report from the
DMAC Steering Team
January 18-19, 2012 Meeting
Charly Alexander – U.S. IOOS Program - Acting Chair
IOOC Meeting – March 1, 2012
Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, D.C.
DMAC Steering Team
DMAC Steering Team
March 1, 2012 – COL, Wash, DC
Federal Steering Team Members & staff: Participants1. Jeff deLaBeaujardiere NOAA/NESDIS-Tech. Planning & Integration Office2. Charles Alexander (Acting Chair) NOAA/NOS US IOOS Program3. Derrick Snowden NOAA/NOS US IOOS Program3. Michelle Gierach (replaces Eric Lindstrom) NASA Jet Propulsion Lab4. Rich Signell US Geological Survey, Woods Hole5. Eric Stabeneau US National Park Service6. Walter Johnson/Jennifer Ewald US DOI/Bureau of Ocean Energy Mgmt.7. LCDR Jonathan Andrechik US Coast Guard8. Erica Key National Science Foundation9. Samantha Simmons Marine Mammal Commission
10. Kevin Kirby US Environmental Protection Agency11. Christine Fleurant (replaces Jeff Smart) Johns Hopkins University/APL12. Krisa Arzayus (sub. for Ken Casey) NOAA/NESDIS National Oceangrphc. Data Ctr
1. Joshua Young Consortium for Ocean Leadership (Staff)2. Nicholas Rome Consortium for Ocean Leadership (Staff)3. Rob Ragsdale US IOOS Program (Staff)
via phone
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Participants Invited Stake-holders and others:
1. Henry Norris Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission2. Mark Trice Maryland Department of Natural Resources3. Luis Bermudez Open Geospatial Consortium4. Ru Morrison NERACOOS5. Julie Thomas Scripps6. Janet Fredericks Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute7. Pete Geinke Google8. Eoin Howlett Applied Science Associates9. Krish Narasimhan Lockheed Martin
10. Steve Uczekaj Boeing11. Roger Proctor Integrated Marine Observing System (Australia)12. Karl Benedict University of New Mexico - Earth Analysis Center & ESIP13. Mark Fornwall USGS/OBIS USA
via phone
March 1, 2012 – COL, Wash, DC
DMAC Steering Team
Our agenda…
DAY 1
•Introduction/Re-Orientation
•US IOOS DMAC Update (D. Snowden)
•NASA Data Management Challenges (M. Gierach)
•OGC Web Services (L. Bermudez)
•Update on NSF’s OOI Cyber-infrastructure (M. Arrott)
DAY 2
•U.S. IOOS QARTOD (C. Alexander/D. Snowden)
•NSF Earth Cube (J. Schopf)
•Emerging Priorities/Recommendations
•Wrap-Up/Next StepsMarch 1, 2012 – COL, Wash, DC
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Some Preliminary Findings & Recommendations
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Steering Team Roles & Responsibilities
Standards & Best Practices
Clarify how findings/recommendations are processed
Design/conduct DMAC customer satisfaction survey
Recast meetings; 1-2 outcomes, breakouts, etc.
Adopt use of data catalogs as a standard tool
Industry adopt use of Sensor ML for all instruments
Promote uniform guidance on use of netCDF
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Governance
Least mature component and biggest challenge? Look at National Information Exchange Model per
standards/technical specs
Improve coordination of DMAC-related initiatives
Data Access Services
Promote broader use of metadata standards/protocols
Leverage convergence on a short list of tools/services
Evaluate opportunities per ESRI’s GeoPortal server
Some Preliminary Findings & Recommendations
1. User Registration System
2. Data Standards (Format, Metadata, and Attribute
Conventions)
3. Diverse User Community
4. Copious Amounts of Data
5. Data Uncertainty
DMAC Steering Team
Next Steps – action items
1. Post materials to updated web site (done)
2. Meeting minutes/summary report (drafts complete)
3. IOOC briefing on findings/recommendations (today)
4. IOOC designate permanent ST Chair (US IOOS recommends C. Alexander)
5. OGC analysis of survey results
6. OOI-CI: questions and conference call
7. NSF’s Earth Cube: review capabilities document
8. Recommend specific execution priorities to IOOC?
9. Potential engagement mapping priorities to IOOS summit?
10. Planning/coordination for 2nd 2012 meetingMarch 1, 2012 – COL, Wash, DC
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What the DMAC ST needs from the IOOC
1. Guidance (criteria?) on how to proceed with next steps suggest ST moves forward on 1-2 specific priorities
suggest ST activates “tiger teams” to frame options and IOOC helps
identify participants
2. Organizational support for broader engagement on DMAC
suggest ST members identify key POCs for IOOC members to contact suggest IOOC members share ST reports, etc. with IT/data management
leadership in their organizations
3. Support for mapping DMAC priorities to upcoming IOOS Summit suggest asking ST for volunteers for an IOOS Summit DMAC team
suggest a ST member begin attending IOOS Summit planning meetings March 1, 2012 – COL, Wash, DC
DMAC Steering Team
Thank You!
Discussion/Questions?
March 1, 2012 – COL, Wash, DC