Development of Joint Research Assist System (JoRAS) Utilizing Spatial Data Infrastructure

—Insights from Long-term Operation at Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo—

Abstract

As a joint usage/research center, Center for Spatial Information Science has been supporting researchers by establishing a spatial data infrastructure for academic research and making it available for proposed research projects based on the strict review by inter-university researchers. We reconstruct the information system for managing the whole process above due to the expansion of the data infrastructure and the increase of the number of users. In this paper, we summarize the problems and the proposed solutions in developing the system and evaluate it based on the usage log. We especially summarize specific issues from the viewpoint of open science.