Phase I. Determine Earth Observation Requirements for Air Quality SB Sub-Area (AQ CoP) K. Hoijarvi, S. Falke, J. Husar, R. Poirot, M. Schulz., K. Torsett, E. Robinson, A, Surijavong, S. Vlasic, W. White GEO AQ CoP Contact: R. Husar, DRAFT Phase II. Encode and Enter the AQ Requirements into the GEO User Requirement Registry (SCG)

Forum to Develop AQ Requirements: GEO AQ Community of Practice Methodology for Gathering User Requirements: 1.State the SB Sub-Area: e.g. Manage Air Quality 2.Define Major Workflow Steps of the SBA 3.Name the Value-Adding Activities 4.Identify Participants for Each Activity (i.e. the ‘Users’) 5.Determine the Participant’s EO Needs Phase I. Determine Earth Observation Requirements for Air Quality SBA

1. Select SBA: AQ Management 2. Define Workflow Bachmann, 2008

3. Define Value Adding Activities: Workflow Step 1: Setting AQ Standard Emission Analyst Transport Meteor. Activity Drivers Emission Modeler Chem. Tr. Modeler Receptor Modeler Air Qual. Analyst Health Analyst PM Comp. Gas Comp. Policy Analyst Popul. Density Policy Maker Knowledge: Decisions Information: Processed Data Data: Observations Spreadsheet of activities, participants, requirements Other Data

Phase I. Determining Earth Observation Requirements for Air Quality SBA Clearinghouse AQ Community Catalog User Requirement Registry GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations for Air Quality

The URR is a facility for collection, sharing and describing: User types among the nine SBAs; Applications that use Earth observations; Requirements for Earth observations and derived products; Links among user types, applications, and requirements. Phase II: Encode and Enter the AQ Requirements into the GEO User Requirement Registry (SCG)

Encoding into URR: Activities – User Types - Requirements Characterize Current AQ Develop AQ Standard Determine Compliance Eval. Control Effectiveness Det. Background AQ Assess Health Risk Assess Visibility Risk Assess Terrestr. Risk Assess Aquatic Risk Set AQ Standard ActivitiesWorkflowUser Types AQ Analyst Receptor Mod. Transport Mod. AQ Analyst Health Analyst AQ Analyst Aquatic Analyst AQ Analyst Terrestr. Analyst AQ Analyst Visibility Analyst Policy Analyst Requirements

Workflow Step 2: Evaluate Current Air Quality Evaluate Current AQ Develop AQ Standard Determine Compliance Eval. Control Effectiveness Det. Ambient AQ Attribute Sources Determ. Exceedance ActivitiesWorkflowUser Types AQ Analyst Receptor Mod. Transport Mod. Policy Analyst Det. Emissions Emiss. Analyst Emiss. Modeler Requirements

Workflow Step 3: Develop and Enforce Compliance Characterize Current AQ Develop AQ Standard Develop Compliance Eval. Control Effectiveness Attribute Sources Emiss. Reduct. Plan ActivitiesWorkflowUser Types AQ Analyst Receptor Mod. Transport Mod. Policy Analyst Det. Emissions Emiss. Analyst Emiss. Modeler Requirements

Workflow Step 4: Evaluate Control Effectiveness Characterize Current AQ Develop AQ Standard Determine Compliance Eval. Control Effectiveness Det. Ambient AQ Attribute Sources Assess Health Risk Assess Visibility Risk Assess Terrestr. Risk Assess Aquatic Risk Eval. Control Effect ActivitiesWorkflowUser Types AQ Analyst Receptor Mod. Transport Mod. AQ Analyst Health Analyst AQ Analyst Aquatic Analyst AQ Analyst Terrestr. Analyst AQ Analyst Visibility Analyst Policy Analyst Det. Emissions Emiss. Analyst Emiss. Modeler Requirements

Activity – Participant - Requirements Browser for AQ Management

Provider - Instrument - Observation Browser for AQ Data in GEOSS Clearinghouse

It is possible to Approach: Make AQ Contribution Consistent with: Clearinghouse AQ Community Catalog User Requirement Registry GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations for Air Quality

General Requirements by User Type AQ Analyst Receptor Modeler Transport Modeler Health Analyst Aquatic Analyst Terrestrial Analyst Visibility Analyst Policy Analyst Emission Analyst Emission Modeler User Types EO Requirements: Where, What Type; Pollutant Surface| MassConc. | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2, VOC; Surface | MassConc. |PM25, PM10, PMComp, WindField 4Dim| Emiss. /4DWea| PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC Surface/Col| Emission Obs/| PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC; Surface| Activity Drivers| PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC; Surface| Expos., HealthMeas| PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2 Surface| Depos., AquaMeas| PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2, VOC; Surface| Depos., TerrMeas. | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2 Surface | Light Ext., Vistas | PM25, PM10, PMComp Surface | Analysts Outout |PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2 Any AQM activity may require multiple user types Any user type can contribute to multiple AQM activities The specific user requirements depend on the activity

