Mosaic, HDF and EOSDIS: providing access to earth sciences data

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is developing the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) to receive, process, and distribute Earth and environmental science data from the EOS series of sensors to be launched beginning in 1997 as a part of the Mission to Planet...

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Published in:Computer networks and ISDN systems 1995-12, Vol.28 (1), p.221-229
Main Authors: Meyer, Theodore, Suresh, Ramachandran, Ilg, Douglas, Moxon, Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth science data
Earth sciences
EOS
EOSDIS
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information science. Documentation
Internet
Mosaic
NASA
Online databases
Sciences and techniques of general use
Specialized information systems
World Wide Web
WWW
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Summary:The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is developing the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) to receive, process, and distribute Earth and environmental science data from the EOS series of sensors to be launched beginning in 1997 as a part of the Mission to Planet Earth program. This paper describes how Mosaic, HDF, and NCSA's Collage can support access and sharing of Earth science data by users of this system. Additionally, the paper presents the relationship of WWW and EOSDIS development. “The U.S. Global Change Research Program requires massive quantities of highly diverse data and information to improve our understanding of global change processes.” — The U.S. Global Change Data and Information Management Program Plan, 1992.
ISSN:0169-7552
DOI:10.1016/0169-7552(95)00108-5