1. Dr. Ingo Simonis, OGC June 2017
Open Science in Collaboration: The Perspective of a Standardization Organization - or better: mine
Dr. Ingo Simonis, OGC June 2017
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2. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
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3. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

4. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

5. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

6. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

7. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

8. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

9. The Observation Spiral - simplified
simplicity myth /
specialty myth
observe something/
something is observed
suffer from the lifetime crux
legal part
sharing anxiety ghost
Someone observes something or something is already observed and shall be modelled now in a way that it can be used best
You quickly hit either the simplicity myth (my problem is simple, everything out there damn complex) or the specialty myth (my problem is so special, nothing out there works)
Whatever myth you hit, the next challenge coming up is the lifetime crux. So many initiatives have a 2-4 years lifetime. During this lifetime, you have to achieve the highest awarding possible. And then?
Another challenge ahead is the sharing anxiety ghost hits. Data providers at any level are anxious what happens with their data. Otherwise, why do you have all these portals that require registration etc. There are a number of cases where the sharing anxiety ghost does not hit. That’s where business comes into play
Somewhat orthogonal, but still an additional challenge, is the complexity of problems that get addressed. Often they require holistic approaches that demand complex teams to be brought together. There are a number of collaboration tools out there and lots of meetings happen, but then you are often back to the lifetime crux issue
Is it a tool problem? Plain language to model does not exist (yet). And even then is the sharing anxiety ghost out there – and the business devil, as we will see on the next slides
The legal side often drives things. Either by direct law, see INSPIRE, or indirectly by finding its way into tender languages.
tools
holistic approaches & communication
Copyright © 2017 Open Geospatial Consortium

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Solution
Standardization Organization: We can build what you ask for
And then?
Communication matters
It’s almost all about business
You name your currency (money, papers, power, public perception… )
Whatever model you use, credits to each step matters
Example: DRM was addressed. It did not succeed. Start again?
As an SDO, we build what members require. The resulting standards are the product of a community. Partly they are widely used, partly the are hardly known and implemented.
So given a standard is built, what is next. The SDO has little influence on its implementation within the various communities. Is this something an SDO shall address?
Communication is certainly key in the process. SDO products and approaches need to be communicated by SDO members to find its way into the various communities
But at the end, it is all about business, whereas the currency various. It is published articles for the science folks, cash for the businesses, influence and power for decision makers, or public perception. There are other, more altruistic motivations, but what is their weight?
If everything boils down to business and we postulate that each step requires its share of the cake, why don’t we address everyone's contribution in more conspicuous way?
In OGC, we had an initiative on Digital Rights Management. Goal was to do that. It did not succeed. I don’t know why. But knowing it would be the first way to solve this challenge. Let’s discuss.
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