eGY Practicalities

Charles.Barton@anu.edu.au

eGY_Team members

eGY Planning Meeting, Boulder, 14-15 Feb 2005

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Initiative of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

Led by the Intl. Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy

ICSU endorsed

Marks the 50-year anniversary of the IGY, 1957-1958

eGY

Progress

2003

Jul Sapporo planning meeting

2004

Jul Paris planning meeting

Sep Boulder planning meeting

Nov CODATA, Berlin

Dec Fall AGU planning meeting

Secretariat Secretary WebsiteNewsletter

Presentations

Grants

Calendar

Jan 2005Jan 2005 Planning meeting, Boulder (with IHY)Planning meeting, Boulder (with IHY)

Mar 2005Mar 2005 ICSU Grant applicationICSU Grant application

May 2005 May 2005 Spring AGU/AAS/…Spring AGU/AAS/…

July 2005July 2005 IAGA Assembly ToulouseIAGA Assembly Toulouse

Nov 2005Nov 2005 WSIS, TunisWSIS, Tunis

Nov 2006Nov 2006 CODATA ConferenceCODATA Conference

July 2007July 2007 IUGG General Assembly, PerugiaIUGG General Assembly, Perugia

Nov 2008Nov 2008 CODATA ConferenceCODATA Conference

All IUGG Association Assemblies, AGU’s, EGU’s, AOGS’s ….All IUGG Association Assemblies, AGU’s, EGU’s, AOGS’s ….

Participants

ICSU Thomas Rosswall, C. Smith

IUGG EC (Assocs) Task ForceIUGG IGY+50 CmteIAGA Charles BartonPAA Data Roberta Miller, C. SmithWDC Panel Ferris WebsterCODATA Bob Chen FAGS Phil Wilkinson

SCOSTEP Joe Allen, M CandidiSCAR Maurizio Candidi, A Rodger AOGS Yohsuke KamideSEG Brian SpiesIGBP Will Steffen, ED

NC-IUGG Priscilla GrewAAS Austr Acad Sci

LASP Dan BakerNASA Barbara ThompsonNGDC Chris FoxNGDC Eric KihnNCAR Roy JenneNSIDC Mark ParsonSWRI Craig de Forest

IPY Alan RodgerIHY Barbara ThompsonIYPE Ed de MulderCAWSES Joe Allen, Y Kamide

Structure

International Coordination Office ED and Secretariat to conduct eGY business

Steering Committee Policy, planning, opportunity identification, scientific linksRepresentative of key stakeholders and participants, e.g., WDCs

National/Regional/Partner committeesTo liaise, stimulate, and interact with national/regional initiatives

Thematic Working GroupsVOs, data discovery, data release, data preservation, best practice & certification, E/PO, Capacity Building, …..

Roles

• Facilitate, inform, stimulate, encourage, and promote: – “e-Science” open data access and services– Establishment of virtual observatories throughout the

geosciences– Cooperation among bodies/initiatives to reduce duplication and

the spread of standards– Data discovery (location) - who holds, what, where, how?

Develop metadata– Data release (secure access permission; active rather than

passive release)– Data preservation (make old data accessible; preserve existing

data)– Capacity building (empowerment, outreach, education)– Advancement of science in developing countries

ThemesData access

Ready and open electronic access to data e-Science, VIRTUAL OBSERVATORIES

Data discoveryWho holds what data, where, and in what form?Metadata

Data release Lift access restrictions

Active rather than passive release of data

Data preservation Digitize analog data; reformat old digital data

International framework and standards for storage and maintenance

Capacity building and outreach Boost the scope and output of scientific endeavoursRaise awareness among scientists, decision-makers and the publicBetter opportunities for growth of science in countries in need.

Other issues • eGY Charter - a statement of aspirations and principles for

data stewardship• eGY code of best practice• eGY certification of compliance with agreed best practice

standards

Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery• Support government and other needs for information sharing

and integration• develop information systems that enable the identification and

understanding of relationships

Virtual Observatories

ASTROGRID 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

…….

e-Science initiatives

AstroGrid - AstronomyBIOS – Biological Innovation for Open SocietyCHRONOSCIG – Computational Infrastructure in GeodynamicsDAKS - SDSC Data and Knowledge Systems programEarthscopeeDiaMoND - Breast CancereMinerals - Molecular simulations of environmental issuesFUSION – Fuel cell Understanding through Semantic Inferencing, Ontologies and NanotechnologyG-Civil - Civil EngineeringGeoinformaticsMyGRID - BioinfomaticsUK e-Science Core ProgramUS ITR Program

Data & Info Networks

AEON – Australian Earth & Ocean NetworkCANRI – Community Access to Natural Resource InformationCDMP – Climate Database Modernisation ProgramDLESE – Digital Library for Earth System Education

