Converting a successful research project into a sustainable service: the case of the SoDa web service

Autor: Benoît Gschwind, Lucien Wald, Michel Albuisson, Lionel Ménard
Přispěvatelé: Centre Énergétique et Procédés (CEP), MINES ParisTech - École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), CEP/Sophia, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-MINES ParisTech - École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
Předmět:
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
renewable energies
computer.internet_protocol
020209 energy
media_common.quotation_subject
[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes
Interoperability
satellite
interoperability
02 engineering and technology
computer.software_genre
01 natural sciences
smart network
World Wide Web
Promotion (rank)
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Solar radiation
[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces
environment
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
Service (business)
[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean
Atmosphere
business.industry
Ecological Modeling
market
[INFO.INFO-WB]Computer Science [cs]/Web
XML
customers
Engineering management
web services
Information and Communications Technology
Sustainability
Web service
User interface
business
computer
environment
Software
Zdroj: Environmental Modelling and Software
Environmental Modelling and Software, Elsevier, 2006, 21, pp.1555-1561. ⟨10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.05.002⟩
ISSN: 1364-8152
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.05.002⟩
Popis: International audience; Information on solar radiation is a critical issue in several environmental domains. The means for accessing information suffer from severe drawbacks. The SoDa project was launched (2000-2003, IST programme of the European Commission) to bring solutions by an efficient use of information and communication technologies. Integration of information sources of different natures was realized by the SoDa Intelligent System. Surveys of users demonstrated that large gains in terms of efficiency, costs, etc. were expected by engineers, companies, agencies and research institutes. The SoDa Service was created in 2003. During the past three years, it has undergone several improvements, including works on the user interface and on the presentation of the services, all aiming at consolidating it with respect to access by users. Promotion efforts were made in the media, including TV. The use of the SoDa Service is increasing from year to year: in 2003, 10000 requests were satisfied, in 2004, 17000 requests and 27000 in 2005. This article presents the lessons learned from the past years and the perspectives of the SoDa Service. We discuss the sustainability of the SoDa Service, the technologies used and the approach to customers, in the perspective of building a B2B merchant site.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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