HR: 0800h
AN: SF21A-0018    [Abstracts]
TI: Metadata Database at Lehigh Earth Observatory
AU: * Kim, B
EM: bak4@lehigh.edu
AF: Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015 United States
AU: Statev, B
EM: bps3@lehigh.edu
AF: Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015 United States
AU: Loder, A
EM: ajl6@lehigh.edu
AF: Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015 United States
AB: Lehigh Earth Observatory (LEO) is a multidisciplinary program to focus study on the earth and environmental systems and society. We distribute results and data of Observatory activities via the web. In order to better organize and serve our data, we are currently working on the implementation of a new database to empower a dynamic website. One of the challenges in building this database comes from data diversity. We have continuous data collected from automated instruments, direct observational data, simple string data to document, image, media files and GIS coverage files. Extensive effort has been put into designing a scalable and flexible database with a self-supporting structure. Data generators perform data input on the web. A user-friendly interface guides through the input procedures and provides quality control and assessment checks. Public users also access data by web browser thus eliminating the need for special software to navigate and retrieve data. A simple search module is completed and an advanced search module utilizing extensive metadata is under development.
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