Summer 2010 Technical Workshops

Updated: 03/09/2010 Rahul Ramachandran

Workshop Abstract Proposal Template (Need Feedback)

   * Description:
   * Audience:
   * Workshop Category Type:
         o Working meetings – working meeting that are set up more like tutorials with hands on participation
         o Presentation track
   * Special requirements:
         o Room Configuration Requirements
         o Equipment requirements
   * Proposed Time Length (90 Minutes max):

Suggested Workshops

1 Data Visualization Boot Camp

   * Focus: Follow on from last summer’s meeting
   * Workshop lead: Bruce Caron

2 Semantic Web Workshop

   * Focus: Ontologies and use
   * Workshop lead: Peter Fox /Rahul Ramachandran

3 Collaborative Technologies and Geoportal Extension

   * 3.1 Exposing Data with Web Services
   * Workshop Lead: Christine Eggers ESRI

Abstract:

It is no secret that exposing geospatial datasets as web services makes them easier for users to discover and use. Web services allow users to access and then combine different datasets for their own purposes and in their own map viewers, often in creative ways. Even so, the standards, organizational policies, and technical aspects of how to move datasets to web services can be daunting. This workshop investigates the value of web services, how to expose datasets as standards-based web services, and tools that enable users to discover web-accessible data resources.

Intended Audience: All, particularly organizations that produce or manage geospatial datasets.

   *3.2 Drupal in a Day
   * Workshop lead: Rahul Ramachandran

4. Federated Search

   * Focus: Getting started using Federated search
   * Workshop lead: Chris Lynnes

5. Interoperability 101

   * Focus: Survey course for new members to introduce different interoperability standards
   * Workshop lead: Karl Bennedict

6. Climate Modeling

   * Focus: The use of climate models
   * Workshop lead: Rob Raskin to recruit from ORNL