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LTER Site: Konza Prairie LTER
Contributor: Jincheng Gao (Aug 03, 2005)
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There have been lots of changes at the Konza site in the past year. We rebuilt our Local Area Network (LAN), updated our SQL Server and web site. In spring 2005, I took over the position of KNZ Information Manager and continued to work on data quality control, database population, and interactive maps of spatial data to prepare for the mid-term site review in early June. I am glad to let you know that we had a successful and positive review, and also received some good and constructive suggestions for the continuing development of our IM system.
A wireless network was installed at the Konza Prairie Biological Station last year that facilitates transferring data directly from the station to a data server on campus. A local network system was rebuilt and the network operating system was transferred from Novell to Window 2003. Symantec antivirus server was installed for retrieving and distributing virus signature and program updates. A new database server, SQL Server 2000, was established last year. All KNZ LTER metadata and data are stored and managed on the server. Right now, most metadata are stored in three formats- text, PDF, and EML. Most datasets are stored in both text files and in the SQL Server database. Metadata PDF files and EML are dynamically generated from metadata database. Our new web pages are dynamically generated, so that they can be more easily maintained and updated. The new web site is available on line (beta version), and will soon replace our old web site. Moreore information will be added to our new site over the next year.
In the coming year, we will continue to work on refining our new web site, database, and EML. More information and web search engine will be added to our web site. Metadata and dataset query interfaces and search applications will be our focus in order to improve data management. We will build query interfaces that will enable data searches based on watersheds or treatments, years, and key words in metadata. We will continue to work on our EML to ensure compliance with the Best Practices, and contribute to LTER Metacat. In a word, I am excited for this opportunity to join the IM community and share our information with you.
See you all in Montreal!
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