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Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis. JGOFS/GLOBEC Data Management System Presented at the COOA Monthly Meeting Robert C. Groman May 5, 2004. Some History. US GLOBEC Georges Bank Program wanted to serve data, on-line, from multiple sites, as soon as the data were useful.
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Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis JGOFS/GLOBEC Data Management System Presented at the COOA Monthly Meeting Robert C. Groman May 5, 2004 1
Some History • US GLOBEC Georges Bank Program wanted to serve data, on-line, from multiple sites, as soon as the data were useful. • Selected the JGOFS Data Management System developed for the US JGOFS Program • Public domain software developed by G. Flierl et al. 2
Software Evolution • New features added to make it easier to serve and download data • Key features Web-based, multiple data servers, data driven, ASCII/tabular data, simple plotting options, download capabilities. • Data policy very important, i.e. how implemented 3
Data are accessed from the REACH Data Server, http://reach.whoi.edu/jg/dir/reach/ . 5
Displaying Plots • Serving satellite images within the system works well 14
JGOFS/GLOBEC System Strengths • Easily serves tabular data • Easy to access data via the web • Simple protocol makes it relatively easy to become a data server • Data are always up to date – data driven • Extensible architecture • Fits well within web environment 15
JGOFS/GLOBEC System Weaknesses • User interface is list-based, not graphical • User plotting tools are simple (not publication quality) • Integrated analysis tools not yet available • Target audience is mainly scientific investigators 16