CRAFT:A Prototype Meterology Real-Time Data Project

Guy Almes <almes@internet2.edu>

Arlington – 20 April 2004

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Comments on CRAFT

Leadership from Internet2 members•Univ Oklahoma, UCAR, and NOAA•gigaPoPs in Utah, Texas, Great Plains, and MAX

Prototype of Cyberinfrastructure idea•science driven•advanced computing, networking, and sensors

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Comments on Internet2's Role

Internet2 as an organization• mostly support and encouragement• some engineering consulting

Internet2 infrastructure support• Abilene as a solid foundation for large data flows• gigaPoPs and campuses as key elements• close cooperation with Unidata and with NWS

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Other discipline efforts

High Energy Physics• CERN LHC access• very international community

eVLBI• MIT Haystack, NASA Goddard as pioneers• distance is intrinsic

Bulk data flows are a common theme

Variety of sources

Variety of destinations

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