2. ITIC Committee Members
Membership
Dr. Larry Smarr (Chair), Director- California Institute of Telecommunications and
Information Technology, UC San Diego
Dr. Charles Holmes (Vice-Chair), Retired- NASA HQ Heliophysics Program
Mr. Alan Paller, Research Director- SANS Institute
Dr. Robert Grossman, Professor- University of Chicago
Dr. Alexander Szalay, Professor- Johns Hopkins University
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New Members
Dr. Mark Boster; President-ImpaQ Solutions, LLC
Hon. Mark Forman, former associate director of IT and e-government, OMB
Mr. Joel Mambretti, Director, Intl. Center for Advanced Internet Research, NW Univ.
Dr. Ed Lazowska, Gates Professor & Chair , Dept of Computer Science, UWash
Dr. Pete Beckman, Dir., Exascale Technology and Computing Institute, Argonne NL
Mr. John Muratore, former NASA engineer & Program Manager, now with Space X
Mr. Jason Gillis (Exec Sec), Special Assist. to CIO, NASA
3. ITIC Committee Briefing Topics
NON-FACA, Morning Session at Marshall SFC
♦ Welcome and Introduction to MSFC
• Patrick Scheuermann; Center Director
• Jonathan Pettus; MSFC CIO
• Sharon Cobb; SLS
♦ Chandra Astronomy Mission
• Martin Weisskopf
♦ SPoRT
• Gary Jedlovec
♦ MSFC Office of the CIO
• Jonathan Pettus - Overview
• Carol Bryant - High Performance Networking
• Jane Maples – Mobile Applications
♦ Human Space Flight Operations At MSFC
• Jay Onken
4. ITIC Finding #1 Mar. 2012
♦ To enable new scientific discoveries, in a fiscally constrained
environment, NASA must develop more productive IT
infrastructure through “frugal innovation” and “agile
development”
• Easy to use as “flickr”
• Elastic to demand
• Continuous improvement
• More capacity for fixed investment
• Adaptable to changing requirements of multiple missions
• Built-in security that doesn’t hinder deployment
Two Good Examples
From NAC ITIC Fact-Finding Trip
to Marshall Space Flight Center
Presented to NAC March 2012
5. Web Services to Support
Disaster Applications
Need for access to data and products supporting disaster
applications “anytime and from any place”
SPoRT Web Services
•tiled imagery for a “Google
Earth” roam and zoom
•web-based applications -
tiled web service link
•Android and IPhone “apps”
Tiled web service for Hurricane Sandy
6. VIIRS DNB Detects Power Outages
City Lights – 8-31-2012
City Lights – 11-04-2012
RGB composite image indicating extent
of area affected by power outage
(yellow) U.S. Army North Command uses SPoRT
products to monitor power recovery
7. SPoRT Success Due (In Part) to
Access to Advanced Information Technology
External high performance computer systems allow for
model development, benchmarking, and case study
analysis and frees up local resources
Local high performance systems allow special
configurations of regional models to be provided in a
timely fashion to end users
Web services support dissemination of data to a broad
user community
Cloud computing resources provide configurable assets
for regular or infrequent applications
Hyperwall capabilities allow for advanced product training
and real-time disaster support
8. Code I Private Cloud
SPoRT uses “cloud” computing resources to support
ongoing and specific partnering projects
• configurable “images” in NASA
Code I Private Cloud and at Amazon
• regular execution of pre-configured
weather model runs requiring
unique resources - SERVIR
Mesoamerica forecasts 6hr precipitation forecast for
SERVIR (Hurricane Isaac)
• pre-configurations for infrequent
applications in support of disaster
applications - used during MSFC 10
day power outage from April 27,
Image processing for tornado 2011 tornado outbreak ASTER link
damage tracks.
9. SPoRT
Visualization and Collaboration Lab
Lab under development, will host a large hyperwall display
•visualization for demonstrations showing scientific results
•scientific discovery through interactive analysis and display
•end user training and development workshops
•disaster response and support
Hyperwall display at NASA Center for
Climate Simulation (NCCS)
10. A NASA-Wide Mobile Apps Project
apps.nasa.gov
apps@NASA is…
A website where NASA employees & contractors can
download mobile apps that access NASA systems. These
apps enable users to perform critical job functions at any
time from anywhere, via Personal AND NASA mobile
devices.
Jane Maples
Contact us at: msfc-cima@mail.nasa.gov
11. Mobile Dev Center at apps@NASA
♦Software Library
• Framework Libraries
• Example applications
♦Documentation Library
• Getting started documents
• Development standards
• Technical instructions
• Coding How-To’s
♦Instruction Videos
• Getting started videos
♦Development Forums
• Development discussions
Jane Maples
Contact us at: msfc-cima@mail.nasa.gov
12. Critical AppStore success factors
♦ Executive Sponsorship
♦ Clearly Defined AppStore Scope
• What apps are to be hosted (internal, external, COTS, GOTS)?
