Implementing GEOSS architecture with-and-for Users George Percivall Open Geospatial Consortium Task lead AR-09-01B

Operational Capability Operational Capability User Needs, Scenarios User Needs, Scenarios Design, Develop, Deploy Design, Develop, Deploy ADC activities including: Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP) Task AR-09-01b GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI) Task AR-09-01a support persistent implementation requirements SBA Tasks, UIC, CBC, STC A process, elaboration of GEOSS Architecture

GEOSS Interoperability Arrangements - From the GEOSS 10 Year Plan Reference Document - Interoperability through open interfaces –Interoperability specifications agreed to among contributing systems –Access to data and information through service interfaces Open standards and intellectual property rights –GEOSS adopting standards; agreed upon by consensus, preference to formal international standards –GEOSS will not require commercial or proprietary standards –Multiple software implementations compliant with the open standards should exist –Goal is that at least one of the implementations should be available to all implementers "royalty-free"

GEO Task AR-09-01b Architecture Implementation Pilot Support SBAs by developing new process and infrastructure components for GCI and the broader GEOSS architecture Evolutionary Development thru AIP Phases Demonstrate and document results to inform GEOSS Development progress “fostering interoperability arrangements and common practices for GEOSS”

AIP-3 Focus Areas Technology Areas –Services Use Cases –Data Harmonization –Data Sharing –Semantics SBAs addressed –Energy –Disaster Management –Climate Change and Biodiversity –Water Drought –Health: Air Quality

AIP Interaction with Users User scenarios drive development –Implemented through use cases –Scenario WG interaction with CoPs –Scenario demonstrations recorded for later se AIP support of UIC Usability Testing –GCI came from AIP-1 –AIP supported GCI usability testing –Recommend usability testing for AIP-4 results AIP-4 focus on data to users –Increase access to UIC priority observations –Usability testing of access enablers

AIP Architecture Elements Components –Manageable units hardware, software, networks Services –Methods for components to interact using GEOSS Interoperability Arrangements Use Cases –Describe what can be done with Services, e.g., Discovery, Access, Workflow, etc. Scenarios –Meet SBA User needs; accomplished with Use Cases

GEOSS Clearinghouse GEO Web Portal GEOSS Common Infrastructure Components & Services Standards and Interoperability Best Practices Wiki User Requirements Registries Main GEO Web Site Registered Community Resources Community Portals Client Applications Client Tier Mediation Tier Community Catalogues Alert Servers Workflow Management Processing Servers Test Facility Search Brokers Access Tier GEONETCast Access Brokers Sensor Web Model Web Long Term Archives Components Interact thru Services

AIP Use Cases

Energy Scenario and Use Cases (simplified) Reference: “Energy Scenario” Engineering Report, GEO AIP-3, Lionel Menard, January 6, 2011.

Energy Scenario and Use Cases (not simplified) Reference: “Energy Scenario” Engineering Report, GEO AIP-3, Lionel Menard, January 6, 2011.

Mine Paris Tech in GEOSS AIP – Solar Energy WPS Contact: Lionel Menard 12

Flood Tasking and Product Generation in AIP-2 Aid levels for disaster relief funding can be released within days, in advance of on-site damage assessment. From portal select desired theme(s) and area of interest Wizard picks appropriate workflow for desired result Wizard Mozambique Disaster Management Information System (DMIS) Workflows Estimated rainfall accumulation and flood prediction model Flood Model Selected workflow automatically activates needed assets and models Baseline water level, flood waters and predicted flooding

Emergency Routing in AIP-3 14 Contact: Lan-Kun Chung, GIS FCU Route updated as flood expands and blocks roads

EuroGEOSS in GEOSS AIP – Habitat calculation with WPS Contact: Stefano Nativi

Air Quality in AIP-3 Visualizing uncertainty in AQ information

AIP Coordination with SBAs and CoPs.

GEOSS AIP Phase 4 (AIP-4) Activity #1: Access to Priority EO Data Sources 1a. Thesaurus for EO Observation Parameters 1b. "EO Priority Data Sources” list 1c. Getting EO Data Online Activity #2: Clients and Mediated Access Enablers 2a. Coordination with GCI 2b. Coordination of Enabler Components 2c. Integration and Usability Testing of Enablers Components AIP-4 CFP responses requested by 6 May

Implementing GEOSS architecture with-and-for Users GEOSS bold vision endorsed 5 years ago Architecture vision now realized for several societal applications Get involved: GEOSS ADC, SIF, AIP, CoPs

References GEO –earthobservations.orgearthobservations.org GEO Architecture Implementation Pilot – GEOSS registries and SIF –geossregistries.infogeossregistries.info George Percivall