1. Chris L. Greer, Program Manager, NSF Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) January 3-5, 2007, Portland, OR

2. Outline NSF and Cyberinfrastructure Characteristics of the Digital Age NSF Data Strategic Vision Role of Universities, Academic Libraries, and Professional Associations

3. National Aeronautic and Space Administration Environmental Protection Agency Smithsonian Institution Nuclear Regulatory Commission Other agencies Commerce Science Advisor Other boards, councils, etc. U.S. President Independent Agencies Major Departments Science Advisor Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of Management and Budget Agriculture Health and Human Services InteriorHomeland Security DefenseEnergy

4. NSF Act of 1950 “To promote the progress of science…” Encourage & develop a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the math, physical, medical,biological, engineering and other sciences Initiate & support basic scientific research in the sciences

5. Research Directorates Biological Sciences Computer & Info. Science & Eng. Education & Human Resources Engineering Geosciences Mathematical & Physical Sciences Social, Behaviorial & Econ. Sciences Offices CyberInfrastructure Integrative Activities Polar Programs International Science and Engineering National Science Foundation Director Deputy Director National Science Board

6. … is the organized aggregate of technologies that enable us to access and integrate today’s information technology resources—data and storage, computation, communication, visualization, networking, scientific instruments, expertise—to facilitate science and engineering goals. - Fran Berman, Director, SDSC Cyberinfrastructure …

9. Learning & WorkforceDevelopment CI Vision : 4 Interrelated PerspectivesCollaboratories, Observatories & VirtualOrganizations Data, Data Analysis & Visualization High Performance Computing

10. New Modes of Investigation The conduct of science and engineering is changing and evolving. This is due, in large part, to the expansion of networked cyberinfrastructure … NSF Strategic Plan 2006-2011

11. 0510 YBP (Thousands) Stone Copper Bronze Iron Industrial Digital Technology and the Course of Human History

12. x y z x y z Timet x y z t x y z x y z t t Before the Digital Age: A World Constrained to 4 Dimensions

13. x y z x y z x y z x y z t x y z t

14. x y z x y z Timet x y z t x y z x y z t t CI 5th Dimension

16. Opening a 5 th dimension through cyberinfrastructure is the revolutionary force of the digital age …

17. The world is flat - Thomas Friedman More room for innovationMore room for innovation New spaces for learning and discoveryNew spaces for learning and discovery Expanded opportunities for collaboration and interactionExpanded opportunities for collaboration and interaction Greater capabilities for research and educationGreater capabilities for research and education The flat world is expanding - Anonymous OCI program director Opening a 5 th dimension through cyberinfrastructure is the revolutionary force of the digital age …

18. Individuals, groups, organizations, and nations that don’t embrace the 5 th dimension will fall behind in the digital age

19. Characteristics of a 5D World: (in priority order) 1.Time and place are no barriers to participation and interaction 2.Access is open to specialists and non-specialists alike 3.Information is the primary driver for progress 4.New capabilities, resources, and mechanisms -> new possibilities

21. “Sometime in the 2010s, if all goes well, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will start to bring a vision of the heavens to Earth. Suspended between its vast mirrors will be a three billion- pixel sensor array, which on a clear winter night will produce 30 terabytes of data. In less than a week this remarkable telescope will map the whole night sky …. And then the next week it will do the same again … building up a database of billions of objects and millions of billions of bytes.” Nature 440:383

23. DataFed The data from surface-based air pollution monitoring networks now provides routinely high grade, spatio-temporal and chemical patterns throughout the US for PM 25 and ozone. Satellite sensors … now provide real-time snapshots which depict the pattern of haze, smoke and dust in stunning detail. The ‘terabytes’ of data from these surface and remote sensors can now be stored, processed and delivered in near real time. Husar, R.; Poirot, R. Environmental Manager 2005, Sep.,39-41

24. Information Big Bang

25. CLAY PAPYRUS TIME (years before present) INFORMATION TRANSPORT INFORMATION INTEGRATION INFORMATION VOLUME STONE INFORMATION ERAS © 2005 EvREsearch LTD FUTURE010002000300040005000PAST PAPER DIGITAL Source: Paul Berkman

26. The Fragility of Memory in a Digital Age Report of the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group “In 1964, the first electronic mail message was sent from either MIT, the Carnegie Institute, or Cambridge University. The message does not survive, however, and so there is no documentary record to determine which group sent the pathbreaking message.”

