1. WGISS 1 Technology and Services Subgroup Liu Dingsheng and Natalia Kussul CEOS WGISS-24 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany October 15~19, 2007

2. WGISS-24, Oberpfaffenhofen- October 15~19, 2007 Technology and Services Subgroup Meetings 2 Structure Chair: Liu Dingsheng, NRSCC Vice Chair: Natalia Kussul, NSAU Task Teams Archive (ATT) – Kengo Aizawa, JAXA Data Services (DSTT) – Lyndon Oleson, USGS Interoperable Catalog System (ICS) – Jolyon Martin, ESA International Directory Network (IDN) – Lola Olsen, NASA EOGEO Workshop – Allan Doyle, NASA GRID – Li Guoqing, RSGS/NRSCC Sensor Web (SWTT) - Terence Van Zyl, CSIR

3. WGISS-24, Oberpfaffenhofen- October 15~19, 2007 Technology and Services Subgroup Meetings 3 Task Teams Summary Archive The ATT is responsible for promoting, encouraging exchange and communication of Archive and records management best practices between the members of WGISS. Data Services The Data Services task team serves as a forum for exchange of technical information about WWW/Internet related software technologies of interest to the CEOS community. Interoperable Catalogue System ICS provides a unique forum for the exchange of information and experience related to catalog interoperability for Earth Observation Systems. International Directory Network The IDN is a discovery service that provides free access to Earth science metadata and frequently provides links directly to data sets.

4. WGISS-24, Oberpfaffenhofen- October 15~19, 2007 Technology and Services Subgroup Meetings 4 Task Teams Summary Grid The purpose of the Grid Task Team is to investigate the applicability of Grid technologies to CEOS needs, to share experience gained from the effective use of these technologies and make recommendations for their application. EOGEO Workshop The EOGEO Workshop provides a forum in which technical information, primarily centered around interoperable software, can be shared among members of CEOS and the general Earth Observation industry. Sensor Web The SWTT ?

5. WGISS-24, Oberpfaffenhofen- October 15~19, 2007 Technology and Services Subgroup Meetings 5 Agenda Monday: 11:15 - 12:45: Archive Task Team Tuesday: 11:20 –14:35: GRID Task Team (Break for lunch) 14:35 – 16:50: Sensor Web Task Team (Break for coffee) Wednesday: 8:45 – 9:25: Interoperable Catalogue System Task Team 9:25 – 10:45: International Directory Network Team 11:15 – 12:35: Data Services Task Team 12:35: TS subgroup Closing

6. WGISS-24, Oberpfaffenhofen- October 15~19, 2007 Technology and Services Subgroup Meetings 6 Homework for Task Team Leaders Each task team leader is invited to write a report highlighting the major outputs of the task team activity since WGISS-23 summarize the actives of the task team which have or could be contributed to GEO The subgroup chair will summarize the major points based on your reports and add subgroup specific highlights

7. WGISS-24, Oberpfaffenhofen- October 15~19, 2007 Technology and Services Subgroup Meetings 7 Continue with Task Teams