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GFZ Potsdam GFZ Potsdam contribution to eGY contribution to eGY

Bernd RitschelBernd Ritschel(rit@gfz-potsdam.de)(rit@gfz-potsdam.de)

electronicGeophysical Year

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OutlineOutline

GFZ Potsdam and Data CenterGFZ Potsdam and Data Center ISDC for geoscience dataISDC for geoscience data Duties and Responsibilities in eGYDuties and Responsibilities in eGY Status of eGY in Germany/EuropeStatus of eGY in Germany/Europe Activities and Projects related to eGYActivities and Projects related to eGY Further Objectives and TasksFurther Objectives and Tasks

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GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (1)GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (1)

Biggest and most important German Biggest and most important German georesearch centergeoresearch center

Covering all geoscience disciplinesCovering all geoscience disciplinesGeodesy and Geodesy and Remote SensingRemote Sensing

Physics of the EarthPhysics of the Earth

GeodynamicsGeodynamics

Chemistry of theChemistry of theEarthEarth

GeoengineeringGeoengineering

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GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (2)GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (2)

Own satellite missions (Own satellite missions (CHAMPCHAMP, , GRACEGRACE [with US], [with US], TerraSAR-X TerraSAR-X [with DLR], [with DLR], SWARMSWARM [with ESA]) [with ESA])

Big geoscience projects (Big geoscience projects (GEOFONEGEOFONE, , ICDPICDP, , CHAMPCHAMP, …), …)

Infrastructure (Instruments, Infrastructure (Instruments, Data CenterData Center, , Computing Center, …)Computing Center, …)

750 employess (500 scientists)750 employess (500 scientists) Publicly funded (90% Bund, 10% Land Publicly funded (90% Bund, 10% Land

Brandenburg)Brandenburg)

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GFZ Data CenterGFZ Data Center

ResearchResearch on information management on information management and data exchange (metadata standards and data exchange (metadata standards and ontologies, semantic web, metadata and ontologies, semantic web, metadata and data exchange mechanism, …)and data exchange mechanism, …)

DevelopmentDevelopment of IT infrastructure of IT infrastructure applications and systems (ISDC + degree applications and systems (ISDC + degree framework CWS [interoperability])framework CWS [interoperability])

OperationOperation of data management services of data management services using information systems (ISDC)using information systems (ISDC)

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ISDC for geoscience data (1)ISDC for geoscience data (1)

Information System and Data Center Information System and Data Center (ISDC) for big geoscience projects(ISDC) for big geoscience projects

CHAMP/GRACE satellite missionCHAMP/GRACE satellite mission• GPS time series dataGPS time series data• Magnetic field dataMagnetic field data• Gravity field dataGravity field data• Atmospheric/Ionospheric dataAtmospheric/Ionospheric data• Auxiliary dataAuxiliary data

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ISDC for geoscience data (2)ISDC for geoscience data (2)

Global Geodynmaic Project (GGP)Global Geodynmaic Project (GGP)• Superconducting Gravimeter Network Superconducting Gravimeter Network

datadata GPS Reprocessing data (Orbits, ERP)GPS Reprocessing data (Orbits, ERP) ……

=> All metadata are available in the => All metadata are available in the GCMD DIF standard (parent XML GCMD DIF standard (parent XML DIF + child XML/ASCII DIF)DIF + child XML/ASCII DIF)

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isdc.gfz-potsdam.de

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Duties and Responsibilities in eGY (1)Duties and Responsibilities in eGY (1)

Member of European/German Member of European/German eeGY GY CommitteeCommittee

Representing eGY at GEO meeting in Representing eGY at GEO meeting in Bonn, IPY opening Ceremony in Paris, Bonn, IPY opening Ceremony in Paris, ……

Involved in the unique IAGInvolved in the unique IAG Global Global Geodetic Observing SystemGeodetic Observing System (GGOS) project(GGOS) project

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Duties and Responsibilities in eGY (2)Duties and Responsibilities in eGY (2)

ISDC has been announced as system ISDC has been announced as system in GEOSS in GEOSS

EGU EGU GI10 Convener (together with GI10 Convener (together with Peter Fox) Peter Fox) “Informatics: “Informatics: distributed information systems distributed information systems - technology and applications”- technology and applications”=> 36 contributions=> 36 contributions

ISDC is selected as eGY showcase ISDC is selected as eGY showcase (AGU)(AGU)

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Status of eGY in Germany/Europe (1)Status of eGY in Germany/Europe (1)

Very fragmented picture in EuropeVery fragmented picture in Europe Italy (Mauro), Russia, France, UK, … Italy (Mauro), Russia, France, UK, … In Germany at least eGY awareness In Germany at least eGY awareness

at the GFZ Potsdam at the GFZ Potsdam eGY European MeetingeGY European Meeting (before (before

EGU, 13-14 April 2007 in Potsdam)EGU, 13-14 April 2007 in Potsdam)

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Status of eGY in Germany/Europe (2)Status of eGY in Germany/Europe (2)

EGU 2007 Vienna: eGY town hall EGU 2007 Vienna: eGY town hall meetingmeeting

IUGG 2007 Perugia: eGY official IUGG 2007 Perugia: eGY official opening ceremonyopening ceremony

77thth European framework program is European framework program is linked to eGY objectiveslinked to eGY objectives

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Activities and Projects related to eGYActivities and Projects related to eGY

IAG Workshop in Potsdam on “real” IAG Workshop in Potsdam on “real” networked global Gravity Field networked global Gravity Field Services (connected to GGOS Services (connected to GGOS project)project)

IUGG Union session contribution IUGG Union session contribution ““Geoscience information systems Geoscience information systems and interoperable catalog and and interoperable catalog and data access services for global data access services for global distributed gravity field datadistributed gravity field data””

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Further Objectives and Tasks (1)Further Objectives and Tasks (1)

Improve awareness of eGY and eGY Improve awareness of eGY and eGY objectivesobjectives

Keep active in eGY in different waysKeep active in eGY in different ways ISDC system in GEOSSISDC system in GEOSS Close the gap between GFZ and DLR Close the gap between GFZ and DLR

Earth observation data management Earth observation data management in the sense of eGYin the sense of eGY

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Further Objectives and Tasks (2)Further Objectives and Tasks (2)

Start of the IAG GGOS portal projectStart of the IAG GGOS portal project Improve the role of GGOS in the Improve the role of GGOS in the

sense of a global networked sense of a global networked information system in GEOSSinformation system in GEOSS

Join the WDC Directors Join the WDC Directors Conference in Bremen as eGY Conference in Bremen as eGY representative?representative?

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Further Objectives and Tasks (3)Further Objectives and Tasks (3)

ISDC catalog interoperability by OGC/ISO ISDC catalog interoperability by OGC/ISO WCS (degree framework)WCS (degree framework)

ISDC data interoperability by OGC SWE ISDC data interoperability by OGC SWE concept (virtual observatory)concept (virtual observatory)

Providing thematic and ontology based Providing thematic and ontology based metadata catalog search and access to metadata catalog search and access to tailored products (metadata + data)tailored products (metadata + data)

Publication of data using DOI and/or URNPublication of data using DOI and/or URN GFZ/ISDC IDN portal in CEOSGFZ/ISDC IDN portal in CEOS