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GES DISC Lines of Business May 10-11, 2011. What do we Mean by Lines of Business (LOB). The GES DISC Lines of Business allow us to categorize our efforts into specific focus areas They help us in deciding what potential new activities we should pursue
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What do we Mean by Lines of Business (LOB) • The GES DISC Lines of Business allow us to categorize our efforts into specific focus areas • They help us in deciding what potential new activities we should pursue • They help us evaluate whether our activities are still valid in consideration of evolving information management and technologies
1. Technology Services Provide, for reuse, technologies for scientific data management and analysis Examples: S4PA, S4PM
2. Data Services Develop and provide services for scientific data that are resident either here or elsewhere. Examples: Giovanni, Mirador, subsetting, OPeNDAP, value added products, NRT
3. Measurement Based Systems Produce, archive and distribute long-term climatic measurements. Examples: Ocean Color (in the past), MEaSUREs Project Results
4. Certified Data Archive Did not make the cut
5. Mission Support Provide data systems that support science missions. (includes system sustainment, operations and basic data support) Examples: Existing GES DISC Mission Support
6. Data Broker Acquire, archive and distribute data (and services on that data) that are otherwise difficult to get Examples: Value added products through Giovanni
7. Inter Data Use Multi-sensor processing and archive Examples: A-Train, NEESPI, MAIRS
Discussion • Are these LOBs appropriate to facilitate science? • Are these LOBs consistent with satisfying user needs? • Are these the correct approximate percentages (priorities)? If not, what would be a better mix? • What other LOBs would you recommend? Should any be removed? • What ideas do you have in helping us pursue the LOBs?