1. CGI Interoperability working Group

2. How to get involved in the implementation and/or development of GeoSciML Discussion GeoSciML

3. Implementation of GeoSciML OneGeology OneGeology Europe US Geoscience Information Network Australian National Earth Science Infrastructure program Auscope

4. Other Geoscience “ML’s” currently under development Mineral Occurences Landslides Geochronology Geochemistry Water Hydrogeology Earthquakes

5. OneGeology Uses part of 1G-E Use/extend? MineralOccurences Derived GWML Inherited INSPIRE Influence GeoSciML IUGS CGI IWG ISO OGC

6. Related initiatives MineralOccurences GroundwaterML

7. How do the IWG work? The IWG works as a “Steering Group” with the work done in task groups Collaborative tools (Twiki) Telephone conferences F2F meetings (once a year)

8. Inclusive process IUGS Mandate “Regular” meetings –Edinburgh, 2003 –Ottawa, Perth, 2004 –Ottawa, 2005 –Orleans, Bruxelles, 2006 –Edinburgh, Tucson, Melbourne, 2007 –Uppsala, 2008 New participants added –GA, BRGM, SGU in 2006 –GSJ & APAT in 2007 Web collaboration tools

9. Twiki

10. Getting involved in the development of future versions of GeoSciML GeoSciML version 3

11. GeoSciML Documentation http://www.geosciml.org

12. Concept definitions Task Group

13. GeoSciML version 2 RC3 We want comments on GeoSciML version 2 RC3 in the period 2008-09-01 - 2008-11-01 Send comments to: John Laxton, BGS E-mail: jll@bgs.ac.uk jll@bgs.ac.uk

14. Use cases for GeoSciML version 3

15. 1-G-E, NSF GIN and Auscope can provide some use cases We need use cases before the work with version 3 starts We need help with model design use cases

16. Model Design Task Group for GeoSciML version 3 The Interoperability Working Group invites new participants to the Model Design Task Group

17. GeoSciML version 3 GeoSciML v3 development activities will begin Jan 2009 (earliest)

18. To participate in the development process Contact the chair of the IWG: John Laxton, BGS E-mail: jll@bgs.ac.uk jll@bgs.ac.uk

19. Questions? Discussion