Scientific Resource EXplorer

Abstract:

Inquisitive minds in our society are never satisfied with curated
images released by a typical public affairs office. They always want to
look deeper and play directly on original data. However, most scientific
data products are notoriously hard to use. They are immensely large,
highly distributed and diverse in format. In this presentation,
we will demonstrate Resource EXplorer (REX), a novel webtop application
that allows anyone to conveniently explore and visualize rich scientific
data repositories, using only a standard web browser. This tool leverages
on the power of Webification Science (w10n-sci), a powerful enabling technology
that simplifies the use of scientific data on the web platform.
W10n-sci is now being deployed at an increasing number of NASA data centers,
some of which are the largest digital treasure troves in our nation.
With REX, these wonderful scientific resources are open for teachers and
students to learn and play.