The History of Apache OODT

How did we get here, from there?

From a small corner of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to open source, Apache OODT is rooted in science.

Timeline

1998
OODT is a twinkle in Dan Crichton's eye
1999 April
Palomar Testbed Interferometer and Planetary Data System approached to try out OODT
1999 September
Observations from the Palomar Testbed Interferometer archived by OODT in a "risk reduction" scenario. OODT embraces astronomy.
2000
Science Search and Retrieval Using XML presented
2001
OODT deployed to make virtual specimen bank for Early Detection Research Network. OODT embraces oncology.
2004
Planetary Data System Data Distribution deployed by NASA, built with OODT as core architectural software. OODT embraces planetary science.
2005
OODT becomes open source through Open Channel Foundation, but gains little traction.
2007
OODT deployed for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Seawinds missions. OODT embraces earth science.
2008
OODT deployed in for National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System. OODT embraces atmospheric science.
2010 January
Apache OODT enters the Apache Incubator.
2010 November
OODT makes it's first official release.
Apache OODT is voted a Top Level Project.
2011 February
OODT makes it's first Official Release as a Top Level Project bringing v0.2 to the community.
2011 June
OODT makes the 0.3 release to the community.
2012 June
OODT makes the 0.4 release to the community.
2012 December
OODT makes the 0.5 release to the community.
2013 July
OODT makes the 0.6 release to the community.
2014 September
OODT makes the 0.7 release to the community.