Title :
Developing an open source strategy for NASA earth science data systems
Author :
Mattmann, Chris A. ; Downs, Robert R. ; Ramirez, Paul M. ; Goodale, Cameron ; Hart, Andrew F.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., Instrum. & Sci. Data Syst., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have found open source to be an effective platform for software reuse. Within the NASA Earth science data systems community, there are a number of distinct applications, ranging from interactions amongst science investigator led processing systems (SIPS), which focus on active data processing, algorithm experimentation and evaluation, and the reuse of instrument processing approaches; to NASA´s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) that are responsible for outward facing data dissemination to the public, and where long term preservation of data and reuse are distinctly important; all the way to downstream proposal led systems, where investigators are funded by NASA to reuse data and software to produce fused data products, and to aggregate and reuse NASA data systems in a systems-of-systems manner. Recognizing the need for a coordinated effort to inform the reuse of components within the NASA ecosystem, we are developing a strategic approach for the development and reuse of open source software. The NASA open source strategy builds on a set of dimensions involving legal, architectural, community, and redistribution areas that are of prime importance to the agency as a whole.
Keywords :
Earth; aerospace computing; distributed processing; public domain software; software reusability; DAAC; NASA Earth science data systems; SIPS; active data processing; data dissemination; distributed active archive centers; fused data products; instrument processing approaches; open source software; open source strategy; science investigator led processing systems; software reuse; systems-of-systems manner; Communities; Data systems; Geoscience; Licenses; NASA; Open source software; Earth science data; Open source; Scientific software; Software reuse; Systems of systems;
Conference_Titel :
Information Reuse and Integration (IRI), 2012 IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2282-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2283-6
DOI :
10.1109/IRI.2012.6303076