• Who are the users (govt employees, contractors, public)?
• What are the Rules of Engagement for hosting?
♦ Coordination with IT Security and Identity, Credential, and
Access Management teams
♦ Scalable Infrastructure
♦ Agile architecture to quickly support existing and emerging
mobile platforms (i.e., iOS, BlackBerry, Android, MS, etc.)
♦ Marketing and Communication Strategy
♦ Dedicated team (manager, developers, customer relationship
manager, graphics designer)
♦ Pilot group of mobile users for initial rollout and future
enhancements
Jane Maples
Contact us at: msfc-cima@mail.nasa.gov
13. NASA OCIO Support for
High Performance Networking
November 28, 2012 Briefing
for the
NASA Advisory Council (NAC)
Information Technology Infrastructure Committee (ITIC)
14. Current CSO WAN Backbone
Regional Sites: 50 ms failover: Core Sites:
Dual, diverse connectivity to: Fast ReRoute (FRR) •4 NASA Centers
•Core NASA Center and vs. SONET •5 carrier hotels
•Carrier hotel GRC
Chi,
IL
WFF
JPL ARC DC HQ
GigE SF IV&V
DFRC GSFC
in dev’t Bay
LaRC
Atl,
GA
Dal,
JSC MSFC
10 Gbps lambda TX
2.5 Gbps lambda
SONET OC12 (622 Mbps)
SONET OC3 (155 Mbps)
WSC WSTF SSC MAF KSC
15. Example: Accelerated Implementation of
Requirements
1.8 Gbps LaRC ACES desktop backup data
peak replication to MSFC NDC Provisioning of
new requirement
5 Gbps
Testing for new
total
requirement
capacity
Original
> 0.2 Gbps utilization
previous
utilization
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16. Incorporate Commercial Cloud Services
TeraGrid (XD) Microsoft Cloud Amazon EC2
Open Science Grid UW Digital Well Science Cloud
NASA Data Centers
Public and Private
clouds (existing)
NASA Portal -
Inside and Public
(existing)
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17. NAC Committee on IT Infrastructure
Recommendation #1 Mar. 2012
♦ Recommendation: To enable NASA to gain experience on
emerging leading-edge IT technologies such as:
− Data-Intensive Cyberinfrastructure,
− 100 Gbps Networking,
− GPU Clusters, and
− Hybrid HPC Architectures,
we recommendation that NASA aggressively pursue partnerships
with other Federal agencies, specifically NSF and DOE, as well as
public/private opportunities.
We believe joint agency program calls for end users to develop
innovative applications will help keep NASA at the leading edge of
capabilities and enable training of NASA staff to support NASA
researchers as these technologies become mainstream.
Adopted by NAC March 2012
18. Partnering Opportunities with DOE:
ARRA Stimulus Investment for DOE ESnet
National-Scale 100Gbps Network Backbone
Source: Presentation to DOE ESnet Policy Board
19. 100 Gbps Consortium
for Petascale Science
♦ NASA Goddard
♦ International Center for Advanced Internet Research at NW Univ.
♦ Mid-Atlantic Crossroads
♦ Laboratory for Advanced Computing at the Univ. Chicago
♦ Johns Hopkins University
♦ Naval Research Laboratory
♦ StarLight Communications Exchange Facility
♦ Metropolitan Research and Education Network
Consortium support comes from:
DOE’s ESnet Advanced Network Initiative, Ciena, and Sidera Networks
Other key demonstration partners are:
SCinet, NLR, Internet2, Brocade, Fujitsu, cPacket, Arista, and Force10
Update to ITIC NAC Report Aug 2012
www.nas.nasa.gov/SC12/demos/demo19.html
21. 98.4 Gbps sustained
Across the Country!
Essentially 100x Large
Flows on Shared COS
Supercomputing 2012 Salt Lake City, UT
NASA’s High Performance
Network Innovators:
Bill Fink, Paul Lang,
and HECN Team
High End Computer
Networking (HECN)
Science and Exploration
Directorate, GSFC
http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/606.1/HECN.html
22. ITIC Finding #1 Nov. 2012
♦ While the CSO appears to be doing an amazing job managing
the communications requirements and responsibilities for the
agency, it may be time for them to develop the business case for
acquiring dedicated fiber-optic pathways in support current and
future high data-volume traffic: e.g. interfacing to NASA's
supercomputers.
