Improved Cyberinfrastructure To Support Coral Reef Research And Education At The Hawaii Institute Of Marine Biology

夏威夷海洋生物学研究所改进网络基础设施以支持珊瑚礁研究和教育

• 批准号: 1319270
• 负责人: Jo-ann Leong
• 金额: $ 23.58万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1319270&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improved; Cyberinfrastructure; Support; Coral; Reef

The Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) at the University of Hawai'i is awarded a grant to upgrade its communication and data storage capacity to take advantage of a 10 Gigabit fiber optic cable line that is being provided by Hawaiian Telecom to Coconut Island from the Oahu main line. The HIMB research community generates large amounts of highly heterogeneous data stemming from diverse experimental sources, such as DNA sequencing data, confocal microscopy image analysis, and environmental data sensors on the surrounding coral reefs. The high magnitude and diversity of the data collected and used by researchers at HIMB impacts the island?s data network, the storage and computational capacity, and requires a modular and timely approach to data management with robust underlying infrastructure that can efficiently handle it. Thus, HIMB has designed a complete upgrade of its cyber infrastructure. These improvements will take place in two phases: Phase I involves the upgrade of the entire HIMB Network, including the replacement of the central networking and data storage equipment, as well as the deployment of a single centralized HIMB wireless access network throughout the island. Phase II will provide a secure data storage facility and set of user-friendly, web-based data transfer and analysis software. A description of the research facility and its faculty is available at http://www.hawaii.edu/HIMB. The new HIMB portal system will significantly enhance the ability of HIMB researchers to collaborate and share data with other researchers at UH and across institutions, as well as work with resource managers and NGOs to extend the availability and utility of their research findings. HIMB will be able to extend access to HIMB data resources to faculty at UH Manoa main campus and Community Colleges for use in their courses and research. For example, with improved cyberinfrastructure, we can offer opportunities for college students to remotely operate the confocal microscope to view images of live marine organisms. HIMB is a partner in the NSF Pacific Climate Education Partnership teacher Institute and COSEE Island Earth. This partnership will be delivering teacher summer institutes on climate change science to middle school teachers in Hawaii, American Samoa, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau or the Mariana Islands. The greater bandwidth of the new HIMB system will enhance these teacher institutes by making available real time data exploration.

夏威夷大学夏威夷海洋生物研究所(HIMB)获得了一笔赠款，用于升级其通信和数据存储能力，以利用夏威夷电信正在提供的从瓦胡岛主线到椰子岛的10千兆位光缆线路。HIMB研究界从不同的实验来源产生大量高度不同的数据，如DNA测序数据、共聚焦显微镜图像分析和周围珊瑚礁的环境数据传感器。HIMB的研究人员收集和使用的海量和多样性的数据影响了岛上的S数据网络、存储和计算能力，并需要采用模块化和及时的数据管理方法，以及能够高效处理的强大的底层基础设施。因此，HIMB对其网络基础设施进行了全面升级。这些改进将分两个阶段进行：第一阶段涉及整个HIMB网络的升级，包括更换中央网络和数据存储设备，以及在全岛部署一个单一的HIMB集中无线接入网络。第二阶段将提供一个安全的数据存储设施和一套方便用户的网上数据传输和分析软件。有关该研究机构及其教职员工的描述，请访问http://www.hawaii.edu/HIMB.。新的HIMB门户系统将大大增强HIMB研究人员与华盛顿大学和各机构的其他研究人员协作和共享数据的能力，以及与资源管理人员和非政府组织合作扩大其研究成果的可用性和实用性的能力。HIMB将能够将HIMB数据资源的访问扩展到UH Manoa主校区和社区学院的教职员工，用于他们的课程和研究。例如，随着网络基础设施的改善，我们可以为大学生提供远程操作共焦显微镜来查看海洋生物活体图像的机会。HIMB是NSF太平洋气候教育伙伴关系教师学院和COSEE岛屿地球的合作伙伴。这一伙伴关系将向夏威夷、美属萨摩亚、马绍尔群岛共和国和帕劳或马里亚纳群岛的中学教师提供气候变化科学方面的暑期教师培训。新的HIMB系统的更大带宽将通过提供实时数据探索来加强这些师范学院。