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The FIntAn (Fruit of Integration and Analysis：Earth Observation Data Integration and Analysis Product) website is an informational website on the fruits of research and development work by the Japan Agency for Marine-earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)under the Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS)*1) from FY 2006 to FY 2010, regarded as one of the National Key Technologies. The information is to be used by people across a wide range of fields. Through the integration of vast amounts of data accumulated to date, DIAS engaged in the research and development of systems designed to be widely used across various fields, centering on Tokyo University and multiple agencies, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and National Agriculture and Food Research Organization. Among these efforts, as applied research themes, JAMSTEC has undertaken integrated analysis of concrete data to encourage more widespread use, and has conducted research into the specific methods for the utilization of the integrated data. The applied themes include "Ocean & Fishery Resources,"
"Hydrological Cycle - Eurasian Cryosphere -,"
"Hydrological Cycle - Monsoon Asia -" and "Land Ecosystem."
Among its research projects, "Ocean & Fishery Resources" involved ocean reanalysis data including their application to fishery resource research. "Hydrological Cycle - Eurasian Cryosphere- " dealed with Hydrological Process Data in Eurasia and Glacier Inventory Data. "Hydrological Cycle - Monsoon Asia -" included Gridded Precipitation Data of the Asian Region, West Sumatra Rader-Rain Gauge Integration Data Set, Monsoon Asian Heat and Water Balance Dataset, Typhoon Tracks during the Early 20th Century and Historical Rainfall Dataset in the Philippines. Lastly, "Land Ecosystem" provided research and data on the Link System Map of the Ecosystem.
Under the theme Development of Technologies for Practical Use, it has conducted research and development into a system to widely disseminate the knowledge obtained through the research of the DIAS project, while providing the data integrated under the project. As the product of the Development of Technologies for Practical Use, FIntAn is an informational website which aims to introduce highly specialized data and knowledge based on the latest scientific research to more people in a more easily-understood manner, and encourage its utilization. In particular, the aim is to not only give stylized introductions regarding the data but to make an accessible website whose content can be readily understood, and to this end, columns and glossaries related to each of the research themes have also been prepared. FIntAn is the “salmon of wisdom” that appears in Celtic mythology. It is said that by eating the salmon, one can gain the knowledge of all things. The DIAS FIntAn is also named after this, in the hope that the knowledge gained at JAMSTEC can be returned.
This site is made up of introductions to research themes and products, columns, glossaries, links to various research application websites and other content.
*1 DIAS was completed in March 2011 and moved to the Data Integration and Analysis System Project 2011-2015 (DIAS-P).
Under the theme Development of Technologies for Practical Use, it has conducted research and development into a system to widely disseminate the knowledge obtained through the research of the DIAS project, while providing the data integrated under the project. As the product of the Development of Technologies for Practical Use, FIntAn is an informational website which aims to introduce highly specialized data and knowledge based on the latest scientific research to more people in a more easily-understood manner, and encourage its utilization. In particular, the aim is to not only give stylized introductions regarding the data but to make an accessible website whose content can be readily understood, and to this end, columns and glossaries related to each of the research themes have also been prepared. FIntAn is the “salmon of wisdom” that appears in Celtic mythology. It is said that by eating the salmon, one can gain the knowledge of all things. The DIAS FIntAn is also named after this, in the hope that the knowledge gained at JAMSTEC can be returned.
This site is made up of introductions to research themes and products, columns, glossaries, links to various research application websites and other content.
*1 DIAS was completed in March 2011 and moved to the Data Integration and Analysis System Project 2011-2015 (DIAS-P).
We will continue to make improvements in the future so that we can return the fruits of DIAS to everyone on a broad scale. Feel free to contact us using the below contact information with any questions or requests for the website.
