Massimo Cocco and EPOS Team
Conferenza Nazionale delle Infrastrutture di ricerca per le science
della Terra solida22 Novembre 2013
Roma
EPOSEuropean Plate Observing System
EPOS Mission• The European Plate Observing System (EPOS) is a long-term integrated
research infrastructure plan to promote innovative approaches for a better understanding of the physical processes controlling earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, unrest episodes and tsunamis as well as those driving tectonics and Earth surface dynamics
• EPOS is integrating the existing advanced European facilities into one, distributed multidisciplinary Research Infrastructure (RI) taking full advantage of new e-science opportunities
EPOS Timeline Partnership
presently here!
Key Objectives
• Integrating existing research infrastructures in Europe for solid Earth Science (data infrastructures & facilities)
• Building an efficient and comprehensive multidisciplinary research platform for the Earth sciences in Europe
• Providing access to data and data products through shared data policies
• Developing e-RIs for integrated use of data, products and services to users
• Contributing to a community building for Earth Science
• Promoting cooperation with complementary projects in geosciences (GEO, ICT & environmental sciences)
• Providing services to different users & stakeholders
EPOS Community
Geological and Surface Dynamics data WG3
Other Geosciences data (OBS, Near Fault Observatories) WG5
Analytical and Experimental Laboratories WG6
GNSS and others geodetic data WG4
Seismological Observatories & Research Infrastructures WG1
ICT & e-RI Facilities WG7
Satellite Information data WG8
Geomagnetic Observatories WG9
Infrastructures for Geo-Resources WG10
Volcano Observations WG2
ICT
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EPOS Landscape and interactions
INTERMAGNET
EPOS CONCEPTION
TRAINING
Projects’ interactions
IT collaborations
Global cooperation
TCS implementation
Participation in global Initiatives
National Research Infrastructures and facilities provide services at national level and send data to the European thematic data infrastructures.
Topological Architecture
Thematic Core Services are infrastructures providing community specific services, serve communities to organize themselves and to formulate common strategies and contribute to overall EPOS work plan development in a coordinated manner. (They can be international organizations, such as ORFEUS for seismology).
The EPOS Integrated Core Services will provide access to multidisciplinary data, data products, synthetic data from simulations, processing and visualization tools ....
The EPOS Integrated Core Services will serve scientists and other stakeholders, young researchers (training), professionals and industry
EPOS is more than a data portal: it will provide not just data but the means to integrate, analyse, compare, interpret and present data and information about Solid Earth.
The National RIs
Diversity in data type and formats
RIs involved in EPOS
• 244 Research Infrastructures
• 138 Institutions• 22 countries• 2272 GPS receivers• 4939 seismic stations• 464 TB Seismic data• 1.095 PB Storage
capacity• 828 instruments in 118
Laboratories
RIDE database: http://www.epos-eu.org/ride/
• EXISTING Ris• Data quality• Data standardization
Infrastrutture di Ricerca Italiane in RIDE
INGV – INOGS – CNR-IGG – AMRA – UniRoma 3
CNR-IREA – CNR-ITT – UniPadova – UniGenova – UniTrieste – ISPRA – CNR-IRPI - CINECA....
Thematic Services (TCS)
WG1 - Seismology
WG2 - Volcanology
WG3 – Geological Data
WG4 – GNSS DataWG6 – Analytical and Experimental Laboratories
WG8 – Satellite Data
WG10 - Infrastructures for Georesources
WG 9 – Geomagnetic Observ.
