IPUMS-Terra: integrated big heterogeneous spatiotemporal data analysis system

David Haynes (), Alex Jokela and Steven Manson
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David Haynes: Program in Health Disparities
Alex Jokela: University of Minnesota
Steven Manson: University of Minnesota

Journal of Geographical Systems, 2018, vol. 20, issue 4, No 2, 343-361

Abstract: Abstract Big Geo Data promises tremendous benefits to the GIS Science community in particular and the broader scientific community in general, but has been primarily of use to the relatively small body of GIScientists who possess the specialized knowledge and methods necessary for working with this class of data. Much of the greater scientific community is not equipped with the expert knowledge and techniques necessary to fully take advantage of the promise of big spatial data. IPUMS-Terra provides integrated spatiotemporal data to these scholars by simplifying access to thousands of raster and vector datasets, integrating them and providing them in formats that are useable to a broad array of research disciplines. IPUMS-Terra exemplifies a new class of National Spatial Data Infrastructure because it connects a large spatial data repository to advanced computational resources, allowing users to access the needle of information they need from the haystack of big spatial data. The project is trailblazing in its commitment to the open sharing of spatial data and spatial tool development, including describing its architecture, process development workflows, and openly sharing its products for the general use of the scientific community.

Keywords: IPUMS-Terra; Spatial–temporal data; Spatiotemporal analysis; Spatial data infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C88 C89 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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