A New Phase for EarthCubeDecember 9, 2014

earthcube@nsf.gov

Outline Motivation for NSF’s EarthCube Program

Input from Science Community End User Workshops Research Coordination Networks

Input from Cyberinfrastructure Community Building Blocks Architecture Concept Design

Governance Development of Governance Structure Current Structure

Getting Involved

Eva Zanzerkia, NSF Program

Director

EarthCube MotivationsTo transform geosciences research by supporting community-driven cyberinfrastructure to integrate data and information.

Driv

ers Dynamic Earth:

GEO Imperatives & Frontiers 2015-2020

CI Framework for the 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21)

OSTP Open Access Memo, 2/22/2013

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Diversity of the geosciencesInterdisciplinary Science QuestionsBig, Heterogeneous Data issues Communities that are poorly served/have no community resources

Community-Driven Way to Build CI ACADEMIC GEOSCIENTISTS

GEO FACILITIES

CI/CS SCIENTISTS

AGENCIES AND PARTNERS

NSF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPScience Community Governance is Required

• Build on existing resources, with the understanding that different geosciences communities have different needs

• Understand the connection between technical development and social cultural adoption of CI.

• Build CI responsive to community input and assessment in regular intervals

• Develop the governance structure to represent the community and inform NSF

The EarthCube Strategy

Long term strategy: 4 stage development process 5

Demo Phase: A Critical Step for EarthCube

Stage 1: Conceptualizing EarthCube

Stage 2: Testing Community Process

Year 12011-2012

Year 22012- 2013

Year 32013-2014

Year 4:Demo Phase

NSF DCL

White Papers

NSF- run Charrette

EAGERsConcept/

Community

RoadmapsDeveloped

NSF-run Charrette

End-Userworkshops

2013Solicitation/

Awards

Governance Planning

Community Run Meeting

2014 Awards

Enterprise Governance

Charter

Initial Outcomes

DemonstrateEffective Governance

CommunityAssessment

CommunityPriorities

End-User Workshops (2012-2014)

26 workshops spanning breadth of geosciences and cyberinfrastructure

Funded Projects:(I) Research Coordination Networks (RCNs) Opportunities for geosciences communities to organize,

come to consensus, and prioritize needs

C4P: Collaboration and Cyberinfrastructure for Paleogeosciences

SEN: A Sediment Experimentalist Network

EC3: Challenges of Field Data Collection, Management, and Integration

iSamplES: The Internet of Samples in the Earth Sciences

ECOGEO: Oceanography and Geobiology Environment Omics

CReSCyNT: Coral REef Science and CYberinfrastructure NeTwork

Funded Projects:(II) Building Blocks

Open Data-Services Invocation Protocol (ODSIP)

Cognitive Computer Infrastrucure (GeoDeepDive)

Integrating Discrete and Continuous Data (DisConBB)

Inventory of Resources for Interoperability (CINERGI)

Interoperable Modeling Frameworks (Earth Systems Bridge)

Data Management for Geoscience Models

Exploratory Environment for Research and Learning

Integrating Long-Tail Data and Models

Cloud-Hosted Real-Time Data Services

Collaboration and Discovery through Semantic Connections

Semantics and Linked Data for Data Sharing and Discovery (GeoLink)

Software Stewardship and Open Source Software Sharing (GeoSoft)

Model Validation, Verification, and Intercomparison

Web Services (Geo-WS)

Brokering Technologies to Discover, Share, and Access Data (BCube)

Funded Projects:(III) Conceptual Designs

Initial planning for Enterprise Architecture

A Data-Oriented Human-Centric Enterprise Architecture

A Cross-Domain Integrative Information System

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A Scalable Community Driven Architecture

Funded Projects:(IV) EarthCube Test Governance

2012-2013: Set up test governance structure and charter documents

2014-2015: Demonstrate test governance framework

Test Governance StructureLee

The EarthCube Office Website, newsletter, documents,

mailing lists, etc.• Lee Allison, AZGS• PI of EC Test

Governance Award

• Bruce Caron• EC Program Office Manager• Bruce.caron@earthcube.org

• Rachael Black

• Anna Katz

• Kate Kretschmann

Core Organization

ScienceCommittee

Technology & Architecture Committee

Engagement Team

Liaison Team

LEADERSHIPCOUNCIL

EarthCube Office

NSF

Council of Data

Facilities

Leadership Council:(I) Elected Committee Representatives

• Yolanda Gil, USC/ISI• CS: workflows, semantics, provenance, metadata• Elected representative, Tech and Arch Committee• PI of GeoSoft Building Block• Participant of EC3 and iSAMPLES RCNs

• Basil Gomez, Hawaiʻi, Mānoa• Hydrogeomorphology• Interim Chair of Leadership Council• Elected representative, Science Committee• Organizing Committee Inland Waters EUW

• Mohan Ramamurthy• Elected representative, Council of Data Facilities• Co-PI of GeoWS and ODSIP Building Blocks