• Governance• Data Products• Services
EPOS Board of Service Providers
EPOS Seismology Products and Services (ESPS)
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HAZARD AND RISK
Seismic hazard & risk products and services
Structure: Distributed~3 nodes, including EFEHR (EUCENTER & ETH nodes)
Products (indicative list)Hazard: Fault maps & models; source zones; hazard maps & curves & disaggregation; GMPEsRisk: Inventories & inventory models; vulnerability functions; risk maps & scenarios
Services (…)Tools for model building and visualization; product viewer; hazard & risk calculation software & infrastructure
WAVEFORM DATA
Ground motion recordings from seismic sensors (possible extension to infrasound)
Structure: Distributed (ORFEUS umbrella)~8 nodes, including ORFEUS & EIDA nodes, SISMOS, SMdB
Products (indicative list)Continuous and event waveforms from permanent and temporary stations (broadband, short period, strong motion); historical waveform archive; synthetic waveform data; strong motion data (products)
Services (…)Station information (metadata, site characterization…); data quality (control) information
European InfrastructuresMobile pools, OBS pools…
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e-Seismology & common servicesSeismological services for visualisation, discovery and access to portal (based on
seismicportal.eu )expert groups, standards
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COMPUTATIONAL SEISMOLOGY
High performance and high end computing, data intensive computing
Structure: Distributed~3 nodes (build upon VERCE)
Products (indicative list)Tools for massive scale data applications (processing, mining, visualization,…)
Services (…)Access to HPC resources; data staging; data massive applications; data simulation; model repository and model handling tools (large 3D velocity models, rupture models,…)
EPOS Integrated Services Visualisation tool / discovery & access portalhigh performance and high end computing (may absorb E-Seismology)
expert groups, standards
Governance and coordination by Board of Service representatives, 4-6 members
EARTHQUAKE PRODUCTS
Parametric earthquake information and event-related additional information
Structure: Distributed~ 5 nodes, including EMSC & its key nodes, AHEAD
Products (indicative list)Earthquake parameters & bulletins; earthquake catalogues (instrumental, macroseismic, historic, synthetic); moment tensors; source models
Services (…)Rapid earthquake information dissemination (felt maps, ShakeMaps)
Thematic Services: WG1 Seismological Observatories
EPOS Board of Service Providers (all thematic & integrated service Board members)
EPOS Laboratories Products and Services (ELPS)
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DATA BASE(ROCKYPEDIA)
A database to provide information on properties and processes for the interpretation of large scale geological phenomena (available to EPOS community and other users)
Structure: to be defined
Products (indicative list)Chemical, physicaland rheological data of rocks, ash and melts; geographical localisation of the products, aerodynamic parameters of ashServicesGeoreferenced Data for model of the Earth interior; parameters for hazard & risk calculation; volcanic ash and dust impact evaluation; data for Oil and Drilling companies; education and outreach
ACCESS ANDMOBILITY
A distributed infrastructure for analytical and experimental studies
Structure (indicative): web server localised (ELYSE I3 umbrella)~30 nodes, including projects like Memovolc, Nemoh, TopomodProducts (indicative list)Mechanisms and procedures for access to facilitiesServices (…)- coherent, effective, andcollaborative network of laboratories for European scientists;- Transnational access to large scale facilities- Training facilities- Outreach facilitiesEuropean InfrastructuresAnalytical and Experimental laboratories30 Institutions (indicative)15 countries (indicative)
EPO
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Services for visualisation, discovery, access and mobility, Royalties service
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LABSERVICE
A web service devoted to diagnostic and troubleshooting of experimental and analytical instruments
Structure (indicative): web portal localised; network of~30 nodes
Products (indicative list)Forum for diagnostic and troubleshooting;Guidelines for maintenance and calibration of instruments;Inventory of faults of instruments
ServicesTechnical consulting for resolution of faults and improvements;Area service for private and public users
EPOS Integrated ServicesWeb infrastructure organisation and management, Visualisation tool / discovery & access portal
Governance and coordination by a General Assembly of the members and Board of Service representatives
DATA STORAGE & INFOBROWSER
A distributed repository for chemical, physical, rheological properties and processes in rocks, melts and analog materials
Structure (indicative) : web portal (Infobrowser); Data repositories in laboratories, no access to data, metadata availableProducts (indicative list)Inventory of:- Rocks/melts/analogs- chemical, physical,
rheological properties; - analytical and experimental
constraints and settings, - images and analysis of
rocks, experimental products, volcanic ash and dust
ServicesInformation on available data in the network (who, where, how); system of quality assurance for definitive data Validation
SHORT TERM
SHORT TERM
MID TERM
LONG TERM
Thematic Services: WG6 Analytical and Experimental Laboratories
E-Labs & common services
• EPOS is a GEO participating institution. TASK-DI-01 C2: Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories (GSNL)
• EPOS as a regional federation to provide multidisciplinary services in solid Earth
• EPOS is coordinating efforts with the three EC supersites: – MARSITE (Istanbul)– FUTUREVOLC (Icelandic
Volcanoes)– MED-SUV (Italian
Volcanoes)
The European Supersites
Central Hub
Metadata Catalogue,
System manager
Portal Functions (discovery functions)
Data mining Access to
data products
Training Tutorial
Dissemination tools
Links to processing, visualization
tools
Connectivity & access to
HPC resources
Distrib
uted
Integrated Services organization
Centralized and Distributed ICS
Cen
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EPOS Key Components
ECO
Distributed resources (TCS, part of
ICS)
ICS central hub
SeismologyEIDA
Earthquake prod.
