1. The Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals Don Middleton National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, Colorado, USA Scientific Computing Division Visualization & Enabling Technologies Don Middleton National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, Colorado, USA Scientific Computing Division Visualization & Enabling Technologies APAN Cyberinfrastructure for Future Earth System Development January 27, 2005

2. Organizations  British Atmospheric Data Centre / NERC ( UK )  Central Laboratory of the Research Councils ( UK )  Dept. of Energy (US)  NASA (US)  NOAA (US)  NSF / UCAR (US)  (FWIS, WMO)  British Atmospheric Data Centre / NERC ( UK )  Central Laboratory of the Research Councils ( UK )  Dept. of Energy (US)  NASA (US)  NOAA (US)  NSF / UCAR (US)  (FWIS, WMO) All Are Welcome!

3. Homepage

4. Mailing List  See GO-ESSP website (URL at end of pres)  “go-essp@ucar.edu”  See GO-ESSP website (URL at end of pres)  “go-essp@ucar.edu”

5. Mission  Provide uniform access to earth systems data worldwide  Ensure earth systems data is made available to the widest possible range of users  Provide a forum that encourages discussion between earth systems data providers and its wide-range of users  Support better informed use of earth systems data  Improve data discovery, access, and analysis of earth system data  Provide a forum for international centers that distribute earth systems data  Provide an international forum for technical discussions of earth system science portal development  Provide uniform access to earth systems data worldwide  Ensure earth systems data is made available to the widest possible range of users  Provide a forum that encourages discussion between earth systems data providers and its wide-range of users  Support better informed use of earth systems data  Improve data discovery, access, and analysis of earth system data  Provide a forum for international centers that distribute earth systems data  Provide an international forum for technical discussions of earth system science portal development

6. Mission (cont.)  Develop standards for interfaces, protocols, schema, formats, and tools within the earth system science portal development community  Promote the use of and develop standards for the earth system science portal community  Provide a repository for "best" methodologies for development of earth system science portals  Strive toward open software development for earth system science portal development.  Develop standards for interfaces, protocols, schema, formats, and tools within the earth system science portal development community  Promote the use of and develop standards for the earth system science portal community  Provide a repository for "best" methodologies for development of earth system science portals  Strive toward open software development for earth system science portal development.

7. Technologies  Catalogs and Catalogs Services  Distributed Search Capabilities  Data Portal Design  Security  Services  Vocabulary  Catalogs and Catalogs Services  Distributed Search Capabilities  Data Portal Design  Security  Services  Vocabulary

8. Portals

9. Software

10. Standards

11. Next GO-ESSP Meeting June 6-8, 2005 British Atmospheric Data Center Rutherford Appleton Labs

12. http://go-essp.gfdl.noaa.gov/