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Data Services for Scientific Users in Finland

Join Kimmo Koivunen, Development Manager at CSC, as he presents the latest developments in data services supporting scientific research in Finland. In his talk, Koivunen discusses the PaITuli geospatial data service, CSC.Stream for audio-visual content, and the comprehensive Radio and TV Archive managed under KAVA. He highlights the successful uptake of these services, including 350 users since launch and over 40,000 files downloaded. Explore future enhancements in collaboration with Finnish institutions to provide even more extensive datasets for research and education.

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Data Services for Scientific Users in Finland

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  1. Data Services for Scientific Users in Finland NORDUnet Conference 17.9.2009 Kimmo Koivunen

  2. Background • Who am I? • Development manager at CSC – Finnish IT Center for Science • Leader of a group called Tools for Data • Data services maintained by the group • PaITuli – Geospatial data service • CSC Stream – AV streaming service • Database service • Nic.funet.fi – FTP service • PairsDB – protein sequence database • Data services on development • Radio and TV archive • Tape storage service • MIDRAS project

  3. PaITuli – geospatial data service • Downloading service of geospatial data sets for Finnish universities and polytechnics • Data is allowed to use for research and education • Web application with map UI • MapServer • HTML + JavaScript • Part of CSC’sextranetservice • First version launched 2007 • Renewed 2009 • Now a service in HAKA federation

  4. PaITuli – data sets • Currently includes data sets from: • National Land Survey of Finland • Finnish Road Administration • Geological Survey of Finland • Finnish Meteorological Institute • National Board of Antiquities • 27 different data sets • Some with temporal subsets • altogether 530 GB

  5. PaITuli – screenshot 1

  6. PaITuli – screenshot 2

  7. PaITuli – screenshot 3 User has to accept EULA before downloading

  8. PaITuli – screenshot 4

  9. PaITuli – experiences and future • New servicehasattractedquitemuchusers • 350 differentuserssinceApril 2009 • Over40 000 filesdownloaded • Nextsteps • More data sets • Closecollaborationwithfinnish INSPIRE portaldevelopment

  10. Finnish radio- and TV archive (RTVA) • National audiovisual archive (KAVA) has a mandate to archive radio and TV broadcasts in Finland • The law of storing and preserving cultural material (Lakikulttuuriaineistojentallettamisestajasäilyttämisestä 1433/2007) (came into operation January 1st 2008) • In development KAVA uses subcontractors • CSC’s role is • Act as a technical integrator • Build a storage and VoD subsystems • Maintain the system in production phase • RTVA systemwilllaunced at end of 2009 • Moredetailswillbepublished at sametime

  11. Radio and TV archive: Technical diagram

  12. RTVA: Rough timetable • 1H/2008: • Overall design and procurement process • 2H/2008: • Start of development • capturingsubsystem • Storagesubsystem • Metadata management system (MMS) • 1H/2009: • capturingand storagesubsystemsup and running • First alpha release of MMS • 2H/2009: • Development of VoDsubsystem • MMS final release (december2009) • 31.12.2009 offical release

  13. RTVA: Storagesubsystem • Allfiles on disks and tapes • Data storedsofar: • 130 000 hours of radio and TV broadcast • 200 000 files • 37 TB

  14. RTVA: Nextsteps • Development of VoDsubsystem • Integration and preparationfor productionphase • Offical release of RTVA in december 2009

  15. Thankyou! Questions? kimmo.koivunen@csc.fi

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