Data in the Classroom

I'm pleased to announce that Data in the Classroom is now running our very own Live Access Server (Armstrong v.0.4 with Ferret v.6). Live Access Server (LAS) is a Web server specifically designed to deliver scientific data on the World-wide Web.

LAS is a really nicely developed product with a lot of capability. However compared to a lot of server software I've worked with, it is not trivial to install and configure. I owe a bunch of folks at NOAA a big thanks for their help answering my questions over the past several weeks.

Eventually I'll be developing a simplified, easy-to-use Web interface that will enable teachers and students to make queries to LAS and get back real-time data. For now however, you can try out our new LAS using the standard interface.

Try it!