Hazard
VolcanoesNetworking observ.
interoperability
LaboratoriesTNA
Rockypedia
Etc.....
EPOS Headquarter(Legal seat)
EPOS Integrated Core Services
THEMATIC
SERVICES
Functional Architecture
EUDAT-EPOS EPOS-COOPEUS
Arc
link
seis
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Discovery (DC) and (CKAN, eGMS)
Contextual (CERIF metadata model)
Detailed (community specific)
Gen
erat
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Point to
Web portal, Spatio-Temporal Search
Search for instruments, software, models...
domain-specific data with detailed metadata
Anticipates data.gov domains
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2
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domain specific - geographically distributed data
3 layer metadata model
EPOS Open Access Policies• Data and facilities will be owned by national RIs
• EPOS products will be owned by EPOS
• Pricing: at this point no requirements for a pricing policy has been identified
• Open Access to:• Freely available data in real time or with some time delay• Data available without charge to specific users or for specified purposes
• Access to metadata allowing discovery of other relevant data• Access to facilities under equitable rules (details under discussion)• Data Licensing: Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC) wherever possible• Services and software available under CC licensing• Access rules: authentication is likely to be required including statements
on purpose of using data (presently under discussion)
EPOS Achievements• ERIC has been chosen as the legal model
for EPOS
• Governance model has been designed and approved by the Council
• Data Policies & IPR are presently under discussion
• Financial Plan: cost assessment completed and presently under revision: Funding Model under discussion
• Stakeholder Strategy & Communication Plan
EPOS Legal & Governance work• ERIC is considered by the EPOS PP Council to be the most appropriate
choice of legal model for EPOS • The Board of Governmental Representatives supported this option
(November 2012)• We started the process of
drafting the LoI, EoI &Statutes
• Governance Model:– General Assembly– Executive Director– Executive Office– Coordination Board– Scientific & e-science Boards– External Advisory Board
National networks & RIs; Organisations and companies; Data centres
Integrated Core services
Thematic Core services
Thematic CS 1 TCS 2
Thematic CS 3 TCS 4
Executive Director & OfficeSenior Scientific Manager, Senior Technical Manager,
Senior Administrative Manager
Services Co-ordination BoardRepresentatives from Core Services
General Assembly (GA) External Advisory Board
Special Advisory BoardsEthics
Finance? HR?
