1. Towards an e-Infrastructure for Civil Protections Stefano Nativi (Earth and Space Sciences Informatics-Lab of CNR) TERENA networking conference 2009 University of Malaga (Spain) 8 - 11 June 2009

2. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Layout  Motivation  International Initiatives  Infrastructures Interoperability  The GMES-CP e-Infrastructure experience  CYCLOPS project  Towards the European e-Infrastructure for Civil Protection  G-OWS

3. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Motivation: to support Environmental Policymaking & Risk Management integrate multidisciplinary knowledge Earth System Societal Benefit Areas Civil Protection Environment Monitoring,Sustainable Development  To integrate multidisciplinary knowledge in order to understand the properties of the Earth System and serve important Societal Benefit Areas such as: Civil Protection, Environment Monitoring, Sustainable Development from a“traditional” data centric approach to a more advanced service-based solutionfor Earth System Science  To shift from a “traditional” data centric approach to a more advanced service-based solution for Earth System Science information support the formation and operation of distributed, multidisciplinary collaborative teams  To use advanced cyber-infrastructures and support the formation and operation of distributed, multidisciplinary collaborative teams challenge for Scientists as much as it is for Information Technology  This is a real challenge for Scientists as much as it is for Information Technology

4. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Information Society Initiatives

5. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Information Modelling Approach  Adopted by International programmes and initiatives  Global Monitoring Systems (GMES, GEOSS)  SDI (INSPIRE, NSDI)  Interoperabilitymetadata sharing  Interoperability and metadata sharing are two key technologies in discovering and enabling access to usable resources (i.e. information, data, services, models, etc.)  Interoperabilitymetadata sharing  Interoperability and metadata sharing are achieved by Service-Oriented Architecture  adopting a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach International Standards and Best practices  applying International Standards and Best practices  E.g. INSPIRE IRs, GEOSS IOC architecture rules, ISO 19100, OGC specifications, OGF spec.s, W3C spec.s, OASIS … System Of Systems  The “System Of Systems” approach  Loosely-coupled systems  Locally autonomous systems  Implementing different-levels Interoperability  Interoperability Standardization (i.e. abstract, content, implementation)

6. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab “System of Systems” Interoperability approach 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]

7. System of Systems Approach: Domain Resources as Infrastructures Grid/Web Computing Infrastructure Geospatial (DE) Infrastructure GMES (ESS) Infrastructure  Resources:  Data, Services, Models, Sensors, Knowledge, Best Practices, … Capacity Provision Geospatial Resources Applied Resources & Tools Applied Resources & Tools Domain SEMANTICS

8. Infrastructures Interoperability  An “Infrastructure of Infrastructures” … Grid/Web Computing Infrastructure Geospatial (DE) Infrastructure GMES (ESS) Infrastructure Interoperability

9. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab GMES (ESS) 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 (ESS) Infrastructure

10. 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 (ESS) Infrastructure

11. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Geospatial Services to support Policymakers 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 DigitalEarthEarth System Science To shift from a “traditional” data centric approach to a more advanced service-based solution for Digital Earth or Earth System Science – air quality – climate change – water – energy – biodiversity – ecosystems –... DE / Earth System Sciences Geospatial (DE) Infrastructure GMES (ESS) Infrastructure

12. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Geospatial (DE) Infrastructure Earth Sciences Resources General FeaturesImagery Gridded and Coverage Observation & Measurementsgeo:CRS geo:Sensors, geo:Quality, geo:Metadata, etc.  Data Models and services for: General Features, Imagery Gridded and Coverage resources, Observation & Measurements, geo:CRS, geo:Sensors, geo:Quality, geo:Metadata, etc. SOCIETY INFRASTRUCTURES, PLATFORMS and SYSTEMS

13. The GMES-CP e-Infrastructure experience CYCLOPS Project

14. 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 Centers  CNR (IT), EMA (FR), INFN (IT), TEI (GR), UMINHO (PT)  Main Outcomes GMES-CP Platform  A GMES-CP Platform based on standard Infrastructures CP applications proof-of-concepts  Two Grid-enabled CP applications proof-of-concepts  Research Strategies Innovation Guidelines European CP e- Infrastructure  Research Strategies and Innovation Guidelines for a European CP e- Infrastructure 14

