[ESP] GO-ESSP Draft Mission Statement.

[Eric Marshall]

Would 'distributed' work as a replacement for internet/grid?

Is it worth mentioning not only the growth of the audience but the growth of the amount of 
data generated (and the resultant complexity in finding, slicing, servering, etc.the 
proverbial needle as found in larger and larger haystacks)?

 >The goals of GO-ESSP are:
should be
 >The goals of GO-ESSP are to:
or add the word 'to' to the front of each item.

Eric

Glenn Rutledge wrote:
> Just to clarify-  my thinking was to omit the word internet.  Not insert 
> grid (I'm aware of the issues...).  Thus, we don't limit future 
> possibilities.  That's all.  GR
> 
> Bryan Lawrence wrote:
> 
>>Hi Folks
>>
>>Wrt Glenn's suggested modifications: I like the second (adding scientists and 
>>data providers to the list ... I would wouldn't I :-), but not the first. I 
>>think "Internet" is less politically charged, and is more inclusive than 
>>"grid" ...
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Bryan
>>
>>On Monday 19 July 2004 16:30, Glenn Rutledge wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Look great Chris,  
>>> Two minor suggested edits below in bold.   Regards, Glenn
>>>
>>> Chris Kerr wrote:
>>>
>>>Gossip members:
>>>
>>>Here is an initial draft of the GO-ESSP mission statement. Please send me
>>>your comments/suggestions in the next couple of days.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION FOR EARTH SYSTEM
>>>SCIENCE PORTALS
>>>
>>>Earth System Science Portals (GO-ESSP) is a collaboration designed to build
>>>the next generation scalable software infrastructure needed to provide
>>>internet (remove internet- howabout the grid? re: OPeNDAP-G) access to
>>>observed and simulated data from the climate and weather communities.
>>>GO-ESSP has been created to meet the challenge of developing the individual
>>>software components and a federation of frameworks that can work together
>>>using agreed-upon standards.
>>>
>>>Previous generations of software have consisted of independent systems that
>>>have been developed by individual institutions. The enormous demands for
>>>climate and weather data have highlighted the need to create a software
>>>infrastructure that can make this data more easily accessible to their
>>>customers. The resource and technology demands necessary to create such an
>>>infrastructure require that institutions work closely together to create
>>>such an environment. The GO-ESSP has been created by software developers,
>>>scientists, and data center providers, to meet this demand.
>>>
>>>GO-ESSP collaborations are intended to increase the availability of climate
>>>and weather data to a range of communities. The traditional consumers of
>>>climate and weather data have previously come from within the scientific
>>>community. However, increasingly this information is being requested by
>>>other communities including impacts researchers and policy and decision
>>>makers. The challenge for GO-ESSP is to provide both access to and provide
>>>mechanisms for data discovery to these diverse communities that is both
>>>uniform and efficient.
>>>
>>>The GO-ESSP collaborators realized early from the inception of the
>>>organization that the distributed nature of the data served to the
>>>communities would require that development must cross both agency and
>>>international boundaries. GO-ESSP has evolved into a collaboration that
>>>involves software developers from both Europe and the United States from
>>>multiple agencies. The agencies supporting the GO-ESSP include NOAA, NASA,
>>>DOE, NSF/UCAR, British Atmospheric Data Centre/NERC (UK), and the Central
>>>Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK).
>>>
>>>The goals of GO-ESSP are:
>>>
>>>  Provide uniform access to earth systems data worldwide.
>>>
>>>  Ensure earth systems data is made available to the widest possible range
>>>  of users.
>>>
>>>  Provide a forum that encourages discussion between earth systems data
>>>  providers and its wide-range of users.
>>>
>>>  Support better informed use of earth systems data.
>>>
>>>  Improve data discovery, access, and analysis of earth system data.
>>>
>>>  Provide a forum for international centers that distribute earth systems
>>>  data.
>>>
>>>  Provide an international forum for technical discussions of earth
>>>  system science portal development.
>>>
>>>  Develop standards for interfaces, protocols, schema, formats, and tools
>>>  within the earth system science portal development community.
>>>
>>>  Promote the use of and develop standards for the earth system science
>>>  portal community.
>>>
>>>  Provide a repository for "best" methodologies for development of earth
>>>  system science portals.
>>>
>>>  Strive toward open software development for earth system science portal
>>>  development.
>>>
>>>The multi-level architecture needed to be developed to meet the demands of
>>>these communities requires advances in several key technologies. These
>>>technologies fall into the following groups:
>>>
>>>  Catalogs and Catalogs Services
>>>  Distributed Search Capabilities
>>>  Data Portal Design
>>>  Security
>>>  Services
>>>  Vocabulary
>>>
>>>Active collaborations occur within each of these groups, and yearly
>>>meetings are used to update other GO-ESSP members on the advances that have
>>>occurred since the last meeting.
>>>
>>>More information about the Global Organization for Earth System Science
>>>Portals and how to become actively involved in the organization can be
>>>obtained from:
>>>
>>>http://go-essp.gfdl.noaa.gov
>>>
>>>-------------------------------------------------------
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>  
>>
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