NASA Open Source Architecture Wins Apache Support

"Apache has deemed the Object Oriented Data Technology (OODT) architecture, originally developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Top Level Project, according to the space agency. This means it is one of a handful of the foundation's open source projects to receive project management and resource support.

"OODT was first developed in 1998 as a way to build a national framework for data sharing, but has evolved beyond that for applications in physical science, medical research, and ground data systems, according to NASA."

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