SPG Agenda, July 15, 2008

July 15, 2008 NASA ESDSWG SPG meeting –

8:30am - 5:15pm

AGENDA

Outreach and Connections

• Introduction & Background - Richard Ullman (8:30am)

• MEASURES & New Missions - Projects talks (8:45am – 12:00pm with mid morning break)
  • Deborah Smith (for Frank Wentz) – “Distributed Information Services: Climate/Ocean Products for Earth Research (DISCOVER) “
  • Rob Raskin – “SWEET”
  • Brian Beckley (for Richard Ray) – “Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research”’
  • Karl Benedict – “Time-enabled WMS”
  • Karen Zanter & Brian Sauer (USGS EROS) – “LDCM Data Processing and Archive Segment”
  • Richard Ullman (GOES-R) – “GOES-R Metadata”

• Oceans Session (1:30pm – 3:30pm)
  • Ken Casey (NOAA NODC)- “Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission – Standards Adoption Through Negotiation”
  • Ed Armstrong (NASA JPL) - “Data and Metadata Standards for the GHRSST Project: Present and Future”
  • Ann Ball, IOOS DMAC - “ IOOS DMAC Standards Process and Lessons Learned”

• Discussion with Frank Lindsey – Clarifying the HQ Endorsement Process (4pm-4:30pm)
  • Coordination with NASA Standards Website

• GEOSS SIF with Siri Jodha Khalsa (4:30-5:15pm)
  • What does it mean if a standard shows up in the standards registry?
    • What kind of vetting/review has taken place?
    • Is there proof of at least 2 implementations?
    • Is there info on how widely used (or not widely used) the standard is
  • How does the SIF work with the regional SIFs?

• Discussion – how should the SPG identify vetted, widely used standards for potential SPG adoption?