Browser of AQM Activities, Participants, and EO Needs

Value Chain for Informing the Public Emission Analyst Transport Meteor. Activity Drivers Emission Modeler Forecast Modeler Air Qual. Analyst Public Media Gas Comp. Public Dec. Maker Observation-Data Processed Data Actionable Knowledge

AQ Management: Science View Processes and Earth Observations for AQ: Emissions, Transport and ambient Concentrations/Depositions User Types: Emission Analysts, Emission Modeler, AQ Data Analyst, AQ Transport Modeler, AQ Receptor Modeler, Health Analyst, Aquatic Analyst, Terrestrial Analyst, Visibility Analyst

AQ Management: Science View Emissions, Transport and ambient Concentrations/Depositions causing Effects on Health and Welfare Emission Analysts Emission Modeler Transport Modeler Receptor Modeler AQ Data Analyst Health Analyst Aquatic Analyst Terrestrial Analyst Visibility Analyst

GEOSS Information Flow Framework Policy Maker Policy Analyst AQ Domain Analyst AQ Analyst Modeler AQ Management: Information Flow View GEOSS Core The AQ Information system processes Earth and other observations into actionable knowledge for policy/decision makers. User Types: AQ data analysts and modelers; health, aquatic and other domain analysts, policy analysts and policy/decision makers

UIC Objectives Enable GEO to address in a systematic, targeted, focused and comprehensive way the needs and concerns of a broad range of user communities in developing and developed countries, across issues and trans-disciplinary needs, with a particular focus on fostering new or less organized communities. Enable GEO, in the implementation of GEOSS, to engage a continuum of users, from producers to the final beneficiaries of the data and information Facilitate linkages and partnerships between established CPs and new user groups or organizations interested in collaborating.

THE SPECTRUM OF USERS 08.ppt&rct=j&q=Foley%20Spectrum%20of%20Users&ei=Jyu7TPXBBI3Lngejvvy-DQ&usg=AFQjCNHwFre7zIWG_68GQLe9on3A7k-2mA&sig2=SA5reCriEOLJY0a18XM7JA Earth observations & earth system models Data-to-Information archiving & services Decision support tool development Decision making Assessment of benefits Earth system scientists and modelers Earth system service providers Environmental process modelers & researchers Policy Makers & Environmental managers Public officials, advocacy groups and the Public From observations To societal benefits Requirements well known Not aware that observational Requirements are even needed

How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum What do they do in their occupation and what does their organization do? Is there a web-site? How would they describe their more important activities? What are those of their organization? What decision-making are they involved in, either directly or indirectly by providing research or decision support tool development? What impact/benefits result or might potentially result from this decision- making, including the expected timeframe of the impact/benefits? Does the organization measure the impacts/benefits?

How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum Does your organization operate a system or systems that collect observational data, either in-situ or remotely sensed? Describe these systems. Are they part of a larger system? What observational data, geographical data, socio-economic data and/or models/forecasts, if any, are used in the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making What are the needs for additional information that could improve the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making? What regional or international working groups are you a member of or on the mailing list of?

A user-led community of stakeholders, from providers to the final beneficiaries of Earth observation data and information, with a common interest in specific aspects of societal benefits to be realized by GEOSS implementation. The Communities of Practice will be self organized and will include stakeholders required to achieve benefits. Communities of Practice

An Example Community of Practice Air Quality & Health The Public

Registering User Types Air & Health CP Examples The Air Quality Managers Air Quality Index operations Air Quality monitoring and regulatory officials Regulated industrial groups Traffic planning & highway management groups Forest & agricultural fire management officials AQ researchers AQ management decision support tool developers The Public Health Officials Public Health outcome officials Hospital & Emergency Room management groups Epidemiologists Medical Practitioners treating sensitive sub-populations Asthma, birth defect and cardiovascular disease researchers

Registering User Applications Air & Health CP Examples Global NO2 monitoring by SCIAMACHY and ROSE model Air Quality Indices PREV'AIR air quality forecasts PROMOTE applications SMOG alerts for AQ episodes, EnviroFlash and APNEE TU Fusion of AOD with ground- based data to provide better PM2.5 information to AQ and health researchers The Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation (PHASE) Project A Health-based AQ index Long-range Smoke alerts

The GEOSS Architecture Users and Scientific Communities Served By GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates UIC Goal Organize this side of the GEOSS Architecture

The GEOSS Architecture Users and Scientific Communities Served By GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates Success begins and ends on this side of the architecture User Requirements

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