Data and Metadata Brokering – Theory and Practice from the BCube Project. (12th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khalsa, Siri Jodha Singh
• Is Part Of: Data science journal. Volume 16(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-01-12
• Subjects: interoperability -- brokering -- middleware -- EarthCube -- cross-domain -- socio-technical; Science -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Database management -- Periodicals; 502.85
• DOI: 10.5334/dsj-2017-001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1683-1470

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.