Open AccessComment on “Moving beyond the IGY: The Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) Concept”
Author(s) -
Benson Robert F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2004eo320003
Subject(s) - the internet , geophysics , key (lock) , computer science , data science , world wide web , geology , computer security
In their Eos article (16 March 2004), Daniel Baker and his colleagues acknowledged that one of the key achievements of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) was the establishment of data centers. I am sure that the authors are well aware of the importance of these data centers. I am concerned, however, by statements such as: “…researchers can redefine the ‘data center’ concept…” I am also concerned that some readers may interpret the overall proposed concept as one that is moving beyond the need for data centers, i.e., the concept of “…free access to all available data through the Internet and World Wide Web. That is, all data providers and data users will exchange the data directly establishing a worldwide fabric (or grid) of geophysical data.”