GENESI-DR - A single access point to Earth Science data
R. Cossu, Pedro Gonçalves, Fabrizio Pacini · EGUGA · 2009
The amount of information being generated about our planet is increasing at an exponential rate, but it must be easily accessible in order to apply it to the global needs relating to the state of the Earth. Currently, information about the state of the Earth, relevant services, analysis results, applications and tools are accessible in a very scattered and uncoordinated way, often through individual initiatives from Earth Observation mission operators, scientific institutes dealing with ground measurements, service companies, data catalogues, etc. A dedicated infrastructure providing transparent access to all this will support Earth Science communities by allowing them to easily and quickly derive objective information and share knowledge based on all environmentally sensitive domains. The use of high-speed networks (GEANT) and the experimentation of new technologies, like BitTorrent, will also contribute to better services for the Earth Science communities.