NAI
2009 Annual Science Report
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Reporting | JUL 2008 – AUG 2009
AIRFrame Technical Infrastructure and Visualization Software Evaluation
Project Summary
To create visualizations of interdisciplinary relationships in the field of astrobiology, this component of the AIRFrame project involves creating a data model for source documents, a database structure, and evaluating off-the-shelf visualization software for possible application to the final project.
Project Progress
Created an initial data model to capture and express the diverse disciplinary sources of astrobiologically relevant publications from the Web of Science database. Incorporated integrative works such as the Astrobiology Roadmap, NAI Executive Council strategy documents to guide the creation of a relationship framework. Consulted with systems expert and NAI Central tech staff about proprietary and open source visualization solutions, based on the XML Topic Maps (XTM) standard.
Publications
- Kon, H. & Hoey, M. (2005). Leveraging collective knowledge. CIKM ’05: Proceedings of the 14th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management.
- Librelotto, G.R., Ramalho, J.C. & Henriques, P.R. (2008). A framework to specify, extract and manage topic maps driven by ontology. Proceedings of the 26th Annual ACM International Conference on Design of Communication.
- Ma, K-L. (2007). Creating a collaborative space to share data, visualization, and knowledge. ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics, 41(4).
- Pudenz, E., Thomas, G., Glasgow, J., Coppin, P., Wettergreen, D. & Cabrol, N. (2006). Searching for a quantitative proxy for rover science effectiveness. Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCHI/SIGART Conference on Human-Robot Interaction.
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PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
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RELATED OBJECTIVES:
Objective 1.1
Formation and evolution of habitable planets.
Objective 1.2
Indirect and direct astronomical observations of extrasolar habitable planets.
Objective 2.1
Mars exploration.
Objective 2.2
Outer Solar System exploration
Objective 3.1
Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts
Objective 3.2
Origins and evolution of functional biomolecules
Objective 3.3
Origins of energy transduction
Objective 3.4
Origins of cellularity and protobiological systems
Objective 4.1
Earth's early biosphere.
Objective 4.2
Production of complex life.
Objective 4.3
Effects of extraterrestrial events upon the biosphere
Objective 5.1
Environment-dependent, molecular evolution in microorganisms
Objective 5.2
Co-evolution of microbial communities
Objective 5.3
Biochemical adaptation to extreme environments
Objective 6.1
Effects of environmental changes on microbial ecosystems
Objective 6.2
Adaptation and evolution of life beyond Earth
Objective 7.1
Biosignatures to be sought in Solar System materials
Objective 7.2
Biosignatures to be sought in nearby planetary systems
