1. IT as a Tool to Provide Seamless Access to Diverse Data Sets By Tim Ahern Program Manager Data Management System The IRIS Consortium By Tim Ahern Program Manager Data Management System The IRIS Consortium

2. Information Technology at IRIS  Diverse Data Holdings of IRIS  Real Time Communications Systems  Streaming data  Automated Quality Assurance  Data Mining Opportunities  Distributed Technologies  CORBA  Web Services  Diverse Data Holdings of IRIS  Real Time Communications Systems  Streaming data  Automated Quality Assurance  Data Mining Opportunities  Distributed Technologies  CORBA  Web Services

3. Types of Data Managed at the IRIS DMC 25 distinct data types

4. Types of Sensor Data IRIS Manages: 25 distinct types  Seismological  Broadband Seismometers  Strong Motion  Buildings  Structures  Free Field  Geophones  Hydrophones  Geophysical  Magnetotelluric  Magnetometer  Electric Field  Strainmeter  dilatational  tensor  Tidal Pendulum  Gravimeter  conventional  superconducting  Tiltmeter  Creep Meters  Seismological  Broadband Seismometers  Strong Motion  Buildings  Structures  Free Field  Geophones  Hydrophones  Geophysical  Magnetotelluric  Magnetometer  Electric Field  Strainmeter  dilatational  tensor  Tidal Pendulum  Gravimeter  conventional  superconducting  Tiltmeter  Creep Meters  Meteorological  Wind Speed  Wind Direction  Temperature  Humidity  Rain Gauge  Solar Radiaton  Insolation/ Pyranometer  Microbarograph  Relative/Absolute  Infrasound  Microphones  Hydrological  Water Current  Depth  Temperature  Water Level  EarthScope  USArray  PBO  SAFOD

5. More than 5,000 seismic stations have data available through the IRIS DMC

6. The Time Span of IRIS Data Permanent Networks 1970 - current Temporary Networks 1986 - current Targets of Opportunity 1966 - current

7. Shipments from the IRIS DMC: A very active archive 220,000 customized shipments35,000 on-line shipments 10 terabytes of observational data0.5 billion seismograms (16 per second)

8. Telemetry Data Reception and Distribution in Real Time Improved quality with reduced costs

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10. Automated Quality Control

11. Distributed Data Access CORBA Web Services CORBA Web Services

12. Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)  GEOSS 10 Year Reference Document (p. 135)  Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)  Web Services Definition Language (WSDL)  Electronic Business Extensible Markup Language (ebXML)  Unified Modeling Language (UML)  GEOSS 10 Year Reference Document (p. 135)  Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)  Web Services Definition Language (WSDL)  Electronic Business Extensible Markup Language (ebXML)  Unified Modeling Language (UML) “GEOSS service definitions are to specify precisely the syntax and semantics of all data elements exchanged at the Service interface, and fully describe how systems interact at the interface. At present, the systems interoperating in GEOSS should use any one of four open standard ways to describe service interfaces: CORBA, Common Object Request Broker Architecture; WSDL, Web Services Definition Language; ebXML, electronic business Extensible Markup Language, or UML, Unified Modeling Language.”

13. Access to Distributed Data Centers: Using Standardized CORBA Interfaces Network Waveforms Events DHI Data Center DHI Clients VASE jWEED Network Waveforms Events DHI Data Center Network Waveforms Events DHI Data Center Network Waveforms Events DHI Data Center IDL

14. Seamless Access to Distributed Centers

15. jWEED A Seismologically savvy DHI Client

16. jWEED rapid access to event based data

17. Initial Web Services Implementation Events Network Waveforms WS Server WS Client DHI Client Apache Axis

18. IRIS, FDSN and GEOSS: Connections ready to be made  Mature System  Access to vast amounts of data from a variety of globally distributed sensors from more than 50 operating networks  Real time access  Archive access  Automated Quality Control  Efficiency and high quality  Actively Used System  GEOSS sanctioned  CORBA  Web Services  Mature System  Access to vast amounts of data from a variety of globally distributed sensors from more than 50 operating networks  Real time access  Archive access  Automated Quality Control  Efficiency and high quality  Actively Used System  GEOSS sanctioned  CORBA  Web Services Data Center Data Center Data Center FDSN GEOSS

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