eGY General Meeting report

www.egy.org

Charles.Barton@anu.edu.au

pfox@ucar.edu

The Electronic Geophysical Year, 2007-2008

drivers

Government attitudes

Modern problems

Modern capabilities

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Earth - a complex system

““Knowledge is the common Knowledge is the common

wealth of humanity”*wealth of humanity”*

*Adama Samassekou, Convener of the UN World Summit on the Information Society

In the Earth and space sciences and elsewhere, ready and open access to the vast and growing collections of cross-disciplinary digital information is the key to understanding and responding to complex Earth system phenomena that influence human survival.

We have a shared responsibility to create and implement strategies to realise the full potential of digital information and services for present and future generations.

Earth & Space Science Informatics responses

AVO – Astrophysical Virtual Observatory

NVO – US National Virtual Observatory

VCO – Virtual Carbon Observatory

VGMO – Virtual Geomagnetic Observatory

VHO – Virtual Heliophysical Observatory

ViRBO – Virtual Radiation Belt Observatory

VMO – Virtual Magnetospheric Observatories

VOO - Virtual Ocean Observatory

VSN – Virtual Seismic Network

VSO – Virtual Solar Observatory

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US National Geoinformatics

WGISS

Challenges

• How do we find out who is doing what?

• Share experience & expertise

• Coordinate activities (non-proliferation)

• Reduce replication of effort

• Promote common/best practices

(standards)? A4A4 US US LetterLetter

International cooperation and data sharing

Universal access to data and information

Timely and convenient access to data

Global, cross-disciplinary scope

Data preservation

Capacity building, especially in developing countries

Education, public outreach, information for decision making

embraces and extends IGY principles…

GEOSS

An IUGG program

led by

sponsored by NSF, IUGG, IAGA, NASA

in-kind support from LASP, NCAR, NOAA, USGSNSIDC, BAS, INAF, …

eGY Secretariat, LASP, Boulder, CO

themes

Data access

Data discovery

Data release

Data preservation

Data rescue

Outreach & Education

Capacity building

VHO architecture

structure

Secretariat (at LASP, Univ. Colorado)

Director Dan Baker, LASP

Secretary: Bill Peterson

Communications: Marissa Rusinek

Public Relations and E/PO: Emily CoBabe-Ammann

International Committee Chair: Charlie Barton; Co-chair: Guo HuadongRepresentatives from key bodies and countriesAustralia, Canada, China, Europe, France, Germany, Japan, RSA, Russia, UK, USA

Working GroupsVirtual Observatories: Peter Fox

Data Integration & Knowledge Discovery: Paul Berkman

Best Practice (joint with CODATA): Eric Kihn

Data Rescue and Preservation: Jeff Love

Education and Public Outreach: Emily CoBabe-Ammann

- an international, cooperative environment to

– inform

– inspire

– facilitate

– encourage

– promote

– coordinate

provides

Networks of people

Newsletter

Website

Events at conferences

Meetings

eGY Declaration

Showcase demonstrations

Support for other initiatives

Declaration for an Earth and Space Science Information Commons

We have a shared responsibility to create and implement strategies to realize the full potential of digital information for present and future generations. In the 21st century and beyond, access to digital information and new technologies for information integration and knowledge discovery will influence the free and productive development of societies around the world.

In the geosciences, as elsewhere, providing ready and open access to the vast and growing collections of cross-disciplinary digital information is the key to understanding and responding to complex Earth system phenomena that influence human survival.

Article 1: Data accessArticle 2: Data releaseArticle 3: Data descriptionArticle 4: Data persistenceArticle 5: Data rescueArticle 6: Common standards

and cooperationArticle 7: Capability building Article 8: Education and public

outreach

“Knowledge is the common wealth of humanity”

Showcase DemonstrationsShowcase Demonstrations

http://www.egy.org/resources

Virtual Space Physics Observatory

Aaron Roberts

IRIS GeoWS Joanna Muench

Virtual Observatories in the Classroom

Emily CoBabe-Ammann, Peter Fox

Disaster Management Information Clearinghouse

Eliot Christian

The CAP Warning Standard

Eliot Christian

MADRIGAL John Holt

www.egy.org - Presentations - Demonstrations

eGY News

Email lists - eGYTeam (for mngt correspondence) - eGYParticipants (for most people) - eGYObservers (main notices only)

Bill.Peterson@lasp.colorado.edu

Sign the ‘Declaration for an Earth and Space Science Information Commons’

Interested in getting involved?

Earth & Space Science Informatics responses

AVO – Astrophysical Virtual Observatory

NVO – US National Virtual Observatory

VCO – Virtual Carbon Observatory

VGMO – Virtual Geomagnetic Observatory

VHO – Virtual Heliophysical Observatory

ViRBO – Virtual Radiation Belt Observatory

VMO – Virtual Magnetospheric Observatories

VOO - Virtual Ocean Observatory

VSN – Virtual Seismic Network

VSO – Virtual Solar Observatory

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Even

ts

Mar 2007Mar 2007 eeGY General Meeting, NCAR BoulderGY General Meeting, NCAR Boulder

Apr 2007Apr 2007 EGU, ViennaEGU, Vienna

May 2007May 2007 AGU Joint Assembly, AccapulcoAGU Joint Assembly, Accapulco

May 07May 07 Geoinformatics 2007, San DiegoGeoinformatics 2007, San Diego

Jun 2007Jun 2007 VOiG Conference, BoulderVOiG Conference, Boulder

Jul 2007Jul 2007 IUGG General Assembly, Perugia IUGG General Assembly, Perugia

7 Jul 077 Jul 07 IGY+50 events and launch of IGY+50 events and launch of eeGY, PerugiaGY, Perugia

Dec 2007Dec 2007 Fall AGU, San FranciscoFall AGU, San Francisco

Mar 2008Mar 2008 eeGY General MeetingGY General Meeting

Apr? 08Apr? 08 Earth and Space Science Informatics SummitEarth and Space Science Informatics Summit

May 2008May 2008 AGU Joint AssemblyAGU Joint Assembly

Aug 2008 IGC-33, Oslo, Norway

Oct 2008Oct 2008 CODATA ConferenceCODATA Conference

Dec 2008Dec 2008 Fall AGU, San FranciscoFall AGU, San Francisco

31 Dec 0831 Dec 08 Close of Close of eeGYGY

http://www.egy.org/VOiG/ (voig@egy.org)

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