Collaborative Proposal for Facility Support: Development and Maintenance of the Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)

设施支持合作提案：磁性信息联盟 (MagIC) 的开发和维护

• 批准号: 0317922
• 负责人: Subir Banerjee
• 金额: $ 13.89万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0317922&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Proposal; Facility; Support; Development

Intellectual Merit: Modern scientific research is increasingly dependent on timely access to digital in-formation, and the ability to conduct sophisticated searches of datasets for information matching specific criteria, often with the goal of exploiting previously unconsidered connections among datasets. Although the paleomagnetic community had a good start in the establishment of digital databases, the existing database infrastructure no longer meets the needs of the research community. Critical information is widely disseminated in scientific journals and because of space limitations important details never see the light of day. There is no publicly sponsored mechanism for making data rapidly available to the general research community. This collaborative proposal is to establish a multi-user facility to be known as the MagneticsInformation Consortium (MagIC). There are two major goals we hope to accomplish. The first is to establish and maintain state-of-the-art relational databases that will form a digital archive for rock and paleomagnetic data. The second is to provide an information technology infrastructure and web portal for these and other research-oriented digital databases run by the international magnetics' community. As its name implies, MagIC will not be restricted to paleomagnetic or rock magnetic data, although the scope of material to be archived will initially focus on these kinds of information. In the longer term we anticipate that MagIC will effectively act as a kind of digital library for the range of magnetic data collected in basic research of the kind typically (but not exclusively) sponsored by NSF. Because existing databases catalog other kinds of magnetic data or information that are used in magnetic studies there is also a need for cyber tools that will allow the exploitation of database efforts by other groups. The project will not only have tremendous impact on the way that magnetic research is routinely carried out but will make educational and research contributions to other areas of the earth sciences (for example,geochronology, petrology, studies of Earth's deep interior, paleoclimate and environmental studies). A number of magnetic data products like time scales, magnetic field models and animations of magnetic field variations are routinely used in a wide range of research as well as in education. In addition to providing software and visualization tools MagIC can act as a storage facility for these data products. It is anticipated that in the long term the database will be accessible at a range of expert levels.The scope of the work to be carried out under this proposal will be: (1) Establish flexible metadata structures for archiving of rock and paleomagnetic data via a process that involves extensive consultation with the research community; (2) Provide a web portal (that can be adapted to individual users' needs) to upload data for archival or download data for research or educational uses; (3) Educate the community in operation of the database and encourage researchers to archive data as they collect it; (4) Bring legacy data into searchablearchives; (5) Provide tools for searching databases; (6) Provide visualization and software tools; (7) Develop optimal cross linking and/or integration with related databases.Existing resources will be exploited as much as possible (including efforts already invested at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in EarthRef.org and the Geochemical Earth Reference Model, GERM) and to coordinate efforts among researchers at the Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM), SIO and the University of Western Australia (UWA). Substantial effort will need to be invested to establish metadata that are specific to each of the rock and paleomagnetic aspects of the project, but the goal is to coordinate overlapping information. MagIC data will reside at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, which is a significant resource in terms of information technology, database, and programming expertise. Broader Impact: Access to a wide range of magnetic data is useful across almost all geoscience disciplines, including but not limited to tectonics, climate change, Studies of Earth's Deep Interior, crustal processes, stratigraphy and the dating of geological processes. The interface and visualization tools to be developed will enable easy access to current as well as historically important research in a format suitable for a variety of educational purposes. In this regard the undergraduate population will be especially well-served.Researchers generally will benefit from access to information presented at a range of levels of expertise, and enhanced ability to conduct cross-disciplinary research.

智力优势：现代科学研究越来越依赖于及时获取数字信息，以及对数据集进行复杂搜索以寻找符合特定标准的信息的能力，目的往往是利用数据集之间以前未考虑过的联系。尽管古地磁界在建立数字数据库方面有了一个良好的开端，但现有的数据库基础设施已不再满足研究界的需要。关键信息在科学期刊上广泛传播，由于篇幅有限，重要细节永远不会出现。没有一种公共赞助的机制可以将数据迅速提供给普通研究界。这项合作提议是建立一个多用户设施，称为MagneticsInformation Consortium(MAGIC)。我们希望实现两个主要目标。第一是建立和维护最先进的关系数据库，形成岩石和古地磁数据的数字档案。第二个目标是为这些和其他由国际磁学界管理的以研究为导向的数字数据库提供信息技术基础设施和网络门户。顾名思义，Magic将不会局限于古地磁或岩石磁性数据，尽管要存档的材料的范围最初将集中在这些类型的信息上。从长远来看，我们预计Magic将有效地充当一种数字图书馆，存储在NSF典型(但不是唯一)赞助的那种基础研究中收集的各种磁性数据。由于现有的数据库编目了磁学研究中使用的其他类型的磁性数据或信息，因此也需要网络工具，使其他群体能够利用数据库的工作。该项目不仅将对磁学研究的常规方式产生巨大影响，而且将对地球科学的其他领域(例如，地质年代学、岩石学、地球内部深处的研究、古气候和环境研究)作出教育和研究贡献。许多磁性数据产品，如时间刻度、磁场模型和磁场变化动画，经常用于广泛的研究以及教育中。除了提供软件和可视化工具外，Magic还可以充当这些数据产品的存储设施。根据这项建议，将开展的工作范围将是：(1)通过与研究界进行广泛协商，为岩石和古地磁数据的存档建立灵活的元数据结构；(2)提供一个门户网站(可根据个人用户的需要进行调整)，以上传数据以供存档或下载用于研究或教育目的的数据；(3)对社区进行数据库的操作教育，并鼓励研究人员在收集数据时将其存档；(4)将遗留数据纳入搜索范围；(5)提供搜索数据库的工具；(6)提供可视化和软件工具；(7)开发与相关数据库的最佳链接和/或整合。将尽可能地利用现有资源(包括斯克里普斯海洋研究所(SIO)已经在EarthRef.org和地球化学参考模型GERM上投入的努力)，并协调岩石磁性研究所(IRM)、SIO和西澳大利亚大学(UWA)的研究人员之间的工作。将需要投入大量的精力来建立针对该项目的岩石和古地磁方面的元数据，但目标是协调重叠的信息。Magic Data将存放在圣地亚哥超级计算机中心，该中心在信息技术、数据库和编程专业知识方面是一个重要的资源。更广泛的影响：获取广泛的磁性数据对几乎所有地球科学学科都是有用的，包括但不限于构造学、气候变化、地球深部研究、地壳过程、地层学和地质过程年代测定。将开发的界面和可视化工具将使人们能够以适合各种教育目的的形式方便地获取当前的以及具有历史意义的重要研究成果。在这方面，本科生群体将得到特别好的服务。研究人员一般将受益于获得各种专业水平的信息，并增强进行跨学科研究的能力。