GEOSS User Requirement Registry

<Back to Jan 5, 2012 Program
Linking Earth Sciences and GEOSS: The role of the GEOSS User Requirement Registry (URR)

Time: 4:00-5:30

Location: MT. VERNON

Convener: Foley, Peter

Key Topics

• URR Data Model
  • Multiple registries driven by user needs
  • Links - capturing interconnectivity
    • Links can allow value chains
  • Analysis goals for data tracing
  • If data is registered with GEOSS, users can find it through this registry
    • Connecting data users and providers, even if they are unaware of each others' needs
  • End of 2012 target goal for functionality, design, and administration
    • Menus, logins, customizing, GUI, gap analysis
    • Concept of Operations describes future development path
      • Comments/suggestions welcome

• Populating the URR
  • Assessment reports
  • Open peer contributions
  • Harvesting existing registries

• Getting involved with URR
  • What do you do? What are your important activities?
  • What decision-making are you involved in, and what are the impacts of these decisions?
    • Can you measure the impact of these decisions? The impact of different data on these decisions?

• Getting started
  • Create login
    • Jump right in or read tutorials?
  • Publish menu item -> User Types
    • Do you fit into one of these types?
      • Click on one of them, and you'll have pre-filled in descriptions of your type that you can tweak if needed
  • Application menu item
    • Do you fit into one of these types?
      • Click on one of them, and you'll have pre-filled in descriptions of your type that you can tweak if needed
  • Etc. for the rest of the options
  • Can connect data requirements to people with data via links
  • View menu option -> Links
    • Pick a Link, click on the blue 'link'
    • Click the yellow 'View Relationship' button
      • Visual map of the relationships between user type, data, applications, research, infrastructure, etc.
        • Drag to move and order nodes

• Current/Future Development
  • Level selection, depth, enhanced GUI in the works.
  • Namespace formatting, (meta)data review
  • Global and local trees for organization based on user expertise

Related Links

http://www.scgcorp.com/urr/

http://www.scgcorp.com/urr/pdfs/URR_COO_FINAL.pdf