NOAA Climate Services Portal: Day 1 Recap National Climatic Data Center Asheville, NC August 13-15, 2008

Session 1: Products/Services  Mission Statement/Goals Central service to find climate products Central service to find climate products Add value to products we provide – easier to discover Add value to products we provide – easier to discover  Products and Services List - Outlook, Assessment, Current/Historical Must completely define – what products fit the technology model Must completely define – what products fit the technology model  Standards (FGDC,ISO,OGC…)  Need to define our ‘deliverables’ for 2/09-3/09

Session 2: User Communities  Simple and Advanced Capabilities  Must have Usability Testing Define test plan – ASAP Define test plan – ASAP  Marketing tool Initial focus of the portal for new administration Initial focus of the portal for new administration  Target Audience legal, insurance, energy, transportation, education, policy legal, insurance, energy, transportation, education, policy

Session 3: Technologies  Portal requirements Simple, fast, leverage existing resources w/ partners Simple, fast, leverage existing resources w/ partners Standards, Web services, RSS/GeoRSS feeds Standards, Web services, RSS/GeoRSS feeds Map search - FGDC/ISO standards – collection level metadata Map search - FGDC/ISO standards – collection level metadata Well written content descriptions Well written content descriptions Access to data and geospatial products in various formats Access to data and geospatial products in various formats XML, Schema, etc XML, Schema, etc  CMS  Tree Maps – evaluation tool, potential license issues  WEB 2.0 for user feedback  Many Example Web Sites NASA – JPL,GSFC NASA – JPL,GSFC NOAA – CPC,NCDC,RCC NOAA – CPC,NCDC,RCC NC State Climatology Office NC State Climatology Office

Session 4: Design/Layout  Need front page links to climate issues like ENSO, etc  Need front page which searches data sets  Access to data, ‘newservices’, magazine look, education  Portlets for data delivery  RSS feed of climate Message of the day - CPO Message of the day - CPO Major Events Major Events Smart search - NCCO Smart search - NCCO  Mission Statement needs: distinction b/w weather/climate distinction b/w weather/climate Centralized access - Decentralized service for data, products, and information Centralized access - Decentralized service for data, products, and information Value added products – easier to find, standards compliant improves Value added products – easier to find, standards compliant improves Addition management input Addition management input

NCS Portal: Organizational Structure  Governance Body – TBD  Technical/Design Team David Herring David Herring Jim Zdrojewski, Bradley Jim Zdrojewski, Bradley Dave Eslinger, Ethan Gibney Dave Eslinger, Ethan Gibney Jon Burroughs, Viviane Silva Jon Burroughs, Viviane Silva

NCS Portal: Framework Overview  3 -Tier Architecture  NOAA Banner, Menu, Header, Footer  Body Intro paragraph Intro paragraph Map Map Elements Elements SearchSearch Education tabEducation tab Show/DisplayShow/Display