[dddwg] Australian Synchrotron Data Service

It's probably a good time to give a quick update on goings on in diffraction data deposition here in Australia.

We've deployed a service called Store.Synchrotron that provides instant, private online data access, sharing tools and self-service open data functionality to researchers. This cloud service has been connected to the Australian Synchrotron's x-ray beamlines since June 2013 and manages over 1.5 million raw diffraction images so far. As a start, we've worked with six research institutions to publish raw data behind solved structures/publications and will be continuing and refining this approach into 2014.

There's some buzz down here about it: https://www.rdsi.edu.au/rdsi-story-storesynchrotron

Attached are five slides I'm having presented at the Research Data Alliance's Photon and Neutron Science Interest Group (PaNSig) at their 3rd Plenary meeting later this month. This gives a good summary and a bit of detail about what we've done so far and where we're going. More info on PaNSig: http://pan-data.eu/node/92

At this point, I won't have budget to make it to IUCr Montreal in August, but I'd like to continue the discussion around how we can run a better service, and how this Aussie effort can contribute to the international landscape.

Thank you,

Steve