Earth Science Data: Why So Difficult?

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Abstract

Assembling a multi-sensor set of data for, say, a volcanic eruption means days of wandering cyberspace to find data and pry it loose from the custom search interfaces that jealously guard it. Following the Search is a slog of weeks reading format and QA documents, then cobbling together code to beat the data into a form that can be used safely in analysis tools. Why so difficult?$%#@^%!???

Above rant to be followed by a (mostly) calm and rational discussion of ways toward a solution.

Presentation (PDF)

Further Exploration

Interested in learning more about the technologies mentioned in this presentation? Here are some places to go and things to do:

Check out the ESIP Federated Search cluster for distributed search on a shoestring

Explore the wonders of OPeNDAP