Accessing Earth System Science Data and Applications Through High-Bandwidth Networks

Authors

• R. Vetter, IEE
• M. Ali, University of North Dakota
• M. Daily, IEE
• J. Gabrynowic, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N
• Sunil G. Narumalani, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• K. Nygard, IEE
• W. Perrizo, IEE
• P. Ram, IEE
• S. Reichenbach, IEEFollow
• G. A. Seielstad, University of North Dakota
• W. White, IEE

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

6-1995

Comments

Published in IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS VOL. 13. NO. 5, JUNE 1995. Copyright © 1995 IEEE. Used by permission.

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss gigabit network applications enabled by "Mission to Planet Earth," an international effort to monitor the Earth as a system. We describe the design of a network architecture to support applications developed as part of this program; introduce a new component, public access resource centers (PARC9s); and discuss how PARC's would facilitate access by users outside the traditional research community. We also describe how a particular class of users, agriculture users, might to Planet Earth program and delivered in a value-added form to them by a so-called AgPARC. The suggested architecture requires the deployment of high-bandwidth networks.