Talk:GEOSS AIP AQ Scenario

GEOSS Technical Background for AIP AQ Scenario -- Rhusar 00:20, 22 January 2008 (EST)

A significant challenge of the highly distributed GEOSS is that so many things are happening at so many places with such a variety of participants that it is difficult to keep track of the diverse and distributed activities. The purpose of this note is to highlight some of the GEOSS technical activities pertaining to interoperability of air quality data systems using OGC data access standards.

In 2006-7, the IEEE, OGC and other participating organizations in GEO have sponsored a series of workshops entitled "The User and the GEOSS Architecture", each workshop having a region-specific theme, e.g.: Tsunami in Seoul, Korea, Wind Energy in Beijing, China, Air Quality in Denver, Colorado, and Biodiversity in Barcelona, Spain. For your information please find further information regarding the Denver and Barcelona workshops. A number of activities for the networking of Air Quality information systems are in progress in the context of different programs such as ESIP, Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollutants (HTAP), and Exceptional Event Analysis (EE). The content of this note is placed on the ESIP wiki where it can evolve though community contributions. Also, it may serve as a starting point for discussion at the EPA/OAQPS Data Summit regarding GEOSS.

At the GEOSS Architecture Meeting at Ispra JRC, Italy, Johne White of EPA OAQPS will be leading the development of an Air Quality Scenario for GEO Task AR-07-02 GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP). Air quality offers a "near-term opportunity" to demonstrate the characteristics and benefits of the loosely coupled, service-oriented GEOSS architecture.

I was particularly happy that the thinking is of an air quality-oriented, smoke event scenario. The October 07 California fires would be a terrific scenario...It could incorporate many aspects of GEOSS as well as being a useful contribution to the Exceptional Event Rule implementation. I'm quite certain that there would be a strong multi-agency and international response to the Call for Participation in such an attractive GEOSS Architecture Pilot Scenario. This Pilot also has the potential to connect the GEOSS Architecture and Data Committee with the User Interface Committee activities.

Change in AQ Scenario Development Leadership -- Rhusar 00:24, 22 January 2008 (EST)

Rudy: Lots of things changed in the last day. The new AIP Contact is John White, AIRNow team, So, please work with John between now and the workshop. I will also be involved and will lend a hand as much as possible.