Israeli and international Environmental databases ISA-MEIDA

DARECLIMED, LINKSCEEM

Amnon Stupp

IAAR2013Diaspora Museum Tel-Aviv University

Israel Space Agency - Middle East Interactive Data

Archive

http://nasa.proj.ac.il

Head : Prof. Pinhas AlpertScientific Manager : Dr. Amnon Stupp

•ISA-MEIDA was a joint project of the Israel Space Agency with

NASA

•ISA-MEIDA was a Node in the global Earth Observing Science Data

and Information System (EOSDIS) set up by NASA

•The Node was established in april 1999 and declared operative by

NASA on april 2000

•With lack of funding operations had to be reduced over the years.

•In Israel 90% of the data collected for Earth System research is lost.

The Israeli NASA Node is the only organization in Israel committed to

saving and preserving Earth System Data.

http://nasa.proj.ac.ilhttp://nasa.proj.ac.il

ServicesServices• Archive for Israeli environmental data (15 TB

available, 5 TB in use) • Archive of weather and dust forecasts from TAU• Archiving Israeli Astronaut project MEIDEX data• Metadata for environmental organizations and

sources for environment and climate change data• Access through internet to data at the center• Support Israeli representation in GEOSS• Help scientists in locating data

• ISA-MEIDA will archive any Israel-based data for the environment and Earth sciences.

http://nasa.proj.ac.ilhttp://nasa.proj.ac.il//

Dust Loading ForecastDust Loading Forecast

Weather ForecastWeather Forecast

http://nasa.proj.ac.ilhttp://nasa.proj.ac.il//

National data in Israel

•No data or even meta-data on IMS site until about 3 year ago.

•New policy – all data available via ftp. Implemented this year. Hebrew only.

www.ims.gov.il/ims/climate/archive/•Data was always available, for pay, on request.

•You had to know what to ask for. Usually in Hebrew.

Example : Israel Meteorological Service

National data in Israel Other Israeli organizations

•Several other government organizations with Climate, Water, Geophysical data

•Hydrological Service, Ministry of Environment, Geophysical Institute of Israel (earthquake catalogue, radon), Survey of Israel (GPS stations), Israel Electric Company (lightning, pollution).

•Some private organizations such as MeteoTech, Dead Sea Works.

•The IMS was the most open organization. The Hydrological Service refused to give data. This has

changed in the past 2 years .•Detailed hydrological data is still not freely/openly

available.

DARECLIMED : DATA REPOSITORIES AND COMPUTATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE STUDIES IN THE

EASTERN MEDITERRANEANhttp://www.cyi.ac.cy/component/k2/itemlist/category/121-dareclimed.html?start=14

Linksceem http://www.linksceem.eu/ls2/

CyTera www.cyi.ac.cy/castorc/castorc-research-themes/the-cytera-hpc-facility.html

•Founded at the end of the year 2000.•The first and only multidisciplinary graduate school

dedicated to environmental studies in Israel.•Integrates research with policy and community

projects .•Works with all sectors : government, business,

NGOs, in Israel and abroad.•Independent of the various faculties of the university

and works in collaboration with each faculty to deliver environmental teaching and research.

•Offers degrees in Environmental Studies at PhD and Master's level, as well as environmental courses for undergraduate students.