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Earth Science Data System
Working Groups
A Community Approach
Kathy Fontaine
NASA
WGISS-22 Annapolis, MD
September 13, 2006
History and Evolution
»Working Prototype Earth Science Information Partners (ESIPs)
> Concept
• Increase the level of peer-reviewed competition of data
system work and create a more heterogeneous and
distributed system (as compared with the DAAC structure)
> Result
• The ESIP Federation was formed, and now receives funding
from multiple Federal agencies
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History and Evolution
»New Data and Information Systems and Services (NewDISS)
> Concept
• Create the foundational principles for a NASA infrastructure that
links existing data resources, while facilitating the evolution of data
management into information and knowledge management.
> Recommendations Include
• Support a spectrum of heterogeneous participants, approaches,
and technologies to NewDISS through competition and peer
review.
• Clearly define the components of NewDISS, and ensure suitable
management of the interfaces between them, and empower
science investigators with an appropriate degree of responsibility
and authority for NewDISS data system development, processing,
archiving and distribution.
• Charter, without delay, a transition team with the objective of
developing a transition plan, based on the findings and
recommendations of this document that would lead to the initiation
of a NewDISS starting in 2001.
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History and Evolution
»SEEDS Study
> Concept
• Provide the transition plan to the NewDISS concepts.
> Recommendations Include
• Actively encourage the data system and user
communities through (initially) 4 working groups –
Technology Infusion, Standards Processes, Reuse,
and Metrics Planning and Reporting.
• Develop a cost estimation tool for use during peerreviewed competition of data systems.
• Coming soon – Data Life Cycle Working Group
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Earth Science Data System
Working Groups
»Began with Research, Education, and Applications Solutions
Network (REASoN) winners
> First 4 WGs populated with REASoN winners (through award
terms) and Federation members (through common interest).
> Now populated with REASoN and ACCESS award winners,
and other volunteers.
> Meet jointly once per year (fall time frame) to share
accomplishments, ideas, goals
> Time set aside for working sessions (individual or joint)
> Speakers of common interest at plenary sessions
> Work plans for the next FY developed
»Develop recommendations based on community inputs and/or
HQ needs
> Recommendations forwarded to HQ for discussion
> Steering committee concept under development
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Working Group Leads
»Technology Infusion
> Karen Moe, GSFC/ESTO
> Rob Raskin, JPL
»Standards Processes
> Richard Ullman, GSFC
> Ming Tsou, SDSU
»Metrics Planning and Reporting
> H. Ramapriyan, GSFC/ESDIS
> Paul Davis, UMD/GLCF
»Reuse
> Robert Wolfe, GSFC
> Vic Delnore, LaRC
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Technology Infusion
Mission
Enable NASA Earth Science management to
reach its research, application, and education
goals more quickly and cost effectively through
widespread adoption of key emerging information
technologies
Scope
Information technologies that...
• Provide capabilities critical to Earth science
mission & vision
• Have been substantially developed (TRL 6-9)
but not widely deployed
• Cannot be obtained simply through reuse of
mature subsystems or software
• May be slow to adopt due to unique
characteristics of Earth science data (e.g.,
large volumes, 4-dimensions)
Technology
Infusion
Operational
Systems
Peer Review &
Technology
Development Competitive Selection
Solicitation
Formulation
Capability
Needs
Capability
Vision
Technology
Projections
Identified
Gaps
Technology
Roadmaps
• Working Group Co-chairs:
• Karen Moe, NASA/ESTO and
• Rob Raskin, NASA JPL
• Telecon schedule
• 1st Thursday, Full working group
• 2nd Thursday, Process and Strategies subgroup
• 3rd Thursday, Semantic Web subgroup
• 4th Thursday, Web Services subgroup
• Mailing list (including telecon announcements):
• http://tinyurl.com/k5mw2
• Collaboration site (document repository):
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• http://tinyurl.com/lzrb4 or
• http://sciencedatasystems.org/seeds/wg/infusion/default.aspx
Technology Infusion
Capability Vision Subgroup
Semantic Web Subgroup
• Describes 10 capabilities comprising an ES information
system capability vision
• Identifies technologies critical to achieving the vision
• Positions capabilities and technologies within a real-world
scenario
• Used to develop a shared understanding of the vision within
the community
• Delivered in two versions
• 30 minute overview of capabilities
• 5 minute highlights with narration
• Develop awareness and understanding of
Semantic Web technologies and capabilities
within the working group.
• Develop a plan for wider dissemination of
technologies, capabilities, and opportunities to
the wider Earth science communities.
• Contribute to the maturation of Earth science
ontologies
• Identify components of semantic web and map to
NASA TRLs.
• Develop an initial roadmap for Semantic Web
infusion in the Earth science domain.
Process and Strategies Subgroup
• Technology Infusion Process – Apply TIWG Infusion Process to
practical examples of technology infusion. Use lessons learned to
refine the infusion process.
• Technology Infusion Plan – Assist with the develop technology
infusion plan(s) for selected project(s). Use lessons learned to
develop a template infusion plan for use by other projects.
• Barriers and Solutions – Apply TIWG Infusion Barriers and
Solutions to practical examples of technology infusion. Use to
assist the the identification of potential barriers and mitigation
strategies. Use lessons learned to refine barriers and solutions.
-- subgroup lead: Steve Olding, NASA GSFC
-- monthly telecon - 2nd Thursday, 2:00 pm EST
-- subgroup lead: Rob Raskin, NASA JPL
-- monthly telecon - 3rd Thursday, 2:00 pm EST
Web Services Subgroup
• Develop practical demonstration(s) of web services
and web services chaining capabilities. Document
lessons learned from the web services
demonstrations.
