Air Quality Data Network Solta 2011

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This wiki is the collaboration workspace for: Topical Workshop, Aug 23-25, 2011, Stomorska, Island Solta, Croatia

Networking Air Quality Observations and Models: From Virtual to Real

Air quality data for Decision Support Systems and Science Teams are typically delivered through closed and dedicated data systems, so called "stovepipe" systems. Users may also download the needed data from any of the Data Portals and then decode, reformat and prepared data for use through tedious, manual procedures. Two decades of genuine effort by Facilitating Initiatives, the dramatic advances in web-based communication technologies and the new social networking phenomena yielded only marginal advances toward seamless flow from data providers to users. Recently, a pilot air quality data sharing network emerged, that enables several major air quality data hubs to share data through standards-based, loosely coupled web services. A real, operational version of this network could serve as a non-intrusive data sharing infrastructure for programs and integrating initiatives that support air quality management, enrich atmospheric science and inform the general public.

At the workshop, practitioners from Europe and North America will assess the current state of the network; identify key issues, share best practices and develop concrete plans(??) to move(?) the emerging voluntary air quality data sharing network from virtual to real.

Workshop

Workshop News 2011-09-12: Mini Workshop Report to GEO and Others 2011-08-23: Solta Meeting Notes 2011-08-16: Webex participation instructions 2011-08-01: Workshop Agenda Set 2011-07-25: Workshop Topics Listed 2011-07-18: Two slide Workshop Summary] 2011-07-14: WCS 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 for ADN ||| Discussion 2011-07-14: Streaming nectCDF files ||| Discussion 2011-07-04: WCS server section added to wiki 2011-06-29: List of Integrating Initiatives 2011-06-27: This workshop wiki set up 2011-06-27: Preliminary list of participants 2011-06-26: Workshop Registration Form 2011-06-21: Solta 2011 Workshop Venue 2011-06-13: Multiple data versions ||| Discussion Announcement | Registration | Venue | Contacts

Workshop Agenda Tue, 23 Aug: State of AQ Networking Wed, 24 Aug: Technical Network Realization Thu, 25 Aug: Outputs, Outcomes, Next? Workshop Participants (Preliminary)

Data Network

Community WCS Server Standards and Conventions WCS, netCDF, CF, ISO WCS Server Software Download | Install server | Libraries Grid data | Create CF netCDF files | Example Point data | SQL Server Interface | Example WCS Tools and Methods CF Checker | ncML | ncDUMP | nc lib

Current Network Network Background | Data Hubs WCS Servers: CIERA | DataFed | EBAS | MACC | VIEWS Potential Network Nodes: ACCMIP | ACP | ACTRIS | AirDC | AirBase | AIRNow | ASEANWEB | EARLINET | GEOmon | GIOVANNI | GISC | GMOS | IAGOS | IPCC | LANCE etc. Browse Catalog and Data

Network Users Applications: Decision Support | Science Teams | Facilitators GEO AQ Community of Practice Purpose: Connecting | Enabling Contributors:DataPortals | ScienceTeams | DecisionsSystems | Facilitators Beneficiaries:DataPortals | ScienceTeams | DecisionsSystems | Facilitators