Project description e-Science environment Show the project objective Hide the project objective EarthServer aims at open access and ad-hoc analytics on Earth Science (ES) data, based on the OGC geo service standards Web Coverage Service (WCS) and Web Coverage Processing Service (WCPS). The WCS model defines "coverages" as unifying paradigm for multi-dimensional raster data, point clouds, meshes, etc., thereby addressing most of Earth Science data. WCPS as aka "XQuery for raster data" allows declarative, SQL-style queries on coverages.The project will develop a pilot implementing these standards, integrated with NetCDF and GeoSciML, two core formats used in the ESs, and open-source GIS tools. Integration of WCPS with XQuery will allow mixed data/metadata queries. The unified service will support navigation, extraction, aggregation, and ad-hoc analysis on massive n-D ES data through queries of open-ended complexity, achieving a flexibility on coverage data as it is known from SQL. Clients will range from mobile devices over Web tools to high-end immersive virtual reality.- In the RTD part, EarthServer will establish open-source client and server technology which is scalable to Petabyte/Exabyte volumes, based on distributed processing, supercomputing, and cloud virtualization. Implementation will be based on the existing rasdaman server technology developed by one partner, an operational system similar to SciDB.- In the Service part, this new service will be installed on super-scale archives of data centers serving atmospheric, oceanography, geology, and general earth observation communities. Queries can span archive sites and cross-domain data sets. Volumes of 20+ TB will be demoed.- In the Networking part, user training, community involvement and outreach, education of society (students, pupils, etc.) and public authorities, and standardization will be performed (e.g. OGC and INSPIRE).This novel quality of service, with its unified overarching retrieval, will enable new discoveries and enhanced collaboration, both ad-hoc and in "long tail science". Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual realitynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanographynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesrelational databases Programme(s) FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures Topic(s) INFRA-2011-1.2.1. - e-Science environments Call for proposal FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CPCSA - Combined Collaborative Project and Coordination and Support Action Coordinator CONSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY BREMEN GGMBH Address Campus ring 1 28725 Bremen Germany See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ronald Kieschnick (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 303 183,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EOX IT SERVICES GMBH Austria EU contribution € 409 796,00 Address Thurngasse 8/4 1090 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gerhard Triebnig (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 198 422,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christoph Schulte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RASDAMAN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 129 752,00 Address Hans hermann sieling strasse 17 28759 Bremen See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Peter Baumann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSIS Greece EU contribution € 312 121,00 Address Artemidos 6 kai epidavrou 151 25 Maroussi See on map Region Αττική Aττική Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nelly Apostolopoulou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window COMETA CONSORZIO MULTI ENTE PER LAPROMOZIONE E L ADOZIONE DI TECNOLOGIE DI CALCOLO AVANZATO Italy EU contribution € 245 742,00 Address Via santa sofia 64 95100 Catania See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Roberto Barbera (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window METEOROLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH OBSERVATION SRL Italy EU contribution € 450 647,00 Address Corso ercole i d'este 6/a 44121 Ferrara See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Simone Mantovani (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 232 320,00 Address Piazzale aldo moro 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Paolo Mazzetti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 339 862,00 Address Prospect place west hoe PL1 3DH Plymouth See on map Region South West (England) Devon Plymouth Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact David Loynes (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 378 155,00 Address Polaris house, north star avenue SN2 1EU Swindon wiltshire See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Laxton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
