Track I-C-5: Data Archiving Chair: Seamus Ross

1. Report of Activities of the CODATA Working Group on Archiving Scientific Data
William Anderson, Praxis101, Rye, NY, USA
Steve Rossouw, South African National Committee for CODATA
Co-organizers: CODATA Working Group on Archiving Scientifc Data
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2. The NIST Data Gateway: Providing Easy Access to NIST Data Resources
Dorothy M. Blakeslee, Angela Y. Lee, and Alec J. Belsky, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
[abstract] [paper (pdf)]

3. Long Term Data Storage: Are We Getting Closer to a Solution?
A. Stander and N. Van der Merwe, Department of Information Systems, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Steve F. Rossouw, South Africa National Committee for CODATA, South Africa
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)] [paper (pdf)]

4. Prototype of TRC Integrated Information System for Physicochemical Properties of Organic Compounds: Evaluated Data, Models, and Knowledge
Xinjian Yan, Thermodynamics Research Center (TRC), National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Qian Dong, Xiangrong Hong, Robert D. Chirico and Michael Frenkel
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

 

5. An Introduction of CODATA-China Physical and Chemical Database Information System
Xiao Yun, Secretary General, Chinese National Committee for CODATA, China
Yan Baoping, Director, Computer Network Information Center, CAS, China
Zhang Hui, Secretary, Chinese National Committee for CODATA, China
Jin Huanian, Engineer, Computer Network Information Center, CAS, China
[abstract] [paper]

Track I-C-6: Ingénierie de la veille technologique et de l'intelligence économique (Data for Competitive Technical and Economic Intelligence) Chair: Clément Paoli, Université MLV, France

1. Ingénierie de la veille pédagogique et gestion des connaissances en enseignement supérieur (Data for competitive pedagogy and knowledge management in higher education)
Jean-Paul Pinte, Université Marne La Vallée, France
[abstract] [paper (pdf)]

 

2. L'analyse des mots associés pour l'information non scientifique
(Co-Word analysis for non scientific information)
Bertrand Delecroix and Renaud Eppstein, ISIS/CESD, Université de Marne La Vallée, France
[abstract] [paper]

3. Stratégies du partenariat scientifique entre les pays de l' UE et les pays en développement : indicateurs bibliométriques
P.L. Rossi , IRD, Centre d'Ile de France, Bondy, France
[abstract] [paper]

4. La fusion analytique Data/Texte : nouvel enjeu de l'analyse avancée de l'information (The merging of structured and unstructured data : the new challenge of advanced information analytics)
J.F. Marcotorchino, Kalima Group
[abstract] [paper]

Track III-C-4: Attaining Data Interoperabilty Chair: Richard Chinman, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA

1. Interoperability in a Distributed, Heterogeneous Data Environment: The OPeNDAP Example
Peter Cornillon, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, USA
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

 

2. Interoperable data delivery in solar-terrestrial applications: adopting and evolving OpENDAP
Peter Fox, Jose Garcia, Patrick West, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
[abstract] [paper]

 

3. The Earth System Grid: Turning Climate Datasets Into Community Resources
Ethan Alpert, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
David Bernholdt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
David Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Kasidit Chancio, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Ann Chervenak, USC/ISI, Marina del Ray, CA, USA
Luca Cinquini, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Bob Drach, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
Peter Fox, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Jose Garcia, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Carl Kesselman, USC/ISI, Marina del Ray, CA, USA
Veronika Nefedova, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
Don Middleton, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Line Pouchard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Arie Shoshani, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
Alex Sim, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
Gary Strand, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Dean Williams, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
[abstract] [paper]

 

4. Geoscientific Data Amalgamation: A Computer Science Approach
N. L. Mohan, Osmania University, India
[abstract] [paper]

 

5. The US National Virtual Observatory: Developing Information Infrastructure in Astronomy
D. De Young, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, USA
A. Szalay, Johns Hopkins Univ, USA
R. Hanisch, Space Telescope Science Inst, USA
G. Helou, Cal Tech/IPAC, USA
R. Moore, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA
E. Schreier, Space Telescope Science Inst, USA
R. Williams, Cal Tech/CACR, USA
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

