Government data centers : meeting increasing demands / Committee on Coping with Increasing Demands on Government Data Centers, Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Coping with Increasing Demands on Government Data Centers.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data. Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. Division on Earth and Life Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information agencies--United States.

Government information agencies.

Public administration--United States--Data processing.

Public administration.

Data centers--United States.

Data centers.

Information storage and retrieval systems--United States.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental data centers have been successfully acquiring, disseminating, and archiving data for decades. However, the increasing volume and number of data sets, coupled with greater demands from more diverse users, are making it difficult for data centers to maintain the record of environmental change. This workshop report focuses on technological approaches that could enhance the ability of environmental data centers to deal with these challenges, and improve the ability of users to find and use information held in data centers. Among the major findings are that data centers should rely more on off-the-shelf technology-including software and commonly available hardware-and should shift from tape to disk as the primary storage medium. Such technological improvements will help solve many data management problems, although data centers and their host agencies will have to continue to invest in the scientific and human elements of data center operations.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary, 1""; ""1 ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS 7 ""; ""2 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 15 ""; "" Challenges in Data Availability and Access, 15 ""; "" Standard Translatable Formats, 18 ""; "" Network and On-Line Random Access, 19 ""; "" Database Technologies, 21 ""; "" Metadata Management, 22 ""; "" Hardware and Software, 24 ""; "" Implementation, 26""; ""REFERENCES 31 ""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 35 ""; ""Appendix B Workshop Agenda 39 ""; ""Appendix C Workshop Speakers and Participants 43 ""

""Appendix D Workshop Discussions 45 """"Appendix E Glossary 51 ""; ""Appendix F Acronyms 55 ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309168212

030916821X

9780309507219

0309507219

OCLC:

923254889