URL> </AccessURL> EC Grant agreement n° 228319
EuroPlaNet-RI IDIS Future • What does remain at the end of the 4 years? • IDIS nodes, run by host institutes (mandatory) • All the services and tools provided via IDIS • EMDAF services – available via IDIS • Trans-National facilities: still accessible? • Users who learned to rely on IDIS services EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node:Overview ● Institutes and Personnel: ♦ The Planetary Plasma Node is hosted by IWF-OeAW in Graz, Austria in close cooperation with CDPP in Toulouse, France. (http://www.iwf.oeaw.ac.at and http://cdpp.cesr.fr) ♦ Scientific Coordinators:Nicolas André (nicolas.andre@cesr.fr) and Wolfgang Baumjohann (wolfgang.baumjohann@oeaw.ac.at ) ♦ Science Experts:Helmut O. Rucker, Helmut Lammer, Martin Volwerk, Maxim Khodachenko, Rumi Nakamura, Tielong Zhang (IWF, Graz); Christian Jacquey, Baptiste Cecconi, Vincent Génot (CDPP, Toulouse) ♦ Technical Manager:Florian Topf (florian.topf@oeaw.ac.at) ♦ Co-Manager:Michel Gangloff (michel.gangloff@cesr.fr) ♦ Technical Experts:Robert Stöckler (IWF, Graz); Michel Gangloff, Etienne Pallier, Elena Budnik, Thomas Floquet (CDPP, Toulouse) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Frontpage http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at • Introduction to IDIS • News & Events • Search-Section • Science Cases • AMDA-System Link • Node Ressource Inventory (NRI) and Global Resource Inventory (GRI) • TWiki Link • Meetings • Plasma Node Team • Useful Links EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: News & Event Section http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at • Every update or change of the content or layout of the website is documented here. • Under the Report sub- section a general report of all nodes can be found as well as all separate bi-monthly reports of Plasma Node EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Search Section http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at The search section offers a text-based search functionality for the whole Plasma Node Homepage Ability to search over all IDIS thematic nodes will be added soon! (still in testing mode) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Science Cases SC 3.1: “Solar wind interaction with Jupiter and Saturn aurorae” SC 3.2: “What is the origin of the planetary modulated (quasi-periodic) signatures at Saturn?” SC 3.3: “Investigation of the interaction of magnetospheric plasma with icy moons in the Saturnian system and other giant planet systems” SC 3.4: “Planets under extreme stellar/solar conditions” EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Science Cases: SC 3.1 – Solar Wind and Aurorae CMEs and Shocks in SW Giant Planets magnetospheres SW Influence on SKR SW Influence on HOM/DAM Moons influence on SKR EC Grant agreement n° 228319 Satellite influences on aurorae
Science Cases: SC 3.1 – Selected ground-based Facilities • Kharkov, Ukraine • Manau Kea, Hawaii • Nancay, France EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Science Cases: SC 3.1 – Selected space-based Facilities Stereo Ulysses Wind Cassini Voyager Galileo HST EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Science Cases: SC 3.4 – Planets under extreme stellar conditions Solar System missions Radiation environment of low mass stars Exoplanets detection & characterization Stellar winds CMEs, Flares, SEPs, etc. Sun in Time project SW ENAs & exoplanet plasma environment characterization SW plasma interaction with CO2-rich (Venus-type) terrestrial planets Radiation interaction with solar system and exoplanets Radio signal detection from exoplanets EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Science Cases: SC 3.4 – Selected solar system missions EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Science Cases: SC 3.4 – Exoplanet missions (space-based) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Science Cases: SC 3.4 – Exoplanet missions (ground-based) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Tool offered to the community AutomatedMutipleDatasetAnalysis Visualization Editor Service available at: http://cdpp-amda.cesr.fr Download data • Multi spacecraft and multi-instrument data: • Visualisation • User defined parameter computation • Standard model computation • Data and computed parameter extraction • Automated or visual search on the data • Planetary plasma data:(January 2010) • Earth’s magnetospheric data:e.g., CDAweb, Themis, Cluster • Solar wind / heliospheric data:e.g., Stereo, Ulysses Parameter editor External data Visual search • Cassini MAPS KP at Umich/CESR • MEX ASPERA IMA & ELS at CESR/IRF • VEX ASPERA IMA & ELS at CESR/IRF • VEX MAG at IWF Graz Conditional search Time-Table manager amda@cesr.fr EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis Prototype application on use cases Access via XML descriptor compatible with the SPASE model Registry prototype Searching the resource location (MAPSKP, HST aurora, VEX, ACE) Request of resource location Local database MAPSKP USER AMDA/Planeto Science prototype Access, extraction of the targeted