GEO Work Plan Symposium 2012

ID-03: Science and Technology in GEOSS

ID-03-C1: Engaging the Science and Technology (S&T) Community in GEOSS Implementation

Scope of Task ID-03Is defined by the Science and Technology Road Map, developed by the

Science and Technology Committee (STC) and endorsed by the GEO Plenary

(http://www.earthobservations.org/documents/committees/stc/201104_16thSTC/stc_roadmap_v1_1_11122010.pdf)

Is derived from document “The Role of Science and Technology in GEOSS” developed by the STC

(http://www.earthobservations.org/documents/committees/stc/the_role_of_science_and_technology_in_geoss.pdf)

Two main Activities:

Activity 1: Actively engaging and incorporating science and technology participants in the development of GEOSS

Activity 2: Creating incentives and promoting GEO in the S&T communities

• GEO Label

• GEOSS Data Citation Standard

• More scientific Earth data sets discoverable

• Indicators for the relevance of observation infrastructure and scientific priorities

• GEOSS Science and Technology Portfolio

• Science and Technology Meeting Portal (incl. Documentation)

• GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network

Scope of Task ID-03

Expected Achievements by 2015

Improved linkage between S&T Communities and GEOSS/GEO through:

Expected for 2012: • Data citation testbed implementation

• GEO Label concept, proposal, and testbed implementation

• More Portfolio examples

• 2nd GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Workshop in August 2012

Recent Progress and Key Outputs for 2012Recent progress:• GEOSS Science and Technology Portfolio 50% populated

(http://www.geo-tasks.org/geoss_portfolio)

• Data Citation Standard V1.0 completed (see http://www.geo-tasks.org/id03)

• GEO Label: questionnaire of user and provider expectations (GeoViqua)

• Initial GEOSS S&T Meeting Portal (http://www.geo-tasks.org/meetings_sandt)

http://www.geo-tasks.org/workshops/2012_Bonn

http://www.geo-tasks.org/workshops/2012_Bonn

Anticipated Workshop Outputs::Document:- summarizing the research needs associated with the MDGs and grand challenges- strategy for a GEOSS to ensure availability of Earth observations required for addressing these research needsRoad map to ensure the alignment of GEOSS with the needs arising from the current MDGs and post-2015 goals, as well as the Grand Challenges and Belmont Challenges addressed by the Future Earth - research for global sustainability Initiative.

Goals:- Assessment of the alignment of current key GEOSS documents to the needs- Input for the post-2015 MDGs discussion and the post-2015 GEOSS discussion.

http://www.geo-tasks.org/workshops/2012_Bonn

Suggestions for Assessing Progress against GEOSS Targets

• Number of awareness activities in S&T communities (increased awareness?)

• Number of citations/mentioning of GEO/GEOSS over time (web search)

• Increased documentation of how “GEOSS works for you” (portfolio)

• Success in Data Citation, GEO Label (measure to be defined)

• Number of new scientific Earth data sets

Relationship to, or Support of, 2015 GEOSS Targets

(which outputs/activities lead to which Targets?)• 1.4 Science and Technology: All activities

• 1.2 Data Management: Data Citation, GEO Label

• 1.1 Architecture: GEO Label, Data Citation, Meeting Portal

• 1.5 User engagement: Engagement of S&T Users, GEOSS S&T Portfolio

• Limited commitment of Task Team members to activities

Issues (key impediments to progress) and Gaps

• Task team with considerable geographic bias

ID-03 Commitment Matrix:

Issues (key impediments to progress) and Gaps

• Task team with considerable geographic bias• Limited commitment of Task Team members to activities• Dedicated funding runs out August 2012 (EGIDA)

• Disconnected (competing?) related activities outside of GEO

• Sustainability of activities/outputs

Linkages with other Tasks; Opportunities for Collaboration; Past and Expected Benefits of Collaboration within and across Tasks

• Per Work Plan: All other Work Plan Tasks

• ID-01: Support data sharing through incentives (GEOSS data citation standard, GEO Label)

• ID-04: Outreach to users, particularly S&T

• IN-02: Scientific Earth data sets

• IN-03: GCI: Data Citation Standard, GEO Label (URR)

• IN-05: Support for interoperability through GEO Label

• SB-xx: Examples for the Portfolio (visibility for task activities)

• More resources:

(1) Professional fund raisers

(2) High-level contact to Belmont Forum

(3) Increase commitment to Task Teams

Recommendations / Ideas for Accelerating Work Plan Implementation

• User needs/requirements review• Gap analysis (to focus activities)

• Involvement of Stakeholders• Engagement of Communities of Practices in Task activities

More, as appropriate

Options for Better Connecting Existing Systems (observing, modeling, information) and/or the Outputs of those Systems (data, products, information)

• Involvement of end users in Task actions

• End-to-end pilots (also for the GEOSS S&T Portfolio)

• EuroGEOSS, GEOWOW, GeoViqua are examples that should be built on

Contributions to the GEOSS DataCORE

• Identification of scientific data sets• Engage S&T communities in contributing data to the GEOSS

DataCore• Labeling of the GEOSS DataCORE as the first test case

Potential Benefits from a Systematic User Requirements Review

• Motivate users to consider what EOs and GEOSS can do for them, and engage them in this way;

• Integrate the currently fracmented requirement analyses (e.g., several EC-funded Projects, US-09-01a; ...);

• Engage users in publishing their needs in the URR;

• Enable users to guide the development of GEOSS;

• Collect a database for the determination of the relevance of observational requirements and datasets across the SBAs;

• Create the basis for a gap analysis through comparison of what is available to what is needed (as requested in the 10YIP);

• Help built GEOSS as a user-driven system.

Current Role of Communities of Practice and Options for Strengthening this Role

• Engagement of a broad GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Network• Involvement of CoPs in End-to-End pilots• Capacity building based on CoP contributions to global

cyber infrastructure implementing Best Practices for global use (e.g., a Global Geohazards Information System for Disaster Risk Reduction; a Coastal Zone Information System)

Ways of Extending Task Participation to Wider (representative) Communities

• Active outreach of Task Component leads to relevant CoPs

• Active involvement of CoPs in Task activities, e.g. in End-to-end pilots

• Identification of gaps in terms of CoPs (on Task component basis);

• Outreach to relevant user groups not represented through CoPs;

• Involvement of users in reviews of user needs on Task or Task component basis;

• Demonstration of GEOSS capabilities to relevant groups;

• Where appropriate, development of community-based scalable cyber infrastructure.