Solta 2011 Agenda

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Monday Evening: Registration and Social

Tue 8.00-10.00: Self-Introduction, 5 mins/participant

In order to make efficient use of our time in Croatia, we ask you all to prepare for the workshop in the following ways (aside from arranging your travel etc.): Slides 1-2: Name, Institution, Relevant research, development or organizational work on AQ data system interoperability and networking Slide(s) 3-(4): Involvement and participation in projects, programs, i.e. list of Integrating Initiatives. Potential contributions.

Tue 10.30-12.30: Hubs, servers, ADN, CoP

Standards-based data servers. Other data portals, file servers. Standards and conventions (netCDF, CF, OGC W*S, ISO).

State of AQ Data Networking GEO AQ CoP role

Tue 16.00-18.00: IT: Community server software

• General guide for encoding data into WMS, WFS, WCS, other services
• WMS for display. Issues? Atm. Composition Portal contribution
• WFS .. for station description
• WCS data encoding
  • Data structure hierarchy: DataHub; Service; Coverage: Field; Flag
  • WCS 1.1: Service->Group of similar datasets; Coverage->>Dataset; Filed->Parameter; Flag->Flag
  • Combination of W*S services: WCS->Access data; WFS->Access spatial metadata; WMS->Display spatial data
• Grid data server
• . Issues?
• Point data server
• Issues?

Wed 8.00-10.00: Servers & network issues

What are the common technical hurdles? What few things must be the same, so that everything else can be different?

• standard definitions (clarity, ambiguity, completeness, ...)
• standard development and documentation
• open-source server software development
• platform issues, portability
• coding language(s), code interchangeability
• coding style and software development approaches
• Data Content
• organisation of data
• data formats, standard compliance
• data access
• performance
• flexibility
• user friendliness
• meeting user demands (fitness for purpose)
• governance, responsibilities, etc.
• Open Source collaborative approach. Issues?
• General software design: Multi-layer, Multi-protocol. Standard-Convention driven
• Porting, Installation. Issues?
• Maintenance, governance. Issues?

Wed 10.30-12.30: Servers & network issues

Metadata for finding and understanding, CF, ISO) Data access/use constrains, quality control, data versioning, etc.

Wed 16.00-18.00: NoIT: Links, coop., governance..

Relationships, cross-thematic links (EGIDA, ESIP) How can we collaborate?

Group dinner

Thu 8.00-10.00: Servers and network issues

• how to structure issues
• how to improve the situation
• identification of manageable work packages where possible
• clear statements about obstacles..no organizational structure, no funding or no clear idea yet how to do it.
• Target User communities
• Use cases for different applications... from scientists to managers, media people and the general public)?
• How can users find out about (each) system? Big future issues: data quality, traceability, metadata..

Thu 16.00-18.00: Outputs, outcomes, plans ?

What are the short-term opportunities? Do we have Common long-term goals and visions?

Friday: Boat trip