How does the Dashboard work?
All around the planet are scientists who have data about the Earth. Their datasets are typically summarized in professional journals, but not published as complete datasets. We invite these scientists to make their data publicly accessible through our servers, while retaining control of the data itself. Then we collaboratively create an interface model that allows inputs and outputs to their data layer so that it can interact with other layers of information. We also create “knobs” (variables) the a user can “turn” to see the effects of the whole model of selected layers.