data (distant or local) Integrated analysis VEX-MAG Graz HST EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis Science Case application Science cases related to plasma covered with AMDA: Science Case 3.1: Solar wind and aurorae EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis Web service integration ● Integration of VEX-MAG Data into AMDA System • Ongoing implementation and test: • External data connection to Venus Express Magnetometer data • Data provided by PI Tielong Zhang (IWF, Graz) • Web service implementation by Florian Topf (IWF, Graz) • ‘AMDA/VEX-MAG access’ procedure to be defined and documented. • Scientific objectives: • Comparative studies of • Mars and Venus (+Titan) • Context HELIO: • Multi-point heliospheric studies • Data available from • 2006-04-24 to 2008-12-31 EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis Future work ● Future perspectives: ♦ Connect AMDA with PSA and PDS Jupiter Science Archive ♦ Connect AMDA with IVOA tools like ALADIN (an interactive software sky atlas) Ganymede flyby (EJSM) Aladin (HST) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Node Resource Inventory http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at/index.php?id=191 Collection of categorized Resources in the Field of Plasma Science (including a search function): • Communications and Public Outreach:Publications, Reference-Database, Learning material • Ground-based facilities:Descriptions and Data • Space-based facilities:Descriptions and Data • Virtual Observatories:Dedicated VOs, Web-based Data catalogues, Space Weather • Software-Tools:Interactive Software, Limited Software, Open Software and Libraries EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Global Resource Inventory (FP6) http://epn-fp6.cesr.fr/n7/res EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Development Wiki (TWiki) http://amda-idis.oeaw.ac.at/twiki/bin/view/EuroPlaNet/WebHome EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Development Wiki (TWiki) • ● Content of the TWiki system: • ♦ Directly available over top-menu item TWIKI at the Plasma Node homepage. • Featured Content: (so far) • ♦ IWF Tasks for NA1: • ♦ NA1 web-page action items: To-do-list for future content at the homepage. • ♦ NA1 Matrix User Requirements: NA1 related requirements for the ground-based observatories matrix. • ♦ IWF Tasks for JRA3: • ♦ EMDAF Development: Information about the activity progress in general. • ♦ EMDAF Meetings: All relevant meetings including related documents. • ♦ EMDAF User Requirements: Modeling Catalogue requirements. • ♦ EMDAF Kick-off Action items: Action items after Kick-off meeting in March. • ♦ EMDAF Web-page Action items: To-do-list for content at the homepage. EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Development Wiki (TWiki) ● Content of the TWiki system: (contd.) ♦ IWF Tasks for JRA4: ♦ Plasma Node development: Telecons, Meetings, homepage process. ♦ General Resource Inventory: Development information about the IDIS Inventory of resources. ♦ Science Cases: Notes on the evolution of Science Cases in FP6/FP7. ♦ AMDA-IDIS Web service: Development information and Documentation. ♦ General IDIS Development: Policies and Responsibilities. ♦ General EuroPlaNet Tasks: ♦ Workshop/Meeting material for all activities. ♦ FP7 official document templates. ♦ FP7, IWF and Austrian Academy Logo. ♦ Communication tools: Relevant Information for the “GoToMeeting” telecon-tool ♦ Webpage template: Development documentation of the EuroPlaNet-RI web-design EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Meetings http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Plasma Node Team http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Plasma Node Homepage: Useful Links http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Responsibilities ● Responsibilities and area of expertise: ♦ Science fields covered by the Planetary Plasma Node: ♦ Solar and interplanetary space physics ♦ Planetary magnetospheric (/atmospheric/ionospheric) physics ♦ Radio astronomy and Astronomy in general (e.g. shocks, cosmic rays, ...) ♦ Exoplanets and planetary evolution ♦ Laboratory plasma physics ♦ Space weather ♦ Access to following data bases: All plasma related dataset measured by current and recent space missions available inAMDA as well as the full CDPP archive ♦ Virtual Observatory access: Heliospheric Integrated Observatory (HELIO); Virtual Space Physics Observatory (VSPO);Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory (VMO); Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Achievements (PM1-PM10) ● Achievements of Plasma Node in FP7 (so far): ♦ Plasma Node FP7 kick-off meeting March 16th – 17th 2009 at IWF, Graz Minutes available at: http://europlanet-plasmanode.oeaw.ac.at/index.php?id=330 ♦ IDIS-FP7 internal work plan generation. (PM 2) ♦ VEX-MAG web service for AMDA online for testing including data from 2006-04-24to 2007-12-31(PM 3) ♦ IDIS Search Inventory Studies and development of the final version of theDistributed Search Engine. Installation of the architecture at CESR to simulate the distributed