Transcript Standards and Interoperability Forum (SIF) • The goal of the SIF is to enable ever-greater degrees of interoperability among GEOSS-contributed resources through facilitation, technical.

Standards and Interoperability
Forum (SIF)
• The goal of the SIF is to enable ever-greater degrees of
interoperability among GEOSS-contributed resources through
facilitation, technical analysis, advocacy and education.
• AIP participants can use the SIF if assistance is desired with the
utilization of the SIR or Components and Services Registry (CSR).
• The SIF Interoperability Advisors can provide technical assistance
regarding interoperability, including the proper use of standards and
special arrangements needed to implement a server or client
component or service.
• There will be SIF representatives participating in the AIP process to
interact with. Online access to the SIF can be found by going to
http://seabass.ieee.org/groups/geoss.
Use of the SIF is encouraged for AIP participants if guidance
and assistance is desired with respect to interoperability
arrangements and objectives.
Standards and Interoperability
Forum (SIF)
Once navigating to the SIF, assistance can be
requested. The online submission process will
be available starting April 1.2010.
Best Practices Wiki (BPW)
• It is a GCI component that is available to all AIP participants.
• It can be used to capture what GEOSS providers and users believe
could be a best practice for interoperability.
• Contributions to the BPW need not be finished best practices:
– It can be used during the AIP process to fine tune the content provided.
– It is a resource for comments, contributions, development, and
convergence to a best practice by an organization, community, SBA,
etc.
• AIP participants can use the SIF for assistance with the use of the
BPW or with registration of content for the BPW.
– BPW can be found at http://wiki.ieee-earth.org
– Registration is required to gain full control over contributed content.
Use of the BPW is strongly encouraged for AIP participants
so that future GEOSS contributors and users can benefit
from their knowledge and experience regarding the
implementation and use of interoperability arrangements.
Best Practices Wiki (BPW)
Once navigating to the BPW, the How-To
documents can be accessed as user guides.