H42A-04
Advancing Collaboration through Hydrologic Data and Model Sharing
Thursday, 17 December 2015: 11:05
3014 (Moscone West)
David G Tarboton1, Jeffery S Horsburgh1, Daniel P Ames2, Jonathan L Goodall3, Lawrence E Band4, Venkatesh Merwade5, Alva Couch6, Richard P Hooper7, David R Maidment8, Pabitra K Dash1, Michael Stealey9 and Hong Yi9, (1)Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States, (2)Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States, (3)University of Virginia Main Campus, Charlottesville, VA, United States, (4)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, (5)Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (6)Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Water Data Center, Washington, DC, United States, (7)Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, President and CEO, Washington, DC, United States, (8)CRWR, Austin, TX, United States, (9)Renaissance Computing Institute, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Abstract:
HydroShare is an online, collaborative system for open sharing of hydrologic data, analytical tools, and models. It supports the sharing of and collaboration around “resources” which are defined primarily by standardized metadata, content data models for each resource type, and an overarching resource data model based on the Open Archives Initiative’s Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) standard and a hierarchical file packaging system called “BagIt”. HydroShare expands the data sharing capability of the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System by broadening the classes of data accommodated to include geospatial and multidimensional space-time datasets commonly used in hydrology. HydroShare also includes new capability for sharing models, model components, and analytical tools and will take advantage of emerging social media functionality to enhance information about and collaboration around hydrologic data and models. It also supports web services and server/cloud based computation operating on resources for the execution of hydrologic models and analysis and visualization of hydrologic data. HydroShare uses iRODS as a network file system for underlying storage of datasets and models. Collaboration is enabled by casting datasets and models as "social objects". Social functions include both private and public sharing, formation of collaborative groups of users, and value-added annotation of shared datasets and models. The HydroShare web interface and social media functions were developed using the Django web application framework coupled to iRODS. Data visualization and analysis is supported through the Tethys Platform web GIS software stack. Links to external systems are supported by RESTful web service interfaces to HydroShare’s content. This presentation will introduce the HydroShare functionality developed to date and describe ongoing development of functionality to support collaboration and integration of data and models.
