Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change
Open Access

Abstract

The constant forward march of Moore�s law is enabling sensor data to be collected at an unprecedented rate, setting us up for a Renaissance in Earth Sciences. However, today, the majority of data sets collected are siloed and or discarded after analysis and a wealth of global data valuable to many fields sits untapped. Much like the early days of computing, when those developing applications would also have to develop the protocols to connect their applications to devices and systems, earth scientists seeking to leverage data collected in other fields today often need to also develop the means to access, qualify, analyze and visualize it, tasks unrelated to their research scope. How can earth scientists make use of the massive body of data being collected about the physical world? This presentation shows how, as the data movement matures, an infrastructure is building around it to address collection, curation and analytics, the key components that will enable researchers and implementers to access data troves outside of their line of funded research without having to develop the tools themselves. Presenter David Knight will explore and define the role of each of these components and provide examples of cross correlated analysis that centralizing them enables for Earth Sciences.

Biography

Email: dknight@terbine.com