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Introduction to the Electronic Geophysical Year, 2007-2008
www.egy.org
INFSO-eGY meeting, 14 September 2006, Brussels
Charles Barton Alan Rodger
Mauro Messerotti Eliot Christian
Courtesy: Mark Parsons
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philosophy
In the geosciences, as in other disciplines, ready and open access to the vast and growing collections of cross-disciplinary digital information is the key to understanding and responding to complex Earth system phenomena that influence human survival.
We have a shared responsibility to create and implement strategies to realise the full potential of digital information for present and future generations.
vision
We can achieve a major step forward in geoscience capability, knowledge, and usage throughout the world for the benefit of humanity by accelerating the adoption of modern and visionary practices for managing and sharing data and information.
““Knowledge is the common Knowledge is the common wealth of humanity.”wealth of humanity.”
Adama Samassekou
Convener of the UN World Summit on the Information Society
The mystery of mysteries is to view machines talking to machines, a spectacle that fills the mind with curious and even awful spectacle. (With acknowledgements to Benjamin Disraeli, 1844, Coningsby)
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The information era - interoperability
eGY embraces and extends IGY principles…
International cooperation and data sharing
Universal access to data and information
Timely and convenient access to data
Global, cross-disciplinary scope
Data preservation
Capacity building, especially in developing countries
Education, public outreach, information for decision making
GEOSS
An IUGG initiative
led by IAGA
sponsored by NSF, IUGG, IAGA, NASA
in-kind support from LASP, NCAR, NOAA, USGSNSIDC, BAS, INAF, …
eGY Secretariat, LASP, Boulder, CO
What is eGY?
eGY is a cooperative international effort to address the challenges of modern data stewardship, interoperability, e-Science, and integrative science:
– Ready and open access to distributed data, information, and services– Access to large, complex, and cross-disciplinary data sets– Real-time access and assimilation of data into models– Data integration and knowledge discovery– Data discovery (who holds what, where, how? Metadata issues)– Data release (secure access permission)– Data preservation (preserve existing and future data)– Data rescue (identify and rescue critical data sets at risk)– Education and public outreach; informing decision makers– Advancement of science in developing countries (reducing the digital divide)
role
Provide an international, cooperative environment to
– inspire
– facilitate
– encourage
– promote
– inform
is an opportunity to
• Find out who is doing what
• Share experience and expertise
• Coordinate activities
• Reduce replication of effort
• Promote common practices (standards)
• Widen participation
• Reduce the digital divide
• Raise awareness of the need for modern, professional data stewardship
• Educate; influence decision makers
• Inspire public interest.
themes
Data access
Data discovery
Data release
Data preservation
Data rescue
Outreach & Education
Capacity building
VHO architecture
What value can eGY add?
Q. Lots of informatics, Virtual Observatory, and e-Science initiatives, as well as GEOSS, are already taking place - why bother with eGY?
A. IGY+50 provides a natural focus and timely opportunity to help existing efforts and inspire new activities in the geosciences.
deliverables
Messages and visibilityPublications, eGY News, www.egy.org
Showcase demonstrations
Meetings, workshops, and symposia (see calendar)
FacilitationA mandate for action
- international science year program - Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons
Connectivity to experts and peers
Network of National Committees
ServicesE/PO program
e-Africa
Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons
“Knowledge is the common wealth of humanity”
Adama Samassekou, Convener of the UN World Summit on the Information Society
The principles on which eGY is based have been articulated by ICSU, the World Summit on the Information Society, CODATA, and other bodies. The principles are encapsulated in the eGY Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons - a statement of aspirations and principles of data stewardship.
Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons
PREAMBLEArticle 1: Data access
Earth system data and information should be made available electronically with interoperable approaches that facilitate open access.
Article 2: Data releaseOwners, custodians, and creators of Earth system data should work together to share their digital information with the world community, though in a manner that respects propriety requirements and security constraints.
Article 3: Data descriptionProviders and users of Earth system data and information should share descriptions of structure, content, and contexts to facilitate interoperability and the discovery of relationships within and between information resources.
Article 4: Data persistenceData and information about the Earth system should be preserved and sustained in forms that are both software and hardware independent so as to be openly accessible today and in the future.
Article 5: Data rescueEffort should be made to identify and rescue critical Earth system data and ensure persistent access to them.
