1. The CEOS WGISS Atmospheric Composition Portal

2. AC Portal Mission Statement
Provide access, tools, and contextual guidance to scientists and value-adding organizations in using remotely sensed atmospheric composition data, information, and services.
Help foster interoperability and application of atmospheric composition data, information and services worldwide.
Identify the unique requirements and common (shared) features of the ACC and GEOSS users to provide a value-added and complementary capability.
Work with partners in CEOS and the broader AC community in advancing the AC Portal

3. Initial Capability Data and Service Flow
User provided content
Current Status of AC Portal
‘alpha’ release: wdc.dlr.de/acp
ACP Team
Collaboration Site
Contextual
metadata
GEOSS
Working through standards implementation issues:
handling map legends and parameter units
harmonization of metadata records, e.g., how to handle multiple coverages in a WCS
best practices in distributed access, processing and visualization services
coordination with GEOSS Common Infrastructure
ACP Portal Site at DLR
Data Access
Gateways
Visualization
Tools
Processing/Analysis
Tools
DLR
WMS
OGC
DLR
Giovanni
GES DISC
WCS
OGC
Datafed
Datafed

4. Future AC Portal Future Plans for AC Portal
User provided content
Users
Future Plans for AC Portal
ACP Team
Collaboration Site
Contextual
metadata
GEOSS
Data Access
Gateways
Visualization
Tools
Processing/Analysis
Tools
DLR
WMS
OGC
DLR
DLR
Seek to connect with data and tools from others
GES DISC
OPeNDAP
Giovanni
Giovanni
Datafed
WCS
OGC
Datafed
Datafed
Others
Others
Others