TopoToolbox 3 – improving the quality and reuse of a research software for terrain analysis

TopoToolbox 3 â 提高地形分析研究软件的质量和重用性

• 批准号: 528549173
• 负责人: Professorin Dr. Anna-Lena Lamprecht
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Institut für Informatik und Computational Science
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 资助国家: 德国
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/528549173?language=en
• 关键词: TopoToolbox; improving; quality; reuse; research

The Earth’s surface results from the fascinating interplay of tectonic and erosive forces, and the action of organisms and humans. To gain a deeper understanding of these interactions, accurate monitoring and analysis of topography is essential, and digital elevation models (DEMs) are powerful tools for achieving this goal. And this is where TopoToolbox comes in. TopoToolbox is a research software that provides a “laboratory” for the analysis of DEMs, fostering customized, automated analysis, prototyping and creative method development. Its high computational efficiency, ease-of-use and extensive documentation have attracted a worldwide user base across multiple research disciplines. Over the last ten years, TopoToolbox has undergone numerous developments and achievements. This project seeks to build on those past successes and take TopoToolbox to the next level. Specifically, our goals are threefold: (1) improve usability and accessibility, (2) enhance quality assurance in the software’s development process, and (3) increase community involvement in the ongoing development of TopoToolbox. To achieve these objectives, we will incorporate new capabilities to handle very large grids and spherical geometries. We will also write new code to enable TopoToolbox to interface with other high-level programming languages such as Python and R. To enhance quality assurance, we will implement a rigorous code review process, establish documentation standards, create test suites, and implement a continuous integration/continuous development pipeline. But the key to achieving these goals is greater involvement from the research community. We will organize dedicated events, such as a hackathon and workshops at conferences, to attract community members to participate in programming, documentation, and even a book project. With these efforts, we will improve TopoToolbox's usability, expand its usage, and increase its impact in a new version 3. Ultimately, TopoToolbox 3 will better serve its purpose of facilitating and enabling novel research on the Earth's surface.

地球的表面是由构造和侵蚀力以及生物和人类的作用相互作用的结果。为了更深入地了解这些相互作用，对地形的准确监测和分析至关重要，而数字高程模型（DEM）是实现这一目标的强大工具。这就是Topopoly的用武之地Topocomputer是一个研究软件，为数字高程模型的分析提供了一个“实验室”，促进了定制化、自动化分析、原型设计和创造性方法的开发。它的高计算效率，易用性和广泛的文档吸引了全球多个研究学科的用户群。在过去的十年里，Topocorp经历了许多发展和成就。该项目旨在建立在过去的成功基础上，并将Topocomposite提升到一个新的水平。具体来说，我们的目标有三个方面：（1）提高可用性和可访问性，（2）增强软件开发过程中的质量保证，以及（3）增加社区对Topocide持续开发的参与。为了实现这些目标，我们将采用新的功能来处理非常大的网格和球形几何形状。我们还将编写新的代码，使Topocode能够与其他高级编程语言（如Python和R）接口。为了加强质量保证，我们将实施严格的代码审查流程，建立文档标准，创建测试套件，并实施持续集成/持续开发管道。但实现这些目标的关键是研究界的更多参与。我们将组织专门的活动，如黑客活动和会议研讨会，以吸引社区成员参与编程，文档，甚至书籍项目。通过这些努力，我们将提高Topocomplete的可用性，扩大其使用范围，并在新版本3中增加其影响力。最终，Topoprophic 3将更好地服务于其促进和实现地球表面新研究的目的。