NOAA Unified Access Framework (UAF)

Description

The Unified Access Framework project supports NOAA's Global Earth Observation - Integrated Data Environment (GEO-IDE) initiative and has created a framework for engaging NOAA's environmental data management communities through sharing expertise, experience, and information. NOAA's GEO-IDE is envisioned as a "system of systems" - a framework that provides effective and efficient integration of NOAA's many quasi-independent systems. In order to make this possible, the framework must be built upon agreed standards, principles and guidelines. The UAF project encourages the use of the NetCDF file format, the Climate and Forecast (CF) metadata conventions and the Data Access Protocol (DAP) for local and remote file access. The UAF philosophy is "Don't solve problems, copy success", meaning that by leveraging widely used tools and conventions, we believe we can greatly improve data integration within NOAA and also with NOAA partners. The UAF approach is to encourage the evolution of existing systems into a service-oriented architecture. The goal of such an architecture is for users to be able to find, access, and use the environmental information they need while also minimizing overall data management burdens.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
36 Schweitzer, R., Hankin, S., O'Brien, K., (2013), Improving Data Catalogs with Free and Open Source Software, paper presented at 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 9-13 Dec. https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/public_docs/CatalogCleaner_AGU_2013_final.pptx
0 Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset. https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=noaa_dmit_uaf
0 Live Access Server with downloadable images. https://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/uaf/las/UI.vm
21 Direct downloads via TDS. http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/uaf/thredds/CleanCatalog.html
21 The OpenDAP server allows users to view individual files, including header and data, in text format. Descriptive statistics are also provided. http://upwell.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/index.html
0 Information about the UAF project with access links and documentation. https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/index.php
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • global earth observation - integrated data environment
  • data management/data handling
  • web map service
  • thredds
  • open-source project for a network data access protocol
  • oar
  • geographic data discovery services
  • nesdis
  • doc/noaa/oar/pmel
  • noaa
  • global
  • ogc/wms
  • earth science services
  • noaa unified access framework
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • geographic region
  • web services
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • data application services
  • opendap
  • pacific marine environmental laboratory
  • data search and retrieval
  • open geospatial consortium/web map service
  • doc/noaa/geo-ide
  • information management services
  • uaf
  • national centers for environmental information
  • thematic realtime environmental distributed data services

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