Other Critical None None Milestones & Dates Technical Risk (L/M/H) Medium Low Risks include extending current techniques that focus on time-series data only Translation of well developed algorithms into to high dimensions that include spatial, temporal and spectral degrees of reusable software library should be relatively straight freedom, and developing of new techniques that leverage modern approaches forward. Risk Comments to machine learning and AI. The handling of this high dimensional data adds to the challenge of developing efficient algorithms that can support either pipelined or parallelized implementation. Cost Risk (L/M/H) Medium Medium The development of new methods and extension of existing methods will While low risk, this is likely to require an intensive require sustained levels of funding. Algorithm V&V will also add to overall cost. effort with considerable software testing adding to the Cost Comments However, development costs will provide significant benefits to the Earth overall cost. science community by providing a validated capability that can be widely used. achieving the overall Data Mining capability will require translation of these This technology development is closely coupled with Dependency algorithms into a high performance reusable software library as described in the the companion task of developing new data mining Comments & companion technology. algorithms.
Other Critical Milestones & Dates None None Technical Risk (L/M/H) Medium Low Risk Comments Risks include extending current techniques that focus on time-series data only to high dimensions that include spatial, temporal and spectral degrees of freedom, and developing of new techniques that leverage modern approaches to machine learning and AI. The handling of this high dimensional data adds to the challenge of developing efficient algorithms that can support either pipelined or parallelized implementation. Translation of well developed algorithms into reusable software library should be relatively straight forward. Cost Risk (L/M/H) Medium Medium Cost Comments The development of new methods and extension of existing methods will require sustained levels of funding. Algorithm V&V will also add to overall cost. However, development costs will provide significant benefits to the Earth science community by providing a validated capability that can be widely used. While low risk, this is likely to require an intensive effort with considerable software testing adding to the overall cost. Dependency Comments & achieving the overall Data Mining capability will require translation of these algorithms into a high performance reusable software library as described in the companion technology. This technology development is closely coupled with the companion task of developing new data mining algorithms.
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