EGU21-4432, updated on 04 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-4432
EGU General Assembly 2021
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Assembling a geoscience information portal from pieces of the open source software jigsaw puzzle

Vincent Fazio1, Carsten Friedrich2, Rini Angreani4, Pavel Golodoniuc4, John Hille4, Alex Hunt4, LingBo Jiang3, Jens Klump4, Geoffrey Squire2, Peter Warren3, Ulrich Engelke4, Stuart Woodman5, and Sam Bradley4
Vincent Fazio et al.
  • 1CSIRO, Minerals, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2CSIRO, Data61, Canberra, Australia
  • 3CSIRO, Minerals, Sydney, Australia
  • 4CSIRO, Minerals, Perth, Australia
  • 5CSIRO, Data61, Melbourne, Australia

As open source geospatial mapping toolkits and platforms continue to develop and mature, the developers of web portals using these solutions need to regularly review and revaluate their technology choices in order to stay up to date and provide the best possible experience and functionality to their users. We are currently undergoing such a refresh with our AuScope Discovery Portal, Virtual Geophysics Laboratory, and the AuScope 3D Geological Models Portal. The task of deciding which solutions to utilise as part of the upgrade process is not to be underestimated. Our main evaluation criteria include the ability to support commonly used map layer formats and web service protocols, support for 3D display capabilities, community size and activity, ease of adding custom display and scientific workflow / processing widgets, cost and benefits of integration with existing components and maintainability into the future. We are beginning a journey to update and integrate our portals’ functionality and will outline the decision process and conclusions of our investigations as well as the detailed evaluation of web based geospatial solutions against our functional and operational criteria.

How to cite: Fazio, V., Friedrich, C., Angreani, R., Golodoniuc, P., Hille, J., Hunt, A., Jiang, L., Klump, J., Squire, G., Warren, P., Engelke, U., Woodman, S., and Bradley, S.: Assembling a geoscience information portal from pieces of the open source software jigsaw puzzle, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-4432, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-4432, 2021.

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