CODATA WG on eGY. Objective The objective of the Working Group (WG) is to promote the establishment and usage of modern and open data access standards and help to develop efficient ways to achieve interoperability. The WG will promote free and open access to metadata exchange and integration worldwide. Vision. That we have an Earth and space science information commons for the benefit of scientists and society as a whole.

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome CODATA WG on eGY. Scope The WG will be concerned principally with Earth and space science data. The latter is data relevant to Earth system studies (e.g., solar, planetary, and solar-terrestrial phenomena), and remote sensing. The WG will promote metadata exchange and integration worldwide for such data, and include metadata for analogue information.

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome CODATA WG on eGY. Functions Functions of the WG. Provide an international framework and forum for Earth and space science informatics activities, with emphasis on bringing together people from around the world with common interests Contribute to the development of interoperability methodologies Provide a mechanism for continuation of eGY principals and activities beyond the end of eGY in December 2008 Broaden the scope and effectiveness of eGY results Collaborate with national and international bodies with informatics agendas to promote greater cooperation. Liaise with the proposed IUGG Commission for Earth and Space Science Informatics to develop a complementary work program. (IUGG provides good access to the Scientific Associations, and the Geounions; CODATA provides good access to a broader informatics community and ICSU. eGY considers that both bodies are needed to get the best result.)

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome CODATA WG on eGY WG Focuses in 2007 – first part of 2008 ° Promote eGY principles ° Promote practical aspects of eGY worldwide with special attention paid to - data acquisition and handling matters - creation of national and international products dealing with Earth sciences data studies in fundamental and practical purposes ° Develop historical studies on IPYs, IGY and eGY ° Actively collaborate with incoming IUGG Committee on eGY and other relevant structures and initiatives ° Propose an official Task Group on eGY to CODATA

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome CODATA WG on eGY Ongoing activities WG meeting was held in Suzdal, Russia on 19 September 2007 on the occasion of international conference on eGY Proposal on creation in 2008 of an official Task Group on eGY has been submitted to CODATA WG web-site development Selection of eGY showcase products to make them available through WG web-site WG future plans and time-table of meetings is established Collaboration with IUGG ad. Hoc. Committee on eGY Preparations of final eGY 2009 international conference for Europe and CIS started with active participation of the TG

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome 6Суздаль, сентября 2007 г. 50-ЛЕТИЕ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО ГЕОФИЗИЧЕСКОГОГОДА И ЭЛЕКТРОННЫЙ ГЕОФИЗИЧЕСКИЙ ГОД 50-ЛЕТИЕ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО ГЕОФИЗИЧЕСКОГОГОДА И ЭЛЕКТРОННЫЙ ГЕОФИЗИЧЕСКИЙ ГОД МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ September 2007 г. Suzdal, Russian Federation September 2007 г. Suzdal, Russian Federation 112 participants Great Britain Germany Israel Russia The Ukraine France USA 50 th ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR(IGY) AND ELECTRONIC GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (eGY) 50 th ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR(IGY) AND ELECTRONIC GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (eGY) INTRNATIONAL CONFERENCE

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome Participants of Joint CODATA WG on eGY and Russian eGY Committee meeting. Suzdal, Alexei Gvishiani, chair, CODATA WG Eric Kihn, eGY, USA Jean Bonnin, EDNES, France Arnaud Chulliat, INTERMAGNET, France Michel Diament, IPGP, France Jacques Zlotnicki, VLEM, France Avi Shapira, ISC, UK/Israel Michael Zgurovsky, CODATA, the Ukraine Alexey Zavyalov, IASPEI, Russia Valery Gitis, e-Earth Program, Russia Nina Frolova, ESC, Russia Vladimir Kossobokov, IUGG, Russia Evgeny Kharin, WDC B STP, Russia Igor Mokhov, IAMAS, Russia Vitaly Nechitailenko, GC RAS, Russia Natalia Sergeeva, WDC B SEG, Russia Sergey Agayan, Artificial Intelligence, Russia Shamil Bogoutdinov, Artificial Intelligence Russia Sergey Isaev, RAS, Russia

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome Joint CODATA WG and Russian eGY Committee meeting, 19 September A AgendaAgenda Goals of the WG in eGY (A. Gvishiani, E. Kihn, J. Bonnin)Goals of the WG in eGY (A. Gvishiani, E. Kihn, J. Bonnin) Major international geophysical data activities: ISC (A. Shapira), Intermagnet (A. Chulliat), IUGG Natural Hazard Commission (V. Kosobokov), SPIDR and other distributed data resources activities (E. Kihn ), IASPEI (A. Zavialov), Russian Electronic Earth Activities (V. Gitis)Major international geophysical data activities: ISC (A. Shapira), Intermagnet (A. Chulliat), IUGG Natural Hazard Commission (V. Kosobokov), SPIDR and other distributed data resources activities (E. Kihn ), IASPEI (A. Zavialov), Russian Electronic Earth Activities (V. Gitis) eGY activities and national eGY committees in the countries, participating in the meeting : USA (E. Kihn), France (J. Bonnin/J. Zlotnicki), Israel (A. Shapiro), the Ukraine (M. Zgurovsky), Russia (A. Gvishiani)eGY activities and national eGY committees in the countries, participating in the meeting : USA (E. Kihn), France (J. Bonnin/J. Zlotnicki), Israel (A. Shapiro), the Ukraine (M. Zgurovsky), Russia (A. Gvishiani) 8

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome Joint CODATA WG and Russian eGY Committee meeting, 19 September B Agenda (continuation)Agenda (continuation) eGY and WDCseGY and WDCs eGY showcase projects in USA, France, Germany, Russia and the UkraineeGY showcase projects in USA, France, Germany, Russia and the Ukraine IGY history investigations as a part of eGYIGY history investigations as a part of eGY The WG plans and activities in connection with CODATA-2008 conference in Kiev, UkraineThe WG plans and activities in connection with CODATA-2008 conference in Kiev, Ukraine Future meetings of the WG (Boulder, March 2008/General eGY meeting, Kiev, October 2008/CODATA)Future meetings of the WG (Boulder, March 2008/General eGY meeting, Kiev, October 2008/CODATA)

March 2008, eGY Summit, Rome CODATA WG on eGY CODATA WG Meetings 19 September 2007, Suzdal, Russia March 2008, Boulder, USA October 2008, Kiev, the Ukraine April 2009, Rostov, Russia

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