Project Summary

Big Data Era in Sky and Earth Observation (BigSkyEarth) is a COST Action TD1403.

The challenges related to data volume, variety and velocity are similar in astronomy and Earth observations, with computer science as the common denominator. The BIG SKY EARTH Action aims at boosting the communication within and between disciplines by identifying and clustering relevant common solutions developed within research and industrial environments. These solutions can be aided by methodologies and tools for large distributed data management and processing, developed by computer scientists in academia or industry.For example, metadata is extensively exploited in multimedia Digital Asset Management to provide effective access to deep repositories of audio-visual content. This approach can contribute a valuable know-how to natural scientists working with similar type of data structures in large databases. Visual Analytics is another example of a growing field in computer science, with interesting implications for astronomy and Earth observation that inherently depend on visual datasets.

Project Team

The COST Action TD 1403 team comprises members from 28 European countries. Professor Lončarić is a member of the Management Committee of the project, representing Croatia.

For more information visit the official COST page and the BIGSKYEARTH project page.