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Outline Motivation for NSF’s EarthCube Program
Input from Science Community End User Workshops Research Coordination Networks
Input from Cyberinfrastructure Community Building Blocks Architecture Concept Design
Governance Development of Governance Structure Current Structure
Getting Involved
Eva Zanzerkia, NSF Program
Director
EarthCube MotivationsTo transform geosciences research by supporting community-driven cyberinfrastructure to integrate data and information.
Driv
ers Dynamic Earth:
GEO Imperatives & Frontiers 2015-2020
CI Framework for the 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21)
OSTP Open Access Memo, 2/22/2013
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Diversity of the geosciencesInterdisciplinary Science QuestionsBig, Heterogeneous Data issues Communities that are poorly served/have no community resources
Community-Driven Way to Build CI ACADEMIC GEOSCIENTISTS
GEO FACILITIES
CI/CS SCIENTISTS
AGENCIES AND PARTNERS
NSF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPScience Community Governance is Required
• Build on existing resources, with the understanding that different geosciences communities have different needs
• Understand the connection between technical development and social cultural adoption of CI.
• Build CI responsive to community input and assessment in regular intervals
• Develop the governance structure to represent the community and inform NSF
The EarthCube Strategy
Long term strategy: 4 stage development process 5
Demo Phase: A Critical Step for EarthCube
Stage 1: Conceptualizing EarthCube
Stage 2: Testing Community Process
Year 12011-2012
Year 22012- 2013
Year 32013-2014
Year 4:Demo Phase
NSF DCL
White Papers
NSF- run Charrette
EAGERsConcept/
Community
RoadmapsDeveloped
NSF-run Charrette
End-Userworkshops
2013Solicitation/
Awards
Governance Planning
Community Run Meeting
2014 Awards
Enterprise Governance
Charter
Initial Outcomes
DemonstrateEffective Governance
CommunityAssessment
CommunityPriorities
Funded Projects:(I) Research Coordination Networks (RCNs) Opportunities for geosciences communities to organize,
come to consensus, and prioritize needs
C4P: Collaboration and Cyberinfrastructure for Paleogeosciences
SEN: A Sediment Experimentalist Network
EC3: Challenges of Field Data Collection, Management, and Integration
iSamplES: The Internet of Samples in the Earth Sciences
ECOGEO: Oceanography and Geobiology Environment Omics
CReSCyNT: Coral REef Science and CYberinfrastructure NeTwork
Funded Projects:(II) Building Blocks
Open Data-Services Invocation Protocol (ODSIP)
Cognitive Computer Infrastrucure (GeoDeepDive)
Integrating Discrete and Continuous Data (DisConBB)
Inventory of Resources for Interoperability (CINERGI)
Interoperable Modeling Frameworks (Earth Systems Bridge)
Data Management for Geoscience Models
Exploratory Environment for Research and Learning
Integrating Long-Tail Data and Models
Cloud-Hosted Real-Time Data Services
Collaboration and Discovery through Semantic Connections
Semantics and Linked Data for Data Sharing and Discovery (GeoLink)
Software Stewardship and Open Source Software Sharing (GeoSoft)
Model Validation, Verification, and Intercomparison
Web Services (Geo-WS)
Brokering Technologies to Discover, Share, and Access Data (BCube)
Funded Projects:(III) Conceptual Designs
Initial planning for Enterprise Architecture
A Data-Oriented Human-Centric Enterprise Architecture
A Cross-Domain Integrative Information System
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A Scalable Community Driven Architecture
Funded Projects:(IV) EarthCube Test Governance
2012-2013: Set up test governance structure and charter documents
2014-2015: Demonstrate test governance framework
The EarthCube Office Website, newsletter, documents,
mailing lists, etc.• Lee Allison, AZGS• PI of EC Test
Governance Award
• Bruce Caron• EC Program Office Manager• [email protected]
• Rachael Black
• Anna Katz
• Kate Kretschmann
Core Organization
ScienceCommittee
Technology & Architecture Committee
Engagement Team
Liaison Team
LEADERSHIPCOUNCIL
EarthCube Office
NSF
Council of Data
Facilities
Leadership Council:(I) Elected Committee Representatives
• Yolanda Gil, USC/ISI• CS: workflows, semantics, provenance, metadata• Elected representative, Tech and Arch Committee• PI of GeoSoft Building Block• Participant of EC3 and iSAMPLES RCNs
• Basil Gomez, Hawaiʻi, Mānoa• Hydrogeomorphology• Interim Chair of Leadership Council• Elected representative, Science Committee• Organizing Committee Inland Waters EUW
• Mohan Ramamurthy• Elected representative, Council of Data Facilities• Co-PI of GeoWS and ODSIP Building Blocks
Leadership Council:(II) Elected Team Representatives
• Rick Ziegler, US EPA• Earth and Information Sciences• Elected representative, Liaison Team
• Marjorie Chan, U. Utah• Sedimentology & diagenesis• Elected representative, Engagement Team• Co-convener of EC Sedimentary Geology end-user
workshop, participant in RCN field workshop
Leadership Council:(III) Elected At-Large Representatives
• David K. Arctur, U. Texas Austin• Elected representative, Cyberinfrastructure area• EarthCube Test Governance (YR1) and DisConBB Building
Block
• Farzad Kamalabadi, U. Illinois Urbana• Elected representative, Atmosphere/Space area• Atmospheric and ionospheric research
• Kerstin Lehnert, Columbia University• Elected representative, Earth Sciences area• PI of C4P and iSamplES RCNs• Co-PI of CINERGI Buliding Block• Co-Chair of Council of Data Facilities
• Danie Kinkade, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution• Elected representative, Ocean area• PI of Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Workshop• Co-PI of Early Career Workshop
What is EarthCube? EarthCube’s goal is to enable geoscientists to address the
challenges of understanding and predicting a complex and evolving Earth system by fostering a community-governed effort to develop a common cyberinfrastructure to collect, access, analyze, share and visualize all forms of data and resources, using advanced technological and computational capabilities.