Technical Advisory Boards
ScientistsICT experts
Data providers
Provide data and services
EPOS ERIC
EPOS DELIVERY FRAMEWORK
Consultation with non-EPOS-ERIC countries and other funders
International expertsERIC & EPOS CS staffFunding agencies
EPOS ERIC: proposed Governance scheme
KEY:
Decisions
Execution Advice
Preparatory PhasePhase 1:
Implementation Phase
Phase 2: Construction
Phase
Operational Phase
2010 2014 2015 2019 2020
EPOS-ERIC EPOS financial plan 2015-2019
Finalize the ICS designPresent ICS prototypeIdentify existing TCS Start implementing new TCS
Decide hosting the ECOProcedures for hosting ICSFinalize statutes for ERIC
Finalize EPOS financial planSecure National funds for existing TCS
Construct ICS central hubIntegrate Existing TCSImplement new TCS
Hosting ICS central hub ERIC enters in forceECO operationalERIC-TCS Agreements
Operate EPOS-ERICSupport TCS implementation
EPOS RI operational
Further TCS developed
Third parties partnership agreements
Interaction with industry & private sector
Concept screening & feasibility study
Business case review & delivery strategy
Conditions are in place to construct and operate
the RI
Legend:TechnicalLegalFinancial
some components operational
Timeline
Preparatory PhaseDecember 2013
Collecting LoIPresenting EoIBegin drafting StatutesData Policy / Access rulesGovernance Model finalizedProcedure Hosting ICS
Implement financial planSecure Nation. funds for RIs
Finalize ICS designIdentify existing TCSIdentify developing & envisioned TCS
June 2014Collecting LoILaunch Call for ECOECO Host. proposal submitt.Draft statutes at IAPCDP/AR & Governance at IAPCFinalize proc. for hosting ICSFinalize business planSecure Nation. funds for RIsTCS cost Assessment impl.
ICS Prototype at IAPCDemonstrator finalized
by December 2014proposal evaluated Council & BGR decisionsHosting country for ECO id.Statutes approved
Business plan at BGRSecure Nation. funds for RIsReview of TCS cost assessm.Financial plan for TCS
Prototype approved by BGR Review of Existing TCS
Legend:LegalFinancialTechnical
Underlined in bold milestones & deliverables
Phase 1: implementation
2015
ERIC enters in forceHosting ICS central hubNew countries join ERICERIC-TCS agreements
Adopt financial plan for ERICSecure funds to Existing TCSSupport TCS implementation
Update list of existing TCS
Build ICS central hubImplement new TCSIntegrate implemented TCS
2016-2017ECO operationalHosting country for ICS c. h.New countries join ERICERIC-TCS agreements
Operate EPOS ERICSecure funds to Existing TCSSupport TCS implementation
Update list of existing TCS
Develop ICS central hubImplement new TCSIntegrate implemented TCS
2018-2019ECO operationalNew countries join ERICERIC-TCS agreements
Secure funds to Existing TCSSupport TCS implementation
Update list of existing TCS
Develop ICS central hubImplement new TCSIntegrate implemented TCS
Underlined in bold milestones & deliverables
Legend:LegalFinancialTechnical
Phase 1: funding sources
EPOS-ERIC budget
TCSECO ICS
Host Premium (mixed)
EPOS coordination projects ( e.g I3, structural funds, …)
Membership fees (cash)
Services subscription fees (non-ERIC)
Other EU projects (e.g. structural funds, InterReg…)
National projects and support
New funding
Potential project funding
Existing funding
In kind contributions
Nati
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RI
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TCS
Nati
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EP
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EU fu
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gExisting TCS MSs feesORFEUS – EIDAISC, EMSCEUREF ......etc..
National Research Infrastructures and facilities Existing and operational: see http://www.epos-eu.org/ride/Funded by national governmentsEssential for monitoring and hazard assessment
Thematic Core Services provide community specific services & access to data / data products and facilities.Implementation phase for TCS: Integrating new data & data-products ≈1.0
M€ Creating new services for existing TCS ≈1.5
M€ Implementing TCS components (geo-hazards, geo-resources) ≈2.5 M€ Involving other communities (and industry) ≈1.0 M€ Support ICT innovation ≈1.0 M€Further develop a flexible financial plan for TCS. Obtain national commitments for sustainability (M&O).
The EPOS Integrated Core Services will provide access to multidisciplinary data, data products, synthetic data from simulations, processing, modelling and visualization tools, and facilities. The Executive Coordination Office (ECO, legal seat) and the ICS will be build up and operated by MSs through EPOS-ERIC.
Cost assessment for the first 5 years (2016-2020): ECO: 3,75 M€ (solid) ≈700K€
per year ICS: 7,8 M€ (to be refined) ≈1.5M€
per yearFunded through host premium & membership fees.No additional funds expected from EC.
new e-RI
Added Value: scientific perspectives
• Strengthening of collaborations between dispersed research groups working in the same field
• Design of multidisciplinary measurements tailored to particular investigations (Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption)
• Integration of research efforts using different methodologies to contribute to geo-hazards and geo-resources
• Open community based software and web applications, with consequent improvements in the processing and interpretation of data and opening of new perspectives for integrated Earth system models and simulations
• Development of new technologies for specific infrastructures, such as experimental laboratories or in-situ observatories
• Closer links with other networks and infrastructures throughout the field of Earth sciences, including space marine and environmental sciences
Financial perspectives
• National funds for implementing national RIs and TCS components (including structural funds)
• Present EU funds for TCS implementation • EU projects (NERA, REAKT, SHARE....)
• EU supersites projects (FUTUREVOLC, MARSITE, MEDSUV)
• EU projects for cooperation with e-science (VERCE, EUDAT, ...)
• EU projects for international cooperation (COOPEUS, ENVRI, ...)
• Proposition of topics for future I3 projects in H2020 (4 topics accepted during EC consultation) & TCS support through structural funds
RIs value (>350M€)running costs (≅84M€/year)Funds during PP 43.5M€
Messages delivered to BGR
• We ask national governments to maintain the present support to national RIs
• We ask national governments to maintain the present support to existing TCSs
• We ask national governments to financially commit to EPOS-ERIC
• EPOS can represent an opportunity to financial optimization at European level
• National EPOS projects should support TCS implementation*
*43.5M€ from 5 countries (2011-2013) plus other proposals submitted
The EPOS chain: high gain/high-but manageable risk
TrustIndustry Society
DiscoveryUser strategy Stakeholder strategy Training and education
UnderstandingProcessing and modelling Data massive applications
AccessUse of Data Integrated use of data Facilities
Concluding Remarks
• Integrating infrastructures for promoting groundbreaking research to address key priorities
• Increase the impact of Solid Earth Science research in Europe
• Contribute to structure the solid Earth community for increasing competitiveness and enhance progress in science
• Creating core services for training, education & dissemination
Thank you for your attention
Achievements at M36 of the PP
Legal
• ERIC has been identified as the legal model for EPOS • Legal working group has started drafting statutes (first draft expected on DEC. 2013)• Data policy & Access rules will be finalized within 2013
Legal &
Governan
ce
• LoI signed by the countries interested in participating in the ERIC• Procedures for hosting ECO decided. EoI and Call within february 2014• Governance model approved by IAPC. Finalized within 2013
Financial
• Previous National investments and cost assessment for ECO and ICS• Funding model discussed and approved by IAPC• Cost assessment for existing TCS is ongoing
Technical
• Existing RIs (national & international) engaged for integration (RIDE)• Data infrastructures and services in TCS identified (ongoing implementation)• IT solutions for interoperability identified: Metadata catalogue & ICS design
• Communication policy and stakeholders’ integration adopted• Links to global initiatives established (GEO, GEM, COOPEUS, Intermagnet, WovoDat, ...)• Assessment of socio-economic impact is ongoingstrategic
Financialplan
EPOSArchitecture
Risk
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Concluding Remarks
• The Second EPOS BGR meeting of Sept 20th was attended by governmental representatives of 16 countries & 3 observers!
