CEOS Working Group on Information Systems and Services - WGISS 1 The Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS) Chair’s Report to the 16th.

CEOS Working Group on Information Systems and Services - WGISS1

The Working Group on Information Systems and Services(WGISS)

Chair’s Report to the 16th CEOS Plenary

Terry FisherCanada Centre for Remote Sensing

[email protected]

Frascati, ItalyNovember 2002

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WGISS Report to CEOS PlenaryPresentation Overview

WGISS Summary WGISS Test Environment GRID Technology Pilots WGISS Reorganization

Updated WGISS 5 Year Plan


WGISS Overview The Role of Information Systems & Services:

An essential element to the success of Earth observation programmes

users need to be able find and access products and services on a global basis

harmonised systems are essential to allow users to easily and efficiently utilise products globally

coordinated technical development is required if this is to be achieved

WGISS: The Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS) is there to address these issues

facilitates EO data and information management and services for users and data providers on a global, regional and local basis.


Current Foci User Driven Development:

Following encouragement by CEOS Plenary WGISS has re-oriented itself to work with user organisations in the development of tools, techniques and recommendations

This it has done through the development of the Test Environment Spatial Information World:

WGISS needs to be a partner in the wider spatial information world, which is rapidly developing information technology.

A specific focus has been WGISS’s relationship with the Open GIS consortium (OGC) where there has been sharing of ideas and joint particpation in meetings and the development of an Earth Observation Special Interest Group

Commercial development: WGISS has continued to liaise with the EO commercial sector on the

development and operation of information systems and services. Commercial organisations continue to attend WGISS, Sub-Group and associated

Workshops Standards:

WGISS needs to influence the real and de facto standards that are driving the spatial information and commercial developments

Continued links are maintained with key standards organisations (ISO, CCSDS, OGC...)


WGISS Achievements

Resource discovery and access Archive e.g. Purge alert in place; archive interchange format

completed and has been adopted by ESA’s CRYOSAT Program

Discovery e.g. The International Directory Network (IDN) has been operational for 10 years and has more

than 11,000 data set descriptions, with >30,000 user sessions / month

Search e.g. CEOS Interoperable Catalog System provides access to over 1700 catalogues

Access e.g. Established a virtual CEOSnet, with regular network performance monitoring

Resource generation, evaluation and utilisation Data sets e.g. Global data sets supported Data formats e.g. Data format guidelines issued Data rescue e.g. African data sets rescued by USGS at WGISS

instigation for developing countries


WGISS Outreach

Demonstration at World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg

GISD Portal is operational at http://wgiss.ceos.org/gisd/ 9000 Leaflets distributed at WSSD 25000 Business Cards distributed at WSSD 70 people attended EO/GEO Workshop at JRC, Ispra WGISS Paper at ISPRS Commission 2 Symposium in

Xian, China EO SIG at the OpenGis Consortium Distribution of the CEOS CDROM 500 copies of revised WGISS brochure distibuted at

various conferences and meetings

http://wgiss.ceos.org/gisd/


CEOS International Directory Network (IDN)


Demonstration at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)

GISD Demo Team established at the May 2002 WGISS Subgroups meeting to produce a demonstration to be presented at the World Summit on Sustainable Development Conference in Johannesburg on Aug 26-Sept 5, 2002

The goal was to garner publicity for the CEOS WGISS tools and services

Demonstration was patterned after the GOFC demo presented at the CEOS Plenary meeting in Kyoto in Nov 2001


Who Participated ?

NASA – Yonsook Enloe, Allan Doyle, Ken McDonald, Lola Olsen

ESA – Christophe Caspar, Ivan Petiteville CCRS – Tom Kralidis, Terry Fisher USGS – Jeff Eidenshink NASDA – Shinichi Sobue, Ben Burford, … NOAA – Chris Elvidge, Howard Diamond




Demo portal : http://wgiss.ceos.org/gisd - will be supported until September 2004

Demo shows some WGISS capabilities for discovery, search, and data access and visualization.

