Candidate Technical Topics

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Selected Server Topics

Design Issues

• WCS version 1.0, 1.1.2, 2.0?
• Combining WMS, WFS, WCS?

Server for Different Data Types

• Grid data (model, emiss., sat.)
• Point-Station (surf. Netw.)
• Other data types?

Server Maintenance-Support

• SourceForge, Docum. Guides
• Server code governance

Server Performance

• Remote access or cache (??)
• Extraction of vertical levels (WCS problem)
• Streaming concept:

* idea is to speed delivery of netcdf files by avoiding a local copy action before the download
* requires separation of header creation and data transfer (this is probably accomplished in C API but we are not sure about Python API)
* requires knowledge about new file dimension before creation (to show status bar etc.)
* might not require "real streaming formats" such as ncstream [ncstream is a new format that differs from classic netcdf or netcdf 4, hence users would have to locally convert from ncstream to netcdf if they want a netcdf file in the end. Therefore, ncstream may be useful for specific client applications, but maybe not for general file download]

• Request caching (store metadata so that they are available for a subsequent request with same parameters)
• File caching (seems to work for Windows but failed on Linux - would be obsolete if streaming works)

Selected Network Topics

AQ Network Design Issues

• Autonomy-interop. balance
• Network Catalog(s)

AQ Community Catalog

• Domain/Application Catalog(s)

Network Metadata Issues

• Discovery metadata for AQ
• Provenance, quality, security

Network Operation, Maintenance

• Governance, Legitimacy

Selected Client Topics

Client Applications

• Regulations/Directives
• Air Quality/Composition. Science
• Informing the public

Client Design Issues

• Desktop vs web-based
• Workflow? Mashups?

Community tools methods

• Tools …
• Etc etc