WGISS Infrastructure Task Team (WITT) Status Report Stuart Doescher, USGS Dave Hartzell, NASA Ames Allan Doyle, NASA/ EOGEO WGISS – 20 September 12 – 16, 2005 Kyiv, Ukraine

WGISS 20 WITT Agenda WITT services Stuart Doescher – list services –WEB services Network Report Dave Hartzell –DNS Status –Status on CEOSnet JAXA Multi Lingual StudyMasatoshi Kamei

WITT Task Team Name: –WGISS Infrastructure Task Team Task Team Lead Name and Contact Information: –Working members Stuart Doescher (USGS) Dave Hartzel (NASA ARC/CSC) Allan Doyle (NASA/ EOGEO) –Advisory members - Bernhard,Buckl (DLR) Lorant Czaran (UN) John Faundeen (USGS) Ivan,Petiteville (ESA) Jolyon Martin (ESA) Ken McDonald (NASA) Lola Olsen (NASA) Osamu,Ochiai (JAXA/EORC ) Wyn,Cudlip (BNSC/QinetiQ) Yonsook,Enloe (NASA)

WITT Purpose/Rationale: –WGISS Information Infrastructure Task Team was established in September –Support internal operations that promotes communications within and exterior to WGISS List Services WGISS WEB hosting Network – Implementation Strategy: –Working with advisory group establish and prioritize activities –Send service request to High level requirements –Working with content inputs from WGISS members Update and establish list service Update and configure WGISS web Provide consulting on network related needs

ing Lists Set up as before for Subscriber Only –Only people who subscribe to the mailing list can post mail to the list. –Those who are not subscribe, may sent mail but mail will be sent to Moderator to approve. Moderator has password and Open lists –Anyone can send mail to list.

Subscriber Only Lists to use List servicesShort Name (xxx) List Moderator To all membersallJohn Faundeen Chair, Vice Chairs, Subgroup Chair and Vice ChairsexecJohn Faundeen WGISS InfrastructurewittStuart Doescher Technology and Services Task Team LeadstechnologyPaul Kopp International Directory NetworkidnLola Olsen Interoperable Catalog SystemicsJoylon Martin Data ServicesdsttShinobu KAWAHITO ArchivearchiveStuart Doescher EOGEO TTeogeoAllan Doyle GRIDgridLi Guoqing GRID-techgrid-techLi Guoqing Projects and Applications Task Team LeadsprojectOsamu Ochiai WTF CEOPwtf-ceopOsamu Ochiai WTF Core Test SitescoreJohn Faundeen EO Data PortaleodpWyn Cudlip

Open Lists to use List servicesShort NameList Moderator Web MasterwebmasterStuart Doescher ChairchairJohn Faundeen If there are other lists that need to be set up let us know.

Short tutorial for members To subscribe to the mail list –send a message to the or –Example: To: Subject and body is ignored To unsubscribe to the mail list –send a message to the or –Example: To: Subject and body is ignored Access to online subscription

Short tutorial for members To post a message to the mail list –Address message to the –Example: To: Subject: Telecon --- If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (change your password, etc.), visit your subscription page at: Example using:

Additional Reference For a lot more info on the Mailman services reference –List member Manual at –List Administration Manual at –Or could reference for short tutorial 19.ppt

Request To ensure accuracy in the lists PLEASE –Review the list of the members of the mail lists at wgiss.ceos.org/witt/Current subscribers.pdf wgiss.ceos.org/witt/Current subscribers.pdf or –Mark up paper list that is being passed around. If you see problems, send to

WITT Web Service Web Site Administrator –Post contents (provided by WGISS members) –Send content updates to –Disaster recovery – periodic backup –We have posted meetings presentations for WGISS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 And WGISS 20 Check for completeness

WGISS Web Usage Statistics Available for your perusal

WGISS Content Responsibilities WGISS Secretariat: –Content at the higher level pages (non-SG, non-TT pages) Meeting content WGISS documents (WGISS reports to Plenary) All links to ceos.org, EOGEO, IGOS, etc. Subgroup Chairs: –Subgroup pages SG descriptions definitions Task Team list(s) Task Team Leads: –Administers TT pages TT descriptions and other contents or Pointers to TT pages if not stored on the WGISS site

Process for Page Updates Retrieve recent copy of web page Make changes and edits –Examine locally via browser Send updated pages to When webmaster notifies you that changes have been made, verify via web site Notify appropriate chair of changes Chair should examine and validate changes

WITT Special Offer One time only offer for Task Team Leads UPDATE YOUR WGISS Web page 1.Get a paper copy of your pages 2.Mark these pages with changes 3.Return your mark ups Simple as 1, 2, 3

DNS Support Top-level DNS (SOA) is done by NASA for ceos.org: –ceos.orgceos.org HTTP requests go to new host at JAXA –ceos.org mail exchanges (MX) go to host at Goddard Space Flight Center (currently) –wgiss.ceos.org web requests go to non-profit host (EOGEO.org) on a commercial provider (Interland.com)

Domain Names ceos.org: owned by NASA, DNS controlled by NASA: has been transitioned to NASA rep (Dave Hartzell)ceos.org Both in use now, and in touch with admins. –igospartners.org: (expires June 2006)igospartners.org owned by NASA, DNS controlled through GoDaddy.com registrar. –igbp.net: (expires June 2006)igbp.net owned by NASA, DNS controlled through GoDaddy.com registrar.

CEOS.org Sub-domains The following sub-domains have been created: –wgiss.ceos.org - hosted though EOGEO / Allan Doyle. –wgcv.ceos.org - managed by WGCV members, hosted at NASA/GSFC –grid-tech.ceos.org – POC Allan Doyle If any are needed contact