Information Cyberinfrastructure
Databasing
Group focus
• Support group activities in:
– Communications
– Computing
– Storage
• Key Players
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V. Frost-KU: Networking/Communications
Erik Perrins-KU: Communications
Dan Andresen-KSU: high performance scientific computing
Shiva Mohandass-KSU: Geodatabases
Rick Chubb-KSU: GIS Applications
Eric Bernard –KSU: GIS
GRAs
• Joshua Campbell-KU: GIS and Remote Sensing specialist
• Balachandra Kumaraswamy-KU: Communications and Networks
IT/GIS Services
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Efforts are focused in the following areas:
– Designing an interactive web-mapping application for K-State
herbarium and insect collection data (Kansas Biomapper)
– Designing Geodatabases for plant, insect and aquatic data
– Creating spatial analysis tools to delineate and characterize
hydrologic features
– Generating GIS web-services that can be shared among
ecoforecasting researchers
– Consolidating GIS related work among ecoforecasting groups
• Provide a GIS data sharing mechanism for ecoforecasting
teams
IT/GIS Services - Progress
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Interactive web-mapping application is ready.
– However, only < 10% collection data is available at present for GIS.
Geodatabases for Kansas plant and insect collections are complete
– Geodatabase design for aquatic datasets is in progress.
An extendable spatial analysis tool for capturing watershed information
is available for use.
Several GIS web-service endpoints will become available by the end of
August ‘07.
– Web-services will mainly cover areas of hydrology, and museum
collection records
Data collections and Databases
Internet Map Applications
Map Viewers
Metadata Catalog
Data collections and Databases
GIS Data Viewer for the Kansas River Watershed Ecological Model
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Organize KBS database(s) for dissemination
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Utilize web-based GIS technology for data dissemination, metadata services,
and interactive mapping applications
– Software packages include ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, MapServer and Open
Layers
Vision for terrestrial communications infrastructure to
measure ecological properties
Flux tower to
central plains data repository
Planned Proof of Concept:
Flux tower to server
Internet
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Environmental study site
Nelson Environmental Study Area
Server
KU or KSU
Infrastructure
• Field internet access
Specified:
Upload Speed: up to 500 kbps
Download Speed: up to 2 Mbps
Initial Measurements:
Upload Speed: Transfer large (10.7 MB) ZIP file Æ 477.6 kb/s
Speed test from www.dslreports.com
Download Speed: 1.84 Mb/s,
Upload Speed: 377 kbps
Latency: avg. delay ~800 ms: max delay of 1060 ms: min delay of 647 ms
Cost (one-time) = $600: Monthly $200 per month