Rachelle Howell and Ellen M. Rathje University of Texas at Austin NEEScomm IT Development Team.

NEEShub ABC’sWhat you need to know for your project

Rachelle Howell and Ellen M. RathjeUniversity of Texas at Austin

NEEScomm IT Development Team

Introduction to NEEShub◦ Project Warehouse◦ Group Space◦ Tools

How NEEShub can help YOU◦ Research Planning◦ Experiment Execution◦ Data Analysis

Getting the most from YOUR hub

Outline

Welcome to NEEShub!

We’ve got a HUB for that!

What is NEEShub?

An environment for collaborative

earthquake engineering research

The Project Warehouse

A centralized public repository for managing, sharing, storing, and

publishing research data

Group Space

An easy way to share content and conversation

Tools

For simulation, visualization, and analysis

Your NEEShub Spaces

Personal Workspace(private)

NEEShub

Project Warehouse(private/ public)

Group Spaces

(restricted)

There are different levels of sharing and collaboration within NEEShub

The Project Warehouse

Think of the Project Warehouse as the

interface between your project and the public

The Project Warehouse organizes project data

and information in a clear and easily navigable

manner

The Project WarehouseA centralized data repository for managing, sharing, storing, and publishing research data

Projects are created using the Project Editor

(We will demonstrate the Project Editor later)

Every project is created with the same structure

This provides consistency between projects and

aids in the navigation of project information

The Project Editor

The Project WarehouseA centralized data repository for managing, sharing, storing, and publishing research data

Descriptions Drawings

Photos Publications

Data

Project Experiment Trial Repetition

A project contains a suite of tests that are differentiated in some significant way such as test type, test location, or test date

Each test is set up as an individual experiment

Within each experiment there are several trials or separate events for which data is measured

If the same trial is performed more than once, it may have multiple repetitions

The Data ModelThe model governing the organization of data within a project

The Data ModelThe model governing the organization of data within a project

Effectiveness of Prefabricated Vertical Drains in Mitigating Liquefaction

Centrifuge Test 1May 2007

Centrifuge Test 3June 2008

Centrifuge Test 2December 2007

Sine Waves EQ Motion 1 EQ Motion 2 EQ Motion 1 EQ Motion 2

PGA 1

PGA 2

PGA 3

PGA 1

PGA 2

PGA 3

PGA 1

PGA 2

PGA 3

PGA 1

PGA 2

PGA 3

PGA 1

PGA 2

ProjectExperiments

Trials

Repetitions

For each repetition within a trial, there are four data folders that are automatically created

1. Unprocessed data Raw voltages, channel names, potentially non-standard formats

(e.g., binary files or files requiring proprietary software to view)

2. Converted data Measurement units, instrument names, ASCII tab delimited or

comma delimited (CSV) formats

3. Corrected data Filtering, baseline corrections, removal of bad data

4. Derived data Units derived from measured units (data not directly measured)

Data TypesRemember the data within the Project Warehouse is PUBLIC

The Project Editor◦ Create, edit, and update projects◦ Preview project display◦ Small file uploads through web interface

The Project Explorer for NEES (PEN)◦ Faster download/upload speed for bulk file

management◦ Direct file upload (not a web interface)◦ File organization capabilities◦ Can be used even while offline

Project Warehouse ToolsThe nuts and bolts

Group Spaces

Group Space

Think of the Group

Space as a user forum

An easy way to share content and conversation

Groups can be:◦ Public, restricted, or private

Purpose◦ To facilitate conversation, collaboration, and data

sharing between group members. Discussions, wiki posts, and files are in one central location available to all group members.

Features◦ Wiki, messaging, discussion boards, and file

sharing via the dropbox

Group SpaceAn easy way to share content and conversation

Group SpaceAn easy way to share content and conversation

SynchroNEES◦ A graphical user interface

for transferring files

Local PC to NEES group workspace

NEES Personal workspace to NEES group workspace

Group Space ToolsThe nuts and bolts

Tools

Locating ToolsThe first time you use them

Tools & Resources > Tools

Locating ToolsTools that you use most often will appear on your “My NEEShub” page

My NEEShub

The tools you use

most often

Your current sessions

Tools

Specimen Authoring ToolInDEED

For visualization, simulation, and analysis

NEES has created tools

to help you visualize

and analyze your data!

Specimen Authoring Tool◦ Specify instrument names, types, units, and locations

◦ Organize instruments into groups

◦ Load specimen views and locate the sensors on the view to aid in the visualization of the specimen setup

InDEED◦ Visualization and analysis capabilities

◦ Utilizes the instrument and specimen information from the files created by the Specimen Authoring Tool

ToolsFor visualization, simulation, and analysis

How NEEShub can help

YOU

Use the Group Space to coordinate and communicate with your project group

◦ You can share planning files such as drawings, test plans, etc. with your entire group

◦ Discussions on the discussion board are retained and can be easily located later

◦ The messaging feature makes it easy to email your entire group at once

◦ The wiki can help your group keep track of significant events in the planning process

Use the Specimen Authoring Tool to view planned specimen geometry and assist determining sensor placement locations

Research Planning

Use inDEED to quickly create data plots during the execution of the experiment.

◦ Compare data plots from different trials or repetitions to see how changes in the test conditions have impacted the results

◦ Share your inDEED sessions with other group members

Use the Group Space wiki and messaging functions to keep your group members updated on the testing progress

Experiment Execution

Use inDEED to analyze the data

◦ Plot data from several files at once, allowing for comparison of data across trials or repetitions

◦ Download plots to image files of various formats

◦ Associate videos with the data

◦ Calculate averages or differences between data sets

Data Analysis

Getting the most from YOUR hub

Create drawing files during the planning process that can be used in the Specimen Authoring Tool.

Create instrument lists and data files in formats compatible with the Specimen Authoring Tool and inDEED

Create your Specimen Authoring Tool files before you begin testing so you can quickly load and plot data in inDEED during testing

Organize your instruments into groups that correspond to the plots you will make most often

Prepare with NEEShub in Mind

Before making your project public, remove any data that you do not want in the public realm.

Do not upload files that are not necessary. Having too many files can make it difficult to find the important files.

Create processed data files that are in an accessible format (e.g., ascii) with headers.

Consider using fewer trials or repetitions to facilitate bulk downloading of the data.

Do not upload zip files. Someone may want to download a single file rather than ALL of your data files.

**The NEEScomm Data Curator has already created projects in the Project Warehouse for all 2009 and 2010 projects**

When Creating Your Project

You can automatically forward NEEShub messages to your email

My Account > Messages > Settings

Message Forwarding

Questions