Data Grid -- Access Layer

计算能力的巨大增长和新的科学仪器的到来正在促成21世纪的所谓数据洪流。访问和归档这些数据对研究至关重要。虽然潜在的计算和网络需求资源充足，但在澳大利亚，数据访问相对受到忽视。澳大利亚研究界的一个持续存在的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，并且通常不能访问。该提案的中心目标是为澳大利亚提供使用综合科学数据存储能力的途径。

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.