Data Grid -- Access Layer

计算能力的大幅提高和新型科学仪器的出现，正在促成所谓的21世纪数据泛滥。获取和存档这些数据对研究至关重要。虽然基础计算和网络需求资源充足，但数据访问在澳大利亚相对被忽视。澳大利亚研究界的一个持续问题是缺乏对数字存储资源的协调访问。在许多情况下，计算和实验数据存储在临时资源上，例如本地大学服务器、PC磁盘驱动器，通常无法访问。该提案的中心目标是为澳大利亚提供综合科学数据存储能力。

Vast increases in computing power and the arrival of new scientific instruments are contributing to the so-called data deluge of the 21st century. Accessing and archiving these data is essential to research. While the underlying computing and network requirements are well resourced, data access has been relatively neglected in Australia. A continuing problem in Australian research communities is the absence of coordinated access to digital storage resources. In many cases computational and experimental data are stored on ad-hoc resources, such as local university servers, PC disc drives, and are not generally accessible. The central goal of this proposal is to provide access to an integrated scientific data storage capacity for Australia.