ESIP Federation: Using social networks and social media to connect communities of practice.

ESIP Federation: Using social networks and social media to connect communities of practice.

Erin RobinsonInformation and Virtual Community DirectorFoundation for Earth Science

About ESIP

A consortium of more than 120 organizations that collect, interpret, and develop applications for Earth observation information.

ESIP Ecosystem

Image courtesy of NOAA

Hurdles to Earth Information Access

Application

Data

1 User Stovepipe Value = 1 1 Data x 1

Program = 1

Enclosed Value-Creating Process - ‘Stovepipe’

“The user cannot find the data; If she can find it, cannot access it;

If she can access it, ;she doesn't know how good they are;

if she finds them good, she can not merge them with other data”

The Users View of IT, NAS 1989

ESIP Ecosystem

CommitteesWorking Groups

Clusters

Tao of ESIP

•We are...•➜ Community-driven

• Members are the authority• Voluntary

• No requirements• No remuneration• “For the good of the order”

• Distributed• Geographically• Topically• Functionally

• Open• Collegial• Neutral forum

•We value...• Participation

• Share your expertise• Leverage others’ expertise• Encourage free flow of ideas• Exposure → opportunities

• Collaboration• “Communities of practice”

• Innovation• No institutional barriers• Results for $5K!

•Virtual Elements (removes geographic, financial, temporal boundaries)• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Vimeo)• Teleconferencing and web conference services (WebEx)• Content Management Systems (wikis, drupal)• List-servs

•In Person Elements• Meetings January & July

•Using social media to connect to outside communities

Hybrid Organization

Wiki Workspaces

Wiki Workspaces

Wiki Workspaces

Delicious Community Curation

Hybrid Meetings: Lessons Learned

•Robust internet connection plus back-up

•Do things in advance • Set tweets using FutureTweet• Set up meeting equipment early • Pre-write community emails

•Have a microphone in the room

•Webcam the room and encourage virtual participants to turn on their webcams as well

•Have a WebEx chat monitor

#ESIPFed Hashtag

Tweeting at semi-annual

meetings allows attendees to

share insights and others to learn about

goings-on. Also providing web

meeting capabilities for

virtual participation.

Digital Oceans Poster Service

Digital Oceans Poster Service

AQ Observations Through Social Media

Social Media as an Air Quality Sensor

Air Twitter Aggregator

Subscribe to RSS Feeds

Air Twitter Filter

ESIPAQWG

Query sites for Smoke, Air Quality, Dust

Air Twitter – Event Identification

August 2009, Los Angeles Fires

Normal Weekly Trend

Southern California Smoke, Aug. 2009

Science Data

Social Media

Near Real-time Earth Obs: • Satellite• Surface • Chem Model • Photos, Videos, Accounts

Analysis Participants • AQ Analyst• Satellite Analyst• Global Modeler• General Public, Media

http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/0908SoCalFire

EventSpaces are community workspaces created to harvest

observations that describe an AQ Event

As events happen, data is collected and the event is explained in a cursory fashion by the AQ Community.

Google Analytics Results: August LA Fires

580 Views

Google Analytics Results: August LA Fires

Google Analytics Results: August LA Fires

Conclusions

•ESIP provides a neutral platform to connect related CoPs along a data value chain.

•There are a variety of tools, but best practices are needed

•Collaboration takes practice

Questions?

Contact info :: [email protected]

ESIP Online

•Home page• http://esipfed.org

•Wiki (primary collaborative space)• http://wiki.esipfed.org

•Facebook• http://tinyurl.com/esip-facebook

•Twitter• #esipfed | @esipfed

•Global Change Master Directory• ESIP data portal• ESIP services portal