EarthCube’s long-term vision is a dynamic, community-driven cyberinfrastructure that will support standards for interoperability, infuse advanced technologies to improve and facilitate interdisciplinary research, and help educate scientists in the emerging practices of digital scholarship, data and software stewardship, and open science.
(from Leadership Council, 12/5/2014)
Getting InvolvedDemonstration governance
Interaction, discussion and planning (RCNs)
Developing, integrating and utilizing current cyberinfrastructure (Building Blocks)
Feedback from the communityWhat is missing? What still needs to happen?
Working groups Check & Adjust (January, 2015)
All Hands Meeting (May, 2015)
Getting Involved:(I) Science Committee
• Co-Chair: Basil Gomez• Co-Chair: Emma Aronson
Identify and prioritize end user requirements
Connect academic and technology communities
Working Groups (articulate science objectives) End-user workshop outcomes Funded project’s goals Novel use cases
(wicked problems/grand challenges)
Getting Involved:(II) Technology and Architecture Committee
Charter: Facilitate technology development, architecture, and testbed for components
Current focus: constituting Working Groups “Technical Requirements and Synthesis from Science Use Cases” (Co-
Chairs: K. Stocks and D. Kinkade) “Funded Projects: Gap Analysis” (Co-Chairs: A. Kelbert and T. Malik;
POC: P. Smith) “Testbed for Funded Projects” (Co-Chairs: E. Law and K. Keiser) “Standards and Standards Organizations” (in formation stages)
Schedule: Working Groups target All Hands and Summer for interfaces and final deliverable
• Co-Chair: Yolanda Gil, USC/ISI• Co-Chair: Jay Pearlman, J&F Ent.
Getting Involved:(III) The Council of Data Facilities
Charter: Just approved unanimously by CDFmembership https://github.com/earthcube/CDF-Charter The CDF General Assembly provides strategic direction for the Council The CDF Executive Committee is responsible for the harmonious and effective
functioning of the CDF
Next Steps: The CDF General Assembly will meet 9 Jan 2015, following ESIP Winter Mtg
Current focus: Seeking nominations for the CDF Executive Committee and input on the agenda for the CDF General Assembly meeting
• Interim Chair: Mohan Ramamurthy, Unidata• Co-chairs: Kerstin Lehnert & Don Middleton
A federation of existing and emerging geoscience data facilities that serve as an effective foundation for EarthCube and cyberinfrastructure for the geosciences.
Getting Involved:(IV) The Liaison Team
• Chair: Rick Ziegler• Co-Chair: Lindsay Powers
Charter: Establish partnerships with existing cyber-initiatives, agencies, associations, and other efforts external to the NSF core constituency, including international activities as well as the private sector.
Current focus: mapping the larger geo/CI landscape and community Populating landscape map with connected orgs, initiatives,
agencies, data facilities, etc. Assessing where EarthCube fits into this landscape
Getting Involved:(V) The Engagement Team
• Chair: Marjorie Chan• Co-Chair: TBA
Charter: Proactively reach out to EarthCubecommunity & encourage involvement
Current focus: constituting Working Groups “Mapping engagement scope” (Chair: Lindsay Powers) “Conveying new tools & cases” (Chair: Simon Goring) “Internal communication” (Chair: Elisha Wood-Charlson)
Getting Involved:(VI) Other Planned Activities
Currently being considered by the Leadership Council: Sci-Tech retreats Training events Early career researchers events
Contact us if you have suggestions [email protected]
Concluding Remarks
Learn more at AGU Townhall meeting: Wed Dec 17, 12:30 - 01:30 PM EarthCube booth EarthCube-focused sessions in web site
Attend the annual All-Hands-Meeting May 27-28, 2015, Arlington VA
Join or follow the newly formed groups Science Committee, Engagement Team Technical and Architecture Committee Council of Data Facilities, Liaison Team
EarthCube Needs You!
To steer the work towards what you believe are the most important priorities
To demonstrate that the geosciences community can organize itself to shape its future
To articulate a compelling vision and work together to turn it into a reality
Pointers EarthCube sessions at AGU Fall 2015
http://workspace.earthcube.org/welcome-earthcube/community-updates/earthcube-presentations-and-sessions-agu
End User Workshops http://www.earthcube.org/page/end-user-workshops/
Funded projects http://workspace.earthcube.org/rcns http://workspace.earthcube.org/building-blocks http://workspace.earthcube.org/conceptual-designs
Current activities and Working Groups http://workspace.earthcube.org/demonstration-governance/