Session 2: Current GEOSS Architectures What exists and what is hindering progress

Session Overview Four presentations GEOSS Common Infrastructure – Doug Nebert GEO Global Agriculture Monitoring (GEO-GLAM) – Kathy Fontaine for Chris Justice GEO Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO-BON) – Gary Geller GEOSS Disaster Management Sensor Web Architecture – CEOS – John Evans

Quick Summary GCI GEO-GLAM, GEO-BON, Disaster Management Sensor Web Description of infrastructure components Usability issues and challenges Operational GCI is in place GEO-GLAM, GEO-BON, Disaster Management Sensor Web Each building a Community of Practice within science/application area All looking for variety of data sources/types Common needs for data discovery, search, access services Each appear to be users and providers of data services Expressed interest in sensor webs / model webs Multiple references to GEO and GEOSS and all are potential GCI users but extent of current use is unclear

Discussion Session With regard to openness, who supports it? What is the business model? Organizations (such as OGC) that include govt. and industry partners promote openness Incentives come from top down – leaders of int’l organizations Commercial involvement in GEOSS – as providers and users of products? Agriculture given as potential area for data exchange Efforts to take in socioeconomic data? AIP tasks mentioned as mechanism to identify needs for these data Classification of disasters by socioeconomic characteristics With focus on SBAs, risk of creating new stovepipes? SBAs have particular interest but GEOSS architecture intended to provide common capabilities

Discussion (cont.) Best practices related to data sharing? Best practices wiki may have some information More emphasis on service agreements for data sharing Session 2 Discussion Topics What is the status of current GEOSS? Where should GEOSS develop? System of systems approach