• Provide feedback to OGC on Web Coverage
Service.
• Promote the participation of the Earth science
community in the ECHO web services testbed.
• Survey REASoN and ACCESS projects to assess
coverage and TRL of web services technologies.
• Review and update the Web Services Roadmap.
• Identify gaps in needed and available services. Work
with Standards and Reuse working groups to
develop recommendations for accelerating the
infusion of geospatial web services.
-- subgroup lead: Ken Keiser, UAH
-- monthly telecon - 4th Thursday, 2:00 pm EST
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Technology Infusion
How Will New Information System Capabilities Help?
Why a Capability Vision for Information Systems?
• Helps us focus our efforts
• What capabilities are needed to
achieve the Earth science goals?
• What technologies need to be
infused most?
• What standards are needed
most?
• About the Capability Vision:
• What reusable components are
• Describes 10 capabilities comprising an Earth science
needed most?
information system capability vision
• Helps us measure progress
• Identifies technologies critical to achieving the vision
• What is the roadmap for
• Positions capabilities and technologies within a realdeploying new capabilities?
world scenario
• How much progress have we
•
Used to develop a shared understanding of the vision
made toward achieving the
within the community
vision?
• Initially delivered in two versions - 30 minute overview
of capabilities and 5 minute highlights with narration
Earth Science Provides Important Information to
Individuals, Organizations, and Societies
• Severe weather prediction improvement scenario
• Hypothetical science scenario to illustrate the
envisioned capabilities in a practical context
• Only one of many possible scenarios
• Based on one of six science focus areas in
NASA’s Earth science strategy
Improved modeling and prediction capabilities will require improved
observation and information systems
New observational
capabilities will provide
better resolution &
coincident coverage
• Global observations from Earth
observing satellites provide useful
data on weather, climate, and
natural hazards
• Knowledge gained through Earth
science research has improved our
understanding of Earth systems and
global change
• NASA’s focus in the future will be
on improving modeling and
prediction capabilities
New information system capabilities will
provide the ability to quickly distill
petabytes of data into usable
information and knowledge.
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Metrics Planning and
Reporting
»Why Metrics?
> Internal management of projects
> Program level reporting of progress and accomplishments
> Aggregated assessment of Program (e.g., REASoN, ACCESS)
for continuation of similar programs
»Why MPARWG?
> Community involvement in process
> Provide ability for participating projects to assess and
recommend revisions to help evolve metrics with time
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MPAR Working Group
»Mission Statement for the WG
> Review and recommend program-level performance metrics and
collection tools that measure how well each data activity supports the
NASA Science Mission Directorate’s Earth science, application and
education programs
»Membership in WG
> WG membership open to NASA data and service provider community
(REASoN projects, DAACs, SIPSs, etc.)
> We are open to suggestions for participation by others
»Scope of Work
> WG provides on-going MPAR review, evaluation, recommendations
and metrics evolution for the NASA ES data and service provider
community
> WG recommends additions, deletions or modifications to set of
metrics. Recommendations may be approved or rejected by NASA. If
approved, NASA Science Mission Directorate funded Earth science
data and service providers will have to make recommended changes in
their reporting
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Program Level Metrics in
Use Today
»Current set of core (baseline) Program-Level Metrics
> Number of Distinct Users
> Characterization of Distinct Users Requesting Products and
Information (by Internet domain)
> Number of Products Delivered to Users
> Number of Distinct Product Types Produced and Maintained by
Project
> Volume of Data Distributed
> Total Volume of Data Available for Research and Other Users
> Delivery Time of Products to Users
> Support for Earth Science (Research) Focus Areas *
> Support for Earth Science Applications of National Importance *
> Support for Earth Science Education Initiatives *
»In addition, free-text comments and impact metrics are
encouraged and collected
> * When applicable
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Sample Impact Metrics
Example of how the
Impact Metrics
output appears –
standardized size (one
page), one graphic,
with contact
information at the
bottom.
Multiple Impact
Metrics entries can be
collected and
disseminated to
encourage similar
activities/funding.
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Metrics Reporting
»All Projects are required to report
»Reporting frequency can vary case by case
> Default Frequency – monthly; due on 15th of each month for
the previous month
> Exceptions can be arranged with your Program Manager
> Report through a dedicated web site
»We send out monthly reminders
> Ramapriyan sending them now
> Looking into automating
»We follow-up to ensure reports are in, and to resolve any
problems (e.g., clarifications on what metrics mean)
»Quarterly summaries are produced for use by Program Office
»Specialized reports can be provided for Study Managers if
needed
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Related Work
»Other related work – all tools demo’d at Joint WG meetings
> Cost estimation tool
• Developed from initial SEEDS work on level of effort within
the existing data systems
• Expanded to include all DAACs, SIPSs, and some space
science data systems (28 entities in current database).
• Requires frequent updates
• Seeking open source status; currently US government only
> Metrics reporting Tool
• Offshoot of the Federation metrics tool developed by
University of Maryland
• Currently used to collect periodic data system metrics from
REASoNs and ACCESS projects
> Milestone reporting tool
• Offshoot of ESTO ebook, tailored to smaller awards
• First use will be for ACCESS projects; functionality updated
as needed.
> Web site support for the REASoN and ACCESS projects.
• http://reason-projects.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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• ACCESS coming soon
Information
http://esdswg.gsfc.nasa.gov
Links to all working groups, activities, meetings, REASoN and
ACCESS projects, and more!
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