• A first draft of the ERIC statutes will be ready on Dec 2013
• A first draft of data policy/access rules will be delivered in December 2013
• 5 LoI's already signed and other 6 are expected within October 2013
• We have operational TCS and an implementation plan ready for 2013
• EPOS is in national roadmaps of 10 countries and further applications are pending
AEG Recommendations to EPOS• TCS definition and activity plan
• Independent, external scientific and technical reviews and project cost review
• Establishing a path towards a well-managed distributed research infrastructure
Strategic actions to mitigate the risk: i) involve and implement TCS; ii) build the ICS central hub as a key contribution provided by the EPOS-ERIC; iii) the EPOS HQ coordinates and harmonizes national RIs and EPOS services
• Delivery Strategy for partners and engagement of users
• High level intergovernmental working group to organize the long term funding commitments
• Start working on Statutes as soon as possible
• Formally engage industry
User Community
Working Groups members ≈350
Collaborative Area users 412
Newsletter readers 517
Potential EU users ≈ EGU participants ≈ 104 (potentially 105)
Potential global users: to be evaluated (GEO, GEM, NSF, RDA)
EPOS CORE SERVICES
Thematic Services • Several TCSs exist and are operational:
ORFEUS for distributing seismological data
EMSC for earthquake information and dissemination
AHEAD: a database of historical earthquakes in EUROPE
SISMOS: a facility for digitalization of historical seismograms
EUREF: an international organization for GPS data standardization
OneGeology-Eu for geological maps
• Some of these TCSs involve more countries than EPOS partnership (ORFEUS, EMSC, EUREF) and involve Mediterranean countries
• These TCSs provide services and represent a valorization of EU and national investments
…. DATA LEVEL
DATA TYPE
0
Seismology: ground motion time series recorded at seismic stations (seismograms), or generated by specific algorithms (synthetic seismograms). Volcanology: Sample of magmatic rocks Geodesy: Raw & Rinex GNSS; GNSS data streams.Experimental and analytical: metadata.Magnetic observations: Primary data product of vector magnetometers; output of vector magnetometers. Induced seismicity: Waveforms; Station and sensor information; production, geometry and auxiliary parametric data.
1
Seismology: earthquake location parameters; contributing phase arrival times and associated attributes; amplitude readings and calculated magnitudes. Volcanology: eruptive physical parameters.Geodesy: daily and RTK solutions.Experimental and analytical: raw data.Magnetic observations: Absolute values of geomagnetic field obtained from variation data. Induced seismicity: basic and extended catalogs.
2 and 3
Seismology: catalogs of active faults with relevant activity parameters; specifically generated earthquake catalogs; ground motion prediction models and hazard maps. Volcanology: Ash dispersal modelling; Lava flow modelling.Experimental and analytical: elaborated data; automatically processed dataMagnetic observations: regional models of geomagnetic field; global indices of geomagnetic activity; global models of geomagnetic field. Induced seismicity: extended data on seismic sources; processed data; highly processed 0D-4D data
The National RIs
• Legal implications– Owned by Nation. Gov.– IPR remain to data prov.– Largely open access
• Financial implications– Already funded by Gov.– Funding commitments– Socio-economic impact– Surveillance nation. terr.
• Strategic implications– International perspective– Pan-European and
Mediterranean dimension
• Governance– Data providers involved
• Outreach implications– Accessible for training– Used for dissemination– User community involved
The Thematic Core Services
• Technical implications– Communities involved– Standardization & Quality– Services implementation
• Strategic implications– Existing TCS– TCS under implementation– Envisioned TCS– Monitoring TCS evolution
• Financial implications– Cost Assessment– Evolutionary funding model– Fund raising opportunities
• Legal & Governance– Data policies / Access Rules
• Outreach implications– Global perspective– International cooperation– Stakeholders interactions
The Integrated Core Services (ICS)
ECOGovernance
DevelopmentICS Distribute
d resources
EPOS Headquarter Central hub
Cost assessment for the first 5 years: ECO: 3,75 M€ (solid) ≈700K€ per
year ICS: 7,8 M€ (to be refined) ≈1.5M€ per year TCS (on-going work)
TCS Implementation plan #1
TCS Implementation plan #2
TCS Implementation plan #3
Additional Slides
to be used during Q/A
March 2010 EPOS Preparatory Phase 45
RISK, DATA POLICYLEGAL
& GOVERNANCE
Risk Management: Policy, Plan & Register "Orange Book" methodology - Identify-analyze-treat-review
