Integration of heterogeneous data, software and services in Solid Earth Sciences: the EPOS system design and roadmap for the building of Integrated Core Services

Abstract

Understanding Earth systemic processes is critically important to support a safe and sustainable modern society. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, weather, and global climate change are all Earth phenomena impacting citizens life and the way governments and nations are organized and managed. Accessing data and information describing such phenomena is not trivial due to the a) scattered nature of infrastructures providing access to the data and b) heterogeneity of data, protocols and methods used to obtain, analyse and process data [Bailo D. and Jeffery K.G., 2014]. In this context, EPOS1 (European Plate Observing System) intend to provide a substantial contribution by facilitating the process of obtaining and integrating data, data products, services and software (DDSS) for Solid Earth science generated and provided by monitoring networks, observing systems and facilities belonging to European countries. EPOS will bring together Earth scientists,...