HR: 1340h
AN: IN33A-0871    [Abstracts]
TI: Sensor Webs in Digital Earth
AU: * Heavner, M J
EM: matt.heavner@uas.alaska.edu
AF: University of Alaska Southeast, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801, United States
AU: Fatland, D R
EM: Rob.Fatland@microsoft.com
AF: Vexcel/Microsoft Geospatial Solutions, 1690 38th St, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Moeller, H
EM: hmoeller@eden.rutgers.edu
AF: University of Alaska Southeast, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801, United States
AU: Hood, E
EM: eran.hood@uas.alaska.edu
AF: University of Alaska Southeast, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801, United States
AU: Schultz, M
EM: MarySue.Schultz@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA Earth System Research Lab, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3337, United States
AB: The University of Alaska Southeast is currently implementing a sensor web identified as the SouthEast Alaska MOnitoring Network for Science, Telecommunications, Education, and Research (SEAMONSTER). From power systems and instrumentation through data management, visualization, education, and public outreach, SEAMONSTER is designed with modularity in mind. We are utilizing virtual earth infrastructures to enhance both sensor web management and data access. We will describe how the design philosophy of using open, modular components contributes to the exploration of different virtual earth environments. We will also describe the sensor web physical implementation and how the many components have corresponding virtual earth representations. This presentation will provide an example of the integration of sensor webs into a virtual earth. We suggest that IPY sensor networks and sensor webs may integrate into virtual earth systems and provide an IPY legacy easily accessible to both scientists and the public. SEAMONSTER utilizes geobrowsers for education and public outreach, sensor web management, data dissemination, and enabling collaboration. We generate near-real-time auto-updating geobrowser files of the data. In this presentation we will describe how we have implemented these technologies to date, the lessons learned, and our efforts towards greater OGC standard implementation. A major focus will be on demonstrating how geobrowsers have made this project possible.
UR: http://seamonsterak.com/
DE: 0483 Riparian systems (0744, 1856)
DE: 0720 Glaciers
DE: 0740 Snowmelt
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 1621 Cryospheric change (0776)
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting