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ESIP Federation Activities Rob Raskin NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA Earth Science Information Partner (ESIP) Federation • Networking consortium of 120 organizations that provide or add value to Earth system science data/information • Initially formed by NASA, but now independent entity • Membership open to any organization, after application and approval processes • Almost entirely US-based ESIP Membership Types • Type 1 – Raw data providers – Archive centers, mostly NASA and NOAA • Type 2 – Science/research data product providers • Type 3 – – – – Commercial entities Educational organizations Planning agencies and decision makers Service providers Plus strategic funders, such as EPA, NASA, NOAA Data Value Chain • Raw data (Type 1) – Primarily remote sensing observations • Science data products (Type 2) – Fully validated – Quality controlled – Vetted • Applications (Type 3) – – – – – – Decision-making Policy Regulation Commercial uses Education Expert testimony Ready-to-use Why Organizations Participate • • • • • Broaden involvement Use Cases Community Standards Share technology developments Leverage what other Agencies/Organizations have experienced – Lessons learned • Testbeds Networking Mechanisms • Semi-annual meetings • Committees (top-down origin; permanent status) – Information Technology & Interoperability – Products and Services – Education • Clusters and working groups (bottom-up origin; may be transient) – Thematic • • • • Air quality Water Disaster Climate – Methodological • Environmental decision making • Semantic web Environmental Decision-Making Cluster • Objectives – Metrics • What constitutes a good decision – Better understanding of data requirements for decision models – Greater appreciation for the value of data in decision-making – Better tool interoperability • Most decision support systems are stove-piped Information Technology and Interoperability Committee • Objectives – Encourage the use of best information technology practices – Ensure that data, information and services can be readily exchanged and integrated – Encourage the use of standards and protocols relevant to interoperability • Activities – Convene technical workshops at Federation meetings Air Quality Working Group • Workshop on implementation of interoperability standards • GEO AQ Community of Practice Water Cluster • • • • Data integration and display tools Semantic architecture Ontology management Use cases Semantic Web Cluster • Common ontologies for: – Datatypes – Data services – Science/Application context • Improve awareness of semantic interoperability – Tutorials – Use cases • Community standards for ontology content SWEET Ontology • Semantic Web for Earth and Environmental Terminology (SWEET) – Purpose: to improve discovery and use of Earth-referenced data • Upper-level ontology set for Earth system science • 4000 concepts spanning Earth system science, applications, and data – – – – Organized into 140 modular ontologies Scalable to readily accommodate growth Written in OWL-DL Easily extended for specialized domains • Long-term maintenance to be provided by the ESIP Semantic Web Cluster Math Measurement Systems Geometry Time Scale Geologic Waves Units Spectrum Solid Space Fluid Direction Object Distribution Coordinates Instrument Chemistry Gravity Fluid Dyn Sound Vector Scale System ElecMag Dynamics Radiation Thermo Statistics Science Physics Basic Science Function Biology Element Process Plant Animal Compound State Ecosystem Biome Transport Organic Process Particle Atmosphere Astronomy Earth System Science Sun Pressure Planet Wind Stability Composition Heliosphere Climate Cloud Front Precip Mesoscale Geography ClimateZone Border Abstract to Applied Hydrosphere Petrology Tectonica Dynamics Composition Orogen Volcano Continental Oceanic Resources Basin Ocean WaterBody Surface Groundwater Cryosphere Electric BoundaryLay EarthReference Applications Geosphere Soil Coast Geomorphol Landform Data Human Representation Commerce Impact EnvControl Services Agriculture Aviation Infrastruct Environmental Ontologies • 12 new modules for cross-cutting environmental applications • Supplements rather than replaces existing air and water chemistry modules Environment Impact Indicator Regulation Standards Decision Protection Sustainability Transport Pollutant Protection Control Assessment SWEET Top Level View More Info • ESIP Web Site – http://wiki.esipfed.org • ESIP Collaboration Pages – http://esipfed.org • Upcoming ESIP Meetings – Knoxville, TN July 20-23, 2010 • SWEET – http://sweet.jpl.nasa.gov