Water and Environmental Hubsince 2010
Alex JosephExecutive Director
GeoCENS WorkshopSeptember 23, 2010
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if <this>data explosion open datahigh speed networks cloud computing
</this> IS TRUE for WATERthen {benefit} =
> data open and accessible online< time and $ spent in acquisition> integrated management, eresearch,
innovation, economic diversification
1st region under water stress
Diverse geography
$22T water infrastructure
If there’s all this data out there...
Why do I and my students spend 50-75% of time trying to find it?
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The Opportunity
Water
Economic DiversificationWeb
"The Water and Environmental Sciences Hub will be used by governments, industry, academia and the public to make more informed decisions regarding ‐water and will create abetter understanding of this
resource."
‐ Environment Minister Jim Prentice
Vision
To become the open source, web platform that connects water and environmental data with the tools and people needed to advance water research, integrated management, innovation,
and economic diversification.
Who
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Water and Environmental Hub
Water Quality
Water Quantity
Gro
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Snow
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Target Audience
Government
Academia
Industry
Public
Access Points
Apps
Viewer
API
Approach
• Distributed: data stays with owners• Scalable: exists in the cloud• Seamless: acts as one virtual database• Multi-access: multiple portals, tools• Standards-based: use nat’l & int’l standards
e.g. WaterML, Groundwater ML (GWML)
Handling the Data
WAREHOUSE
NETWORK
CATALOGUE WAREHOUSE NETWORK
Fragmented Duplicated, Delayed Distributed, Real Time
Surface Water Quality Program (AENV)Water Survey of CanadaTransAlta Scheduled releasesTransAlta Reservoir levelsNaturalized stream flow projections (daily, weekly)Data Access IntegrationCanadian Centre for Climate Modeling and AnalysisNOAA WMS30 yr norms climate dataPRISM datasetNational Climate Data and Information Archive NavCan Aviation WeatherWind SpeedRadiationPotential Evaporation maps Climate surfaces
Surface Water Quality Program (AENV)Water Survey of CanadaTransAlta Scheduled releasesTransAlta Reservoir levelsNaturalized stream flow projections (daily, weekly)Data Access IntegrationCanadian Centre for Climate Modeling and AnalysisNOAA WMS30 yr norms climate dataPRISM datasetNational Climate Data and Information Archive NavCan Aviation WeatherWind SpeedRadiationPotential Evaporation maps Climate surfacesAltaLIS 1:20K Base FeaturesCanVec 1:50K, 1:250KImagery (Landsat)Imagery (SPOT) – Alberta Terrestrial Imaging CentreImagery (Orthophotos)LiDAR (SRD)Land Use (CLI)Soils (AgraSID)Grassland Vegetation Inventory (GVI)Wet Areas Mapping (Wetlands)PFRA Gross Watershed BoundariesNational Road Network (NRN)National Hydro Network (NHN)GeoConnections Discover PortalEastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project – Land CoverGeological Survey of Canada (various)Alberta Geological Service (various)ERCB Pipes and WellsAlberta Agriculture RSSSoil MoistureAgricultural Capability (PFRA Landcover)ToporamaGroundwater Information Network Groundwater Interoperability Experiment Alberta Water Well Information Database Groundwater Observation Well Network (GOWN)
Potential Initial Data Partners
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How will we know if we rocked the boat?
Financial Sustainability
• Q2 2010Scanning
• Q3 2010Development
• Q3 2011 Public Launch
• Q3 2011Feedback & Refinement
INITIAL FUNDING
Alex JosephExecutive Director - Water and Environmental Hub Cybera Inc.Direct: (403) 826-3915 Email: [email protected]://www.cybera.ca/project/water-and-environmental-hub