Demo shown at multiple WSSD booths CEOS Booth NOAA NASDA

NOAA printed and distributed the demo 1 page flyer to the NOAA, CEOS, & GISD booths

NASDA also printed 1 page flyer to be distributed at the Japan booth Positive comments from ESA and NOAA representatives about the WGISS

GISD Demo GISD Demo will be shown as a side event demo at the Plenary

meeting

http://wgiss.ceos.org/gisd

http://wgiss.ceos.org/gisd





The WGISS Year

WGISS Meetings WGISS 13 hosted by NASDA at Tokyo (February 2002) WGISS 14 hosted by NOAA in Honolulu (September 2002)

Sub-Group Meetings Hosted by ESA at Frascati, Italy April 2002 Hosted by NASA at Alexandria, Virginia, September 2002

Associated Workshops EOGEO hosted by the EC at Ispra, Italy, May 2002

Presentations / Promotion ISPRS Commission II Symposium in China in August 2002 Demonstration at WSSD meeting in Johannesburg Aug/Sep 2002


Test EnvironmentWGISS has developed a new Test Environment concept which allows WGISS’s products to be tested and used in partnership with user application projects.

This was presented to, and approved by Plenary 14 in Rio.

Benefits to Users (e.g. IGOS-P related) Improved access to data/information through improved systems and services Access to technical expertise Facilitate potential information systems prototypes

Benefits to CEOS Increased and more effective use of space agency data and services Benchmark relevance of WGISS activities Provide a mechanism for WGISS to work with users on real projects Demonstrate, promote and verify WGISS tools and services within real applications. Provide feedback to guide further developments

OverviewAgglomeration of tools and

services held and operated by CEOS organisations

WGISS Data & Information Products

• There is a set of tools and services (e.g. IDN, DIAL)

WGISS MenuOpen reference list of WGISS

products & services, updated on the basisof the results of the test facility,

linked on-line to the products and services themselves

Products& services

• These are being collected into a “WGISS Menu” which will offer a single place to find them.

• A partnership of programs/projects will be able to draw from this menu

PartnershipDisaster

Management

Oceans

GOFC

Define the data & information

systems and services requirements

Projects

• A Nakodo process will allow the creation of a WGISS Test Facility for the projects.

Disaster ManagementOceans

Nakodo

GOFC WGISS Test FacilitySelected WGISS products made

into a coherent, open, modular system

by the partners to address each project’s needs (can include tools

dev’d by the project), dev’d & tested against the project’s

requirements

• The Test Facility can use Products and Services from the WGISS Menu and from the Projects. And can feed back to the Projects!

Products& services

Products & services

• An improved set of Products and Services should be one result of this process.

Based on the test facility results

ImprovedProducts & Services

Long term operationNon-WGISS requirements

Tools, data

Links to data

suppliers

• Projects and the WTF also have links to the “outside”. E.g. WTF can be deployed for long term operation.

• The cycle is completed as these Products and Services get taken up by WGISS into the WGISS Menu.A Proposed WGISS Test Environment

Version Sept 12, 2000


WGISS Test FacilityGlobal Observation of Forest Cover

(WTF/GOFC)

Achievements Conducted successful demonstration at Kyoto

Plenary Kyoto Plenary demonstration used as the basis

of the successful WSSD demonstration Identified 5 common interfaces to be supported

by CEOS agencies Pathfinder for WGISS Test Facility Concept Sparked interest in additional WTFs


WTF/GOFC

Achievements continued Prepared the following preoperational or operational

systems supporting common interfaces: NASA EDG inventory system - already operational NASA International Directory Network ESA's operational fire system - contains ATSR hot spot data and

land cover info over SE Asia NASDA/MAFF( Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry of Japan) pre-

operational early disaster warning system (forest fire detection using AVHRR and DMSP-OLS to detect hot spots)

JERS-SAR Mosaic server - planned to be operational in Jan 2003

Digital Asia Network by NASDA, GISTDA, AIT and other partners in Asia - contains GIS data combined with remote sensed data for areas over Asia

WTF/GOFC completed


WGISS Test FacilityCoordinated Enhanced Observing Period

(WTF/CEOP)

Objective Support the development and implementation of the IGOS

Water Cycle Theme Provide information system and service input into the data

handling (EO and in situ) issues related to numerical models and data analysis

Aid the development of the Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) data sets


WGISS Test FacilityCoordinated Enhanced Observing Period

(WTF/CEOP)

Status WGISS agreed to accept CEOP as new

WTF The CEOP Satellite Working Group will

meet in Tokyo in October to develop short term plan

NASDA & NASA will start the work by Jan 2003

Satellite data: MODIS, AQUA, TRMM (and ADEOS-II) IT Prototyping to be carried out

– 4D Integrated products.– Visualization tools.– Data mining tools.