IDIS. Four Search Engines (one per thematic node) installed on diff- erent web servers, each one with a Database containing resource descriptions relevant to the node. Ready for deployment to actual nodes. (PM 4) ♦ VEX-MAG Rules of the Road and Data Policy online. (PM 4) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Achievements (PM1-PM10) ● Achievements of Plasma Node in FP7 (so far): ♦ Complete Re-Design of the Plasma Node homepage according to EuroPlaNet-RI Management Guidelines; Layout Conversion and Integration of a new TYPO3 template and CSS styles; Template for all EPN Homepages(PM 5) ♦ AMDA-IDIS web service description and documentation. (PM 6) ♦ Setup of a Development Wiki (Enterprise TWiki). (PM 6) ♦ Integration of VEX-MAG 2008 Data into AMDA, will be fully available for public in January 2010(PM 10) ♦ Purchase of a new Communication Tool “Citrix GoToMeeting” to improve information exchange (PM 10) ♦ Periodic updates of the Plasma Node homepage content. ♦ Regular Plasma Node Teleconferences and internal meetings at IWF, Graz. EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Publications (PM1-PM10) ● Publications of Plasma Node in FP7 (so far): ♦ 2IDIS Plasma Node related abstracts submitted to PV2009: ♦ An interoperable architecture using the CDPP/AMDA service and the SPASE data model. ♦ Connecting the CDPP/AMDA service and IVOA tools: A Science Case, The HST Auroral Campaign Observations of Jupiter. ♦ 2 presentations given on AMDA/VEX-MAG IDIS activities (1 oral, 1 poster) at the conference on Comparative Planetology:Venus-Earth-Mars, 11-15 May 2009. ♦ 4 IDIS Plasma Node related abstracts submitted for EPSC 2009: ♦ IDIS Plasma Node: structure, objectives and services offered to the community. ♦ JRA3/EMDAF: Its cooperation and common tasks with IDIS (JRA4/ WP#25) ♦ A science case for IDIS: Giant planet auroral and radio emissions, connecting the CDPP/AMDA service and IVOA tools in the future ♦ Connecting CDPP/AMDA, an interoperable web-based service, to external data centers. EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Publications (PM1-PM10) ● Publications of Plasma Node in FP7 (so far): ♦ 1 oral presentation during the Cassini CAPS Team Meeting, June 2009. ♦ 1 abstract submitted to the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets conference, Cologne, July 2009:CDPP/AMDA, an interoperable web-based service usable for planetary plasma data exploitation and comparative studies: Application to the Saturnian environment and to the MAPSKP data. ♦ 1 abstract submitted at the Sf2a meeting in Besancon, July 2009:Connecting the CDPP/AMDA service with planetary plasma data: Mars, Venus, Saturn (and comets) ♦ 1 abstract submitted to the Euro-VO call:Combined utilization of CDPP/AMDA and Astronomy Virtual Observatory (VO) Tools: Multi-wavelength Spectroscopy and Imaging of Giant Planet Auroral Emissions as a Diagnostic of their Magnetospheric Activity. EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Planetary Plasma Node: Publications (PM1-PM10) ● Publications of Plasma Node in FP7 (so far): ♦ Submission of a referred paper for the ESLAB 09 special issue on “ComparativePlanetology: Earth, Mars, Venus”:An interoperable web-base service offered through the EuroPlaNet/IDIS Plasma Node usable for planetary plasma data exploitation and comparative studies: Application to the Martian, Terrestrial and Venusian environments. ♦ Participation to EuroPlaNet NA2-WG4 Kick-Off meeting at FMI, Helsinki, October 28-29:Science presentation of the use of AMDA with VEX, MEX and Cassini data. ♦ Presentation at the annual meeting of the Virtual Observatory Specific Action in France:Multi-wavelength Spectroscopy and Imaging of Giant Planet Auroral Emissions as a Diagnostic of their Magnetospheric Activity. ♦ Preparation of the next general IDIS meeting in Toulouse (January 27-29, 2010) EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Communication Tools Introduction and Motivation: The main idea is to improve communication between participants of a specific activity. The traditional approach over landlines seems to be not “up-to-date” and doesn’t offer interactive mechanisms to improve efficiency. ♦ General Requirements: (so far) ♦ Phone Calls over Internet and/or Landlines. ♦ Special abilities like: Online presentations, Video Conferencing or Documents Sharing. ♦ Most efficient / affordable. ♦ Long lasting software. ♦ Good costumer support. ♦ 10-15 attendees. ♦ Easy installable and configurable software ♦ A streamlined user-interface ♦ Available for Windows/Linux and Mac. EC Grant agreement n° 228319
Communication Tools Potential product: CITRIX GoToMeeting (corporate) ♦ Official Website:http://www.gotomeeting.com ♦ Setup: ♦ Software required: Application will be installed via Login over Web-browser (JAVA-applet); Platform independent. ♦ Meeting invitation with login information will be send via E-Mail to the attendants. ♦ Common corporate license includes the ability for 5 meeting organizers. (Administrators with full access and/or Managers for specific meeting-groups) EC Grant agreement n° 228319