Data and Metadata Brokering – Theory and Practice from the BCube Project

Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa

doi:10.5334/dsj-2017-001

Abstract

EarthCube is a U.S. National Science Foundation initiative that aims to create a cyberinfrastructure (CI) for all the geosciences. An initial set of “building blocks” was funded to develop potential components of that CI. The Brokering Building Block (BCube) created a brokering framework to demonstrate cross-disciplinary data access based on a set of use cases developed by scientists from the domains of hydrology, oceanography, polar science and climate/weather. While some successes were achieved, considerable challenges were encountered. We present a synopsis of the processes and outcomes of the BCube experiment.

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Data and Metadata Brokering – Theory and Practice from the BCube Project

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