Minutes from the Jan. 23, 2008 Teleconference

Discussion

• NCAT recently received 3 Sun SPOT sensors. Classes are under development for the fall semester, in which students will learn about wireless sensor networks using the Sun SPOT motes for hands on experience. Eventually, the data collected by the sensors can be made available for ingest into the pilot project framework. UAS has worked with a package called GeoServer for accessing their data using OGC standard interfaces. GeoServer stores data in a database and automates the process of providing OGC compliant access to the database. NCAT may also be able to use this approach.
• The Juneau science community is getting Science on a Sphere, courtesy of NOAA fisheries, to be housed at the state museum. UA will be working on content, and hopefully getting UAS students lined up as docents/hosts, etc.
• UAS student information:
  • Ed will be focusing on graduating this semester.
  • Josh will be available for working on the integration of the snow melt model and possibly some new data streams into the pilot project code.
• GSD will change the design of the pilot project code, making a framework that will be easier for students to add modules to. The framework will be based on the GFE SmartTools design, which is currently in use at the WFOs for producing gridded forecasts.
• At U of M, Fernando has tried unsuccessfully to install the original pilot project code, written in Java and including Shaders. He will try to install the newer version, and then wants to add analysis modules. The newer code requires Python, Numeric Python, and CherryPy.
  The main page for CherryPy is http://www.cherrypy.org.
  The "Download" anchor is at the top left of the page. You can go to it directly at http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/CherryPyDownload.
  There's a good tutorial accessible from the "Tutorial" anchor at the top of the page or directly at http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/CherryPyTutorial.
  There is also a useful table of contents of the official documentation the anchor to which can be found near the bottom of the main page (or you can access it directly at http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/TableOfContents).
• Student visits to GSD: during the summer, it would be good to have some of the ISET students visit GSD, probably just short visits. GSD will find out what kind of support can be given to this activity.

Next Meeting

The next teleconference will be Wed., February 6 at 9:00 AM MST.