UCAR's Real-Time and Restrospective Data Access Project

The Unidata Program Center and NCAR's Scientific Computing Division (SCD), both members of the UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) have embarked on a new, multi-faceted collaborative project. Goals of this project are to provide distributed access to near-real-time products conveyed by Unidata's IDD (Internet Data Distribution system) and ultimately to allow convenient access to retrospective observational and model data stored in SCD's Mass Storage System (MSS). The project, jointly conceived at the highest levels of UCAR, NCAR, and the National Science Foundation, is serving as a prototype for accessing data remotely using innovative server technologies such as the McIDAS ADDE (Abstract Data Distribution Environment), DODS (Distributed Ocean Data System), and Java RMI (Remote Method Invocation). The server also functions as a top-tier relay node for the IDD.

The current status of the project, including use statistics and development efforts will be discussed.