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

16. 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);

17. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS Research Strategy Conceive a complete Grid-based platform underpinning Geospatial Information services to support CP and GMES applications: The CYCLOPS platform Conceive a complete Grid-based platform underpinning Geospatial Information services to support CP and GMES applications: The CYCLOPS platform

18. 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

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

20. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab nativi@imaa.cnr.it ISO 19119: Geographic Services Taxonomy  Human interaction services  viewers and editors  Model/Information Management Services  management and access to data: features, coverages, etc.  Workflow/Task Services  chain definition and enactment  Processing services  processing services – spatial  processing services – thematic  processing services – temporal  processing services – metadata  Communication services  encoding and infrastructure  System management services Domain-specific Semantics

21. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab nativi@imaa.cnr.it Example: Processing services – spatial  Spatial Processing Services include:  Coordinate conversion service  Coordinate transformation service  Orthorectification service  Spatial subsetting service  Feature matching service  Route determination service ..... Domain-specific Semantics

22. 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

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

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

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

26. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab CYCLOPS platform: Demonstrated Benefits grid infrastructure  Scalability. The grid infrastructure provides high processing and storage capabilities on-demand, allowing to output data resolution  improve output data resolution Models complexity  improve Models complexity time response  improve the time response  widen the covered area geospatial services layer  Flexibility&Interoperability. The geospatial services layer allow to: new and heterogeneous input data  integrate/assimilate new and heterogeneous input data; output in a higher level application chain  integrate output in a higher level application chain; Models interoperability/composablity  facilitate Models interoperability/composablity interoperable with other “standard-based” infrastructures  be interoperable with other “standard-based” infrastructures (e.g. INSPIRE, GEOSS)

27. 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

28. Research Themes and Topics

29. 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

30. 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

31. Towards the European e- Infrastructure for Civil Protection

32. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Initiatives  Top-down actions OGF CP Sessions and a Forum  We promoted OGF CP Sessions and a Forum EGI CP community ES SSC  We promoted an EGI CP community in the framework of the ES SSC EGU– ESSI OGFOGC  We promoted liaisons of EGU – ESSI (Earth and Space Science Informatics) division with OGF and OGC  Bottom-up actions Grid-Geospatial research component  We promoted a Grid-Geospatial research component in the EGI ES SSC G-OWS  We started the G-OWS WG initiative to support the existing OGC-OGF interoperability collaboration

33. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Useful Links & Contact Points  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 nativi@imaa.cnr.it

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

35. Back-up slides

36. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Geospatial Information: Catalog Service  Service that provides discovery and management services on a store of metadata about instances.  The metadata may be for dataset instances, e.g., dataset catalogue, or may contain service metadata, e.g., service catalogue.  ISO 19115 is relevant to catalogue service for dataset metadata.

37. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab GRID Middleware: File Catalog Service  Same functionalities of GFS Naming Profile  to provide file system functionality  Define necessary feature for Grid File System (GFS) on top of Resource Namespace Service (RNS)  Entry property for GFS  Iterator – WS-Enumeration  Resolver – WS-Naming

38. Expected G-RISICO execution times for spatial accuracy Spatial Accuracy [1/m] RISICO stand-alone run G-RISICO single-job G -RISICO multiple jobs Grid overhead Execution Time [s]

39. Expected G-RISICO execution times for spatial coverage Spatial Area[m 2 ] RISICO stand-alone run G-RISICO single-job G-RISICO multiple jobs Execution Time [s] Grid overhead

40. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab Preliminary statistical results for G-RISICO runs (spatial accuracy) G-RISICO 1 job G-RISICO 8 jobs G-RISICO 4 jobs

41. stefano.nativi@cnr.it ESSI-lab GLite-OGC Web Services (G-OWS) WG  Charter Document was drafted  Purpose: 1. Provide an open forum to design and work out a reference implementation of the OGC Web Services (OWS) on the top of the gLite grid middleware; 2. To contribute to the existing OGC-OGF initiative.  Contributions from EC projects:  CYCLOPS project  DORII project  GENESI-DR project  Contributions from the AIST and Geo GRID project (Japan)