AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure

M.J.R. Knapen; R.M. Lokers; L. Candela; S.J.C. Janssen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39815-6_8

AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure

M.J.R. Knapen^*, R.M. Lokers, L. Candela, S.J.C. Janssen

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Abstract

Virtual Research Environments (VREs) bridge the gap between the compute and storage infrastructure becoming available as the ‘cloud’, and the needs of researchers for tools supporting open science and analytics on ever larger datasets. In the AGINFRA PLUS project such a VRE, based on the D4Science platform, was examined to improve and test its capabilities for running large numbers of crop simulations at field level, based on the WOFOST-WISS model and Dutch input datasets from the AgroDataCube. Using the gCube DataMiner component of the VRE, and based on the Web Processing Service standard, a system has been implemented that can run such workloads successfully on an available cluster, and with good performance, providing summarized results to agronomists for further analysis. The methods used and the resulting implementation are briefly described in this paper. Overall the approach seems viable and opening the door to many follow-up implementation opportunities and further research. Some of them are indicated in more detail in the conclusions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Environmental Software Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Data Science in Action: 13th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium, ISESS 2020 Wageningen, The Netherlands, February 5-7, 2020, Proceedings
Editors	I.N. Athanasiadis, S.P. Frysinger, G. Schimak, W.J. Knibbe
Publisher	Springer
Pages	81-89
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030398156
ISBN (Print)	9783030398149
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39815-6_8
Publication status	Published - 29 Jan 2020
Event	ISESS 2020: 13th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium, ISESS 2020, Wageningen, The Netherlands, February 5–7, 2020 - Wageningen, Wageningen Duration: 5 Feb 2020 → 7 Feb 2020

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Publisher	Springer
Volume	554

Conference

Conference	ISESS 2020
City	Wageningen
Period	5/02/20 → 7/02/20

Keywords

Crop simulation model
Distributed computing
e-Infrastructure
Virtual Research Environment
WOFOST

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10.1007/978-3-030-39815-6_8

Smart & privacy conserving infrastructures (KB-38-001-004)
Lokers, R.
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: LNV project
AGINFRA PLUS: Accelerating user-driven e-infrastructure innovation in Food Agriculture
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: EU research project

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Knapen, M. J. R., Lokers, R. M., Candela, L., & Janssen, S. J. C. (2020). AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure. In I. N. Athanasiadis, S. P. Frysinger, G. Schimak, & W. J. Knibbe (Eds.), Environmental Software Systems: Data Science in Action: 13th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium, ISESS 2020 Wageningen, The Netherlands, February 5-7, 2020, Proceedings (pp. 81-89). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 554). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39815-6_8

Knapen, M.J.R. ; Lokers, R.M. ; Candela, L. et al. / AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure. Environmental Software Systems: Data Science in Action: 13th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium, ISESS 2020 Wageningen, The Netherlands, February 5-7, 2020, Proceedings. editor / I.N. Athanasiadis ; S.P. Frysinger ; G. Schimak ; W.J. Knibbe. Springer, 2020. pp. 81-89 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Knapen, MJR , Lokers, RM, Candela, L & Janssen, SJC 2020, AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure. in IN Athanasiadis, SP Frysinger, G Schimak & WJ Knibbe (eds), Environmental Software Systems: Data Science in Action: 13th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium, ISESS 2020 Wageningen, The Netherlands, February 5-7, 2020, Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 554, Springer, pp. 81-89, ISESS 2020, Wageningen, 5/02/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39815-6_8

AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure. / Knapen, M.J.R.; Lokers, R.M.; Candela, L. et al.
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Knapen MJR , Lokers RM, Candela L, Janssen SJC. AGINFRA PLUS: Running Crop Simulations on the D4Science Distributed e-Infrastructure. In Athanasiadis IN, Frysinger SP, Schimak G, Knibbe WJ, editors, Environmental Software Systems: Data Science in Action: 13th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium, ISESS 2020 Wageningen, The Netherlands, February 5-7, 2020, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 81-89. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-39815-6_8

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