SAEOS G Technical Background 4 November, 2009 Wim Hugo, SAEON

Situation and Environment Strategic Considerations

Serve Many Communities Stratified as follows: – Geographic Focus/ Coverage South and Southern Africa, Africa, World – Temporal Coverage Present, Past, Future – Domains and Subdomains Earth/ Environmental, Demography, Sociography, and Health, Physical and Pure Sciences, Societal Benefit Areas, Others … – Knowledge, Data, and Information Types Spatial Structured Process Unstructured Combinations (Knowledge)

Important Linked Initiatives SAEON (and its linked networks) – Risk and Vulnerability Atlas, – Coastal Management Information System; – Nairobi Clearinghouse Mechanism; – National Antarctica Data Centre; – Agulhas-Somali Large Marine Ecosystem Data Centre; – African Coelacanth Ecosystems Programme Data Centre; – Millennium Assessment SGA SAEOS – GEOSS ICSU – WDC – WDC BHH (World Data Centre) NSIF (National Spatial Information Framework)

Many Stakeholders International Organisations – GEO/ GEOSS, GBIF, WMO, … – Numerous International and Regional Initiatives (ELTOSA, Global Atmosphere Watch, …) South African Government Departments and Initiatives – Agriculture, Water, Land Affairs, Local Government, Health, Environment, … – Systems: AGIS (Agriculture GIS), AFIS (African Fire Information System), … – Government Agencies: SANPARKS, NSIF, Academic Community – Research Councils (CSIR, Council for GeoScience, Mintek, HRC, Medical Research Council, Water Research Commission …) – Academic Institutions (Universities, SAIAB, HMO, SANBI…) – Data Centres (SADCO, SAEON, SAC-EODC, …)

Context and Mandates South Africa Africa World Earth/ Environment Demographics/ Health Physical Sciences Other Domains …

Context and Mandates South Africa Africa World Earth/ Environment Demographics/ Health Physical Sciences Other Domains … SAEON SAEOS

Context and Mandates South Africa Africa World Earth/ Environment Demographics/ Health Physical Sciences Other Domains … NSIF GEOSS SAEON SAEOS

Context and Mandates South Africa Africa World Earth/ Environment Demographics/ Health Physical Sciences Other Domains … NSIF GEOSS WDC-CODATA SAEON SAEOS

Context and Mandates South Africa Africa World Earth/ Environment Demographics/ Health Physical Sciences Other Domains … NSIF GEOSS WDS-CODATA WDCBHH - NRF SAEON SAEOS

Context and Mandates South Africa Africa World Earth/ Environment Demographics/ Health Physical Sciences Other Domains … NSIF GEOSS WDS-CODATA WDCBHH - NRF R&VA SAEON SAEOS

Detailed Mandates South AfricaAfricaInternational Disasters SAEOS, R&VA Health SAEOS, R&VA, WDCBHH WDCBHH Energy SAEOS, R&VA Climate SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA Water SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA Weather SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA Ecosystems SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA Agriculture SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA Biodiversity SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA, WDCBHH SAEON, WDCBHH Spatial Economics R&VA Demography SAEON, SAEOS, R&VA WDCBHH Physical Geography SAEON, SAEOS, R&VAWDCBHH Geology SAEON

Platform Development

Strategic Objectives Re-use locally available infrastructure and resources to the maximum extent. Align initiatives to build local capacity, and provide a sustainable technology base. Cooperate with and leverage on internationally available precedents and initiatives.

SAEOS Portal SAEOS Portal NSIF Application NSIF Application Mandates and Architecture NSIF SAEOS SAEON Spatial Data SAEOS SAEON Other Data SAEOS SAEON Documents and Publications Meta-Data and Data Management Functions Data Visualisation and Presentation Data Analysis and Processing Main Platform Services Other SAEON Nodes and Themes CSIR Risk and Vulnerability Atlas Main Stakeholders and Themes World Data Centre for BHH Other

