Macroscope/STRATA and MNG Convergence Plan

@techreport{hamilton2026macroscopestrata, author = {Hamilton, Michael P., Ph.D.}, title = {Macroscope/STRATA and MNG Convergence Plan}, institution = {Canemah Nature Laboratory}, year = {2026}, number = {CNL-TN-2026-042}, month = {april}, url = {https://canemah.org/archive/document.php?id=CNL-TN-2026-042}, abstract = {Two systems have evolved in parallel to serve the Macroscope vision of integrated ecological monitoring across four domains (EARTH, LIFE, HOME, SELF). MNG (Macroscope Nexus) at macroscope.nexus provides curated place identity, media management with a photopoint time-series system, a monitoring widget framework (MW.register), and a public-facing Observatory with three-tier authentication. The Galatea Macroscope/STRATA platform provides multi-temporal environmental intelligence through 13 modular micro-agents, a context system supporting nine temporal windows per sensor, Claude AI tool-calling integration with 24 registered tools, four-domain privacy architecture with per-user granular access control, and health/clinical data coverage in the SELF domain. This technical note documents a comprehensive audit of both systems, identifies their complementary strengths and overlapping capabilities, and proposes a six-phase convergence plan. The Galatea LAMP-based Macroscope supersedes and deprecates a prior Node.js version on Data. Convergence merges STRATA's intelligence, privacy, and domain coverage into MNG's place-based architecture, beginning with a Document Management GUI for 278 processed PDFs and progressing through HOME domain widgets, STRATA intelligence integration, SELF domain health data, SOMA anomaly detection deployment, and multi-site scaling. Collectors remain independent infrastructure throughout. The bridge pattern linking MNG's monitoring\_sources to STRATA's sensor\_platforms via macroscope\_platform\_id provides the architectural seam enabling incremental convergence without disruption to either production system.} }