1. Failure to enlist sufficient partners to form a successful Europe-wide ERIC Residual exposure: Low
2. Failure to engage countries that are not ERIC partners to support the EPOS missionResidual exposure: Low / Medium
3. Failure to secure sufficient funding to move to construction phaseResidual exposure: Medium
4. Failure to develop a convincing approach to users Residual exposure: Low
5. Failure to develop and implement successful plans for the establishment of thematic nodesResidual exposure: Medium / Low
6. Engaging in more activities than the available human resources can support, leading to failure to prepare a convincing and supported case for EPOS Residual exposure: Significant
7. Failure to engage with non-academic stakeholders Residual exposure: Significant
EPOS Legal & Governance work• ERIC is considered by the IAPC to be the most appropriate
choice of legal model for EPOS (November 2012)• The Board of Governmental Representatives supported this
option (November 2012)• We started the process of
drafting the LoI, EoI &Statutes
• Governance Model:– General Assembly– Executive Director– Executive Office– Coordination Board– Scientific & e-science Boards– External Advisory Board
EPOS Legal work state of progress
Identification of needs
• The need for EPOS to set up a separate legal entity is recognized• Different possibilities (i.e legal vehicles) are studied and compared
Proposition
s
• The ERIC appears to be the best solution• WP2 presents the ERIC option to the EPOS IAPC which endorses it
Recom-
mendation
s
• The EPOS IAPC formally recommends the setting up of an ERIC• The EPOS-ERIC option is endorsed by the 1st BGR
Setting-upAnd adoption
• LoI is signed by the countries interested in participating in the ERIC• The hosting country of the EPOS-ERIC statutory seat is decided• The Statutes and bylaws are drafted and negotiated • EPOS-ERIC Statutes are published in the Official Journal of the EU
Done!
Ongoing
Left to do
COMMUNICATION POLICY
The EPOS StakeholdersI: Data and service providers from the solid Earth sciences
National data and service providersInternational data and service providersData products providers
II: Scientific user communityResearchers from the solid Earth sciencesSolid Earth science community projectsTraining and educational institutions, projects and initiativesResearchers and organizations from outside the solid Earth sciences
III: Governmental organisationsNational governmentsFunding agenciesCivil protection authoritiesEuropean Commission
IV: Other data and service providers and usersIT projects and expertsIndustryPrivate data and service providers
V: General public
ICS
TCS
Nat’l RIs
•Data mining / archiving•Processing tools•Visualization tools•Tutorials •Modeling tools & resources
• Seismological TCS•GNSS TCS•Experim. & Analytical Labs
•Seismological RIs•Volcano Observ.•GNSS & geodetic data•Satellite Information data•.................
EP
OS
Solid Earth RIs
Data Providers from solid Earth Science
Gov
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Oth
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ICT
Industry /Public
Other disciplines
Users Community (academia)
Training & Education
data modeling
(new
products)
Stakeholder Strategy
Pass
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inte
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ctive in
terest
Passive influence
Active influence
National & international data
and service providers
Data products providers
Industry
National governments & funding agencies
European Commission
Civil protection authorities
IT projects
General public
IT experts
Private data andservice providers
Researchers from thesolid Earth sciences
Solid earth science community projects
Training and educational institutions, projects and initiatives
Researchers and organizations fromoutside the solid Earth sciences
INFORM CONSULT
ENVOLVE AND ENGAGE
COLLABORATE
Industry engagement• Monitoring industrial activities
– Mining industry– Geo-thermal fields– Waste management & disposals
• Forecasting natural phenomena– Aviation (volcanic ash)– Re-insurance companies (seismic/volcanic risks)
• Energy and geo-resources exploitation
MISSION & VISION
EPOS a timely initiative
The EPOS infrastructure is original in the following respects: • the extent of the partnership • the multidisciplinary integration and data services• the long-term scientific perspective• the long-term governmental and financial perspective• the novel e-infrastructure concept and new provisions for
distributed data storage and high-performance computing facilities
• an enhanced integrated contribution to geo-hazard assessment and society
EPOS Innovation
• Access to primary data (seismograms, GPS, volcano observations, geological maps, geomagnetic data, ....)
