1. Standards meet applications for the Earth Sciences domain: the CP use case Stefano Nativi (ESSI-Lab of the CNR-IMAA) OGF25/EGEE User Forum Le Ciminiere Catania, Italy March 2-6, 2009 Grid Application Experiences

2. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Layout  Introduction  Resources as an Infrastructure  GMES platform: Environmental Policymaking  Earth Sciences Infrastructure  The CP Infrastructure experience  CYCLOPS project  Experimented Architecture  Demonstrations  Reccomandations

3. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab  Resources: Data, Services, Models, Knowledge, …  Civil Protection, GMES, Earth and Space Science Mário Campolargo (Acting Director, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures) European Commission - DG INFSO – OGF 23, Barcelona June 2008 Resources as an Infrastructure

4. Infrastructures Interoperability Computing / Data GRID Infrastructure Earth Sciences Infrastructure GMES platform Capacity Provision Geospatial Resources Strategic Applications Domain SEMANTICS

5. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab GMES Platform  Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) togather and use all available data and information  GMES concept was endorsed by the EC to gather and use all available data and information innovative and value-added services  To create innovative and value-added services  To use these services to  enable decision makersto better anticipate or mitigate crisis situations  enable decision makers to better anticipate or mitigate crisis situations  manage issues related to the environment and security GMES platform

6. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab GMES: CP services  The Final Report for the GMES Initial Period European Civil Protection as a valuable GMES service category  Recognized the European Civil Protection as a valuable GMES service category the importance to develop enabling e-infrastructures and virtual organization services  Outlined the importance to develop enabling e-infrastructures and virtual organization services to serve specific GMES applications The risk circle: F. Pisano (UNITAR). GMES platform

7. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Services to support Environmental Policymaking Environmental policymaking services are underpinned Geo- spatial Information Infrastructures Environmental policymaking services are underpinned by Geo- spatial Information Infrastructures from a “traditional” data centric approach to a more advanced service-based solution Earth System Science To shift from a “traditional” data centric approach to a more advanced service-based solution for Earth System Science information – air quality – climate change – water – energy – risk zones – ecosystems –... Earth System Sciences Earth Sciences Infrastructure GMES platform

8. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Earth Sciences Infrastructure

9. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Earth Sciences Infrastructure  Multidisciplinary ES resources interoperability  Adopting a Standardization process: international standards, best practices SOCIETY INFRASTRUCTURES, PLATFORMS and SYSTEMS

10. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Advanced Cyber-infratructure for Earth System Science: objectives and challenges support the formation and operation of distributed, multidisciplinary collaborative teams  Advanced cyber-infrastructures can support the formation and operation of distributed, multidisciplinary collaborative teams integrate multidisciplinary knowledge Earth System Societal Benefit Areas  To integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to understand the properties of the Earth System and serve important Societal Benefit Areas real challenge for information technologyas much as it is for scientists  This is a real challenge for information technology as much as it is for scientists GEOSS Infrastructure Earth Sciences Infrastructure

11. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Interoperability through Standardization international level  Interoperability is underpinned by standards developed at the international level lowest common component  Standards are developed at the level of the lowest common component [Source: Lesley Wyborn Geoscience Australia]

12. The CP Infrastructure Use case CYCLOPS experience

13. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS Overview  Instrument:  FP6 – SSA for EGEE  Duration:  June 06 – December 08  Partnership:  Civil Protection Agencies  ANPC (PT),DDSC (FR), DPC (IT), Pr. Chania (GR)  Scientific and Technological Centres  CNR (IT), EMA (FR), INFN (IT), TEI (GR), UMINHO (PT)  Main Outcomes  Grid-enabled CP applications proof-of-concept  Research Strategies and Innovation Guidelines for a European CP e- Infrastructure 13

14. GMES & CP Communities Communities Interoperability Earth & Space Science IT Community GRID Community Resource Provision Geospatial Services Strategic Applications Application Domain SEMANTICS “To bridge the existing gap between Grid and CP/GMES Communities”

15. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CP & GMES Requirements  Civil Protection and GMES applications/systems have specific requirements: real- time (RT) or near-real-time (NRT) way  to access infrastructure, run models and search information in a real- time (RT) or near-real-time (NRT) way  privileging time of response instead of accuracy  to control sensors networks and acquisition systems  to control sensors networks and acquisition systems and modify their acquisition strategy and processing chain  to share geospatial information  to share geospatial information that has complex characteristics:  Huge amounts of remotely-sensed observations, which are multidimensional and frequently updated formalise the knowledge  To formalise the knowledge required to analyse data and provide decision-makers with effective information strict data policy and the security requirements  To implement the strict data policy and the security requirements typical of dual systems (civil/military);

16. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS Research Strategy Computing / Data GRID Infrastructure Earth Sciences Infrastructure GMES platform Conceive a complete Grid-based platform underpinning Geospatial Information services to support Civil Protection/GMES applications: The CYCLOPS platform Conceive a complete Grid-based platform underpinning Geospatial Information services to support Civil Protection/GMES applications: The CYCLOPS platform

17. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS Architectural Framework CYCLOPS Platform CYCLOPS Infrastructure Spatial Data Infrastructure Services Processing Systems Infrastructure Data Systems GRID Platform (EGEE) Security Infrastructure Real Time and Near Real Time Applications for Civil Protection (Data integration, high-performance computing and distributed environment for simulations) Real Time and Near Real Time Applications for Civil Protection (Data integration, high-performance computing and distributed environment for simulations) Interoperability Platform Advanced Grid Services Business logic Services Presentation and Fruition Services Environmental Monitoring Resource Infrastructure Geospatial Resources Services Instrument Services

18. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Geospatial resources services: The INSPIRE architecture [source: INSPIRE]

19. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Geospatial Resource Services 19 Geospatial resources service tiers GI Resources Discovery services based on ISO 19115 profiles CS-W WMS Thematic Portals View services Virtual Globe Services Presentation services Processing Services WPS Processing Services WFS WCS WMS Access and Download services

20. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS: Methodology & Achievements D16 “Research Strategies for the development of a Civil Protection E-Infrastructure ” D15 “Toward a Grid - Guidelines for Innovation Strategies for Civil Protection Systems ” RISICO Proof-of-Concept D11 “System Requirements”D9 “Use Cases” D6 “Business Process Analysis” D8 “Existing Analysis” SPC-GD Proof-of-Concept CYCLOPS Platform

21. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS: Prototypes  Wild Fires Risk Assessment  Linked to the PREVIEW GMES service  G-RISIKO Proof-of-Concept

22. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS: Prototypes  Flood Forecast  Linked to GMES flash flood anticipation service  SPC-GD Proof-of-Concept

23. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS: Implemented on EGEE

24. nativi@imaa.cnr.it CYCLOPS Research Strategies Target audience: Research activities and funding decision-makers Methodology: 1. Civil Protection Systems analysis 2. Use cases analysis 3. Architectural framework definition 4. Prototyping 5. Identification of main research themes and topics

25. Research Themes and Topics

26. nativi@imaa.cnr.it CYCLOPS Innovation Guidelines Target Audience: CP innovation decision-makers Methodology: 1. Civil Protection Systems analysis 2. Architectural framework definition 3. Prototyping 4. Identification of obstacles to innovation and possible solutions

27. Innovation Themes and Strategies Innovation ThemeMain ObstaclesStrategies Grid technology adoption Support of legacy systems Lack of expertise in Grid technologies Integration of external resource providers Application refactoring required Procurement Training Collaboration with expertise providers Web Services SOA adoption Support of legacy systems Lack of expertise in SOA Transition from application providers to service providers Application refactoring required Procurement Training Collaboration with expertise providers Standardization Conversion to standards Standards multiplicity Lack of expertise on standards Standards often not profiled for CP/GMES applications Procurement Training Collaboration with expertise providers Participation to standardization activities Interoperability Standard adoption Data and service policies unclear Adaption Specific agreements Security Complex data policies and trust chainsSpecific agreements

28. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Follow-on: GLite-OWS (G-OWS) WG  Objectives: 1. To address standardization needs for Earth and Space Science Community and GMES for the GLite framework; 2. To establish an open forum to govern the OWS implementation specifications for the GLite platform. 3. To contribute to the OGC-OGF initiative.  Participants:  CYCLOPS Consortium  DORII Consortium  GENESI-DR Consortium  Actions:  To release a standard GLite package being comprised of OWS implementations:  Access : Web Coverage Service (WCS); Web Feature Service (WFS);  Processing : Web Processing Service (WPS);  Discovery : Catalog Service for Web (CSW);  Sensors: Sensor Observation Service (SOS);  Visualization: Web Map Service (WMS).  To reach out to other Projects/Initiatives and invite them to join the WG;  To disseminate the WG activities (e.g. at EGU-ESSI, April 2009).

29. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Useful Information  CYCLOPS Project Web Site  www.cyclops-project.eu www.cyclops-project.eu  G-OWS Working Group  http://sites.google.com/a/imaa.cnr.it/g-ows/Home http://sites.google.com/a/imaa.cnr.it/g-ows/Home {mazzetti,nativi}@imaa.cnr.it “Earth Sciences grid/cloud applications using OGC services” OGF25 SESSION Wednesday16:00 – 17:30 ( Bernini) “Earth Sciences grid/cloud applications using OGC services” OGF25 SESSION Wednesday16:00 – 17:30 ( Bernini)

30. Thank you for your attention ! nativi@imaa.cnr.it stefano.nativi@cnr.it