23. ITIC Finding #2 Nov. 2012
♦ The ITIC is encouraged by the multi-center collaborations
involved in engineering activities to upgrade Marshall's
Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC) and Payload
Operations and Integration Center (POIC).
♦ Not only with the traditional Human spaceflight centers such as
JSC and KSC, but also engineering expertise and tools from
GSFC, ARC, JPL, etc, are being incorporated into this activity.
24. Internet Connectivity to ISS
•IP Encapsulation
expands the use of
standard internet
protocols to access ISS
resources beyond file
transfer
•Puts user at payload
experiment
•Control Center monitors
user traffic; does not
allow unsecure protocols
nor unauthorized access
NASA MSFC
Mission Operations Laboratory
25. 3D HDTV Camera on ISS
♦ Joint project with Panasonic to
demonstrate functionality and 3DA1 on
usefulness of all-in-one 3D HDTV bogen arm
camera
• Cameras for flight and training provided
at no cost by Panasonic
♦ Panasonic 3DA1 3D HDTV camera
was carried to the ISS on STS-135
and returned on SpaceX-1
• Proved all-in-one stereoscopic camera
can provide useful 3D HDTV video
• First experience with file based video
workflow
• After 19 months on orbit there were no
visible pixel defects
− Currently analyzing camera to
determine actual number of dead
pixels
− Dead pixels masked by in-camera
pixel correction algorithm
NASA MSFC
Mission Operations Laboratory
26. External HDTV Camera Project
♦ Recently approved by NASA International Space Station
Program Manager
♦ Attach a HDTV camera to the side of existing ISS
external analog camera housings
• Saves having to develop a new pan & tilt system
• Use external wireless communication system for camera control and
video transmission
♦ Minimum requirements
• Will include Zoom lens
• 1280 x 720 progressive @ 60 frames-per-second
• H.264 video encoding
• Use commercial-off-the-shelf cameras
− Camera selection process is underway
− May use more than one commercial camera
NASA MSFC
Mission Operations Laboratory
27. Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN)
♦ DTN “adapts” Internet Protocols for in-space application
• Store-and-forward improves automation, throughput, latency
• For LEO missions automates AOS/LOS type disruptions
• For deep space missions, fixes the IP problems with long signal delays
♦ NASA has two activities – MSFC/MOL performs in both:
• NASA DTN Project – under SCaN at NASA HQ
• International DTN Standards – under CCSDS, SCaN/AES
♦ Current ISS DTN system has three nodes
• Onboard ISS Bioserve payload
• HOSC
• CU-Boulder (Payload operations)
♦ MOL developed the HOSC DTN node to support other payloads
with DTN services when they request it
♦ MSFC/MOL is engaging ISS to encourage more extensive
deployment of DTN onboard
NASA MSFC
Mission Operations Laboratory
28. NASA’s Current ISS-based International
DTN Flight Test and Demonstration Activities
TDRS
JAXA DTN on
ISS testing (on
hold)
ESA-DTN:
Future DTN ICU “QuickStart-a”
gateway studies and “OPSCOM-
(JAXA (JSC) 1”
DRTS)
DTN on
SPHERES
Ongoing (ARC, JSC)
JAXA DTN 24x7 ISS
DTRS testing Payload
(delayed by operations
ISS-DRTS (CU/CGBAs) DTN OPS-LAN
terminal gateway: proxy
failure and by SWRDFSH file for legacy ISS
NASA funding handling upgrade applications
issues) to CFDP and DTN (JSC)
(JSC) Key:
Other
JAXA funding
SN SN DTN Project
funding
DTN HOSC Internet
ISS
Gateway Payloa
JAXA-SSIPC (MSFC) d Users
Tsukuba
MSFC
JSC Ad-hoc testbeds
CU
ARC DTN Protocol Validation
ESA
JAXA NASA MSFC
Mission Operations Laboratory
29. The Expressome as the “Telescope for Life Sciences”
High Content Screening: as platform for high
density/high throughput life science utilization of ISS
• Transcriptome
• mRNA transcription
• Proteome
• Protein expression Transcriptome
• Intron/exon editing Proteome
• Protein activity control
• Signaling Metabolome
• Phosphorolation
• Nitroslylation
+ Epigenome
• Metabolome =Expressome
• Substrates, intermediates, & products
for enzyme pathways
Human Exploration &
• Epigenome
Operations Mission
• Changes in DNA & histone chemistry Directorate:
Division Director:
D. Marshall Porterfield
30. geneLAB Science Campaign Platform
Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate
Division Director: D. Marshall Porterfield
31. multi-investigator utilization
geneLAB open source science innovation
Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate
Division Director: D. Marshall Porterfield
32. ITIC Finding # 3 Nov. 2012
♦ There are multiple opportunities for ITIC to work with
the Human Exploration and Operations Committee on
IT innovations within the ISS program & the HOSC/POIC
upgrades
♦ Topics Could Include:
• Bioinformatics Infrastructure
• Human-Robotic Information Integration
• Advanced Media Technologies
• Laser communications
• Solar System Internet
33. NAC Committee on IT Infrastructure
DRAFT* Recommendation #2
♦ Recommendation: NASA should formally review the existing
national data cyberinfrastructure supporting access to data
repositories for NASA SMD missions. A comparison with best-of-
breed practices within NASA and at other Federal agencies should
be made.