• Access to facilities (experimental and analytical laboratories, analog modeling, ...)
• High level integrated data products: results of scientific investigations (hazard maps, earthquake source models, ...)
• RI integration achievements inEU and international projects (public funding): NERA, SHARE, REAKT, Supersites, ...
• Outreach & information: Training, education and dissemination (virtual laboratory for solid Earth sciences)
FINANCIAL MODEL
The National RIs• Past Investments and present running costs spent by
national governments on national Ris: RIs value (>350M€) and annual running costs (≅84M€/per year)
• Financial support by national governments during the EPOS Preparatory Phase (2010-2013): 43.5M€ from 5 countries (2011-2013)
Other proposals under evaluation (in 7 countries)
• These RIs are needed for the surveillance of national territory from natural hazards
• We ask national governments to maintain (at least) the present support to national RIs
Scenarios for EPOS-ERIC budget Phase 1
De-coupled Moderately Integrated
Highly Integrated
Technical integration
Full Full Full
Legal integration EPOS-ERIC covers ECO&ICS
EPOS-ERIC covers ECO&ICS
EPOS-ERIC covers ECO, ICS and some TCS
Financial integration
Funding for ECO and ICS only
Funding for ECO and ICS & seed money for TCS (call for tenders, call for proposals, service agreements)
Funding ECO and ICS & the majority of costs associated to TCS
Scenarios for EPOS-ERIC budget Phase 1: legal, governance and financial implications
De-coupled Moderately Integrated
Highly Integrated
Legal implications
EPOS-ERIC manages ECO and ICS
EPOS-ERIC manages ECO, ICS, coordinates TCS, and manages contracts for services and call for tenders
EPOS-ERIC manages ECO, ICS and TCS.For TCS inside EPOS-ERIC: the personnel is EPOS-ERIC employed or seconded
Governance implications
Governance mechanism for coordinating TCS?
Coordination of TCS in the governance model
Representation of TCS in the governance model
Financial implications
No money involved in the partnership agreements between EPOS-ERIC and TCS
In-Kind contributions restricted to ECO and ICS
In-kind contributions possible for TCS
EPOS Funding model
EPOS-ERIC funding will be distributed over:• Membership fees : total of cash and in-kind cash equivalent
– Recommendation IAPC June 2013: mixed model based on flat rate and GDP weighting.
– Discussion: definition of the level of flat rate and GDP
• Host Premium– No threshold is settled, it will depend on the proposals
• EU and other project funding
Membership fees:• Cash :
– Recommendation PDB (?) : define the minimum amount of cash necessary
• In kind cash equivalent – Discussion: list of accepted In-Kind-Contributions and how to set their value?
(Recom PDB?)
Socio-Economic Impact (SEI) After evaluating different approaches for SEI assessment EPOS team has decided to use the Technopolis framework.
Key areas:• Scientific value
Create excellence science opportunities for a better society
• Capacity building Strengthening capacity building for new generations
• Economic value Opening new business opportunity for the local and global economy
• Societal value Foster IT innovation for a better risk management of environmental
hazards
Protect EPOS legally Trace EPOS use & users
EPOS Data, Access, and IPR policydevelopers: EPOS Legal WG
(lawyers, administrators, scientists)September 2013: draft presented to IAPCOctober 2013: first version
Guiding principle: open access
– no fees
– no charges
Balance: Legal risk : Openness :Traceability
Respect: domain customs & standards natl. & EU legislation & policies
e.g. anonymous access, embargo periods e.g. INSPIRE, privacy protection,
commercial use of publicly funded data
Unrestricted use & access
EPOS Data, Access, and IPR policyBalance: Legal risk : Openness :
Traceability
IPRTerms & ConditionsRestrictions
LicensingData & Service
Providers EPOS Data & ServiceUsers
Open Accessdeposit terms
Open Access license
Data & Data Productslevel 1, 2, 3, 4
Tools & Software
Open : Restricted: Embargoed
Users Anonymous : Registered
: Authorized
Categorization
as needed for legal aspects mix and match as required