Using GIS Services in the ABoVE Science Cloud

James Jim Shute, NASA GSFC / Computer Science Corp, james.k.shute@nasa.gov (Presenter)
Laura E. Carriere, Computer Science Corp, laura.carriere@nasa.gov
Daniel Duffy, NASA GSFC, daniel.q.duffy@nasa.gov
Elizabeth E Hoy, NASA GSFC / Global Science and Technology, Inc., elizabeth.hoy@nasa.gov
Julien Peters, NASA GSFC / Patuxent Technology Partners, julien.b.peters@nasa.gov
Yingshuo Shen, NASA GSFC, yingshuo.shen@nasa.gov

The NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at the Goddard Space Flight Center built and is maintaining the ABoVE Science Cloud for its stakeholders, to include ABoVE scientists, industry partners, and the public. This geospatial platform includes three GIS subsystems operating in a highly-available, virtualized environment:



1. Spatial Analytics Platform: the primary NCCS GIS provides users discoverability of the vast DigitalGlobe/NGA raster assets within the NCCS environment;

2. Disaster Mapping Platform: supplies mapping and analytics services to NASA’s Disaster Response Group; and

3. Internal Enterprise GIS (Advanced Data Analytics Platform/ADAPT): includes the full suite of Esri and open source GIS software applications and services.

All systems benefit from NCCS’s cutting-edge infrastructure, to include a mixed/heterogeneous environment featuring seamless sharing of information between Linux and Windows subsystems; in-depth system monitoring and warning systems; and the following data assets and applications:

• NGA DigitalGlobe data: 2.8 Petabytes (PB)

• Multiple data discovery tools for NGA DigitalGlobe data

• Landsat data: 150 Terabytes (TB)

• NCCS Dataportal CREATE-IP data: 52 Terabytes (TB)

• NCCS Dataportal NEX-GDDP data: 11 Terabytes (TB)

• Multiple Global and Regional Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets

• MODIS TERRA and AQUA data: 5 Terabytes (TB)

• Global Landslide Catalog Reporter and Viewer applications

The vast ABoVE Science Cloud infrastructure is, at times, difficult to access and navigate. This poster and associated presentation will focus on the following key topics:

1. Streamlined access to the environment(s);

2. Locating and utilizing data archives;

3. Consuming existing GIS services and applications;

4. Capitalizing on infrastructure for deploying (and sharing) new GIS-related science products;

5. Known technical challenges; and

6. Methods for maintaining efficiency and effectiveness while utilizing the resources.

Poster Location ID: 107

Session Assigned: Crosscutting