[ESP] GO-ESSP Draft Mission Statement.

[Glenn Rutledge]

I like that- distributed.  It also points out the partnership aspect of 
GO-ESSP right up front.   GR

Eric Marshall wrote:

> 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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>>>>   
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>>>
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