Sounds great Harsha, please move forward and I'll help where I can. Cheers, Chris
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Harsha Kumara <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:59 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Research project on integrating geoservices with Apache Airavata >Thanks a lot for Chirs for providing us these resources.It's really >interesting to see the practical applications built by using > existing software systems. > >This is a my point of view which I have in my mind by going through many >research papers. > >There are no well known geoscience gateways available in the world.But >there are few existing ones which are focusing on specific application >scenarios only.So i think there is a need of strong geoscience gateway >which can be use by starting from students to geoscientists. Geoscience >is >a emerging area where computer resources highly engaged. Geoscience >gateway >will not only will popular with geoscience people but also with >computer science people too. > >I have saw how PyWPS(implementation of OGC's WPS) use with taverna for >creating geoscience workflows. According to my knowledge enhancing geo >science capabilities in Apache Airavata will create a pathway to originate >a fruitful geoscience gateway. > >In taverna It import WPS services through WSDL for creating workflows. > >I would like to have some thoughts about the starting point of integrating >OGC services like WPS to Apache Airavata. Any help will be appreciated. > >Thanks! >Harsha > > >On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) < >[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Amila, >> >> Check out: >> >> http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/pubs/SEN10.pdf >> >> C. Mattmann, A. Braverman, D. Crichton. Understanding Architectural >> Tradeoffs Necessary >> to Increase Climate Model Intercomparison Efficiency. ACM SIGSOFT >>Software >> Engineering >> Notes, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 1-6, May 2010. >> >> Also you may find these useful: >> >> http://xldb.org/use >> >> >> >> I've been a long time participant of XLDB so happy to connect >> you to that community as well too if you are interested. >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. >> Senior Computer Scientist >> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA >> Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 >> Email: [email protected] >> WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department >> University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AMILA RANATUNGA <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:47 AM >> To: jpluser <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Martin >> Desruisseaux <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]>, Harsha Kumara <[email protected]>, Shahani Markus >> Weerawarana <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Research project on integrating geoservices with Apache >> Airavata >> >> >Hi, >> > >> > >> >Thank you very much for the replies so far here and in SIS dev list as >> >well. They were really helpful. We are currently writing a research >>paper >> >regarding what kind of model that should be used by when building a >> >geoscience gateway. We intend to discuss >> > issues that a geoscientist face during his/her research and features >> >that should be inserted to such a gateway to overcome them. Then we can >> >consider them during our main project as well. It is appreciated if you >> >can point any research papers or resources >> > where we can see this domain from an eye of a geoscientist will be >> >really useful. Even a good case study will be really helpful. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Thank You ! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) >> ><[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >Sounding good, very interesting Amila.. >> > >> >Cheers, >> >Chris >> > >> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. >> >Senior Computer Scientist >> >NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA >> >Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 >> >Email: [email protected] >> >WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ >> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department >> >University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA >> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> > >> >From: Nipuni Perera <[email protected]> >> >Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:52 AM >> >To: Martin Desruisseaux <[email protected]> >> > >> >Cc: AMILA RANATUNGA <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >> ><[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >><[email protected] >> >, >> >Harsha Kumara <[email protected]>, Shahani Markus Weerawarana >> > >> ><[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >Subject: Re: Research project on integrating geoservices with Apache >> >Airavata >> > >> > >> >>Hi, >> >> >> >>Thanks for the guidance so far and we will study on the above >>mentioned >> >>resources. >> >> >> >>According to our understanding so far we feel that SIS can be used to >> >>implement a server which exposes OGC web services such as WPS. >> >>We feel that in order to enable geoscientists to create workflows >> >>accessing >> >>OGC compliant web services like WPS services, the main focus will be >>to >> >>integrated client side of OGC compliant web services with Airavata. >> >> >> >>If SIS can be used as a library for underlying geospatial processes >>what >> >>makes it different from currently exposed services. Because we have >>seen >> >>that Taverna also has the ability to create geoscience workflows using >> >>some >> >>web processing services. >> >> >> >>Any comments on our thoughts are highly appreciated. >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >>Nipuni >> >> >> >> >> >>On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Martin Desruisseaux < >> >>[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hello Amila >> >>> >> >>> Le 06/04/13 06:25, AMILA RANATUNGA a écrit : >> >>> >> >>> Constellation-SDI consisted of WPS, WMS, WFS as server modules. So >>will >> >>> that integration make Apache SIS be considered as those services >> >>>enabled? >> >>> >> >>> Yes, after the port of Constellation-SDI as Apache SIS modules >> >>>(including >> >>> the test suites that execute CITE tests), SIS should be WPS, WMS and >> >>>WFS >> >>> (among other services) compliant. Frédéric or Vincent could >>hopefully >> >>> complete this list and tell more about compliance. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> And why you said " Having SIS to implement WMS, WMTS, WCS and WFS >>is a >> >>> must"? What about WPS. Will that make SIS out of the scope. Because >>we >> >>> feel that since Airavata using Science gateway concept, really >> >>>essential >> >>> to implement WPS too. >> >>> >> >>> I cited WMS, WMTS, WCS and WFS as the minimal services that SIS must >> >>> support because I perceive those services as the ones that every GIS >> >>>users >> >>> take for granted. But they are only the minimum. WPS and SensorML >>are >> >>> supplemental services also implemented in Constellation-SDI and to >>be >> >>> proposed to Apache SIS. So WPS is not out of SIS scope, quite the >> >>>contrary >> >>> :-). >> >>> >> >>> Martin >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Nipuni Piyabasi Perera >> >>Undergraduate >> >>Department of Computer Science And Engineering >> >>University of Moratuwa >> >>Sri Lanka >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > >-- >*Harsha Kumara* >*Undergraduate* >*Department of Computer Science and Engineering* >*University of Moratuwa* >*Sri Lanka.*