Space AgencyNASDANASA

(EUMETSAT)

WGISS

Satellite DataSubsettingDistribution

Support

CEOP dataVisualizationData mining

WTF CEOP

Water Cycle Theme

CEOP Satellite Data Integration Center

(CSDIC)Univ. of Tokyo, GLDAS

NASDA(Lead)NASA

WTF CEOP Summary

Catalogue DBData server


WTF Core Sites (WGCV)

Phase I Goals Provide a web-based interface for the access to data

collected over CEOS Core Sites Establish a prototype mechanism for access to distributed remote sensing & in-situ data holdings & validation test databases. Represent sites & data associated with the EOS Core Sites &

VALERI Begin with the GOFC/GOLD/TCO/IVOS priority sites and data Realize international cost-sharing opportunities Build on infrastructure of existing scientific networks & validation

sites


WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Phase 1 Sites

Barton Bendish, UK Mongu, Zambia Harvard Forest, MA, USA BOREAS Northern Study Area, Canada Uardry, Australia


MODLAND (NASA)VALERI (CNES)VALERI (EC?)VALERI (China?)

WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Distribution of Sites

WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Distribution of Sites


WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Phase I Objectives

Provide for a user to order MODIS and Landsat data from a single WWW “baseline” interface

Provide for a user to order field data sets, archived at the Oak Ridge DAAC facility, from the baseline interface (Exact data sets determined by user contribution)

Provide for a user to order and download MODIS subsets re-projected into UTM coordinates (those of Landsat) from the baseline interface


WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Phase I Objectives

Provide for a user to order and download MODIS subsets reformatted into GeoTIFF format from the baseline interface

Provide for a user to order and download ETM+ images, archived in Fast 7 or HDF format, reformatted as GeoTIFF images from the baseline interface (will involve creation of a QA layer, provided by native formats, into raster format)

Provide for a user to easily identify all archived

MODIS and Landsat images within a user-specified time window from the baseline interface

SPOT recently added…..USGS offer to host


WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Phase I Plan

Period: October 2002 – March 2003 Agencies: ESA, USGS, NASA, NASDA Satellite Data: MODIS, Landsat ETM+, SPOT HRV & Vegetation Objectives:

Establish access prototype for distributed EO & in-situ data holdings & validation test databases.

Represent sites & data associated with the EOS Core Sites & VALERI (Barton Bendish, UK, Mongu, Zambia, Harvard Forest, MA,

USA, BOREAS Northern Study Area, Canada, Uardry, Australia) Order MODIS & Landsat data from a single interface Order field data sets archived from Oak Ridge DAAC facility Order/download MODIS subsets re-projected into UTM coordinates

and reformatted into GeoTIFF Order/download ETM+ images, archived in Fast 7 or HDF format,

reformatted as GeoTIFF images Easily identify all archived MODIS and Landsat images


SATELLITE DATA from various CEOS Member sensors, subsetted over the site and WWW accessible.

Ancillary/GIS Layers such as… - elevation - land cover - reference layer (with political boundaries, airports, water bodies)

Scientific Networks such as AERONET and FLUXNET data ILTERs

Field and airborne data WWW accessible

Graphic courtesy of the BigFoot program

WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Data Compilation

WTF Core Sites (WGCV) Data Compilation


Subsetting, Reprojection,

Formatting, QCData Catalog

Limited StorageData Tools

WTF Data DistributionWTF Data Distribution

MODIS Subsets, ETM+, ASTER(EDC DAAC)

SeaWiFS Subsets(GSFC)

MAVT(MERIS,AATSR)

IVOS Data

InvestigatorWGISS Test Facility

In Situ Data (PIs; ORNL)

Science


WTF/Oceans Objective: 1. Support the development and

implementation of the IGOS Ocean Theme

2. Retrieval & visualization of observation data (in-situ, remote sensing) and model output data (may use Web Mapping techniques).

