Ellsworth LeDrew (UIC) Gary Foley (UIC) Jay Pearlman (UIC and ADC) Hans-Peter Plag (UIC and ADC) Rudolf Husar (UIC and ADC) David McCabe (ADC)

Concept (LeDrew) Overview of one aspect of an SBA – Air Quality (one theme of an upcoming Call for Participation for ADC/UIC activity and theme of two additional workshops in 2008 in Boston and Beijing) Break individual groups into roles actors according to skill sets Have the following as roles in the process Data collection analysis, quality control Modeller Scenario Builder Policy analyst National/local political decision maker International political decision maker Citizen affected by process Past AQ at User and the GEOSS Architecture Workshop Series: ESIP_Jan06: First public web service chaining demo IGARSS06 Denver: Demo of web service chaining; GMU, JPL, WashU IGARSS07 Barcelona: Sahara Dust; WashU with 12 NAM & EU data partners Outcome: Successful Tech Demos but ‘SoS’ constructs fragile & uncontained

Application of OGC WCS Data Access Protocol Regardless of the data location, data type and format, the parameter-space-time query is the same the return is in user selectable format from the offerings Coverage=THEEDDS.T& BBOX=-126,24,-65,52,0,0 &TIME= / &FORMAT=NetCDF Coverage=SEAW.Refl& BBOX=-126,24,-65,52,0,0 &TIME= / &FORMAT=GeoTIFF Coverage=SURF.Bext& BBOX=-126,24,-65,52,0,0 &TIME= / &FORMAT=NetCDF-table GridImageStation Data ParameterBounding BoxTime RangeOut Format

Current SOA Air Quality Applications: Analysis Consoles

OGC WCS Data Access Protocol GEOSS Provides SOA for Coupling for Autonomous Nodes Facilitates Publishing, Finding and Accessing Data Emerging Air Quality Data Flow Network

Concept (con’t) Each role –identifies what data is required at that level –Determines how data should be packaged by GEO –Determines what is the customer base, what is the ‘chain of information’ Includes data type, format, unit conversion, time resolution, quality control process, required fields, optional fields (Hans-Peter Plag: GEOSS User Needs and Performance Utility: Functional Spec and Database Structure) Value-Adding ProcessesSBA Info Flow

Stages of AQ Data Flow and Value-Adding Processes Domain ProcessingData Sharing Std. Interface Gen. Processing Std. Interface Data Control Reports Reporting Obs. & ModelsDecision Support System Analyzing Filter/Integrate Aggregate/Fuse Custom Analysis Organizing Document Structure/Format Interfacing Characterizing Display/Browse Compare/Fuse Characterize Value-Adding Processes Reporting Inclusiveness Iterative/Agile Dynamic Report Data Control Requesting Information Providing Information Sensors Acquisition processing User Agencies User Programs NAAQS SIPs Forecast GEOSS … Info System Negotiating Space

Generic Decision Support for Air Quality Decisions Global Earth Observing System of Systems GEOSS Architecture Framework Knowledge into the Minds of Regulatory Analysts Knowledge into the Minds of Technical Analysts Observations Reports: Model Forecasts, Obs. Evidence Models Decisions Knowledge into the Minds of Decision- making managers Decision Support System

GEOSS Framework Policy Dec. Management Personal Dec Policy Dec. Management Personal Dec Policy Dec. Management Personal Dec

GEOSS Framework User Application Erquirements

System of Systems Global Earth Observing System of Systems - GEOSS Characteristics of System of Systems (SoS) Autonomous constituents managed/operated independently Independent evolution of each constituent SoS displays emergent behavior Must recognize, manage, exploit the characteristics: No stakeholder has complete SoS insight Central control is limited; distributed control is essential Users, must be involved throughout the life of a SoS

System of Systems Issues: From User Engagement to Stakeholder Engagement? From: Air Fore SoS Document

GEOSS Eco-informatics Accountability/ indicators SIPs, nat.rules designations PHASE PM research Risk/exposure assessments AQ forecasting Programs NAAQS setting EPA NOAA NASA NPS USDA DOE Private Sector States/Tribes RPO’s/Interstate Academia NARSTO NAS, CAAAC CASAC, OMB Enviros Organizations CDC Supersites IMPROVE, NCore PM monit, PAMS CASTNET Lidar systems NADPSatellite data Intensive studies PM centers Other networks: SEARCH, IADN.. Data sources CMAQ GEOS-CHEM Emissions Meteorology Health/mort. records The Scheffe Challenge: Organizations - Programs – Data: A Mess Info System Challenges: What’s the overall dependency Information Flow Forces and Controls on Data Flow Cooperation, Competition, Co-Opetition

Relationship Between Organizations - Programs – Data Version 0.1 Goals $$ Info needs, $$ Data need, $$ Judge, Decide, ActAnalyze, Report Actionable Knowledge Decision, Action Public Measure, Organize Organized Data Flow of Information Data systems organize the measurements and models and provide them to programs. Programs analyze the data and provide actionable knowledge to organizations. Organizations evaluate multiple information sources, make decisions and act. Flow of Control Public and special interest groups set up organizations and provides them with funding Organizations develop programs, define their scope, governance and funding Programs satisfy their information needs by monitoring or by using other’s data Data sources acquire the data for their parent programs and also expose them for reuse

GEOSS Research: System of Systems Science Network Science Informatics Science Science and understanding is poor in each area GEOSS requires convergence of these sciences Leave science and convergence to serendipity?

