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Arctic Science 2000 - Crossing Borders: Science and Community
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Sept 21-24 2000
American Association for the Advancement of Science & Yukon Science Institute

New Technology for Data Sharing and Collaboration

This poster describes the latest developments at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC). The center, located on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus, supports computational research in science and engineering with emphasis on high latitudes and the Arctic. Along with support for traditional large scale scientific computing, ARSC is exploring how to make the sharing of scientific data and collaboration between teams of researchers more productive. This effort is aimed at enhancing both the already established practices and the emerging trends described below.

The ability to gather data remotely has greatly increased the amount and range of data available to researchers. Examples will be given of how this data is stored and made available to researchers and how some of the challenges of extracting information from large data volumes are addressed.

Scientists have been using results from other numerical models for use directly as part of their own studies or to feed their own numerical models. Examples of models which combine data from both field measurements and other numerical models will be presented.

New technologies which permit the detailed 3D representation of real world objects online presents new opportunities for increased access to resources such as museum collections. Results from a recent study to access the potential of this technology will be described.

Arctic research is increasingly a multidisciplinary activity and often requires close cooperation between widely separated teams. Through connection to high speed national and international data networks scientists world wide will be able to work together in a virtual space which aids sharing data and ideas. Details of a facility currently being installed at ARSC/UAF will be described and expressions of interest sought.

While the above activities concentrate on the sharing of data between scientists, there is much interest in the results of arctic research within local, national and international groups. Access to information, in a clear and concise form, is vital to increasing public awareness on arctic issues. Examples of how ARSC works with scientists to produce a number of publications and to create various materials to convey results of research clearly to a broad audience will also be featured.

More information about ARSC is available at http:/www.arsc.edu/.

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