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Data and Information Access Link (DIAL)
 Entry ID: Dial

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Summary
Abstract: DIAL is a WWW based data distribution system. It allows data providers to
easily serve their Earth science data directly to their users. DIAL provides
traditional catalog services like metadata search, while also providing
extended interactive data services like browsing, subsetting, subsampling,
reformatting and direct downloading. The power of DIAL ... View entire text
Service Citation
Originators: Ken McDonald, Ramachandran Suresh, Liping Di, Lakshmi Kumar, Douglas Ilg
Title: Data and Information Access Link (DIAL)
Release_Date: 2000-11-30
Provider: Laboratory of Advanced Information and Technology Standards, GMU
Edition: V3.1
URL: http://laits.gmu.edu/dial_index.html
Service Keywords
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL Parameter Definition
METADATA HANDLING >DATA DISCOVERY Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA DELIVERY Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA
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Platform
TERRA >Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
Project
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program Supplemental Info
NASA ACCESS >NASA's Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth System Science Supplemental Info
Access Constraints DIAL Release 3.1 is available for the following platforms:
SGI / IRIX
SUN / SOLARIS
ALPHA / DIGITAL UNIX
PC / WINDOWS 95/NT
Use Constraints DIAL software has been tested using Netscape 4.0.5, 4.0.6 and MS Internet
Explorer 4.0 (It should work with later versions of the browsers.)
Ancillary Keywords
NCSA
HDF
Hierarchical Data Format

Service Provider
GMU/SCS/LAITS > Laboratory of Advanced Information and Technology Standards, School of Computational Science, George Mason University Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://laits.gmu.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: LIPING DI
Phone: 703-993-6114
Fax: 703-993-6127
Email: ldi at gmu.edu
Contact Address:
Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MSN 6E1
George Mason University
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22032
Country: USA
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission (2008), 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-perform...

Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission (2010), Environmental Performance Index, 2010 Release, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-perform...
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2003-12-18
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-12-14
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