NSF’s vision of large-scale sensor-based Observing Systems, to address the National Research Council’s “Grand Challenges” for environmental science, relies on robust cyberinfrastructure. Streaming data middleware is an essential component of this cyberinfrastructure, providing the foundation for reliable data acquisition and instrument management services. The environmental science and engineering communities are currently engaged in the early planning and development phases of the next generation of large-scale sensor-based observing systems. The Open Source DataTurbine Initiative is a new NSF-funded project to empower these communities with Streaming Data Middleware.

The Open Source Data Turbine Initiative is sponsored by NSF award #OCI-0722067