2/08/2013Eva Zanzerkia, Barbara Ransom, Irene Lombardo, Leonard PaceLisa Boush, Bob Chadduck, Mark Suskin

EarthCube Solicitation Update

Content

The Motivation for EarthCube

The EarthCube Strategy

FY13 Themes

Governance; Community EngagementResource Leveraging; Architecture

Comment and Questions

EarthCube Supports the Geosciences

Aeronomy

Solar Terresti

al

Petrology

Geochemistry

Tectonics

EarthScope

IES

Biological

Ocean

Geomomorphol

ogy & land

use dyn

ChemOcean

High Perf

Computing

Emerging

Frontiers (BIO)

Software

Data

Networks

EarthCube CI

ANT Astro & Geospa

ce

ANT Earth

Sciences

ANT Glaciolo

gy

ANT Ocean &

Atm. Sci.

ANT Organis

ms & Ecosys.

ARC Natural Science

s

ARC Obs.

Network (AON) ARC

Social Science

s

ARC Sys Science (ARCSS)

NCAR

Biological

Infrastructure Envir.

Biology

Atm. Chemist

ry

Clm & Large Scale Dyn

Paleo-Climate

Phy. & Dyn Met. Magnet

o-spheric Phys.

Hydrology

Sediment

Geology and

Paleobio

EAR Ed.

Geophysics

Geobio & Low Temp

Geochem

Phys Ocean

OceanDrilling

OCE ED

GeoPRISM

Marine Geology & Geo-phys

OOI

geohazards

climate change

formation & evolution of the atmosphere & oceansenvironmental

change &

resilience

extreme events –

causes, periodicity

, &

implications

the origin of life

resource

discovery &

abundance

human-earth interactionscontinental evolution & changes through time

deep – surface earthInteractions & feedbacks

What the Geosciences Need

• Getting Science done now and in the future• Science drivers and aspirations

• Identifying and addressing barriers and challenges• Similar barriers with diverse solutions but no cross-

communication• Assessing the distribution of resources (data and CI)

and access to them• EarthCube must address the needs of big, medium, and

small science activities. • Developing a systematic approach to the multifaceted

and multivariate conduct of research within the geosciences

• NSF can act as a facilitator

EarthCube Vision

• Transform the conduct of geosciences research with the next generation CI .

• Create effective community-driven cyberinfrastructure.

• Enable global data discovery within the geosciences

• Achieve interoperability and data integration across disciplines.

Dynamic

Earth Changing

Climate

Earth & LifeGeospher

e-Biospheri

c Connecti

on

Water: Changing Perspecti

ves

6

An alternative approach to respond to daunting

science and cyberinfrastructure

challenges

EarthCube is an outcome

and a process

EarthCube: next

generation CI to

transform the

conduct of geoscience

s

Unidata

IRIS IEDANCAR

OOI

CUASHI

The process must• Engage all stakeholders: Geosciences end-users

Geosciences and CI facilitiesCI and Computer Science specialists

• EarthCube built on existing resources, understanding that different geosciences communities are not uniformly served

• Build EarthCube iteratively, with community input and assessment in yearly intervals

DataOne

The EarthCube Strategy

10 Years

EarthCube designed in a step-wise fashion to accommodate needs, change and new developments.

Governance

Community

Engagement

Resource Leveragi

ngArchitect

ure

CommunityAssessment

YEAR 1

Next Opportunities

YEAR 2

CommunityAssessment

Next Opportunities

YEAR 3

EarthCube’s Iterative Process

FY13 Themes

FY13 Themes: Engage Stakeholders

Geoscientists

Students

GeosciencesFacilities

GeosciencesCyberinfrastructureCI Experts

Builders

Academic Researchers

Geo-edGovernance Community

Engagement

ResourceLeveraging

Architecture

Data ProvidersCI Resources

Computer Scientists

Industry

Enterprise Governance

• Coordinate, organize and set priorities for a complex set of activities that will change over time• Build consensus; set priorities; foster collaboration • Geosciences Community Engagement• Coordinate discussion of architecture for EarthCube• Work with existing organizations and institutions within

the Geosciences

• http://www.nsf.gov/geo/earthcube/docs/EarthCubeGovernanceFramework.pdf

• http://www.nsf.gov/geo/earthcube/docs/EarthCubeGovernanceRoadmap.pdf

Governance

Phased Approach

1. Planning

2. Demonstration

3. Enterprise Governance

Community Engagement

ResourceLeveraging

Architecture

OutreachScopeGovernance ModelsTerms of Reference

NSF Review

NSF Review + Peer Reviewed

Competition

Phased Approach

1. Planning

2. Demonstration Community Engagement

ResourceLeveraging

Architecture

OutreachScopeGovernance ModelsTerms of Reference

NSF Review

Test Enterprise Governance

Test Enterprise Governance• 2-year project• Collaborative and broadly inclusive• Looking for the best set of organizations• To engage academic geoscientists• That understand and can work with geosciences CI • To build consensus• To set priorities • To foster connections between communities and geo- and CI experts

Anticipate one award, but leaving options open depending on proposals

Governance

Community EngagementCommunity Engagement

Aeronomy

Solar Terrestial

Petrology Geochemistry

Tectonics

EarthScope

IES

Biological Ocea

n

Geomomorphology & land use dyn

ChemOcea

n

High Perf

Computing

Emerging

Frontiers

(BIO)

Software

Data

Networks

ANT Astro

& Geospace ANT

Earth Sciences

ANT Glaciology

ANT Ocean &

Atm. Sci.

ANT Organisms

& Ecosy

s.

ARC Natur

al Sciences ARC

Obs. Network

(AON)

ARC Socia

l Sciences

ARC Sys

Science

(ARCSS)

NCAR

Biological Infrastructure

Envir. Biolo

gy

Atm. Chemistry

Clm & Large Scale Dyn

Paleo-

Climate

Phy. &

Dyn Met.

Magneto-

spheric

Phys. Hydrology

Sediment Geolo

gy and

Paleobio

EAR Ed.

GeophysicsGeobi

o & Low

Temp Geochem

Phys Ocea

n

Ocean

Drilling

OCE ED

GeoPRISM

Marine

Geology & Geo-phys

OOI

Geosciences Observatories

Data Policies/StandardsCommunity Orgs

Databases and ServersHPC Resources

Software Institutes

2. EarthCube RCNs

1. Domain WSScience, challenges, resourcesThrough 2013Contact your NSF POConnect to CI experts

Building Partnershipsning.earthcube.comExecutive SummariesCommon Needs/Goals

Research Coordination Networks

• Planning activity for geosciences communities• Shared resources• Representative plans for needed CI• Data/CI standards

• Multi-disciplinary is preferred• Communication and Participation Required• Not designed to build CI or groups planning to

build CI

Community Engagement

EarthCube Amendment I

• March 26 deadline

•Test Enterprise Governance• 1 award; ~2yrs; $2m-$3m

•EarthCube Research Coordination Networks• 4-6 awards; 2yrs; $300k

Governance

Community Engagement

EarthCube Amendment II• Follow on Webex when Amendment II

released

•Building Blocks• CI Integration and development to better connects current resources•Domain and technical collaboration•Serving a broader community•Initial work on potential building blocks of EarthCube

•Conceptual Designs• Initial planning stage for Architecture• Understand the landscape of existing

resources• Consider innovative designs for an evolving

system

ResourceLeveraging

Architecture

Questions and Comments?

earthcube@nsf.gov