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

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.

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 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