WHAT THE NATIONAL GEOINFORMATION CENTER IS GOING TO CHANGE?
Bulgarian Geophysical Journal, 2019, Vol. 42, DOI: https://doi.org/10.34975/bgj-2019.42.4
N. Miloshev, P. Trifonova
Abstract:
The NATIONAL GEOINFORMATION CENTER (NGIC) is a newly established scientific infrastructure for integration of data, data products, and facilities from all Earth observation research institutions in Bulgaria. NGIC will bring together scientists, research infrastructures and ICT (Information & Communication Technology) experts, to develop new concepts and tools for accurate, durable, and sustainable products and services concerning geo-hazards and geo-resources which are relevant to the environment and human welfare. Our vision is that integration of the existing research infrastructures will increase access and use of the multi¬disciplinary data from the Earth monitoring networks and laboratory experiments. NGIC mission is to build on new e-science opportunities to monitor and understand the dynamic and complex Earth System, to provide permanent access to geo information, to deliver reliable data and services and to support the effective prevention from natural and anthropogenic disasters and industrial accidents.
NGIC has federated organization model, which means that the sources of data are owned by their independent entities and there is no absolute authority that may imperatively force rules. The center has adopted conceptual model of system architecture that uses both service and microservice concepts and may be altered according to the specifics of the organization environment and development goals of particular information system.
The sustainable result of the work of NGIC will be a solid basis for conducting research on Earth and the processes associated with it, as well as an indispensable tool for managing the risk of natural disasters and accidents
Keywords:
scientific infrastructure, geoinformation, Earth science, Earth observation, data products and services.
Acknowledgements:
Project “National Geoinformation Center (NGIC)” is financed by the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure 2017-2023 under Contract No D01-161/28.08.2018 with the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria.
Author information:
Author: Nikolay Miloshev
E-mail: miloshev@geophys.bas.bg
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Author: Petya Trifonova
E-mail: ptrifonova@geophys.bas.bg
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
How to cite:
Miloshev, N., & Trifonova, P. (2020). WHAT THE NATIONAL GEOINFORMATION CENTER IS GOING TO CHANGE? Bulgarian Geophysical Journal, Vol. 42, p. 37-45. https://doi.org/10.34975/BGJ-2019.42.4