Technology

The various components of the GEON system are shown in the following diagram. You may click on each module to obtain more information about it.

GEON Nodes

Site

Equipment

Arizona State University

4-node cluster for LiDAR workflow processing.
Head node: Dell server-class machine with 750 GB raw disk (5 x 146 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives), dual 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB of RAM.
Compute servers: 2 Dell server-class machines with 36 GB disk, dual 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB RAM.

Data Server: Provides storage and other data management services. Pro-Micro server-class machine with dual 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processors and 2 GB of RAM. 16 x 250 GB Serial ATA drives for a total of 4 Terabytes (4,000 GB) of raw drive space.

Central server: hosts GRASS software as a Rocks roll for other GEON partner sites. Dell server with dual 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors, 30 GB disk and 1 GB RAM.

University of Idaho

PoP Node: Dell server class machine with 750 GB raw disk (5 x 146 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives), dual 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors, 2 GB of RAM, dual gigabit network interfaces, and redundant power supplies.

Data Server: provides storage and other data management services Pro-Micro server-class machine with dual 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processors and 2 GB of RAM. 16 x 250 GB Serial ATA drives for a total of 4 Terabytes (4,000 GB) of raw drive space.

University of Texas at El Paso

A 10-node cluster for serving Gravity and Magnetic data and services. The head node is a Dell server-class machine with 750 GB raw disk (5 x 146 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives), dual 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB of RAM. The nine compute servers are also Dell server-class machines with 36 GB disk, dual 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB RAM.

UNAVCO

A 5-node cluster for serving LiDAR workflow processing. The head node is a Dell server-class machine with 750 GB raw disk (5 x 146 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives), dual 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB of RAM. The four compute servers are also Dell server-class machines with 36 GB disk, dual 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB RAM.

University of Missouri

A 4-node cluster. The head node is a Dell server-class machine with 750 GB raw disk (5 x 146 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives), dual 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB of RAM. The three compute servers are also Dell server-class machines with 36 GB disk, dual 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors and 2 GB RAM.

Bryn Mawr College


CIESIN, LDEO, Columbia University,


CUAHSI HIS


Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)


Energy and Geosciences Institute (EGI)


Iowa State University (CHRONOS)


UC Davis


University of Utah


Penn State University


Rice University


San Diego State University


University of Arizona


University of Utah


Virginia Tech


A DELL server class machine with 750 GB raw disk (5 x 146 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives), dual 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors, 2 GB of RAM, dual gigabit network interfaces, and redundant power supplies.