Computational resources¶

Brief overview of dedicated NCEAS-hosted project virtual server, relevant installed software, and shared workspace.

Hardware (virtualized)¶

Hostname: atlas.nceas.ucsb.edu
OS: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Arch: x86-64
CPUs: 16x AMD Opteron 2.5 GHz
Memory: 128 GB
Storage: 4 TB

Software¶

Geospatial libraries/applications¶

• GDAL 1.9.1
• GEOS 3.3.3
• PROJ 4.7.1
• GRASS GIS 6.4.2
• GRASS GIS 7.0-svn, built against PROJ 4.8.0
• QGIS 1.8.0

Programming¶

• Python 2.7.3
• R 2.15.1
• MATLAB R2012a (7.14.0.739)

Other relevant¶

• git 1.7.9.5
• CDO (Climate Data Operators) https://code.zmaw.de/projects/cdo/

Shared file content¶

• Individual home directories are readable by default
• Special 'layers' home directory is readable by all, with unrestricted write access in dedicated subdirectories:
  

  /home/layers/
   ├── commons                    [common workspace; read/write by all project members]
   ├── data                       [project data organized by layer type; read-only]
   │   ├── climate
   │   ├── land-cover
   │   └── terrain
   ├── documentation              [data documentation organized by layer type]
   │   ├── climate
   │   ├── land-cover
   │   └── terrain
   └── repositories               [special read-only internal area]
       ├── data                   [...ignore for now...]
       └── environmental-layers   [local clone of git repo; no commits allowed]