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The LifeWatch Data Cloud is launched!
Added on 2022-09-19 11:53:10 by Tavernier, Annelies
This summer the LifeWatch Data Cloud was launched as a user-friendly platform for researchers who are looking for data to perform biodiversity and ecosystem research. In the background, the LifeWatch Data Cloud is using the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) resources to provide the users with a performant infrastructure. Let’s try it out immediately at https://datacloudmi.lifewatch.be! LifeWatch Data Cloud
The LifeWatch Data Cloud provides an overview of biodiversity and ecosystem data and data products, interactive viewers to interact with the data, an analysis platform (R Studio environment) and code to analyse a variety of data. In the background, the LifeWatch Data Cloud is using the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) resources to provide the users with a performant infrastructure.
The initial idea of the LifeWatch Data Cloud was raised during LifeWatch Maritime Industry Advisory Board meetings organised in collaboration with the Blue Cluster, a network of Blue Economy players in Flanders. There was a high demand by the maritime industry for a clear and user-friendly platform to consult all data and data products to be able use them for their company-specific applications. Since LifeWatch offers much more than marine data and tools, and wants to offer this service to other users as well, the cloud was expanded to include terrestrial and freshwater products and is now available for a variety of users.
As the LifeWatch Data Cloud is officially launched, we invite everyone to try the LifeWatch Data Cloud for their own applications. Please feel free to contact if you have questions or need help.
VSC User Day
The User Day of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) was organised live at Ghent University on 22 May 2022. The event has gathered users, partners, and the team of VSC, which they were informed about the latest developments. The event was also an opportunity for the guests to have a tour at the UGent datacenter and to discover "Hortense", the VSC's latest Tier-1 supercomputer.
Lennert Schepers from LifeWatch Flanders presented the LifeWatch Data Cloud and two use cases that are using the LifeWatch Data Cloud: (1) a scientific study that models plankton interactions and (2) the European Tracking Network community that uses the LifeWatch Data Cloud to analyse the movement and migration of aquatic animals at a pan-european scale. The presentation is available here and the aftermovie is available on the website of the VSC.
The LifeWatch Data Cloud was developed by VLIZ in the framework of the Flemish contribution to LifeWatch (funded by FWO), with support of the Blue Cluster and the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC).
The LifeWatch Data Cloud provides an overview of biodiversity and ecosystem data and data products, interactive viewers to interact with the data, an analysis platform (R Studio environment) and code to analyse a variety of data. In the background, the LifeWatch Data Cloud is using the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) resources to provide the users with a performant infrastructure.
The initial idea of the LifeWatch Data Cloud was raised during LifeWatch Maritime Industry Advisory Board meetings organised in collaboration with the Blue Cluster, a network of Blue Economy players in Flanders. There was a high demand by the maritime industry for a clear and user-friendly platform to consult all data and data products to be able use them for their company-specific applications. Since LifeWatch offers much more than marine data and tools, and wants to offer this service to other users as well, the cloud was expanded to include terrestrial and freshwater products and is now available for a variety of users.
As the LifeWatch Data Cloud is officially launched, we invite everyone to try the LifeWatch Data Cloud for their own applications. Please feel free to contact if you have questions or need help.
VSC User Day
The User Day of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) was organised live at Ghent University on 22 May 2022. The event has gathered users, partners, and the team of VSC, which they were informed about the latest developments. The event was also an opportunity for the guests to have a tour at the UGent datacenter and to discover "Hortense", the VSC's latest Tier-1 supercomputer.
Lennert Schepers from LifeWatch Flanders presented the LifeWatch Data Cloud and two use cases that are using the LifeWatch Data Cloud: (1) a scientific study that models plankton interactions and (2) the European Tracking Network community that uses the LifeWatch Data Cloud to analyse the movement and migration of aquatic animals at a pan-european scale. The presentation is available here and the aftermovie is available on the website of the VSC.
The LifeWatch Data Cloud was developed by VLIZ in the framework of the Flemish contribution to LifeWatch (funded by FWO), with support of the Blue Cluster and the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC).
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