Scientific research increasingly involves large, multidimensional data sets.
eResearch: new tools for big science
CSIRO is developing technologies to make the most of large, complex data sets and to better share them around the world.
- 27 July 2011 | Updated 12 January 2012
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What is eResearch?
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Scientific research increasingly involves the collection and manipulation of more data than ever before. Data can be captured by scientific instruments or generated by computer simulations.
For example, in its first six hours of operation the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope is expected to generate more data than the entire history of radio astronomy.
As well as being large, data sets are also increasingly complex (that is, multidimensional) and gathered from disparate locations.
Data also needs to be shared by scientists from all over the world.
The demands of today's science requires the use of advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) to develop new data-handling tools in:
- collection
- processing
- visualisation
- sharing
- analysis
- modelling.
eResearch is research conducted using these tools.