♦ We request a briefing on this review to a joint meeting of the NAC IT
Infrastructure, Science, and Education committees within one year of
this recommendation. The briefing should contain recommendations
for a NASA data-intensive cyberinfrastructure to support science
discovery by both mission teams, remote researchers, and for
education and public outreach appropriate to the growth driven by
current and future SMD missions.
* To be completed after a joint meeting of ITIC, Science,
and Education Committees in July 2012 and the final
recommendation submitted to July 2012 NAC meeting
Notas del editor
Many of the experimental and research products SPoRT provides are intend for use in a decision support system of a specific end user (e.g. AWIPS for the NWS). Some SPoRT products are also available in image (picture) form on the SPoRT web page, or in specific formats on public HTML or FTP sites. There is an increasing desire for access to SPoRT products by end users that are outside the NWS, including Agencies involved in responding to natural and man made disasters. This is being facilitated by the use of open source data formats and tools to serve data and products in a more useful way. The image to the right presents a screen shot of a web-based tiled mapping service recently developed to provide NASA data and products to the emergency management community for Hurricane Sandy. Any computer running Javascript with internet access can access this data and use the tool to examine the disaster area. Access to these data resources by responders and emergency management decision makers in the field is key to providing the best possible us of the data. A prototype “app” for the IPhone and Android supported devices is shown below.
SPoRT has been proactive in the use of NASA data and research technologies to support disaster response activities. Most recently the low light level band of the VIIRS instrument on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite (called the Day Night Band, or DNB) has been used to monitor power restoration in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy last month. The low light channel senses reflected moonlight from clouds and surface features and also detects emission from light sources such as lights from cities and towns, ships, and evening fires burning on the ground. The VIIRS DNB image from (August 31, 2012) the month before the hurricane hit the region shows the glowing lights from the cities along this portion of the East Coast of the U.S. The next image of the same region on November 4 th , a few days after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region shows a significant reduction in light coming from the cities, particularly on Long Island and the New Jersey coastal area. SPoRT has further refined this data, combining the before and after imagery into a red-green-blue composite image to highlight the regions where power (lights) have not returned as of November 4 th (shown in yellow). White colors represent regions where power (lights) were on in both before and after images. The blue colors indicate features present in the after image but nor before. SPoRT continuously made a suite of products available to the USGS data based used by emergency management agencies to support relief efforts. The image on the right highlights the use of our products by the Army’s Northern Command (responsible for coordinating ground support relief efforts for Sandy) to create their own value added product to monitor power recovery in the region.
In summary, access to and use of high performance computational resources and advanced dissemination and visualization methods have helped SPoRT successfully transition experimental and research data to the operational weather community.
SPoRT has been an early user of “cloud” resources for a number of different applications. These configurable systems provide additional computer resources that can be leveraged to support specific projects or continuous ongoing projects. SPoRT developed and demonstrated various applications of cloud resources using both the NASA Code I Private Cloud and Amazon cloud capabilities. In the example at the right, a tailored configuration of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for applications in Mesoamerican (in support of the SERVIR project) is run daily with output disseminated to the SERVIR Web Mapping Service for access by their user community. The example shows a 6 hour precipitation forecast from August 28 when Hurricane Isaac was bearing down on the Gulf Coast region. NASA cloud resources were also used to support the tornado damage track analysis following the April 27, 2011 Southeast U.S. tornado outbreak (lower left image). While most of Northern Alabama was without power for 10 days following the tornados, SPoRT scientists supported local NWS forecast offices in helping to identify regions damaged by tornados with high resolution satellite imagery by processing large volumes of satellite data in the cloud. The link highlights a blog post on the activity.
There is a continuing need for the development of new visualization capabilities for NASA satellite data in support of various SPoRT activities. In its new Visualization and Collaboration Lab (VCL), a multi-display hyperwall is being installed to facilitate these new capabilities. The hyperwall will not only be used for display of scientific results, but will enable new scientific discovery through the use on interactive display capabilities. The hyperwall in the VCL will be used to support various SPoRT end user training activities and product development workshops hosted by SPoRT. It will also serve as an operations center for disaster response and support.
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