Grantee Research Project Results

1999 Progress Report: Knowledge-based Environmental Data Analysis

EPA Grant Number: R825199
Title: Knowledge-based Environmental Data Analysis
Investigators: Fine, Steven S. , Smith, W. Ted
Current Investigators: Fine, Steven S.
Institution: MCNC / North Carolina Supercomputing Center
EPA Project Officer: Aja, Hayley
Project Period: October 29, 1996 through October 28, 1999 (Extended to October 27, 2000)
Project Period Covered by this Report: October 29, 1998 through October 28, 1999
Project Amount: $597,994
RFA: High Performance Computing (1996) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Aquatic Ecosystems , Environmental Statistics , Human Health

Objective:

The objective of this project is to explore and evaluate techniques for using knowledge about the environment, environmental data sets, data analysis techniques, data analysis software, and people's work and preferences to assist people in analyzing environmental data sets.

Progress Summary:

The prototype software operates on data sets and produces several types of analyses by controlling several data analysis packages. This is accomplished by creating a conceptual description of operations and analyses to be performed that is independent of any package. Package-specific code then evaluates each request to see how well it can be satisfied.

Future Activities:

Start evaluation by users. Suggest relevant analyses.

Journal Articles:

No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 3 publications for this project

Supplemental Keywords:

supercomputing, modeling, data analysis., RFA, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, computing technology, ecosystem simulation, data management, environmental decision making, information technology, integrated visualization, environmental visualization packages, computer science

Relevant Websites:

http://www.emc.mcnc.org/projects/kedaa/ Exit EPA icon
http://www.emc.mcnc.org/EDSS/pave_doc/Pave.html
http://grads.iges.org/grads/head.html
http://www.gnuplot.info/
http://www.nhse.org

Progress and Final Reports:

Original Abstract

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