Current Work Aligned Development CoSAMP (SAEON, CSIR) 2005 CoSAMP (SAEON, CSIR) 2005 CoGIS (SAEON, CSIR) 2007 CoGIS (SAEON, CSIR) 2007 Meta-Data I (SAEON, CSIR) 2008/9 Meta-Data I (SAEON, CSIR) 2008/9 Spatial Extensions (RVA, SAEOS, WDS) 2009 Spatial Extensions (RVA, SAEOS, WDS) 2009 Image Extensions (SAEOS) 2009/10 Image Extensions (SAEOS) 2009/10 Meta-Data II (SAEON, CSIR, SANBI) 2009/10 Meta-Data II (SAEON, CSIR, SANBI) 2009/10 Structured Data (RVA, SAEON, WDS) 2009/10 Structured Data (RVA, SAEON, WDS) 2009/10 Knowledge (CSIR, SAEON) 2010/11 Knowledge (CSIR, SAEON) 2010/11 Process (CSIR, SAEON) 2010/11 Process (CSIR, SAEON) 2010/11 Open Source Local Capacity Local Capacity

Natural Alignment - Institutional

Configurations SAEOS Portal Data (EODC) Data (EODC) Remote Portal Meta-Data (Remote) Meta-Data (Remote) Data (Remote) Data (Remote) Aggregator Portal Data (SAEON) Data (SAEON) Data (…) Data (…) Meta-Data (…) Meta-Data (…) Replicated Meta-Data (SAEON) Meta-Data (SAEON) Virtual Replicated Meta-Data Unstructured Content Data Services Meta-Data Services Collaboration

Main Platform Functions: Catalogue Support for multiple meta-data standards and catalogues – EML, Dublin Core, SANS 1878, ISO19115, ISO19139, FGDC, Darwin Core* Automated Harvesting and Synchronisation – Support multiple protocols (HTTP, FTP, CSW) – Multiple standards (GEO-CSW, Z.39/ OpenQuery, GeoRSS) Data Discovery – Configurable search facilities – Search across catalogues and standards User searches can be stored*

Main Platform Functions: Data Repository Available if required – Backup, – Long-term preservation, – Public accessibility Supports multiple content types: – Spatial data (GeoServer, MapServer, ArcGIS) – Document Data (PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, …) – Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, …) – Composite Types (Blogs, News Items, …) Can be linked to meta-data

Main Platform Functions: Presentation/ Visualisation Extensive support for spatial data and spatially referenced meta-data – Web Map Services (WMS) – Web Feature Services (WFS) – Google Maps Support (KML) – Geo-referenced Feeds (GeoRSS) Simultaneous view of multiple sources – If data sources in meta-data are automated Charts and cross-correlations* – Support for structured data viewers – Charting capabilities Support for user-persisted views* – Web Context Documents – Favourites

Main Platform Functions: Analysis/ Processing* Web Processing Services – Image requests – Spatial Analysis Chaining of Web Processes

Implementation

Meta-Data Collections Site Map SAEOS Landing Page Home Partners & Stakeholders Catalogues Search Services GEO-Compliant Services Content Benefit Area Search Benefit Area Search Advanced Search Spatial Search Legal Terms and Conditions, Licenses Data Policy Disclaimer Static Login/ Registration Contact Particulars Custodian Pages Tools CoGIS Services CoGIS Services Map-Based Visualisation Meta-Data Collections

Notes on Current Status Iteration 1, Alpha Version: Available for demonstration but still in development Sample Data: representative meta-data sets from custodians – limited to 100 records each Iteration 2, Beta Version: Release scheduled for mid-November (16 th ) Styling and Site Layout: Inputs required from stakeholder community

Use Cases and Training Examples Main Demonstrations – Simple Search – Spatial Search – Targeted Searches: Societal Benefit Areas – Previewing Data (if online) – Map-Based Visualisations WMS KML GeoRSS – Catalogues and Custodians – GEOSS – Compliant Services Support Demonstrations – Custodian Collections – Managing Meta-Data – Harvesting – Managing Meta-Data – Editing – Managing Meta-Data - Downloading

More Background GEO Strategic Guidance: – Guidance Document.pdf Guidance Document.pdf GEO Tactical Guidance: – Guidance%20for%20current%20and%20potential%20contributors%20 to%20GEOSS.pdf Guidance%20for%20current%20and%20potential%20contributors%20 to%20GEOSS.pdf