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Objective:
A space science mission must manage enormous amounts of information. This research task addresses acquisition, transmission, distribution, integration, search, and archiving of data for mission scientists and operations personnel. The Collaborative Information Portal (CIP) will provide an integrated architecture for ground data systems and operations team coordination. Investigators will analyze, develop, integrate, and support information technologies for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) space science mission (with extended dual rover operations on Mars time). CIP will integrate and display heterogeneous mission data -- including the MERBoard collaborative mission-planning system -- with timely, reliable, and secure distribution of information. Access will include archival sources such as flight rules, mission goals, equipment parameters, and resource databases. The technology and best practices will then be applied to subsequent missions such as Mars Smart Laboratory (MSL).
Applications:
MER operations; support for subsequent missions.
NASA Benefit:
This technology (including both research and operations support) addresses data acquisition and end-to-end management for real-time mission operations intelligence. It will integrate several Human-Centered Computing (HCC) research efforts, to support MER and later missions such as MSL. Specific technologies include a schedule-management and general informational access tool; secure mobile clients with wireless network support; flexible support and display of multiple clocks; and an iterative, robust design to track emerging mission priorities.
Keywords:
collaborative information portal access, CIP, mission operations schedule management, CSCW
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