EDNES – Earth Data Network for Education and

Scientific Exchange

GEON – Global Earth Observing Network

ION – International Ocean Network

ITR – Information Technology Research program

SPIDR – Space Physics Interctive Data Resource

Earth Observation Systems, Partnerships

GEO - Group on Earth ObservationsGEOSS - Global Earth Observation System of SystemsGEM – Global Environment Modelling projectGMES – Global Monitoring for Environment and SecurityIWGEO – Interagency Working Group on Earth ObservationIGOS – International Global Observing StrategyIGOS-P - International Global Observing Systems PartnersIGOSS – International Global Observing System of SystemsIGGOS – Integrated Global Geodetic Observing System GOS - Global Observing SystemsGCOS - Global Climate Observing System GOOS - Global Ocean Observing System GTOS - Global Terrestrial Observing System GOSIC - The Global Observing Systems Information CenterGOS/GAW - Global Observing System/ Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO) ESONET – European Sea Floor Observatory NetworkEOSDIS – Earth Observing System Data and Information System

The danger

A4A4 US LetterUS Letter

How do we• find out who is doing what?

• share experience and expertise

• coordinate activities

• reduce replication of effort

• promote common standards

• stimulate wider participation

• bridge the digital divide

• raise awareness about need for modern, professional data stewardship

• inspire public interest

Initiative A B C D E

Function

1 X X X X

2 X X X

3 X X X X

Data & Information

X X X X X

5 X X X X

6 X X X X

Deliverables

• Infrastructure, create links• eGY Charter, • eGY code of best practice

• Meetings, workshops, and symposia• Website: www.egy.org• eGY News

• Presentations, articles, brochure, postage stamps

• Outreach activities in schools, press releases, …• Capacity building activities in developing countries

Main Apollo - Earth from Moonwww.egy.org

Suggested actions for a Participant

• Pass a resolution supporting eGY.

• Assign eGY responsibilities to a Task/Working Group.

• Appoint a representative for the eGY Steering Committee.

• Conferences: include an eGY component and promote the conference as a major eGY symposium event for 2006.

• Conferences 2007-2008: include an eGY windup event - celebrate IGY legacy, review eGY achievements, identify future steps.

• Encourage National Committees to become active in eGY

• Engage in establishing a suitable role for eGY for implementing ICSU recommendations arising from the PAA review of data and information.

Suggested Task/Working Group activities

1. Liaise with the international eGY community, Secretariat, and eGY Steering Committee and provide feedback

3. Report to the main eGY community via eGY News and www.egy.org

4. Make recommendations and proposals to parent body about eGY matters

5. Play a lead role in chosen eGY theme areas; for example, establishing eGY codes of best practice

6. Contribute to developing eGY policy and the eGY Charter7. Arrange eGY symposia and activities at conferences8. Arrange specialist workshops and meetings on eGY topics of

particular interest9. Use eGY as a focus in any outreach program• Use eGY as a focus in any capacity building activities,

particularly for developing countries

• Publicise and promote eGY within the parent community.

Suggested National Committee tasks

§ Identify, promote, and arrange national activities that exploit the eGY opportunity.

§ Contribute to the eGY agenda and the Task/Working Group program.

§ Link with the international eGY community.

§ Contribute to eGY planning and meetings/workshops.

§ Provide feedback to members of the national constituency; report in national newsletters, websites, and elsewhere.

§ Report to the parent body and to the main eGY community via eGY News and www.egy.org

§ Be an advocate for and publicise eGY.

Role of Professional Societies and Meetings

Facilitate, inform, stimulate, encourage, and promote the eGY themes

Toulouse, 19-29 July 2005

WG on Best Practice

US Senate resolution S. RES. 466 on October 11, 2004

Resolved, That it is the Sense of the Senate that the President should--

(1) endorse the concept of a worldwide campaign of scientific activity for the 2007-2008 timeframe;

(2) direct the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in association with the National Academy of Sciences and other relevant governmental and nongovernmental organizations, to continue interagency and international inquiries and discussions that ensure a successful worldwide international science year in the 2007-2008 timeframe, emphasizing activities dedicated to global environmental research, education, and protection; and

(3) submit to Congress at the earliest practical date, but no later than March 15, 2005, a report detailing the steps taken in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), including descriptions of possible activities and organizational structures for an international science year in 2007-2008.

Added ValueThrough liaison with other bodies/initiatives:

• Inform:

– Website (www.egy.org)

– Newsletters

– Meetings: specialist, national, general assemblies

• Stimulate and promote eGY-related projects

• Common approach to data donor agencies

• Common approach to standards