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Data Management and Communications (DMAC)
Steering TeamNovember 28, 2007
Conference Call to Begin On-line Polling on Standards
Agenda
• Introduction and goals• Brief overview of DMAC standards
process• Focus on polling
– Standards under review– Schedule/due dates– Review of bylaws/voting issues
• Next steps• Open discussion
Introductions
• Welcome – Mary Altalo, Anne Ball• “Roll call” – DMAC members• Introduction of guests
– Capt. Chris Moore, NOAA IOOS Program• Funding and oversight of DMAC standards website
– Delta Pelgrim, LMI• Technical support and gatekeeper for website
– Kurt Schnebele, LMI• Former DMAC Chair• Standards process and website support
Goals
• Kick-off polling component of DMAC standards process to ensure steering team members:– Understand process– Know what is expected of them– Are aware of schedule and due dates
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Brief overview
• Process was approved at May 2006 Steering Team meeting – (see
IOOS-DMAC Guidelines/Standards Adoption process)
• NOAA IOOS Program provided funding and oversight to implement website through LMI
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Brief overview (continued)
Three status levels for standards:• Submitted
– Has no standing within IOOS.
• Proposed– Has status within IOOS and can be used provisionally by IOOS
information system managers for evaluation purposes.
• Recommended– All IOOS data systems should consider supporting these
guidelines wherever applicable
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Brief overview (continued)
Originator Submits a Standard
Internal Review
DMAC Chair –Applicable?
Gatekeeper –Complete?
Start
Expert ReviewDMAC ST
Polls
Public Comments
Community Conducts
Tests/Pilots
DMAC ST Polls
End
“SUBMITTED STATUS”
“RECOMMENDED STATUS”
“PROPOSEDSTATUS”
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Brief overview (continued)
Steering Team member polling responsibilities: • Review submitted standards• Review expert comments• Provide response
– Provide comments on negative responses
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Example of polling
• Follow link provided in notification email
• Comments/Poll, Poll or Submission view opens
• To view standard, click standard number
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Example of polling
• Scroll through standard to review – Details– Comments– Actions taken
• Click Cancel to return to the Poll view
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Example of polling
• All votes cast are shown under the standard
• Click Cast Poll to participate
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Example of polling
Cast your vote, in Response field– Move Forward– Undecided– Not Approved
• Click Submit
Comments are required when voting Undecided and Not Approved
Comments are required when voting Undecided and Not Approved
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Example of polling
• Your vote will be shown under the standard
Polling
Points to remember:
• Private mechanism for on-line polling (not visible to anyone outside the Steering Team)
• Threaded discussions available to discuss individual standards
Possible Recommendations
Steering team may decide the following on the standards:
• Move forward (“submitted” to “proposed”)
• Request additions or changes
• Table and revisit in next round
• Reject
After the ‘Polling’submitted - to - proposed
• Chair will write up draft recommendations based on polling and distribute to Steering Team
• Steering Team will discuss recommendations at Dec 17 conference call– Members can designate alternate to attend and vote– Try to reach consensus– If consensus is not possible:
• Vote is carried by 75% of those members voting “approve” or “disapprove.”
• Quorum consists of 60% of members.• Support of multiple strategies may be the most prudent approach.
As long as the consideration of multiple options does not violate the spirit of IOOS interoperability, the IOOS-ST may move forward without consensus.
– (see DMAC Steering Team Terms of Reference)
Standards for review
Eight standards:
• IOOS Vocabulary Version 1 • Required and Recommended Vocabularies for IOOS Metadata • Metadata Catalog Services • Data Access Protocol – DAP 2.0 (transport) • Real Time Quality Control Tests for In Situ Ocean Surface Waves • Quality Control Standards for Real-Time, In Situ Currents
Measured by Teledyne RD Instruments • High Frequency Radar Surface Currents • Standards Package for the Representation and Transport of
Gridded Data: netCDF+CF+OPeNDAP+aggregation
DMAC Standards Adoption Process
Eight standards
Entry 08-004
IOOS Vocabulary Version 1
Submitter: Metadata expert team
Comments: 1
Discussion: 2
Notes: Discussed and approved as “submitted” at May 2006 DMAC Steering Team meeting.
Entry: 08-005
Required and Recommended Vocabularies for IOOS Metadata
Submitter: Metadata expert team
Comments: 0
Discussion: 4
Notes: Discussed and approved as “submitted” at May 2006 DMAC Steering Team meeting
Entry: 08-014
Metadata Catalog Services
Submitter: Metadata expert team
Comments: 0
Discussion: 0
Notes: Discussed and approved as “submitted” at May 2006 DMAC Steering Team meeting
Entry: 08-007
Data Access Protocol – DAP 2.0Submitter: NASA (ESE-RFC-004) and Data
Transport expert teamComments: 4Discussion: 1Notes: The NASA standard is very similar to the
Data Transport team’s entry that was discussed and approved as “submitted” at May 2006 DMAC Steering Team meeting. The two entries were combined.
Entry: 08-006
Real Time Quality Control Tests for In Situ Ocean Surface Waves
Submitter: Bouchard on behalf of participants in the QARTOD Workshops and Waves Technical Conference
Comments: 4Discussion: 3Notes: DMAC does not set QA/QC standards but
must ensure that QA/QC required info can be documented (metadata) and transported appropriately.
Entry: 08-013
Quality Control Standards for Real-Time, In Situ Currents Measured by Teledyne RD Instruments
Submitter: Burnett as QARTOD Chair for In Situ CurrentsComments: 2Discussion: 0Notes: DMAC does not set QA/QC standards but must
ensure that QA/QC required info can be documented (metadata) and transported appropriately.
Entry: 08-009
High Frequency Radar Surface Currents
Submitter: NOAA IOOS ProgramComments: 0
Discussion: 0
Notes: Standard includes sections on metadata and data transport for gridded velocity fields from HF radar observing systems
Entry: 08-012
Standards Package for the Representation and Transport of Gridded Data: netCDF+CF+OPeNDAP+aggregation
Submitter: Modeling caucusComments: 2Discussion: 3
Notes: Portions of this package were discussed by Transport Expert team at May 2006 meeting
Schedule
• Nov 28 to Dec 7– On-line polling by Steering Team
• Dec 8 to 11– Chair writes up draft recommendations based on
polling results
• Dec 12– Draft recommendations sent to Steering Team
• Dec 17– Steering Team conference call to determine final
recommendations (2:00 to 3:30 EST)
Next steps
• Conference call to discuss lessons learned (TBD)
• Determine schedule for next standards cycle– Public Comment period on ‘proposed’ items– Receive and process new ‘submissions’
• May 6-8, 2008 meeting in Silver Spring, MD– Possible agenda items
• New members• Review bylaws• Process standards
– Proposed-to-Recommended– New Submitted-to-Proposed
• Identify gaps in needed standards
Open discussion
• Questions?
• Comments?
Website questions, help, etc.
For help with the DMAC standards website (http://ioosdmac.fedworx.org) contact:
Delta Pelgrim