MRI: Acquisition of an Integrated Data-Assisted Research and Training Scalable Storage System (IDARTs3) at Washington State University

该仪器能够实现高性能的数据分析，传输和共享，其水平是当前平台，工具和方法所无法实现的。在基因组学，遗传学，育种和生物信息学领域，访问IDARTs 3平台提供了剖析多样性基因组基础的能力，并回答了从解开生物体进化历史到将基因组变化与直接应用于育种的表型变化联系起来的问题。此外，拟议的IDARTs 3平台提供的大数据传输速率的改进将推动大数据生物学领域的发展，促进复杂计算工具的开发，这些工具不仅可扩展到大数据大小，而且还能够通过整合异构数据集来实现新的科学调查。在大气和环境研究领域，该仪器使研究人员能够通过地球系统建模和相关决策支持系统等努力扩大支持资源管理科学的范围，并作为启动高密度传感器网络技术建模倡议的基础（例如在监测气象和大气化学方面）。 该项目在两个校区获得并部署了一个共享和集成的高性能数据传输平台仪器，最初涉及基因组学，遗传学，育种和生物信息学以及大气和环境研究领域。鉴于这些区域产生大量数据，并且需要高性能的数据存储和传输，它们最适合部署IDART 3。一旦投入运行，IDART 3将加强其他研究领域，并作为网络基础设施平台，支持现有的合作网络和建立科学伙伴关系。IDARTs 3的设计和运行代表了华盛顿州立大学学术和研究界与信息技术（IT）组织之间的独特伙伴关系-这种伙伴关系完全整合了华盛顿州立大学普尔曼和斯波坎校区的需求，并通过缩小关键能力差距来响应这些需求。

The instrument enables high performance data analysis, transfer, and sharing at a level that is not possible with current platforms, tools, and approaches. In the areas of genomics, genetics, breeding, and bioinformatics, access to the IDARTs3 platform offers the ability to dissect the genomic basis of diversity and answer questions that range from disentangling the evolutionary history of organisms to linking genomic changes to phenotypic changes with direct application in breeding. Moreover, improvements in transfer rates of large data afforded by the proposed IDARTs3 platform will advance the field of Big Data biology, by facilitating the development of sophisticated computational tools that not only are scalable to large data sizes, but are also capable of enabling new kinds of scientific inquiries only possible through the integration of the heterogeneous data sets. In the area of atmospheric and environmental research, the instrument enables researchers to expand the boundaries for the support of resource management science through efforts such as Earth System modeling and related decision support systems, and serves as the basis to launch modeling initiatives with high-density sensor network technology (for example in monitoring meteorological and atmospheric chemistry). This project, acquiring and deploying a shared and integrated high performance data transfer platform instrument across two campuses, initially addresses areas of genomics, genetics, breeding, and bioinformatics, as well as atmospheric and environmental research. Given that these areas generate a significant amount of data and their need for a high performance data storage and transfer, they are most appropriate for the deployment of IDARTs3. Once operational, IDARTs3 will enhance other research areas and serve as a cyberinfrastructure platform to support existing collaborative networks and forge scientific partnerships. The design and operation of IDARTs3 represents a singular partnership between the WSU academic and research community and the Information Technology (IT) organizations - a partnership that fully integrates the needs of the WSU Pullman and Spokane campuses and is responsive to these needs by closing critical capabilities gaps.