1. ADM-10/26/2005 1 Architecture and Data Management for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS) First Steps Kathy Fontaine, NASA USGEO ADM Vice Chair ESIP Federation Winter Meeting Washington, DC January 4, 2006

2. ADM-10/26/2005 2 Background and Context More detail on the Integrated Earth Observation System Architecture and Data Management first steps Ways to be involved Next steps Topics

3. ADM-10/26/2005 3 International Context GEOSS will be: comprehensive, by including observations and products gathered from all components required to serve the needs of participating members; coordinated, in terms of leveraging resources of individual contributing members to accomplish this system, whose total capacity is greater than the sum of its parts; sustained, by the collective and individual will and capacity of participating members. GEOSS will build step-by-step on current cooperation efforts among existing observing and processing systems within their mandates, while encouraging and accommodating new components.

4. ADM-10/26/2005 4 National Context National Science and Technology Council Science Committee Environment & Natural Resources Committee Homeland & National Security Committee Technology Committee Subcommittee on Global Change Research Ecological Systems Subcommittee Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction Subcommittee on Water Availability & Quality Air Quality Research Subcommittee Toxics & Risk Assessment Subcommittee Subcommittee on Oceans (also reports to Committee on Science) US Group on Earth Observations (USGEO) Subcommittee on Health and the Environment (also reports to Committee on Science and Commission on Homeland and National Security Biodiversity and Ecosystem Informatics Working Group Interagency Working Group on Endocrine Disruptors Interagency Working Group on Mercury The US GEO Comprises Federal Representatives from 15 Member Agencies and three White House Offices

5. ADM-10/26/2005 5 USGEO Science & Technology Capacity Building & Outreach User InterfaceArchitecture & Data Mgmt. Executive Committee Co-chairs Executive Secretary Working Group Leaders Planning and Integration Disaster Global Land Sea LevelDroughtAir Quality USGEO Working Groups NTO Task Forces June 9, 2005 USGEO Subcommittee Structure

6. ADM-10/26/2005 6 Relationship to Other CENR Entities USGEO Science & Technology Capacity Building & Outreach User InterfaceArchitecture & Data Mgmt. Executive Committee Co-chairs Executive Secretary Working Group Leaders Planning and Integration Disaster Global Land Sea LevelDroughtAir Quality USGEO Working Groups NTO Task Forces CENR Subcommittees Global Change Research Ecological Systems Disaster Reduction Water Availability & Quality Air Quality & Research Oceans Health & the Environment

7. ADM-10/26/2005 7 U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS) IEOS Vision: Enable a healthy public, economy, and planet through an integrated, comprehensive, and sustained Earth observation system. From a Regional View To a Global Analysis

8. ADM-10/26/2005 8 Facilitate the sharing & applied usage of: –Global, regional, and local data –Data from satellites, ocean buoys, weather stations and other surface and airborne Earth observing instruments and predictive models Expected Outcomes: –Users accessing an unprecedented amount of environmental information –Data integrated into new information products that can support decisions and benefit societies and economies worldwide. What will IEOS do?

9. ADM-10/26/2005 9 Architecture and Data Management 1 of 6 Near Term Opportunities (NTO) Identified for IEOS Near-Term Opportunity IEOS Integration Frameworks

10. ADM-10/26/2005 10 What are the goals for the Architecture and Data Management of IEOS? Enable increased interoperability across existing data management systems Identify and address integration gaps in data management systems Utilize community standards for data and metadata Enable integrated measurements, data, products, and predictive models Examine the need for future data management requirements Starting with Near Term Opportunities and expanding to all IEOS data management systems, Architecture & Data Management seeks to:

11. ADM-10/26/2005 11 We currently have hundreds of separate, but individually efficient, data management systems across agencies Architecture and Data Management Why Focus on Integration? The opportunity is to smooth the way for transfer of data across the wide variety of: Systems Disciplines Formats Technologies Dissemination methods And more Also an opportunity to leverage the existing cutting-edge technologies within systems such as OPeNDAP, THREDDS, the GeoSpatial One- Stop, and others.

