On Apr 19, 2013, at 1:59 AM, Harsha Kumara <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. Did you look at CyberGIS community - http://cybergis.cigi.uiuc.edu/cyberGISwiki/doku.php/home, there is a annual conference where papers on this topic are presented. You should navigate through those papers and their related work to find out other efforts in this area. Suresh > 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.*
