Re: reminder! Meeting 1/16/06, Oceanography with PostgreSQL

I'd be interested in carpooling to (and from) this event, in case
people's commute goes near Portland State.

On Jan 12, 2007, at 12:43 PM, Selena Deckelmann wrote:

> Coming on TUESDAY!
>
> Topic: Oceanography with PostgreSQL
> Speaker: Bill Howe, Science and Technology Center for Coastal
> Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP)
> When: Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 7pm
> Where: FreeGeek, 1731 SE 10th Ave
>
> Here's the abstract, provided by Bill:
>
> Ocean Observatories have been aggressively funded in recent years
> as they develop and deploy a national "backbone" of integrated data
> services. The data to be served include quality-controlled
> observations gathered from in-situ sensors and scientific cruises,
> simulation results produced by models of ocean circulation, and
> external datasets such as maps, satellite images, and fish counts.
>
> At the Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP),
> we are using PostgreSQL to implement the "plumbing" for managing
> and integrating these data. In this talk, I'll describe our
> architecture, emphasizing our use of PostgreSQL's excellent
> implementation of advanced database features such as views, rules,
> and partitioned tables. I'll also explain where and why we chose
> not to use a relational database at all. If there is time and
> interest, I can also talk about our use of the postGIS package,
> which equips PostgreSQL with data types and functions for
> manipulating spatial data.
>
> Bill recently defended his dissertation in Computer Science at
> Portland State University, presenting a language for manipulating
> simulation results in the physical sciences. He now works at the
> Science and Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observation and
> Prediction (CMOP), housed at the OGI School of Science and
> Engineering at OHSU in Beaverton. His research interests include
> science and engineering databases and unstructured metadata (tags,
> triples, and the like). Before applying to graduate school, Bill
> worked as a consultant on Customer Relationship Management software
> implementations for Microsoft, Schlumberger, and various telecom
> companies.
>
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>
> After the meeting, we will retire to the Lucky Lab for beer!
>
> -selena
>
>
> --
> Selena Deckelmann
> Information Systems Manager
> Chris King Precision Components
> www.chrisking.com / 503.972.4050 x230
>
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