+1, great Executive Summary - would be great on the Gora wiki.. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Chief Architect Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-527 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-----Original Message----- From: Lewis John Mcgibbney <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, August 21, 2014 1:37 PM To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>, "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Subject: Gora Executive Summary >Hi Folks, > > >Ove the summer I've been using Gora pretty extensively and it had always >been on my mind that we could (possibly) better communicate what it is, >what it does and who can use it. Most importantly however I am also keen >of the fact that it is valuable to let > people know whether they cannot use it e.g. don't waste peoples time. > > >Based upon this, as part of the Jet Propulsion Laboratories involvement >in the DARPA XDATA project [0] we worked to get this into DARPA's Open >Catalog [1]. Essentially what this means is that many agencies far and >wide can access Gora through the DARPA site > and I hope that this will build our community further. > > >Brining this back to the point of communication, we worked to produce an >Executive Summary [2]. > >Your feedback on this would be VERY appreciated as it is essentially us >guys who define what Gora is and should be as we move forward. > > >Thanks in advance. > >[0] http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/I2O/Programs/XDATA.aspx >[1] http://www.darpa.mil/opencatalog/XDATA.html >[2] http://people.apache.org/~lewismc/gora_executive_summary.pdf > >-- >Lewis > > > > > > >

