Challenges and solutions to mining Earth science data

Rahul Ramachandran; Helen T. Conover; Sara J. Graves; Ken Keiser

doi:10.1117/12.381740

6 April 2000 Challenges and solutions to mining Earth science data

Rahul Ramachandran, Helen T. Conover, Sara J. Graves, Ken Keiser

Proceedings Volume 4057, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery: Theory, Tools, and Technology II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.381740
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Data Mining has an enormous potential as a processing tool for Earth Science data. It provides a solution for extracting information from massive amounts of data. However, designing a data mining system for earth science applications is complex and challenging. The two key issues that need to be addressed in the design are (1) variability of data sets and (2) operations for extracting information. Data sets not only come in different formats, types and structures; they are also typically in different states of processing such as raw data, calibrated data, validated data, derived data or interpreted data. The mining system must be designed to be flexible to handle these variations in data sets. The operations needed in the mining system vary for different application areas within earth science. Operations could range from general-purpose operations such as image processing techniques or statistical analysis to highly specialized data set-specific science algorithms. The mining system should be extensible in its ability to process new data sets and add new operations without too much effort. The ADaM (Algorithm Development and Mining) system, developed at the Information Technology and Systems Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is one such mining system designed with these capabilities. The system provides knowledge discovery, content-based searching and data mining capabilities for data values, as well as for metadata. It contains over 100 different operations, which can be performed on the input data stream.

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Rahul Ramachandran, Helen T. Conover, Sara J. Graves, and Ken Keiser "Challenges and solutions to mining Earth science data", Proc. SPIE 4057, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery: Theory, Tools, and Technology II, (6 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.381740

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