Work Packages

This secton contents seven Work Packages, each Work Package has its own manager

WP1 - Key Earth Science Applications for Gridification — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:35

Review the key components of ES applications in order to generalize the requirements • Collect the key requirements from the ES community • Specification of the different families of applications within ES • Selection of applications from each of the families to go into a production and operational status on the Grid • Communicate the requirements to the Grid community, in cooperation with WP4 and WP5 • Monitor progress on requirements fulfillment, in cooperation with WP2, 3 and 4

WP2 - Data Management — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55

Detailed analysis and technical specification of the ES scenarios and requirements defined in work package 1 with regard to data management • The work package will perform a review of mostly used tools (database products), systems and standards for ES metadata in the ES community • The work package will evaluate and review advanced grid technology components to securely distribute, share and access ES data in an operation oriented environment

WP3 - Application Management and Control — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55

Detailed analysis of tools for application management and control with respect to their usability in ES applications • Detailed analysis and technical specification of the ES scenarios and requirements coming from WP1 and identification of missing technologies and tools with focus on European grid infrastructures • Preparation of test cases and testing methodology for evaluation of grid middleware and tools

WP4 - Grid Application Portals and Collaborative Interfaces — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55

Survey of state of art and comparative analysis of Grid Portals and Services building frameworks, components, tools and application interface layer towards low-level Grid middleware services • Share technology, approach and expertise on Grid based Portals among the Partners • Advancement of Grid based Portals and Service Oriented Architectures within the Earth Science applications community, with emphasis on promoting the use of the Grid technologies in Industry • Promote the adoption of common approaches in Earth Science; recommend standards, tools & procedures to facilitate porting and deployment of Grid-based application Portals and Service Oriented Architectures • Propose, develop and refine specifications and standards for Grid Portals and Services Oriented Architectures

WP5 - Dissemination, Communication and Collaboration — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55

Participate in the communication management of DEGREE • Disseminate the benefits of Grid to ES communities • Disseminate the ES requirements and needed services to Grid communities and EGEE-II • Disseminate towards public in general • Collaborate with other Grid projects - horizontal collaboration

WP6 - New Challenges and Roadmap — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55

Develop the concept and specify the technology base for an Earth Sciences Grid Services Platform, taking inputs from the DEGREE technical WPs results and lessons learned • Develop the roadmap for building and promoting a Grid services platform for new ES applications and value added services • Identify new technical challenges and make recommendations for future actions, with particular emphasis on Industry development • Increasing the involvement and participation of Industry and exploiting the Grid potential for generating new business opportunities • Generate new contacts through existing Earth Science research and industry bodies to promote and advance complementary Grid technologies for providing applications services

WP7 - Project Management — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55

Overall Project management and reporting to the EU • To ensure close and correct collaboration among partners • Enforcing the agreed-upon deadlines • Continuous management of the Project activities, resources and monitoring • Resolution of conflicts and risks, corrective actions

Table_Names_versusWP-v1 — by DEGREE — last modified 2007-08-03 13:55