ESIP Federation Activities Rob Raskin NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA

Earth Science Information Partner (ESIP) Federation Networking consortium of 120 organizations that provide or add value to Earth system science data/information Initially formed by NASA, but now independent entity Membership open to any organization, after application and approval processes Almost entirely US-based

ESIP Membership Types Type 1 –Raw data providers –Archive centers, mostly NASA and NOAA Type 2 –Science/research data product providers Type 3 –Commercial entities –Educational organizations –Planning agencies and decision makers –Service providers Plus strategic funders, such as EPA, NASA, NOAA

Data Value Chain Raw data (Type 1) –Primarily remote sensing observations Science data products (Type 2) –Fully validated –Quality controlled –Vetted Applications (Type 3) –Decision-making –Policy –Regulation –Commercial uses –Education –Expert testimony Ready-to-use

Why Organizations Participate Broaden involvement Use Cases Community Standards Share technology developments Leverage what other Agencies/Organizations have experienced –Lessons learned Testbeds

Networking Mechanisms Semi-annual meetings Committees (top-down origin; permanent status) –Information Technology & Interoperability –Products and Services –Education Clusters and working groups (bottom-up origin; may be transient) –Thematic Air quality Water Disaster Climate –Methodological Environmental decision making Semantic web Preservation and stewardship

Environmental Decision-Making Cluster Objectives –Metrics What constitutes a good decision –Better understanding of data requirements for decision models –Greater appreciation for the value of data in decision-making –Better tool interoperability Most decision support systems are stove-piped

Information Technology and Interoperability Committee Objectives –Encourage the use of best information technology practices –Ensure that data, information and services can be readily exchanged and integrated –Encourage the use of standards and protocols relevant to interoperability Activities –Convene technical workshops at Federation meetings

Air Quality Working Group Workshop on implementation of interoperability standards GEO AQ Community of Practice

Water Cluster Data integration and display tools Semantic architecture Ontology management Use cases

Semantic Web Cluster Common ontologies for: –Datatypes –Data services –Science/Application context Improve awareness of semantic interoperability –Tutorials –Use cases Community standards for ontology content

SWEET Ontology Semantic Web for Earth and Environmental Terminology (SWEET) –Purpose: to improve discovery and use of Earth-referenced data Upper-level ontology set for Earth system science 4000 concepts spanning Earth system science, applications, and data –Organized into 140 modular ontologies –Scalable to readily accommodate growth –Written in OWL-DL –Easily extended for specialized domains Long-term maintenance to be provided by the ESIP Semantic Web Cluster

Physics Chemistry Math VectorFunctionStatisticsGeometry TimeSpace Scale Distribution Object Coordinates DirectionScaleGeologic Science SystemInstrumentUnits ElecMag GravitySpectrum Radiation Solid Fluid Waves Fluid Dyn Thermo Dynamics TransportSoundOrganic Element Compound Process State Particle Biology Plant Process Ecosystem Animal Biome Hydrosphere Surface Ocean Dynamics WaterBody Composition Groundwater Astronomy Heliosphere SunPlanet Geosphere Tectonica OceanicContinental Orogen Basin Petrology Volcano Resources Atmosphere Cloud Pressure Stability Wind Composition Front PrecipMesoscale ElectricBoundaryLay Human Impact AgricultureInfrastruct Commerce Aviation EnvControl Data Services Representation Geography BorderGeomorphol Soil Landform CoastClimateZone Climate EarthReference Cryosphere Measurement Systems Basic Science Earth System Science Applications Abstract to Applied

Environmental Ontologies 12 new modules for cross-cutting environmental applications Supplements rather than replaces existing air and water chemistry modules Environment IndicatorDecision Regulation Protection StandardsImpact ProtectionControl Transport Assessment PollutantSustainability

SWEET Top Level View

More Info ESIP Web Site – ESIP Collaboration Pages – Upcoming ESIP Meetings –Knoxville, TN July 20-23, 2010 SWEET –