Title :
HIDE -- A Web-based Hydrological Integrated Data Environment
Author :
Ravindran, Nimmy ; Liang, Yao
Author_Institution :
Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg
fDate :
July 30 2007-Aug. 1 2007
Abstract :
One of the challenging tasks in data management and interoperation is efficient data integration. Data integration in scientific community is affected by heterogeneities of the data and diversity of the participating data sources. We have developed a web-based data integration framework, HIDE, for hydrology datasets and data sources. The system is built on an extended XML mediator architecture with modular methodology and software engineering practices of simplicity, extensibility and flexibility. HIDE promotes on-demand data integration and carries functionalities such as search and data access, data integration and remote data visualization. Registration of a new data source to HIDE for integration involves minimal effort of adding a few XML metadata files. The system can help hydrologists to access and share, and dynamically integrate data from diverse data sources quickly. HIDE was primarily built for integrating data from National Weather services with datasets from various autonomous organizations.
Keywords :
Internet; XML; data visualisation; geographic information systems; hydrology; meteorology; HIDE Web-based hydrological integrated data environment; data management; extended XML mediator architecture; geographic information system; modular methodology; national weather services; remote data visualization; software engineering; Artificial intelligence; Environmental management; Floods; Geographic Information Systems; Geology; Hydrology; Mediation; Ontologies; Software engineering; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing, 2007. SNPD 2007. Eighth ACIS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Qingdao
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2909-7
DOI :
10.1109/SNPD.2007.518