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In the Field Newsletter February 2024


February 2024

Welcome to the latest news from the In The Field blog. Until recently, Southern Chile was one of the few areas on the planet disconnected from global research and education networks. Now, national research and education network (NREN) REUNA and partners have established two Points of Presence (PoP) to the benefit of climate researchers and other scientists. In Finland, thousands of citizens help NREN CSC and partners in mapping the whereabouts of the country’s migrating birds. And in Portugal, challenges with Wikipedia are solved with the help of NREN FCCN. Plus more stories. Enjoy!

 
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Connectivity for subantarctic Southern Chile

The pristine territory of Southern Chile is of large interest to climate research and other scientific disciplines yet was until recently disconnected from global R&E networks. Deploying 1,300 km of network REUNA, the Chilean NREN, and partners have established connectivity.

Portugal: preserving the value of Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a widely used educational resource. FCCN, the NREN of Portugal, has partnered with the free online encyclopedia to preserve the value of the articles in Portuguese over time.

ICYMI: Robotic telesurgery across international boundaries

Together, scientists in Singapore and Japan have carried out a remarkable surgery for stomach cancer. The movements of surgeons in Singapore were transmitted to Japan, where a surgical robot was able to replicate them with high accuracy. The virtual event demonstrated that telesurgery can be performed safely.
 

Migrating birds turn Finns into citizen scientists

In Finland, thousands of citizens have responded to a call from NREN CSC and partners to submit audio recordings of migrating birds. To date, some 3.7 million recordings were submitted providing a unique base for biodiversity studies.

Sydney and Tokyo joined in volumetric performance

A real-time 3D representation of a violinist performing live in Tokyo, Japan, allowed an audience in Sydney, Australia, to co-create improvised music. AARNet, the Australian NREN, regional network ARENA-PAC, and Guam’s network GOREX, made it possible.

ICYMI: New record for transmission of academic data

At the SC23 high-performance computing and communication conference in Denver, USA, participating teams were able to transmit academic data at up to 6 Terabits per second to other locations in USA, and to points in Brazil and South Africa.
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