GEOSS User Requirements Registry
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
URR Components:
- Properties: registry of properties, that is, variables and products that are related to the Earth system’s state and trends;
- User Types: registry of GEOSS user types, groups and classes;
- Applications: registry of applications using GEOSS observations and/or products and/or producing products for other applications;
- Requirements: list of quantitative requirements for GEOSS observations and products;
- Specifications: Agreed upon specifications of system performance in terms of products and their characteristics;
- Techniques: registry of observation techniques, including the observed variables, accuracy, resolution, latency, reliability, availability, and status (research, operational);
- Observations: registry of observations available to GEOSS;
- Products: list of products (may include observations) made available through GEOSS services, including a quantitative characterization.
Link Functions:
- the linkage of applications to applications;
- the linkage of user types to applications and applications to user types;
- the linkage of applications to requirements and requirements to applications;
- the linkage of observations to products and products to observations.
Edit functions for GEO members:
- registration of user types;
- registration of applications.
Administrative Editing:
- Properties;
- Techniques;
- Requirements;
- Specifications;
- Observations;
- Products;
- All links.
Analysis functions:
- identification of deviations of system performance from specifications;
- identification of requirements not met by products and applications not receiving the required products (gaps analysis);
- identification of user types not able to utilize the full benefit of Earth observations.