Difference between revisions of "Earth Science Data Analytics/2015-3-19 Telecon"

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ESDA Telecon notes – 3/19/15

Known Attendees:

ESIP Host (Erin Robinson), Steve Kempler, Chung-lin Shie, Thomas Hearty, Jennifer Wei, Joan Aron, Suhung Shen

Agenda:

1. Finalizing template and addressing populating it with use cases.

2. Potential ESIP ESDA workshop.

3. Open Mic

Presentations:

None, this time. Worked off Google Doc: Use Case Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/108glVB8Rni8M47e5G1_oZ6g1q5AOxzdTbC_P2WrEt6o/edit#gid=0

Notes:

Thank you all for attending. Making good progress...

We now have working set of information needed in which to insert Use Case information. I ma sure it will still need refining. Steve will create a Use Case template in Google Doc, and start populating the Google DOc with the use cases we have already identified in the spreadsheet. Spreadsheet review discussion:

-- What is new that we (Data Analytics) is trying to address? Good question. So, our template asks for a bunch of 'background' information about the project, but what's new that Data Analytics can address are the sections:

Current technical issues/requirements to take into account that may impact needed data analytics (Data source, volume, heterogeneity of data, visualization needs,others)
Data Analytics Challenges (Gaps)
Potential for and/or issues for generalizing this use case (e.g. for ref. architecture)

-- We added two additional rows on our template: Science Focus Areas and Societal Benefit Areas. This way, use cases can benefit end users who are particularly interested in specific science or societal benefit areas

-- Tiffany described a very informative workshop she attended. Her notes will soon be posted

We next switched over to talk about the possibility of holding an Earth Science Data Analytics on the first day of the summer meeting. The theme of the workshop 'could' be something like: How can the ESIP Federation support the use of Earth science data analytics. With the idea that we bring in experts that know what, where, and how Earth science data analytics are used, what needs are being asked for, and what gaps exist. The might sound good, but who are those experts? So we discussed:

-- Who is our audience? ESIP technologists, who, once hearing problem/needs of at a analytics users, can go solve it.

-- Who are our experts? Suggestions made: Power users, who deal with lots of distributed heterogeneous data; Decision makers who can express what their needs; Google; Chris Mattmann (already in the Federation); Larrabee Strow (AIRS Scientist); of course, Peter Fox

-- Let's think about this some more

Next Telecon:

Thursday, April 16, 2015, 3:00 EST

Agenda:

1. Initiate discussion on surveying Data Analytics Tools and Techniques available to Earth science research

2. Follow-up on potential ESIP ESDA workshop at the summer meeting.

3. Discuss potential speakers (to address Data Analytics) for ESIP Summer Meeting

4. Open Mic

Actions:

Steve - Initiate a Use Case document by populating the document with our 'prototype' use cases

Active Participants - Review Use Case document and provide feedback. Insert 3 use cases each. Due: By next telecon: April 16.

All Other Participants - E-mail Steve (Steven.J.Kempler@nasa.gov) so you can be an Active Participant Soon. But don't need to be an Active Participant to review use cases...so please do

All - For next telecon, please provide ideas of potential speakers to discuss ESDA at next ESIP Summer Meeting.

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-SDA Telecom notes – 3/19/15
+ESDA Telecon notes – 3/19/15
 ===Known Attendees:===
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 Thank you all for attending. Making good progress...
-After next month's telecon, we should be coming to closure on what information we need to acquire when collecting ESDA use cases, in order to achieve the following objectives:
+We now have working set of information needed in which to insert Use Case information.  I ma sure it will still need refining.  Steve will create a Use Case template in Google Doc, and start populating the Google DOc with the use cases we have already identified in the spreadsheet.  Spreadsheet review discussion:
--- Characterize different types of ESDA: By ESDA usage; By Results of ESDA desired; By type of data user (their primary interests)
+-- What is new that we (Data Analytics) is trying to address?   Good question.  So, our template asks for a bunch of 'background' information about the project, but what's new that Data Analytics can address are the sections:
--- Determine data analytics tools and techniques utilized per different type of ESDA
+* Current technical issues/requirements to take into account that may impact needed data analytics (Data source, volume, heterogeneity of data, visualization needs,others)
+* Data Analytics Challenges (Gaps)
+* Potential for and/or issues for generalizing this use case (e.g. for ref. architecture)
--- Determine needs/difficulties, that data analytics is currently not fulfilling
+-- We added two additional rows on our template:  Science Focus Areas and Societal Benefit Areas.  This way, use cases can benefit end users who are particularly interested in specific science or societal benefit areas
--- And ultimately, recommend where data analytics can best be advanced to support the Earth science community
+-- Tiffany described a very informative workshop she attended.  Her notes will soon be posted
-Thanks to the trial use cases provided by Ethan, Bob, Tiffany, Laura, and I, today we were able to iron out and clarify the information requested in our template.  We also determined what information would not be significant to meeting our objectives.  We noted, that the template we started with, borrowed from the keenly organized use case template developed within the NIST Big Data Initiative, asks for more information than would be needed for just understanding data analytics:  Our focus.  (The NIST Big Data Initiative seeks use cases to address Big Data, a superset of what data analytics addresses).  Steve will clean-up our Google Doc matrix, ensuring all feedback is taken into account, and will provide a Use Case temple for all to review.
+We next switched over to talk about the possibility of holding an Earth Science Data Analytics on the first day of the summer meeting.  The theme of the workshop 'could' be something like:  How can the ESIP Federation support the use of Earth science data analytics.  With the idea that we bring in experts that know what, where, and how Earth science data analytics are used, what needs are being asked for, and what gaps exist.  The might sound good, but who are those experts?  So we discussed:
-Erin then provided an update on what the next ESIP Federation theme is shaping up to be:  'Data Driven Community Resilience', with an emphasis on 'data --> information--.knowledge-->wisdom'.  Discussions continue amongst our ESIP Visioneers, but Erin suggested that a planary speaker to talk about Earth Science Data Analytics would be really desirable.  This is on the agenda for next month (an dose action item).  Erin also asked us to consider possible data analytics workshops.  More to come on this.
+-- Who is our audience?  ESIP technologists, who, once hearing problem/needs of at a analytics users, can go solve it.
+-- Who are our experts?  Suggestions made:  Power users, who deal with lots of distributed heterogeneous data; Decision makers who can express what their needs; Google; Chris Mattmann (already in the Federation); Larrabee Strow (AIRS Scientist); of course, Peter Fox
+-- Let's think about this some more
-With a few minutes left in the telecon, Ethan, addressing his earlier e-mail to the Federation, talked about the EPA initiative stand up a big data analytics service within the agency, to help future projects utilizing data analytics.  Please see Ethan's e-mail from February 20 (3:11 PM EST) for additional information.
 ===Next Telecon:===
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 All Other Participants - E-mail Steve (Steven.J.Kempler@nasa.gov) so you can be an Active Participant  Soon.  But don't need to be an Active Participant to review use cases...so please do
-All - For next telecon, please provide ideas of potential speakers to discuss ESDA at next ESIP Summer Meeting.  Who can we invite as speakers, which other clusters have some relation to the usage of data analytics
+All - For next telecon, please provide ideas of potential speakers to discuss ESDA at next ESIP Summer Meeting.