MyGeoHUB.org - An Open Platform for Geospatial Tool Development and Sharing

Geospatial data are present everywhere today with the proliferation of location-aware computing devices. This is especially true in the scientific community where large amounts of data are driving research and education activities in many domains. Collaboration over geospatial data, for example, in modeling, data analysis and visualization, must still overcome the barriers of specialized software and expertise among other challenges. Built using the HUBzero software, MyGeoHUB tries to address these needs by providing an open platform for geospatial tool development and sharing. It creates a geospatial data architecture that integrates spatial data management, mapping and visualization, and interfaces in the HUBzero platform for scientific collaborations. In addition to HUBzero’s built-in mechanism that supports self development and contribution of scientific tools, it also provides software building blocks including the geo-rendering enabled Rappture toolkit, a generic Python mapping library, geospatial data exploration and publication tools, and an integrated online geospatial data management solution. This poster will showcase how MyGeoHUB enable researchers and educators to self-manage their scientific data, rapidly create GIS-enabled tools, share geospatial data and tools on the web, and build dynamic workflows connecting data and tools, all without requiring significant software development skills, GIS expertise or IT administrative privileges. <div><br></div><div>Team members: Larry Biehl, Rajesh Kalyanam, Rob Campbell, Betsy Hillery, Carolyn Ellis, Derrick Kearney, Leif Delgass, Kevin Wojkovich, Erich Huebner, Hou-Jen Ko, Nelson Villoria, Venkatesh Merwade, Adnan Rajib, Jaewoo Shin, I Luk Kim