The main aims of this project are:
- Making EDINA data securely available on the UK Grid Service for use by the UK academic sector.
- To increase interest and use of core UK e-infrastructure components e.g. NGS (National Grid Service) and JISC funded national data-centres.
This project is closely linked to the EDINA-led SEE-GEO and the MIMAS GEMS (Grid Enabling MIMAS Services) projects. These projects will demonstrate the use of Shibboleth to securely access Geospatial web services using open interoperability standards running on the National Grid Service.
What sets GEESE apart from SEE-GEO is the inclusion of EDINA bibliographic and multimedia services as well as the geospatial services. The intention is that the GEESE demonstrators will be developed in liaison with MIMAS and complement the work being done under GEMS and SEE-GEO.