Challenge Overview
NASAs Planetary Science has over recorded over 100 terabytes of images, telemetry, models and just about everything one can imagine from all the planetary missions from the past 30 years. The data stored is within NASA's planetary data system (PDS). And it is all available free at http://pds.nasa.gov
But, while rich in depth and breath, the PDS databases have developed in a disparate fashion over the years with different architectures and formats in order to accommodate different scientific needs; thereby making acquisition of data problematic!
Working with TopCoder, PDS reorganized data in a manner that allows user-friendly access to this incredible resource. Roughly one year ago, a contest like this one suggested an ability to view white spots or weak areas of coverage, relative to similar bodies. The goal was to assist scientists in planning new missions to collect missing data. The data and service infrastructure to support it has been built and deployed!
Full Specification : http://apps.topcoder.com/wiki/display/docs/Release+Assembly+-+NASA+PDS+Mashup+Challenge+-+Best+Teacher+App
Final Submission Guidelines
Full Specification : http://apps.topcoder.com/wiki/display/docs/Release+Assembly+-+NASA+PDS+Mashup+Challenge+-+Best+Teacher+App