the adc, the cbc and the uic where should these committees be interacting? gary j. foley, usepa...
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The ADC, the CBC and the UIC
Where Should These Committees Be Interacting?
Gary J. Foley, USEPA
Co-Chair User Interface Committee
July 20, 2006
Terms of Reference- GEO User Interface Committee
Goal
• To engage users in the development and implementation of a sustained GEOSS that provides the data and information required within and among the nine societal benefit areas as specified by user groups on national, regional and global scales
Also a specific goal to address cross-cutting issues and oversee the Communities of Practice (CPs), ensuring continuity & avoiding duplication.
The GEOSS ArchitectureUsers and Scientific Communities Served By
GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates
UIC Goal
Organize this side of theGEOSS Architecture
UIC Objectives
• Enable GEO to address in a systematic, targeted, focused and comprehensive way the needs and concerns of a broad range of user communities in developing and developed countries, across issues and trans-disciplinary needs, with a particular focus on fostering new or less organized communities.
• Enable GEO, in the implementation of GEOSS, to engage a continuum of users, from producers to the final beneficiaries of the data and information
• Facilitate linkages and partnerships between established CPs and new user groups or organizations interested in collaborating.
THE SPECTRUM OF USERS
Earth observations & earth system models
Data-to-Information archiving & services
Decision support tool development
Decision making
Assessment of benefits
Earth system scientists and modelers
Earth system service providers
Environmental process modelers & researchers
Policy Makers & Environmental managers
Public officials, advocacy groups and the Public
From observations
To societal benefits
How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum
• What do they do in their occupation and what does their organization do? Is there a web-site?
• How would they describe their more important activities? What are those of their organization?
• What decision-making are they involved in, either directly or indirectly by providing research or decision support tool development?
• What impact/benefits result or might potentially result from this decision-making, including the expected timeframe of the impact/benefits? Does the organization measure the impacts/benefits?
How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum
• Does your organization operate a system or systems that collect observational data, either in-situ or remotely sensed? Describe these systems. Are they part of a larger system?
• What observational data, geographical data, socio-economic data and/or models/forecasts, if any, are used in the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making
• What are the needs for additional information that could improve the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making?
• What regional or international working groups are you a member of or on the mailing list of?
The GEOSS ArchitectureUsers and Scientific Communities Served By
GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates
Success begins and ends on this side of the architecture
UserRequirements
Community of Practice
A user-led community of stakeholders,
from providers to the final beneficiaries of Earth observation data & information,
with a common interest in specific aspects of societal benefits to be realized by GEOSS implementation.
Communities of Practice
• Renewable Energy (Thierry Ranchin)
• Geohazards (Hormoz Modaressi)
• Water and Health (Gary Foley)
• Coastal Zone Community of Practice (Paul Digiacomo)
• Air and Health - (Gary Foley) Forest (Michael Brady)
Why CPs?
• no global mechanism to bring together actual users, potential users, researchers, producers and distributors of Earth Observation data & information;
• the absence of a coordinated and consistent global approach has resulted in impediments to information sharing & duplication of effort; and
• some information concerning the importance of the particular societal benefit area.
CP Membership
• representatives from GEO member states, participating international organizations and any other stakeholders/organisations
• having similar interests, goals, and/or objectives,
• working closely together to create a forum for efficient and effective intelligence and advice to be provided to GEO
• for the successful implementation of GEOSS.
UIC Interest in ADC Tasks
Task AR-06-03, in part, will• Identify architecture requirements,
drawing from the user requirements identified in each societal benefit area and the outcome of Task DA-06-02.
• The UIC needs to interact with ADC on how the user requirements will be obtained for each societal benefit area.
UIC Interest in ADC Tasks
Task AR-06-07 will
• Produce an inventory of existing in-situ observation networks
• Associate them with societal benefit areas as appropriate.
• The UIC will encourage its members to assist in this Task
Challenges for the CPs
• Engage a Spectrum of Users
• Draw in Leaders from across the Globe
• Involve Developing Countries (CBC – UIC Interaction)
• Specify User Requirements (ADC – UIC Interaction)
• Ultimately Show How to Measure Societal Benefits
The ADC, the CBC and the UIC
Five Tasks Where These Committees Could Be
Interacting?
UIC Interest in ADC Tasks
Task AR-06-03 will, in part,• Identify architecture requirements, drawing
from the user requirements identified in each societal benefit area and the outcome of Task DA-06-02.
The UIC, CBC and the ADC need to interact to ensure that the spectrum of users in both developing and developed countries are engaged in identifying requirements.
UIC Interest in ADC Tasks
Task AR-06-07 will• Produce an inventory of existing
in-situ observation networks • Associate them with societal
benefit areas as appropriate.
The UIC & CBC should encourage their members, and the CPs, to contribute to the inventory.
UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task DA-06-04 will do the following• Workshops with participants from developed
and developing countries• An initial version of an inventory of required
data, metadata, products & services commonly required across diverse societal benefit areas
• A Findings and Recommendations document
The UIC will encourage the CPs to contribute and ultimately use the inventory and Findings & Recommendations Document from this Task.
UIC Interest in ADC Tasks
Task AR-07-P3 notes a prominent requirement for the Health, Ecosystem & Biodiversity SBAs,
• A prototype data access & analysis system for overlaying various data (e.g. species distribution, protected area boundaries, specimen locations) with remote sensing and other geospatial data.
• The UIC and its CPs should interact with the ADC on this Task.
UIC & ADC Interest in CBC Tasks
Task CB-07-P1 will do the following• Hold a symposium in early 2007 to define the
capacity building activities for the next few years. • Identify the best practice examples identifying
gaps (infrastructure, education & training, institutional)
• Prepare a Strategy with recommendations for filling these gaps and on synergy & coordination of existing CB programs & initiatives.
The CBC, UIC & ADC should (jointly?) review the results of the symposium and then the CB Strategy when available.
User Interface Committee Calendar
Next Face-to-Face Meeting
• Ottawa, Canada
• Government Conference Centre
• September 5-7, 2006
AgendaGoals:• to review the status of the tasks
assigned to the UI Committee• ensure reporting aligned for next
submission to GEO• align the Communities of Practice to
help deliver on the tasks • evaluate 2007-2009 work plan and
linkages to 2006 plan and UIC• prepare for GEO 2006.
UIC & GEO NETCast
September 7th, 3rd Day of the Meeting
• Presentations on the current Communities of Practice
• Presentation on GEO NETCast
• Discuss the potential linkages and note them in the 2007-09 WorkPlan
User Interface Committee Calendar
Next Face-to-Face Meeting
• Ottawa, Canada
• Government Conference Centre
• September 5-7, 2006
GEO Plenary Side Event
• Presenting the current Communities of Practice