deep earth computer: a platform for linked science of the deep carbon observatory community
DESCRIPTION
Deep Carbon Observatory-Data Science is assembling a Deep Earth Computer for the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO). The efforts will create a fundamental change in the conduct of Carbon-related research, resting upon a 21st century data science platform, and a series of aggregate data holdings that have never existed before. Data science combines aspects of informatics, data management, library science, computer science and physical science using cyberinfrastructure and information technology. The Deep Earth Computer we build provides these functions at minimum: an concept-type repository, an ability to identify and manage all key entities, agents and activities in the platform, a repository for archiving datasets and associated metadata, collaboration tools, and an integrated portal to manage diverse content and applications, with varied access levels and privacy options. The Deep Earth Computer sets up a platform for the Linked Science of the Deep Carbon Community, that is, not only scientific assets like data and methods behind scientific settings are opened and inter-connected, but also the people, organizations, groups, samples, instruments, activities, grants, meetings, etc. are recorded and inter-connected. Such a platform will promote collaborations among DCO community members, improve the openness and reproducibility of Carbon-related researches, and facilitate accreditation to resource (including publications, datasets, instruments, etc.) contributors.TRANSCRIPT
TWC Deep Earth Computer: A Platform for
Linked Science of
the Deep Carbon Observatory Community
Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma,
Yu Chen, Han Wang, Patrick West,
John Erickson, Katie Dunn, Peter Fox
Tetherless World Constellation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
DCO Early Career Scientist Workshop
Feb 18-21 2014, San Jose, Costa Rica
TWC • Do you use DOI to retrieve papers?
• Do you use EndNote or Mendeley?
• Do you have a ResearcherID or ORCiD?
• Do you use ResearchGate or other social media?
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Image courtesy of British Geological Survey
Barrier to data: a normal scene in academia?
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Data science combines aspects of informatics, data
management, library science, computer science and
physical science using cyberinfrastructure and
information technology
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TWC Data: challenges and opportunities
9/2008
10/2009 2/2011
3/2010
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Ma, X. et al., 2011. Data exchange
facilitated. Nature Geoscience, 4 (12), 814.
Data: interoperability
Interoperable:
“Data should be discoverable,
accessible, decodable,
understandable and usable, and
data sharing should be legal
and ethical for all participants.”
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TWC DCO-Data Science: how we
organize it and what is going on
Advancing the science of the Communities
Engagement Team with
Engagement Liaisons
Data Science Team with
Data Science Advisory
Committee
Deep Life
Reservoirs & Fluxes
Deep Energy
Physics & Chemistry
data curation
DCO Secretariat
DCO Data Repository
data requirements
data publication & reuse
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TWC That’s it?
TWC Deep Earth Computer
• Deep Earth Computer is to arise in several years time and
be an embodiment of knowledge
• What we have now is a Deep Carbon Virtual Observatory:
– A conceptual model of the interplay between data, people,
publication, instruments, models, organizations, repositories, etc.
– Identify, annotate and link all key entities, agents and activities
– A repository for datasets and associated metadata
– Unique and powerful data and metadata visualization for
dissemination of information
– Collaboration tools for scientific efforts
– An integrated portal for diverse content and applications
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vivo.cornell.edu
VIVO - represents
academic research
communities
DCO ontology: a model for concept
types and relationships
DCO ontology extends
the VIVO ontology
TWC Identify and annotate
Information on the landing
page of a dataset
TWC Linking to enable forward and
backward tracking
Landing page of Deep
Energy Community
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Landing page of
a person
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TWC Repository for archiving datasets
Archived datasets of ‘Noble
gas isotope abundances in
terrestrial fluids’
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TWC Visualized information viewing
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TWC All information is linked and
traceable!
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TWC Tracing and repeatability: a topic
of provenance
Example: provenance of
the sea level rise scenario
Ma, X. et al., 2014. Capturing and presenting provenance of
global change information. Nature Climate Change. In Press
TWC Collaboration tools
Group Based Collaboration Group data
deposit and
reporting
Listings of
group
content Group
management
and
messaging
TWC Group
bibliography
Group task
management
Group
membership Group event
management
Group shared
calendar
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Research activities report dashboard:
Results updated in real time as new
members registered, new activities
reported, new publications uploaded…
TWC View the disciplinary distribution of
someone’s publications
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TWC Boundary activities: establish data
infrastructure interfaces
International
Geo Sample
Number
… …
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TWC An integrated portal:
deepcarbon.net
If you do not
have an ID for it,
register now!
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TWC Wrap-up
• Deep Earth Computer
– An embodiment of knowledge (YOUR participation!)
– A platform for Linked Science of DCO Community
– Promote collaborations
– Improve openness and reproducibility of Carbon-related
researches
– Facilitate accreditation to resource contributors
– Data legacies: Census of Deep Fluids, Deep Life, etc.
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