The theme set for this ESIP meeting is: Matching Opportunities in Application Areas with Technical Solutions Topic of this demo: Air Quality Community Support through New Information Technologies Prepared for virtual presentation at the Winter 2007 ESIP meeting, Portland, ORWinter 2007 ESIP meeting by the CAPITA group at Washington University, St. Louis Rudolf Husar and Erin Robinson Collaboration Workspace - Wiki Web Delivery ScreenCast Web Services, Workflow Data Access & ProcessingAnalysisPresentation Technologies are applied to support networking and collaboration

Near Future: Mediated Networking Mediator Node: Homogenizes data access Identifies AQ datasets Adds processing services Process EPA AIRNowNASA GiovanniNOAA HazMapWashU DataFed Process Provider Node: Collects data from the org. Provides catalog of holdings Exposes data on Portal User Node: Local & mediated data access Processing for apps needs Delivers info to user

Desired State: Peer-to-Peer Networking Process EPA AIRNowNASA GiovanniNOAA HazMapWashU DataFed Process Standard Interface: Homogenizes data access Provider Node: Collects data from the org. Provides catalog of holdings Exposes data on Portal User Node: Local & mediated data access Processing for apps needs Delivers info to user

GEOSS Eco-informatics Accountability/ indicators SIPs, nat.rules designations PHASE PM research Risk/exposure assessments AQ forecasting Programs NAAQS setting EPA NOAA NASA NPS USDA DOE Private Sector States/Tribes RPO’s/Interstate Academia NARSTO NAS, CAAAC CASAC, OMB Enviros Organizations CDC Supersites IMPROVE, NCore PM monit, PAMS CASTNET Lidar systems NADPSatellite data Intensive studies PM centers Other networks: SEARCH, IADN.. Data sources CMAQ GEOS-CHEM Emissions Meteorology Health/mort. records Entities participating in AQ information exchannge Unfortunately, the inner working of the IS that links these entities is not yet understood. The challenge posed by R. Scheffe : Please e xplain this Informatics Mess

2. Is data sharing a viable approach to achieve the convergence & optimization? Common data Client Data Overlaps Monitoring Satellite Modeling 1. Can we integrate air quality information through partnerships? Specific AQ Informatics Questions:

Wiki - Collaborative workspace for virtual workgroups - We use wikis to organize a diverse arrAY of artifacts for a workgroup or a project. See the ESIP wiki or the DataFed or the DataFed wiki - Wikis (e.g. Wikipedia) are best known for collaborative writing. We have written papers and workgrop reports, even proposals on wikies. - The discussion pages attached to each wiki page is an easy and way to provide feedback or to conduct disscyssion - Wiki pages have tags which allow filtering and aggregation through dynamic page lists - Wikies can be mashed with other web applications such as del.icio.us (social bookmarking), Flickr (picture shaing) and Google Maps using direct links or RSS messaging protocols.

Characteristics of System of Systems (SoS) Autonomous constituents managed/operated independently Independent evolution of each constituent Displays emergent behavior Must recognize, manage, exploit the characteristics: No stakeholder has complete SoS insight Central control is limited; distributed control is essential Users, must be involved throughout the life of a SoS

ISO grid coverage model ISO Non uniform vertical dimension ISO –ISO TS is designed to provide a common XML specification for describing, validating and exchanging geographic metadata. It is intended to promote interoperability, and exploit ISO 19115’s advantages in a concrete implementation specification. ISO An International Metadata Standard for Geographic Information ( ) established by TC 211 on Geographic Information/ GeomaticsMetadatahttp:// 211 on Geographic Information/ Geomatics

WMO Information System (WIS) –The WMO Information System (WIS) is an overarching approach and a single coordinated global infrastructure for the collection, distribution, retrieval of, and access to data and information of all WMO and related programmes.

GADS Workshop Purpose Bring together experts in atmospheric aerosols and database management to –assess the current state of the art, and to –make recommendations for developing a coordinated plan for future work in aerosol data management aspects of the International Global Aerosol Program (IGAP) Approach Prior to the meeting, participants were asked to provide written responses to: –current state of knowledge –knowledge gaps, and –recommendations for future work.

Trends Surface Obs –> Models, Remote sensing –> Integrated Model & Observations Rigid Programs (IGAP) –> Dynamic Constellations –> Mashing Programs/Projects Stove pipes (shops) –> Firm Network –> System of Systems Pre Post 2005 ProgramsSingle PurposeSome Program InteractionMashing Prog./Proj. DecSuppSysHumanModel-Assisted, RigidAdoptive Info SourceSurfObsSurfObs, RemSens, ModelIntegrated Info SystemsShops, StovepipesAd hoc connectionsSystem of Systems

Global Aerosol Data System Schematics (WMO GAW, TD 73, 1990)

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The challenge is to design a general supportive infrastructure Integrated Data System for Air Quality-IDAQ Info Needs Emission Surface Satellite Model Single Datasets ProvidersFederate DataExplore Data The ‘cubed’ data can be accessed and explored by slicing-dicing tools Understand