Article 6: Common standards and cooperationStandards for interoperability should be identified, created, and implemented through international collaboration.
Article 7: Capability building Communities with advanced information technology and communications capabilities should contribute to developing such capabilities elsewhere to reduce the digital divide.
Article 8: Education and public outreachStudents, scientists, decision-makers, and the public should be informed about and be enabled to contribute to our understanding and management of the Earth system phenomena that influence human survival.
Challenging the “heroic” science funding paradigm
Do our reward systems recognise that making data and information easily accessible shifts work and responsibility from the user to the provider?
structure
Secretariat (at LASP, Univ. Colorado)
Director Dan Baker, LASP
Secretary: Bill Peterson
Communications: Marissa Rusinek
Public Relations and E/PO: Emily CoBabe-Ammann
International Committee
Chair: Charlie BartonRepresentatives from key participants and countries
Thematic Working GroupsVirtual Observatories: Peter Fox
Data Integration & Knowledge Discovery Paul Berkman
Best Practice (joint with CODATA): Herb Kroehl, Jean Bonnin
Data Rescue and Preservation: Jefff Love
Education and Public Outreach: Emily CoBabe-Ammann
Should you participate?
Can a modern data-information-services environment help you?
Will such an environment help other?
If yes, then consider participation in eGY …..
• Explore the website: www.egy.org
• Review recent eGY presentations and posters
www.egy.org>Resources>Presentations
• Get eGY News (sign up on the home page)
• Subscribe to the eGY email list of your choice:
eGYTeam (for management correspondence), eGY_Participants (for most people), or
eGY_Observers (main notices only)
by request to: [email protected]
• Contact the eGY Secretary: [email protected]
1. Learn about eGY
• Identify the eGY theme areas that interest you in relation to your work
• Undertake eGY-related activities to build your own and other’s capabilities
• Consider creating a Virtual Observatory
• Encourage agencies, programs, national bodies, and committees within your community to become active in issues of modern data and information management
• Use the eGY interval, Jul 2007- Dec 2008, as a target date.
• Assign eGY -related responsibilities to a Task Group or Committee.
• Report eGY developments and opportunities to your community.
• Access expertise through the eGY networks.
• Use the eGY newsletter, website, and meetings to promote your activities.
• Use eGY to help justify bids for national and international funding.
2. Use eGY in your workplace
• Sign the Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons
• Advertise and promote eGY nationally and internationally
• Display posters and distribute eGY literature at meetings
• Publish news articles about eGY and its messages
• Use the eGY logo and brand name to mark activities, events, publications, communications, and so on
• Join an existing eGY Working Group
• Create a new working group of interest to you
• Form an eGY Committee for your country/region if none exists
• Serve on the International Committee
• Identify new opportunities for eGY; notify the eGY Secretary of conference and meetings relevant to eGY
• Arrange for a resolution supporting eGY to be passed by authoritative bodies.
3. Support and promote eGY
events
Jul 2006Jul 2006 AOGS, Singapore AOGS, Singapore
Jul 2006Jul 2006 COSPAR, Beijing COSPAR, Beijing
Oct 2006Oct 2006 CODATA, Beijing CODATA, Beijing
Dec 2006Dec 2006 Fall AGU, San Francisco Fall AGU, San Francisco
Feb 2007Feb 2007 eeGY General Meeting, NCAR, BoulderGY General Meeting, NCAR, Boulder
Apr 2007Apr 2007 EGU, ViennaEGU, Vienna
May 2007May 2007 AGU Joint Assy, AccapulcoAGU Joint Assy, Accapulco
I Jul 07I Jul 07 Launch of eGY (and IGY+50 event)Launch of eGY (and IGY+50 event)
Jul 2007Jul 2007 IUGG General Assembly, PerugiaIUGG General Assembly, Perugia
Dec 2007Dec 2007 Fall AGU, San Francisco Fall AGU, San Francisco
Mar 2008Mar 2008 eeGY General Meeting, NCARGY General Meeting, NCAR
Aug 2008 IGC-33 Oslo, Norway
Oct 2008Oct 2008 CODATA ConferenceCODATA Conference
Dec 2008Dec 2008 Fall AGU, San FranciscoFall AGU, San Francisco
31 Dec 0831 Dec 08 Close of Close of eeGYGY
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eGY News
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Sign the ‘Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons’
Interested in getting involved?
