NOAA Data User Workshops
During the January 6-8, 2009 ESIP Federation meeting, NOAA/NESDIS will conduct a series of workshops related to the topics below. The workshops will be designed to not only educate data users about the many things NOAA is offering but to elicit feedback from those in attendance. This page is for sharing topic ideas under the initial tracks that have been identified. Please note that the information on this page is a work in progress and not the final program description.
Access Tools for Targeting Environmental Information Users
Track Leader, Timothy W. Owen, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center
CLASS SNAAP API
Abstract: [Coming Soon]
Climate Portal
Abstract: [Coming Soon]
IOOS
Abstract: [Coming Soon]
Portal Tools for Targeting Climate Information Users: The NIDIS Experience
Timothy W. Owen and Michael J. Brewer NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center Asheville, North Carolina
Abstract: Translation of scientific information for targeted user groups is a critical challenge facing the development of any comprehensive climate services framework. This talk explores the lessons learned from the development of a National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) portal (drought.gov) to this end. The NIDIS portal focuses on communities of shared user interest, distinct tabular and map-based data accessibility pathways, and the judicious use of database crawlers to incorporate new and emerging data and information. These foci are informing the development of a climate services portal within NOAA scheduled for initial release in 2009.
- List Potential Topics Here
Data Stewardship At the NOAA Data Centers
Track Leader: Kenneth Casey, NOAA's National Ocaeanographic Data Center
Abstract: NOAA maintains three Data Centers: the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Each of these data centers is responsible for preserving data and information over the long term for their respective user communities, and each is also working toward providing broader, more comprehensive data stewardship. Included within this emerging concept are activities such as data archaeology and rescue, quality assurance and monitoring, and the generation of value-added products to meet user requirements. Please join NOAA representatives and managers in a discussion of these and related issues, and help the NOAA Data Centers refine their focus on data stewardship and chart a course for the future.
- Data Archaeology and Rescue
- Long Term Archive and Access
- Quality Monitoring for Long Term Applications
- Value-Added Databases and Authoritative Long Term Records
- Keeping Pace with Evolving Communities
