Alan EdwardsEuropean Commission &GEOSS Data Sharing Task Force Co-Chair

5th GEO Project Workshop London, UK8-9 February 2011

The GEOSS Data Sharing Action Plan: The GEOSS Data-CORE Roadmap

Roadmap for the GEOSS Data-CORE

1. Guidance document on GCI implementation of the GEOSS Data-CORE: under preparation – available in the near future.

2. Registration prototypes implemented and tested addressing at least three user scenarios:– new Data-CORE data are registered in the GCI– data already in the GCI are added to the GEOSS Data-CORE

and metadata are updated– catalog providers identify and label GEOSS Data-CORE data

in their existing catalogs

Testing continues with identified volunteers through to the end of April 2011

Roadmap for the GEOSS Data-CORE

3. GCI component providers (portal, clearinghouse, and CSR) implement one or more user scenarios according to guidance document: by end Feb.

4. Search and discovery of GEOSS Data-CORE implemented– Modifications to clearinghouse to allow users to search on

GEOSS Data-CORE tag– Portal modified to display search results– Add ability to summarize number and volume of Data-

CORE holdings

By end of April 2011

Roadmap for the GEOSS Data-CORE

5. Notification to GEO community about process for implementing the GEOSS Data-CORE – Announce initial operational version of the process

for registering data as part of the GEOSS Data-CORE at July ExCom meeting (end of June)

– ExCom invites broad GEO community to register more data in the Data-CORE in run-up to Plenary (end of July)

– Formal launch event and other related announcements / activities at GEO-VIII Plenary(mid November)