Concept (con’t) Team works through possible decision process to determine whether, if GEO provided the information, the system will work as required. Product will be entries in tables and a narrative of processes A product would be a list of best practices, one or more of which will be entered into the GEO Best Practice Wiki (wiki.ieee-earth.org).

GEO Best Practice Wiki (wiki.ieee-earth.org) To be modified by the group at the workshop? Practice Example Structure by Template

The Information Interoperability Stack Web 2.0

EE Analysis Community Workspace

Community Data Sharing - ‘DataSpaces’ Catalog - Find Dataset Describe Dataset Discuss Dataset Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Semantic Wiki: Structured (RDF and Unstructured Content Open, Standard Matadata - RDF Ready for Export/Harvesting by Registries, Catalogs

Communal Event Analysis Southern California Fire Smoke Approach (Blogs, Flickr, YOuTube): Use app to perform coarse filtering Controlled tagging in del.icio.us RSS feed from del.icio.us

Community Workspaces The Web is being transformed: It is becoming more participatory –See the explosive growth of wikies, picture-sharing, blogs, Facebook –This architectural, technological and cultural change is Web 2.0Web 2.0 Web 2.O is good for Earth Science community since it allows –Better harvesting of current knowledge –However, many cultural, legal and other berries remain Workspaces may connect info providers, analysts, decision makers The challenge is to learn how to apply these tools GEOSS

Concept (LeDrew) Overview of one aspect of an SBA – Air Quality (one theme of an upcoming Call for Participation for ADC/UIC activity and theme of two additional workshops in 2008 in Boston and Beijing) Break individual groups into roles actors according to skill sets Have the following as roles in the process Data collection analysis, quality control Modeller Scenario Builder Policy analyst National/local political decision maker International political decision maker Citizen affected by process Architecture Data Committee/User Engagement Committee Interaction in the GEOSS Architecture Implementation – User Engagement Pilot

AIP Process improvement ideas Comments on AIP ProcessProcess Improvement Functionality defined by developers not users UIC/ADC collab., Workshops; Operational SBA functionality AIP Process is closed Make development iterative; Anyone can join at anytime Process focused on demonstrations More operational persistence; Deliver AR Operations Too structured: milestones, deliverables Retain structure within phase; More iterative, open approach Adopted from Percivall, Feb 2008 by R. HusarPercivall, Feb 2008 Contact with UIC; Toronto, Workshop; Open Invitations, ESIP, CoP wiki Expand AQ Data Netw; Seek link to AR One phase at a time; Feedback, feedback Air Quality CoP Approach

Core GEOSS Architecture GEOSS Component, Service registry Standards, Special Arrangements Registries references GEO Web Portal and other Clients searches Offerors contribute to register GEOSS Clearinghouse Catalogues Services User accesses list of catalogues accesses searches invokes reference From Percivall, Feb 2008Percivall, Feb 2008

GEOSS Architecture for the Air Quality Community (March 2008) GEOSS Comp. Registry Community AQ Portal extracts Service Offeror registers GEOSS Clearinghouse Catalog list Searches, harvests bind, invoke references publish provides Standards; SIF Registry Adopted from Percivall, Feb 2008 by R. Husar, March 2008Percivall, Feb 2008 Community AQ Catalog Catalog User Services find, select links to GEOSSCommunity Service Offerors, Users

GEOSS Architecture for the Air Quality Community (March 2008) GEOSS Comp. Registry Community AQ Portal extracts Service Offeror registers GEOSS Clearinghouse Catalog list Searches, harvests invokes references publishes provides Standards; SIF Registry Adopted from Percivall, Feb 2008 by R. Husar, March 2008Percivall, Feb 2008 Community AQ Catalog Catalog User Service Workflow composes Data Analyst visualizes Reports to Decision Maker Policy Analyst Informs Services find GEOSSCommunity Service Offerors, Users

GEOSS Architecture for the Air Quality Community (March 2008) GEOSS Comp. Registry Community AQ Portal(s) extracts Service Offeror registers GEOSS Clearinghouse Catalog list Searches, harvests invokes references publishes provides Standards; SIF Registry Adopted from Percivall, Feb 2008 by R. Husar, March 2008Percivall, Feb 2008 Community AQ Catalog(s) Catalog User Service Workflow composes Data Analyst visualizes Reports to Decision Maker Policy Analyst Informs Services find Community Of Practice GEOSSCommunity Service Offerors, Users, Community of Practice links to

Public Information Health/Exp. Assessment Emissions Planning AQ Trends and Accountability Science Support NAAQS National Air Quality Information Integration AQ Data Pool Re-examination of Data Access and processing Systems Questions on Global Viewpoint Product Value (Chain) Global Regional National Theme Adopted from FedEO Local Right Level of Networking?

Collaboration, Are We Ready? Given ?