title: Building a scientific data grid with DiGS.
abstract: We provide an insight into the challenge of building and supporting a scientific data infrastructure with reference to our experience working with scientists from computational particle physics and molecular biology. We illustrate how, with modern high-performance computing resources, even small scientific groups can generate huge volumes (petabytes) of valuable scientific data and explain how grid technology can be used to manage, publish, share and curate these data. We describe the DiGS software application, which we have developed to meet the needs of smaller communities and we have highlighted the key elements of its functionality.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK. george.beckett@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Beckett
authors.forename: Chris R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Allton
authors.forename: Christine T H
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authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Ilan
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authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Eilidh J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Russell S
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authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Alan C
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authors.lastname: Irving
authors.forename: R D
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authors.lastname: Kenway
authors.forename: Radoslaw H
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authors.lastname: Ostrowski
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Jason R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Swedlow
authors.forename: Arthur
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authors.lastname: Trew
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016494:Computer Security; D003199:Computer Systems; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010825:Physics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom; D014584:User-Computer Interface