27. NSF Draft Strategic Plan for Data, Data Analysis, and Visualization www.nsf.gov/od/oci/ci-v7.pdf Chapter 3

28. Data Strategic Planning Group Sylvia Spengler (Chair) Deborah Crawford Cheryl Eavey James French Chris Greer Elizabeth Lyons David Lightfoot Fillia Makedon Jose Munoz Dan Newlon Nigel Sharp

29. Vision: “… a vision in which science and engineering digital data are routinely deposited in well- documented form, are regularly and easily consulted and analyzed by specialists and non- specialists alike, are openly accessible while suitably protected, and are reliably preserved.”

30. ESIP Vision The Federation and … the Foundation for Earth Science are working to make observation information relating to a broad spectrum of Earth science issues more available and understandable to researchers, educators, policy makers and the general public.

31. NSF Goals: To catalyze the development of a system of science and engineering data collections that is open, extensible and evolvable. To support development of a new generation of tools and services facilitating data acquisition, mining, integration, analysis, and visualization.

32. Federal State Local International Non-profit College University USER Commercial National Digital Data Framework User-centric, Multilevel, Nimble, Sustainable, Reliable

33. ESIP The Federation of Earth Science Information Partners is a unique consortium of more than 90 organizations [including] NASA, NOAA and USGS data centers, research universities, government research laboratories, supercomputing facilities, education resource providers, information technology innovators, nonprofit organizations and commercial enterprises. Source: www.esipfed.org

34. NSF Principles: Data generated with NSF funding will be accessible and reliably preserved Research/education opportunities determine investment priorities Broad community engagement is necessary in reviewing and prioritizing data activities

35. Principles (cont’d): Data is only useful if it can be found, understood, and analyzed Legitimate privacy, confidentiality, and intellectual property rights must be protected International, interagency, and public- private partnerships are essential

36. Plan of Action NSF Plan of Action Coherent Organizational Framework –Diversity of approaches –Communities of practice –Dynamic and evolving system Flexible Technological Architecture –Data analysis and visualization tools –Layered capabilities –Metadata, standards Coherent Policies –Transparent policy frameworks –Data management plans –Interagency, international coop/coord

37. Plan of Action: A. Coherent Organizational Framework Diversity of approaches Communities of practice Community proxy roles of collections Dynamic and evolving system

38. Plan of Action: B. Flexible Technological Architecture Layered capabilities Metadata Data analysis and visualization tools Promoting use and stability of standards

39. Plan of Action: C. Coherent Data Policies Transparent policy frameworks Data management plans Interagency coordination International cooperation

40. Summary Strategic plan seeks to: Promote a change in culture Catalyze development of a national digital data framework Support new generations of tools, services, and capabilities

41. “If we are effectively to preserve for future generations the …. corpus of information in digital form that represents our cultural record, we need … to commit ourselves technically, legally, economically, and organizationally to the full dimensions of the task.” Report of the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information, 1996 Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group A Challenge for Society

42. The Universities “Ever since their inception, universities have been occupied with the fundamental elements of what we now call 'knowledge management', i.e. the creation, collection, preservation and dissemination of knowledge.” Andre Oesterlinck, Knowledge Management in Post-Secondary Education: Universities

45. The Academic Libraries “It is to the research library community that others will look for the preservation of … digital assets, as they have looked to us in the past for reliable, long-term access to the ‘traditional’ resources and products of research and scholarship.” Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Strategic Plan 2005-2009

46. Domain Science Computer Science Cyber infra- structure Archival Sciences Lib/Info Sciences I Center

47. Professional Associations Promote a change in culture Enable the development, evolution, and effective use of standards Catalyze new partnerships And …… The voice of the community

48. NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21 st Century Discovery: www.nsf.gov/od/oci/ci-v7.pdf