Transcript Introduction to WGISS For GEO ADC WGISS Martha E. Maiden

WGISS
Introduction to WGISS
For GEO ADC
Martha E. Maiden
CEOS WGISS-26/GEO ADC
Boulder, Colorado
September 22, 2008
WGISS Mission and Objectives
Mission Statement
Recognizing the importance of global users, the WGISS will
stimulate, coordinate and monitor initiatives, thereby
enabling users at a global, regional and local level to
exploit more effectively, and benefit from, data generated
by Earth observing satellites and other sources.
Objectives
The overall objective of WGISS is to facilitate data and
information management and services for users and data
providers in dealing with global, regional and local issues.
It will address in particular the description, access,
retrieval, archiving, long-term preservation, utilization, and
maintenance of spaceborne Earth observation data and
supporting ancillary and auxiliary data and information,
enabling improved operability and interconnectivity of
information systems and services.
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WGISS Specific Objectives
Enable Earth observation data and information best
practices and services to be more accessible and usable to
data providers and data users world-wide through
international coordination;
Enhance the complementarity, interoperability and
standardization of Earth observation data and information
management and services with other types of geospatial
data such as in-situ data;
Foster easier exchange of Earth observation and related
data and information to meet the requirements of users
and data providers; and
Foster the development of information best practices and
services that use spaceborne Earth observation data.
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WGISS Structure
Martha Maiden, NASA, Chair
Pakorn Apaphant, GISTDA, Vice-Chair
Chuang Liu, NRSCC, Co-User Vice-Chair
Lorant Czaran, UN, Co-User Vice-Chair
WGISS
Technology
and Services
Subgroup
Interest Groups:
WGISS Infrastructure – Ken McDonald
Data Utilization – Czaran & Liu
Projects and
Applications
Subgroup
Dingsheng Liu, NRSCC, Chair
Karen Moe, NASA, Chair
Natalia Kussul, NSAU, Vice-Chair
Satoko Miura, JAXA, Vice-Chair
Interest Groups:
International Directory Network (IDN) – Lola Olsen
CEOS Interoperable Catalog System (ICS) – Martin
Data Services (DS) – Paul Kopp (acting)
Web Services – Lyndon Oleson
GRID – Li Guoqing
Sensor Web – Terence Van Zyl
WGISS-26~ Boulder, CO ~ September 22-26, 2008
Interest Groups:
Global Datasets – Lorant Czaran
WTF CEOP – Satoko Miura
Land Surface Imaging – Lyndon Oleson
CEOS EO Data Portal Project – Czaran / Cudlip
Natural Disaster Management – Pakorn Apaphant
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About WGISS
WGISS agencies have a vast quantity of data, systems, and
other resources that can support science or applications
WGISS is working to make these resources accessible through a
common set of discovery, search, access, and service interfaces.
WGISS works closely with standards organizations like OGC
(Open Geospatial Consortium) and ISO (International Standards
Organization) to ensure that the CEOS WGISS data and tools
can interoperate with the different national and international
spatial data infrastructures and to facilitate the development of
commercial products that implement the common interfaces.
WGISS has large roles in several GEO Tasks and is a key
participant in the GEO Architecture and Data Committee
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WGISS Current Focus
Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems
Innovative contributions that will persist, and can be
reused
Work closely with and support CEOS Virtual
Constellations (GEO DA-07-03)
High GEO interest in LSI Portal
Work closely with collaborate with CEOS Working
Group on Calibration and Validation
Support the CEOS Plenary Chair’s Data Democracy
initiative.
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WGISS and Science Communities
A science community may need only a small part
of the WGISS products and services
Science Community Views
Data
Services
Data
Services
Data
Services
WGISS
Products & Services
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