Adding a service to a remotely served dataset

Glenn.Rutledge Glenn.Rutledge at noaa.gov
Mon Jul 9 09:13:07 MDT 2007


understood.  GR

Roy Mendelssohn wrote the following on 7/9/2007 11:01 AM:
> Hi Glenn:
>
> No problem.  But we were interested in the general problem, as there 
> are other datasets which also do not have WCS and which we would like 
> to add it, rather than trying to get each of them  to add it  (Some 
> just have an OPeNDAP server, not a THREDDS server).  Yours allowed me 
> to give Ethan a concrete example so he could look at the catalogs.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Roy
> On Jul 9, 2007, at 7:52 AM, Glenn.Rutledge wrote:
>
>> Hello Roy-
>> That particular dataset will be turned on shortly via WCS.  That was 
>> an oversight.  Nice to have users telling us where we need stuff!   
>> Glenn
>>
>> Ethan Davis wrote the following on 7/6/2007 6:02 PM:
>>> Hi Roy,
>>>
>>> Looks like you are referencing NCDC catalogs rather than serving the 
>>> datasets yourself. So, users would get redirected to the NCDC server 
>>> and access the data through the NCDC server. So, as things stand, 
>>> NCDC would have to add the WCS service.
>>>
>>> You could point to each NCDC dataset with an NcML wrapper and 
>>> actually serve the data from your server rather than redirecting to 
>>> NCDC. If you did that, you could add the WCS service. However, the 
>>> performance wouldn't be as good as direct from NCDC.
>>>
>>> I'm afraid I don't know about the WCS request for a time range. So, 
>>> I'll leave that for others to answer.
>>>
>>> Ethan
>>>
>>> Roy Mendelssohn wrote:
>>>> Hi Ethan:
>>>>
>>>> I am not certain I follow.  To be more specific, look at:
>>>>
>>>> http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html
>>>>
>>>> and scroll down to the datasets " Remote test to Nomads THREDDS 
>>>> catalog", which is actually on a THREDDS server on an NCDC 
>>>> computer.  They are remotely served through catalogs.  Can we add 
>>>> the WCS service on our end, or will it only work if NCDC adds the 
>>>> WCS service.
>>>>
>>>> While I have your attention, I have not been able to get a straight 
>>>> answer if there is a way to send the WCS request to get a time 
>>>> range, rather than a single time, and if so what is the syntax for 
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> -Roy
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 6, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Ethan Davis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Roy,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are actually serving the dataset through your server (which 
>>>>> it sounds like you are since you mention existing NcML for the 
>>>>> dataset) rather than providing a link in your catalog to the 
>>>>> remote server, I believe you can simply add the WCS service to 
>>>>> your TDS configuration catalog and serve the data via WCS. It 
>>>>> shouldn't require any changes to the NcML, just to the service 
>>>>> element in the catalog.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course, this depends on the dataset meeting the WCS server 
>>>>> requirements, e.g., evenly spaced grid.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure how it would perform. But I'll leave it for John to 
>>>>> respond on that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ethan
>>>>>
>>>>> Roy Mendelssohn wrote:
>>>>>> Hi:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The question for today is if our TDS is "serving" a dataset 
>>>>>> remotely  (ie. the remote site has their own TDS and we just link 
>>>>>> indirectly to it), can we add a service to our version that they 
>>>>>> don't have  (just like we can aggregate a remote dataset that is 
>>>>>> not aggregated).  In particular the remote dataset only has an 
>>>>>> OPeNDAP response, but we would like to be able to respond to both 
>>>>>> an OPeNDAP and a WCS response.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If we change our NcML appropriately, will that work?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Roy
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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>>>> Roy Mendelssohn
>>>> Supervisory Operations Research Analyst
>>>> NOAA/NMFS
>>>> Environmental Research Division   Southwest Fisheries Science Center
>>>> 1352 Lighthouse Avenue
>>>> Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097
>>>>
>>>> e-mail: Roy.Mendelssohn at noaa.gov (Note new e-mail address)
>>>> voice: (831)-648-9029
>>>> fax: (831)-648-8440
>>>> www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/
>>>>
>>>> "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --Glenn K. Rutledge
>> Services Team Leader
>> Remote Sensing and Applications Division
>> NOMADS Project Manager
>> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
>> National Climatic Data Center
>> Asheville NC 28801
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>>
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> Roy Mendelssohn
> Supervisory Operations Research Analyst
> NOAA/NMFS
> Environmental Research Division   
> Southwest Fisheries Science Center
> 1352 Lighthouse Avenue
> Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097
>
> e-mail: Roy.Mendelssohn at noaa.gov (Note new e-mail address)
> voice: (831)-648-9029
> fax: (831)-648-8440
> www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/
>
> "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill."
>
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Glenn K. Rutledge
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Remote Sensing and Applications Division
NOMADS Project Manager
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Climatic Data Center
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