A Case for Planetary Computing / Mar 2024
Revision of planetary computing preprint. We updated the paper with additional insights and refinements based on feedback from the research community. This revision strengthens the case for planetary-scale infrastructure that can handle global environmental data with proper traceability and reproducibility guarantees. The computing challenges we face in environmental science are fundamentally different from traditional big data problems - we need to handle continuously evolving datasets with complex provenance requirements and access controls. This revision better articulates these unique requirements and the opportunities for the systems research community to contribute to addressing the climate and biodiversity crises.