12. ADM-10/26/2005 12 Architecture and Data Management Why Focus on Integration? We need cross-agency Enterprise Architecture & Integrated Data Management for IEOS to achieve or enable: Federal Agency coordination of strategies and observation systems Interoperability/integration among data systems Linkages: ground-based, aircraft, satellite platforms Innovative approaches to information and knowledge management across agencies Standards/protocols for data and metadata Robust IEOS information security across systems Conformity to law and policy including OMB Circular A-16, Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), Data Quality Act & OMB's Information Quality Guidelines

13. ADM-10/26/2005 13 Rapid, timely integration of data, products and predictive models among systems helps first responders. Leveraged data management activities across all Federal Agencies improves accountability and efficiencies. Ease of use of data between and among Agencies advances regional and global understanding. Increased efficiency needed to handle the exponential increase in data volumes that will occur over the next decade. Increased opportunities for interdisciplinary work. Societal Benefits Improve Weather Forecasting Reduce Loss of Life and Property from Disasters Protect and Monitor our Ocean Resources Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change Support Sustainable Agriculture and Combat Land Degradation Understand the Effect of Environmental Factors on Human Health & Well Being Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts Protect and Monitor Water Resources Monitor and Manage Energy Resources Architecture and Data Management The Results and Benefits Improved decision makers’ abilities to address policy and societal benefit issues

14. ADM-10/26/2005 14 Architecture and Data Management How Do We Get There? –Makes use of and builds upon existing systems to the extent possible –Identifies gaps that can be filled quickly with existing or planned agency efforts –Interfaces capabilities through interoperability specifications –Preserves continuity of observations To achieve the Near-Term Opportunities identified in the Strategic Plan for a US Integrated Earth Observation System there must be an integrated approach to architecture and data management that:

15. ADM-10/26/2005 15 Architecture and Data Management Schematic View: Linking Earth Observations to Societal Benefits Models play an increasingly important role in all areas of this graphic Earth System Models Weather Climate Atmosphere Others… Earth Observation Systems Remotely-sensed In situ Decision Support On-going feedback to optimize value and reduce gaps Policy Decisions Management Decisions Personal Decisions Societal Benefits DATA Predictions Observations

16. ADM-10/26/2005 16 Everyone has a role to play –Some players can only provide some pieces –All are encouraged to provide what they can Architecture and Data Management The Solution – Involves All Stakeholders

17. ADM-10/26/2005 17 Use appropriate technologies and methodologies to achieve interoperability, including –Service-oriented architectures –Federal Enterprise Architectures –Industry best practices –Government plans and existing projects Clearly identify the systems from which to build Provide a thoughtful spending plan that includes government and private sector contributions Architecture and Data Management The Solution – Includes Various Approaches

18. ADM-10/26/2005 18 Create portals for use by other NTOs Understand the importance of modeling in the overall architecture –Long-term data preservation is critical for model development, assessment, reanalysis, etc. –Archives should be seen as the midpoint of this architecture, rather than an endpoint. Architecture and Data Management The Solution – Includes Various Approaches

19. ADM-10/26/2005 19 Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services: THREDDS Web Coverage Service: WCS Geospatial One Stop Global Change Master Directory: GCMD National Model Archive and Distribution System: NOMADS NSF Cyberinfrastructure initiative - Teragrid Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System: MADIS Comprehensive Large-Array data Stewardship System: CLASS EOS Clearinghouse: ECHO Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)/ Data Management and Communications (DMAC) And many, many others Architecture and Data Management Existing Elements for Leverage Cutting Edge Information & Knowledge Management (Several Examples) Currently used within, but generally not across, data management systems

20. ADM-10/26/2005 20 IEOS Roadmap for Success Integrated Observations & Data Management

21. ADM-10/26/2005 21 For Further Information: US Group on Earth Observations http://iwgeo.ssc.nasa.gov http://earthobservations.org http://www.strategies.org/Alliance/News.htm Eosdis-evolution.gsfc.nasa.gov