Overview
YourGlobalGrid.com enables users to create their own unique views of information with an emphasis on time and location. Maps can be created using our intuitive web interface or programmatically using customized web crawlers, software API's, or a large number of feed formats including RSS.
Maps can be viewed on-line or output in a huge array of formats including Keyhole Markup Language (KML). View the maps
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World News
Top news displayed on a global map from news sources including: CNN,
MSNBC, NY Times, Fox News, and USA Today.
Geological Events
A map of earthquakes, tropical storms/hurricanes, volcanoes, and tsunamis around the globe. Events are updated hourly through publicly available information from NOAA and the USGS.
Standards Based
YourGlobalGrid.com incorporates standards-based resource management in response to events. Evolving computing paradigms are improving the way resources from around the globe can be managed in an automated fashion and allocated in response to events. Whether for broader reaching business interactions, information exchange, or crises management, we strive to bring visibility to the standards and technologies capable of expanding the way we communicate.
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
SOA is the bases for the architecture for the YourGlobalGrid.com computing infrastructure. The standard OASIS Reference Model for Service Oriented Architecture (pdf) is an excellent and widely cited document for common high level concepts and language pertaining to a SOA. The OASIS Reference Architecture for Service Oriented Architecture (1st Public Review Draft) (pdf) is a work in progress that expands on the OASIS SOA RM. The OASIS SOA RA goes into more detail about a SOA ecosystem and principles and distributed mechanisms that are likely to be found in a SOA ecosystem. Note: Some sections of the OASIS SOA RA document are not complete at this stage but the OASIS SOA RA technical committee felt it was at a state where people could review and start providing helpful feedback. Read more.
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