Air Quality Data System Vision and Goals

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Air Quality Data System Vision and Goals

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The Community Air Quality Data System can not exist in isolation. Its vision needs to incorporate the needs of the Air Quality community - but also needs to be consistent with the visions of activities of the broader environmental data systems. Here is a summary of visions related to Air Quality.

GEOSS: An emerging public information infrastructure for Earth Obs

Vision: Observing the Earth and monitoring its host of complex systems is a role no one organization masters. GEO is providing the structure and opportunity for governments and organizations to actively seek better solutions for our changing planet. GEOSS as an emerging public infrastructure could prove as essential to economic and social progress in the 21st century as new transport and communications systems were in the 20th. José Achache, GEO Secretariat Director

GEO: Coordinates the construction of GEOSS by 2015

Group on Earth Observations (GEO, formed in 2005; 100+ govs. orgs.) coordinates the construction of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) by the year 2015.
GEO links Earth observation systems for gaining complete picture of the planet; ensures universal access to EO data as public good; builds trust & multi-stakeholder collaboration

GEOSS: An emerging public information infrastructure for EO

GEOSS, like the Internet, connects data/information providers and users; to deliver reliable, up-to-date and user friendly information – vital for the work of decision makers, planners and emergency managers.
The GOESS ‘system of systems’ will pro-actively link together observing systems and promote common technical standards for finding and accessing diverse data so that they can be combined into coherent data sets;
GEOSS simultaneously coordinates interrelated societal benefit areas and thus avoids duplication, encourages synergies and ensures economic benefits.
The implementation of GEOSS is under the guidance of the technical Committees; Architecture and Data, Science and Technology, User Interface, and Capacity Building.

RHusar evaluation: GEOSS has both a vision and an evolving implementation plan. Many activities, perspectives not easy to see the big picture. Still GEOSS is the most appropriate model, guide, platform for the Community AQ Data System.

NSF Cyberinfrastructure - Data Vision

NSF: Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery | Ch 3 in above: Data, Data Analysis, Visualization, (2006-210)

Vision: “…a vision in which science and engineering digital data are routinely deposited in well-documented form, are regularly and easily consulted and analyzed by specialists and non-specialists alike, are openly accessible while suitably protected, and are reliably preserved.”

Strategic plan seeks to (1) Promote a change in culture; (2) Catalyze development of a national digital data framework; (2)Support new generations of tools, services, and capabilities

Goals: (1) To catalyze the development of a system of science and engineering data collections that is open, extensible and evolvable. (2) To support development of a new generation of tools and services facilitating data acquisition, mining, integration, analysis, and visualization.

Principles: ....Broad community engagement is necessary in reviewing and prioritizing data activities; Data is only useful if it can be found, understood, and analyzed; ..International, interagency, and public-private partnerships are essential. Requirements:

A. Coherent Organizational Framework (Diversity of approaches; Communities of practice; Community proxy roles of collections; Dynamic and evolving system; Flexible Technological Architecture; Coherent Data Policies)
B. Flexible Technological Architecture (Layered capabilities; Metadata; Data analysis and visualization tools; Promoting use and stability of standards)
C. Coherent Data Policies (Transparent policy frameworks; Data management plans; Interagency coordination; International cooperation)

Rhusar Evaluation: Good material for overall strategy formulation. No specific guidance on howto.

NASA Data System Capability Vision

NASA Capability Vision - see also webcast. IT Vision Framework and Top 10 items:

Scalable Analysis Portals
Assisted Data & Service Discovery
Community Modeling Frameworks
Assisted Knowledge Building
Interactive Data Analysis
Interoperable Information Services
Seamless Data Access
Responsive Information Delivery
Verifiable Information Quality
Evolvable Technical Infrastructure

RHusar Evaluation: Good vision/guide on IT system/technologies. So-so on the systems architecture. (prepared by good people :))

IGACO Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Framework

System for data collection from various sources
System for archiving and distribution of the data
End-to-end quality-assurance and quality control system for quantifying uncertainties

RHusar evaluation: IGACO is a well thought of plan for creating high quality atmospheric chemistry datasets. QA/QC is emphasized. Weak on the architecture or implementation of the Data Systems.