HR: 0800h
AN: SF21A-0008    [Abstracts]
TI: Beyond Infrastructure: EOS-WEBSTER and WebCOAST add Polish, Packaging and Pizzazz to Data Distribution
AU: * Schloss, A L
EM: annette.schloss@unh.edu
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AU: Moore, B
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AU: Campbell, J
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AU: Blaha, D
EM: annette.schloss@unh.edu
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AU: Armstrong, W
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AU: Freuder, R
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AU: Routhier, M
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03884 United States
AB: A goal of the University of New Hampshire's web-based data distribution systems, EOS-WEBSTER (A WEB-based System for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research) and WebCOAST, is to reach the widest audience for our special collections of data and imagery products for the Earth Science and Coastal Ocean communities. To do this, we offer customizable products presented in visually attractive packages. From providing a colorful icon for each collection, to presenting information about the data in easily readable "magazine-style" Data Guides, and offering sophisticated GIS-based subsetting and data repackaging services, our sites make timely and important scientific data sets that are in use by researchers and policy makers accessible to the general population. We also cater to educators by providing special collections and features that (1) support the Forest Watch program, an educational project that includes K-12 teachers and students in UNH research activities that assess the state-of-health of local forest stands (2) provide step-by-step instructions that facilitate inquiry into Earth system science datasets via the Web-based Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET) and (3) will soon offer tools and curricula for "Measuring Vegetation Health", a project with the Museum of Science in Boston. Our systems are built on a solid infrastructure that includes the spatially-enabled Informix relational database, standards-based metadata and an extensible middle-ware layer that allows us to interoperate with extant data sources and to create a suite of interfaces that meet our users' diverse needs. Our efforts combine excellence in scientific research, data management technologies, and community exchange that reach beyond high-end infrastructure to serve the public interest. Please visit us at http://eos-webster.sr.unh.edu and http://webcoast.sr.unh.edu
UR: http://eos-webster.sr.unh.edu
DE: 9810 New fields (not classifiable under other headings)
DE: 9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields
SC: Special Focus: Advances in Data Acquisition, Management, Analysis and Display [SF]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting