The SpaceGRID WorkshopFrascati 09 April 2003 The SpaceGRID Workshop - The Grid in Space Research and Applications 21 and 22 May 2003 ESRIN Frascati (Rome) Italy. The aim of this workshop is to present the results of SpaceGRID study, to show the potential benefits of the Grid technology into space research and applications in Earth Observation, Space Science, Spacecraft Engineering, Space Weather, Radiation Transport and Spacecraft Plasma Interaction.
The Grid Information Revolution marks a new phase in the use of Information and Communication Technology for scientific research and industrial engineering.
The organisation and development of applications and research communities and, mainly, the approach to scientific activities are deeply changing: distributed "virtual" collaborations are emerging, as groups of geographically separated scientists and engineers can work and interact together on projects via an Internet link.
The basic idea behind the Grid technology is to harness users' computers through the Internet in order to exploit the full capacity of such distributed computing power to solve major computational and distribution problems, instead of using just one big and expensive computer.
The SpaceGRID Study has now uncovered the opportunities that GRID offers to the Space community for preparing the next generation Ground Segments, Science and Applications.
To look into this exciting possibility ESA launched in September 2001 its
SpaceGrid study financed by the Agency's General Study Programme.
Aim of this study is to analyse and assess how Grid technology can serve requirements across a large variety of space disciplines, in particular Earth Observation, Space Weather, Spacecraft-Plasma Interaction and Radiation Transport, Solar System Research, Spacecraft Engineering.
Moreover, as in each Agency's General Study Program funded studies, SpaceGRID has the overall objective to look at longer-term developments, which may impact, support or offer new opportunities to current and future ESA Programmes.
This study is run by a consortium led by Datamat S.p.A. (I), which includes Alcatel Space (F), CS Systemes d'Information (F), QinetiQ (UK), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK), SciSys Ltd. (UK).
The aim of this workshop is to present the results of SpaceGRID study, to show the potential benefits of the Grid technology into space research and applications in Earth Observation, Space Science, Spacecraft Engineering, Space Weather, Radiation Transport and Spacecraft Plasma Interaction.
On 21 May, available prototypes will be demonstrated and other new application scenarios will be discussed with researchers, users and the space industry.
On 22 May, additional opportunities offered by the GRID technology in industrial applications will be introduced and discussed in the framework of the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme.
If you would like to participate, please fill in the registration form available at http://earth.esa.int/rtd/Events/SpaceGRID_2003/index.html .
Additional information can be requested via e-mail: workshop@spacegrid.org before May 5, 2003. The SpaceGRID Workshop registration is free of charge.
The web site of the SpaceGRID project is http://www.spacegrid.org
Pier Giorgio Marchetti and Stefano Beco on behalf of the SpaceGRID Workshop Organising Committee [News on Advanced IT] [Calendar] [Analysis] [IT in Medicine] |
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