3. On-line selection of ocean model fed with data retrieved and remote execution of the model (may use GRID technology).

Status Unable to develop a Work Plan that

suited both the Science Community and WGISS

WGISS decided to proceed with a small pilot activity focused on oil slicks

model

observationdata

modeloutput


WGISS GRID Pilot Projects Following approval at Plenary 15 in Kyoto:

WGISS sponsored a 2-day GRID Workshop at ESRIN in April 2002 Developed 4 application pilot projects

What is GRID? Basic middleware services for seamless distributed computing and

data management IBM has stated, “GRID is the next Internet”

Why GRID? To authenticate users and providers of data To improve performance of data reception and delivery of data To provide a scalable infrastructure for the management of distributed

storage resources and data Offers potential solutions to a number of agency problems


WGISS GRID Pilot Projects Work Plan

(Nov 02 – Oct 03)

Install GRID Software Execute the following application pilot

projects: USGS Data Delivery NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS)

ESA Data Integration and Web Portal NASA GSFC Advanced Data Grid


Organisational Issues

WGISS Survey Changes to WGISS structure Nominations for new WGISS Vice Chair

Need to replace John Faundeen (USGS, USA) when he assumes position as WGISS Chair in November 2003


WGISS Survey

Conducted an informal survey on the value of WGISS to the CEOS agencies:

High degree of satisfication with WGISS activities Need to better advertise activities Better linkage with Plenary priorities Better linkage with other CEOS WGs Revised meeting structure to reduce travel costs


WGISS ReorganizationRationale

Reflect/reinforce WGISS focus on working with applications

Distinction between Access & Data Subgroups was becoming blurred

Final reports of Network, Access and Data SGs included as part of the WGISS Plenary documentation package


New Structure

WGISS

Technology and Services

Subgroup

Projects and Applications

Subgroup

Current Tasks:Developing Countries CD-ROMCEOS Information InfrastructureWGISS Test Environment

Current Tasks:International Directory Network

CEOS Interoperable Catalog SystemData Services

NetworksArchive

EOGEO WorkshopGRID

Current Tasks:Global DatasetsGlobal Mapping BookWTF CEOPWTF Core Sites (WGCV)


Subgroup Leaders

Technology & Services Subgroup Chair: Wyn Cudlip BNSC/QinetiQ Vice-Chair: Paul Kopp CNES

Projects and Applications Subgroup Chair: Ivan Petiteville ESA Vice-Chair: Osamu Ochiai NASDA

Subgroup Chairs serve 2 year term


Task Team Leaders WGISS Level

CDROM J.P. Antikidis (CNES) CEOS Information Infrastructure Jeff Smith (NASA) WGISS Test Environment Mick Wilson (UNEP)

Technology & Services Subgroup IDN Lola Olsen (NASA) CEOS ICS Jolyon Martin (ESA) Data Services Bernhard Buckl (DLR) Networks Jeff Smith (NASA) Archive John Faundeen (USGS) GRID Yonsook Enloe (NASA)

Projects and Applications Subgroup Global Datasets Lorant Czaran (UN) EOGEO Clive Best (EC/JRC) Global Mapping Book Mike Botts (UAH) WTF CEOP Osamu Ochiai (NASDA) WTF Core Sites (WGCV) John Faundeen (USGS)


WGISS Plans for 2002/3

WGISS-15 and joint Sub-Group meetings will be hosted by CNES in May 2003 in Toulouse, France

WGISS-16 and joint Sub-Group meetings will be held in Thailand co-hosted by GISTDA and NASDA

EO/GEO will be held in conjunction with ISPRS in the UK in June 2003

Continue operational Tasks as described above Execute Grid Pilot Projects Initiate First Phase of WTF CEOP and WTF Core

Sites (WGCV) Collaboration with the WGEdu on the CEOS

CRDOM project


WGISS Liaison

Open GIS Consortium Allan Doyle (NASA) CCSDS Wyn Cudlip (BNSC/

QinetiQ) ISPRS Liping Di (NASA) ISO TC211 Lorant Czaran (UNEP) Climate & Meteorology Howard Diamond (NOAA) Global Map Project Shinichi Sobue (NASDA)


Plenary Recommendations and Actions

Approve WGISS focus on Test Facilities, in particular WTF Core Sites

(WGCV) and Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period for 2003

WGISS Plan for Grid Pilot Projects WGISS Reorganization as presented here and reflected in the

revised WGISS 5 Year Plan submitted to this Plenary

Nominate Plenary agencies are invited to send the WGISS Chair

nominations for the next WGISS Vice Chair before March 31, 2003

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