account_balance GREN Map

The GREN Map Working Group is guiding the development of a unified system for visualizing the high-level connectivity of and participation in the community of Research and Education
Networks around the globe, referred to as the GREN: The Global Research and Education Network.

The goal of this Working Group is to achieve a dynamic visualization of the GREN that is perpetually up-to-date without requiring onerous parallel data collection & maintenance activities. This is achieved through the joint development of a reference data model, and standardization of supporting data automation tools. This visualization will serve as a reference for other visualizations created by the community, in order to apply different aesthetics or perspectives on the same source data.

While a number of national and international Research and Education Network maps currently exist, most of them are populated manually, and involve a large effort to gather, translate, and
maintain the source data from regional network operators. Many also show a singular perspective on the network.

Objectives

• A dynamic visualization of the GREN

Contact details:

• Mailing list: gren-mapping-wg@lists.nordu.net
• Chairs: Ryan Davies (Ryan.Davies@canarie.ca), Tom Fryer (tom.fryer@geant.org)
• GNA-G Leadership Team Liaison: David Wilde (David.Wilde@aarnet.edu.au)