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BibliographyMariucci, Marcello; Wagner, Frank; Martens, Gunter; Künzl, Jens: ARSENAL: Model-driven Earth Observation Integration Framework.
In: Kotsis, Gabriele (ed.); Bressan, Stephane (ed.); Catania, Barbara (ed.); Ibrahim, Ismail Khalil (ed.): Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services: iiWAS '03, Demonstration Paper; Jakarta, Indonesia, September 15-17, 2003. Vol. 170.
University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology.
pp. 227-231, english.
Oesterreichische Computer Gesellschaft, September 2003.
ISBN: 3-85403-170-10.
Article in Proceedings (Conference Paper).
CR-SchemaH.3.5 (Online Information Services)
J.2 (Physical Sciences and Engineering)
D.2.2 (Software Engineering Design Tools and Techniques)
KeywordsImplementation Architecture Prototype, Model-driven Architecture, Process-oriented Application Integration, Model-driven Integration Process, Repository System
Abstract

An Earth Observation (EO) integration framework is an application integration solution for sup-porting the development and execution of EO services. EO services are based on the intensive use of large data sets from space. They process raw EO data sets into increasingly specialized products until a certain level of quality is achieved. This processing requires the tight cooperation of several distributed experts, and intensive computation across a coordinated sequence of both, interactive and automatic processing steps. Appropriate examples for such EO services are the generation of weather forecasts, forest fire detection, and oil slick monitoring. EO services can be characterized as highly flexible structures, which constantly need to be adapted to evolving spacecraft and proc-essing technologies. We suggest a model-driven EO integration framework solution that adequately copes with the flexible development, customization, and execution of reusable EO services. Our prototype includes a comprehensive integration model that accurately handles system metadata throughout the software life cycle, and significantly enhances the EO service development process in terms of quality, reuse, and adaptability. The prototype employs repository technology for man-aging model related issues, as well as workflow and Web service technology for execution pur-poses. It is mainly built upon commercial products, which are seamlessly combined by appropriate 'glue' components.

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ContactFor more information please contact mariucci@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Department(s)University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Applications of Parallel and Distributed Systems
Project(s)ARSENAL
Entry dateSeptember 18, 2003
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