User Requirement Registry

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User Requirements Registry (D. Niebert, 2009)

• Stores requirements by generalized user types that identify observables and their properties (e.g. values, quality, resolution, frequency, units of measure) with respect to a domain of application
• Matching of requirements to service offers can be made in the future as a common vocabulary of observables is developed for GEOSS to:
  • Identify coverage and popularity of observations, and
  • Identify gaps in coverage of observations

URR Administrative

• UIC recommends the inclusion of a requirements registry for earth observations to be integrated with the existing

services and standards. Requirements available from several members.

• • Joint effort and discussion document with UIC is needed to clarify the needs, interaction, governance, and approach of a solution; Could this be achieved through a new Task?
• GEOSS Earth Observation taxonomy or ontology suggested to facilitate association of requirements, services, and applications
  • Identify requirements for “observables” ontology drawn from the existing EO communities in order to associate applications, needs, and available services

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• Need to formalize UIC commitment for the operation and

interaction with the registry – significant governance issue

• Web-form upload by privileged individuals anticipated
• Batch upload from existing requirements systems also

anticipated

• Architectural tie-points exist between the “observations”

(observable parameters) and the Services and Standards Registries

• Continued web services and database support to be

offered by this Task to UIC during IOC

User Requirements Registry Features (Gary Foley)

• A “user engagement” entry point for the Novice Users coming to the GEO Home Page
• Initially populated from the US-09-01a reports
• Shares info on registered types, applications and requirements; allows users to comment
• Allows users to register their type, applications, and requirements
• A standard vocabulary/ontology for use in registration
• Provides requirements for “Gap Analysis”

User Classes for Air Quality (Gary Foley)

• Public Information Delivery
• Public Emergency & Health Officials
• Operational Modeling Forecasting
• Local & Regional Environmental managers
• Earth Observation Community

Activities

• Participate in monthly calls of the Analysts
  • Two face-to-face meetings of the Analysts
  • Assist with developing concepts and approaches for cross-cutting analyses of the observational priorities and other important information from the 2009 US-09-01a primary reports.
• Conduct further analyses of the area of the Health SBA that would further this cross-cutting effort.
• Engage the AG
  • Replace members, as needed.
  • Ensure that the AG members have access to the primary and secondary products, as appropriate.
• Database of keywords for the Health SBA area using the 2009 US-09-01a report as the source material for the keywords.
• Populating the User Requirements Registry (URR) and databases with the appropriate information from the primary and secondary products of the 2009 work.
• Conduct an international GEO workshop in the aeroallergens area of the Health SBA jointly with other sponsors to
  • engage users
  • engage observation providers
  • support new Communities of Practice
  • present the results of this task
  • further populate the URR
  • share new GEO-relevant scientific and technical results
  • identify voluntary efforts to initiate additional activities, etc.