Field Notes
Here is a FAQ that came to us from a recent community workshop:
Q. How is CI pulling together OOI data and other data like IOOS, NDBC, and other sources?
A. We designed the OOI Cyberinfrastructure to manage and integrate data from many different sources, including OOI sensors, select ocean community models, and external observatories. We have been specifically funded to integrate data from three external observatories: the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and NEPTUNE Canada. The integration project schedules are staggered; we have started working on IOOS integration already, with NEPTUNE...
We're cruising along in Cyberinfrastructure land, and there are always more things to do than we can keep up with. This is the last week of our 3rd and last 8-week iteration in the Elaboration phase of the first release of the project. What this means in plain English is it's the first time we are supposed to be able to show a solid base of working code at a public review.
But meanwhile, we really want to get the new web site up and running, and in front of the you the reader. So I'm putting in some time to help the web team get the project out the door. Might be tomorrow, might be Monday, but you'll be seeing it soon.
You'll probably see some things that don't work right—well, you might see some things that don't work right, we've gone over it a fair bit—and we'll be fixing those in the coming days. Meanwhile, bear with us as we pull together the trifecta delivery in the next two weeks, then we...
