1. The Unified Access Framework (UAF)The Unified Access Framework (UAF) A Global Earth Observation Integrated Data Environment (GEO-IDE) project to integrate scientific data management and access Jeff.deLaBeaujardiere@noaa.gov Kenneth.Casey@noaa.gov Steven.C.Hankin@noaa.gov Lewis.Mcculloch@noaa.gov Julie.Bosch@noaa.gov Tina.Chang@noaa.gov Scott.Cross@noaa.gov Roy.Mendelssohn@noaa.gov Jordan.Alpert@noaa.gov Ted.Habermann@noaa.gov Bob.Simons@noaa.gov David.Neufeld@noaa.gov Upendra.Dadi@noaa.gov rsignell@usgs.gov Phil.Cogbill@noaa.gov Glenn.Rutledge@noaa.gov Heather.Koyuk@noaa.gov Kevin O’Brien NOAA/PMEL/UW How I stopped worrying and learned to love conventionsHow I stopped worrying and learned to love conventions

2. Enterprise-wide integration of data is a very hard problem! NOAA Data, at a glance: weather forecast (time critical) fisheries management (regulatory aspects) nautical charting climate, ocean, atmosphere monitoring modeling & observations research & operations

3. 1.Generate use cases 2.Define requirements 3.Write a Concept of Operations 4. … and an Implementation Plan 5.Assemble volunteer teams to implement NOT ! NOT ! Tried and true approach …

4.  netCDF  CF  OPeNDAP  THREDDS  WMS & WCS --file format/API/data model --file format/API/data model --metadata conventions --metadata conventions --network transport --network transport --network topology --network topology -- OGC rendering and transport -- OGC rendering and transport Don’t solve problems, copy success!Don’t solve problems, copy success!

5. NOMADS GEO-IDE/UAF NOAANOAA Affiliated NMFSOARNWSNESDIS NODC NGDC GFDL PMEL AOML OCO PFEG NDBC ESRL Coastwatch IOOS National Partners IOOS Regional Partners NAVO AOOS NANOOS CENCOOS SCCOOS PACIOOS GLOS NERACOOS MACOORA SECOORA CARICOOS GCOOS

6. How to reach users? Through their preferred tools Without downloading files

7. Desktop access

8. Browser access

9. http://geo-ide.noaa.gov Don’t solve problems, copy success!Don’t solve problems, copy success!