Track III-C-6: Data Centers Chair: David Clark, NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, USA

1. CODATA in Africa "The Nigeran Data Program"
Kingsley Oise Momodu, Chairman CODATA Nigeria, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benin, Nigeria
[abstract] [paper]

2. The 'Centre de Données de la Physique des Plasmas' (CDPP, Plasma Physics Data Centre), a new generation of Data Centre
M. Nonon-Latapie, C.C. Harvey, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France
[abstract] [paper]

3. A Space Physics Archive Search Engine (SPASE) for Data Finding, Comparison, and Retrieval
James R. Thieman, National Space Science Data Center, NASA/GSFC, USA
Stephen Hughes and Daniel Crichton, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

 

4. NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS) Distribution - Delivery 1
Stephen Hughes, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
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Track III-D-5: Information Management Systems Chair: Glen Newton, CISTI, National Research Council of Canada, Ontario, Canada

1. XML-Based Factual Databases: A Case Study of Insect and Terrestrial Arthropod Animals
Taehee Kim Ph.D., School of Multimedia Engineering, Youngsan University, South Korea
Kang-Hyuk Lee, Ph.D., Department of Multimedia Engineering, Tongmyung University of Information Technology, South Korea
[abstract] [paper]

2. A comprehensive and efficient "OAIS compliant" data center based on standardized XML technologies
Thierry Levoir and Marco Freschi, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France
[abstract] [paper]

3. Informatics Based Design Of Materials
Krishna Rajan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
[abstract] [paper]

4. XML-based Metadata Management for INPA's Biological Data
J. L. Campos dos Santos, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation - ITC, The Netherlands and The National Institute for Amazon Research - INPA, Brazil
R. A. de By, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation - ITC, The Netherlands
[abstract] [paper]

5. Incorporation of Meta-Data in Content Management & e-Learning
Horst Bögel, Robert Spiske and Thurid Moenke, Department of Chemistry of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

 

Track IV-A-3: Spatial Data Issues Chair: Harlan Onsrud, University of Maine, USA

1. Spatio-Temporal Database Support for Long-Range Scientific Data
Martin Breunig, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Vechta, Germany
Serge Shumilov, Institute of Computer Science III, University of Bonn, Germany
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

2. Web Visualization for Spatio-Temporal Referenced Multimedia Data
Paule-Annick Davoine and Hervé Martin, Laboratoire LSR-IMAG, Equipe SIGMA, France
[abstract] [paper]

 

Track IV-A-5: Information Infrastructure for Science and Technology Horst Kremers, Eng., Comp. Sci., Berlin, Germany

1. Exchange Of Heterogeneous Information Concepts And Systems
Hélène Bestougeff, CODATA - France
Jacques-Emile Dubois, ITODYS, Université de Paris VII - France and Past-President, CODATA
[abstract] [paper]



2. Information Infrastructure: The Dynamic Mosaic
Horst Kremers, Eng., Comp. Sci., Berlin, Germany
[abstract] [paper]

3. Cooperative Canadian/US Project: An Experiment in Sharing Geospatial Data Cross-Border
Milo Robinson, US Federal Geographic Data Committee, USA
Marc LeMaire, Mapping Services Branch, USA
[abstract] [paper]

4. Current Trends in the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure: Evolution from National to Global Focus
Alan R. Stevens, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Secretariat, USA
[abstract] [slides (html)] [slides (pdf)]

Track IV-B-3: Data Portals

1. Information Society Technologies Promotion for New Independent States
A.D. Gvishiani, Director of the Center of Geophysical Data Studies and Telematics Applications IPE RAS, Russia
J. Babot, Head of the E Work Sector in European Commission, Belguim
J.Bonnin, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, France
[abstract] [paper]

2. Data, Information, and Knowledge Management of a Solar UV Data Network for Coating Materials
Lawrence J. Kaetzel, K-Systems, Prescott, Arizona, USA and
Jonathan W. Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
[abstract] [paper]