1. Science Data Platforms: Informatics Architectures at the Forefront.
AGU 2012, IN11F-01
December 3, 2012
Peter –
Tetherless World Constellation/RPI.
Thanks to the SESF and DCO-DS teams: John Erickson, Marshall Ma, Patrick West,
Eric Rozell, Stephan Zednik, Han Wang, Yu Chen, Linyun Fu,
Deborah McGuinness and Jim Hendler …

2. And yet, it’s 0800 …

3. Informatics Architectures?
Forefront?
Ecosystems and evolution
Why frameworks and not systems?
Platforms?
The distributed part of it..
Um, people
Some models

4. What’s the 6th generation?

5. Data as Infostructure

6. We have to ask …

7. Structuring different forms of content
Ecosystem
Experience
Data
Information
Knowledge
Creation
Gathering
Presentation
Organization
Integration
Conversation
Structuring different forms of content
Context 7

8. Linked Data - September 2011
“Linking Open Data cloud diagram, by Richard Cyganiak and Anja Jentzsch.

10. “Information architecture is the categorization of information into a coherent structure, preferably one that the most people can understand quickly, if not inherently…” (wikipedia)

11. Elements…
SENDS model

12. Science ecosystems
These elements are what enable scientists to explore/ confirm/ deny their research and collaborate!
Abduction versus induction and deduction
Integrateability
Citability
Identity
‘Provenance’
Explanation
Justification
Verifiability
Proof
Trust
Accountability
‘Transparency’ -> Translucency

13. How far to go - Humatics

14. Tetherless World Constellation
Penultimacy
Platforms assembled from frameworks; they must look more and more like a commodity (your phone) to how you work
6th generation of mediation – not more computer-mediation but smarter computers and lots of people
Data as infostructure; mixing knowledge, information and data for consumption
From virtual observatories to linked virtual observatories
From the Deep Carbon Virtual Observatory to the Deep Earth Computer in say 8-10 years.
From this and related sessions, it seems ‘we’ are going in the right direction
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15. Really an informatics methodology
We’ve had a lot of success with Informatics…

16. Tetherless World Constellation
Further Information
Contact:
@taswegian
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17. Prior to 2005, we built systems
Rough definitions
Systems have very well-define entry and exit points. A user tends to know when they are using one. Options for extensions are limited and usually require engineering
Frameworks have many entry and use points. A user often does not know when they are using one. Extension points are part of the design
Platforms are built on frameworks
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