This project will develop open-source portlets and standalone client to utilize the Geospatail One-Stop (GOS) maps and data services to support Earth and geography science communities through the partnership of George Mason University’s joint Center for Intelligent Spatial Computing, the Federation of Earth Science Information Partnership (ESIP), and the Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group (CISG) within the American Association of Geographers (AAG).

The project’s steps include 1) Organize the partners’ experience on portlet/client development and access to GOS assets, 2) develop testing modules based on the expertise and requirements, 3) integrate the modules into the ESIP Earth Information Exchange (EIE) at CISC, 4) test the portlet/client through the partnership, 5) improve the portlets according to test feedbacks, 6) repeat steps 4 & 5 as needed, 7) open the portlet as open sources, 8) wrap the portlets with desktop client and integration with commercial software, such as ArcGIS, 9) use the portlet/client for (federal) users at ESIP and AAG CISG and students within classes at GMU.

Center for Intelligent Spatial Computing (CISC) at George Mason University

Contacts:

Dr. Chaowei Phil Yang
703-993-4742
cyang3 [at] gmu.edu