Leadership Council:(II) Elected Team Representatives

• Rick Ziegler, US EPA• Earth and Information Sciences• Elected representative, Liaison Team

• Marjorie Chan, U. Utah• Sedimentology & diagenesis• Elected representative, Engagement Team• Co-convener of EC Sedimentary Geology end-user

workshop, participant in RCN field workshop

Leadership Council:(III) Elected At-Large Representatives

• David K. Arctur, U. Texas Austin• Elected representative, Cyberinfrastructure area• EarthCube Test Governance (YR1) and DisConBB Building

Block

• Farzad Kamalabadi, U. Illinois Urbana• Elected representative, Atmosphere/Space area• Atmospheric and ionospheric research

• Kerstin Lehnert, Columbia University• Elected representative, Earth Sciences area• PI of C4P and iSamplES RCNs• Co-PI of CINERGI Buliding Block• Co-Chair of Council of Data Facilities

• Danie Kinkade, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution• Elected representative, Ocean area• PI of Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Workshop• Co-PI of Early Career Workshop

What is EarthCube? EarthCube’s goal is to enable geoscientists to address the

challenges of understanding and predicting a complex and evolving Earth system by fostering a community-governed effort to develop a common cyberinfrastructure to collect, access, analyze, share and visualize all forms of data and resources, using advanced technological and computational capabilities.

EarthCube’s long-term vision is a dynamic, community-driven cyberinfrastructure that will support standards for interoperability, infuse advanced technologies to improve and facilitate interdisciplinary research, and help educate scientists in the emerging practices of digital scholarship, data and software stewardship, and open science.

(from Leadership Council, 12/5/2014)

Getting InvolvedDemonstration governance

Interaction, discussion and planning (RCNs)

Developing, integrating and utilizing current cyberinfrastructure (Building Blocks)

Feedback from the communityWhat is missing? What still needs to happen?

Working groups Check & Adjust (January, 2015)

All Hands Meeting (May, 2015)

Getting Involved:(I) Science Committee

• Co-Chair: Basil Gomez• Co-Chair: Emma Aronson

Identify and prioritize end user requirements

Connect academic and technology communities

Working Groups (articulate science objectives) End-user workshop outcomes Funded project’s goals Novel use cases

(wicked problems/grand challenges)

Getting Involved:(II) Technology and Architecture Committee

Charter: Facilitate technology development, architecture, and testbed for components

Current focus: constituting Working Groups “Technical Requirements and Synthesis from Science Use Cases” (Co-

Chairs: K. Stocks and D. Kinkade) “Funded Projects: Gap Analysis” (Co-Chairs: A. Kelbert and T. Malik;

POC: P. Smith) “Testbed for Funded Projects” (Co-Chairs: E. Law and K. Keiser) “Standards and Standards Organizations” (in formation stages)

Schedule: Working Groups target All Hands and Summer for interfaces and final deliverable

• Co-Chair: Yolanda Gil, USC/ISI• Co-Chair: Jay Pearlman, J&F Ent.

Getting Involved:(III) The Council of Data Facilities

Charter: Just approved unanimously by CDFmembership https://github.com/earthcube/CDF-Charter The CDF General Assembly provides strategic direction for the Council The CDF Executive Committee is responsible for the harmonious and effective

functioning of the CDF

Next Steps: The CDF General Assembly will meet 9 Jan 2015, following ESIP Winter Mtg

Current focus: Seeking nominations for the CDF Executive Committee and input on the agenda for the CDF General Assembly meeting

• Interim Chair: Mohan Ramamurthy, Unidata• Co-chairs: Kerstin Lehnert & Don Middleton

A federation of existing and emerging geoscience data facilities that serve as an effective foundation for EarthCube and cyberinfrastructure for the geosciences.

Getting Involved:(IV) The Liaison Team

• Chair: Rick Ziegler• Co-Chair: Lindsay Powers

Charter: Establish partnerships with existing cyber-initiatives, agencies, associations, and other efforts external to the NSF core constituency, including international activities as well as the private sector.

Current focus: mapping the larger geo/CI landscape and community Populating landscape map with connected orgs, initiatives,

agencies, data facilities, etc. Assessing where EarthCube fits into this landscape

Getting Involved:(V) The Engagement Team

• Chair: Marjorie Chan• Co-Chair: TBA

Charter: Proactively reach out to EarthCubecommunity & encourage involvement

Current focus: constituting Working Groups “Mapping engagement scope” (Chair: Lindsay Powers) “Conveying new tools & cases” (Chair: Simon Goring) “Internal communication” (Chair: Elisha Wood-Charlson)

Getting Involved:(VI) Other Planned Activities

Currently being considered by the Leadership Council: Sci-Tech retreats Training events Early career researchers events

Contact us if you have suggestions leadership@earthcube.org

Concluding Remarks

Learn more at AGU Townhall meeting: Wed Dec 17, 12:30 - 01:30 PM EarthCube booth EarthCube-focused sessions in web site

Attend the annual All-Hands-Meeting May 27-28, 2015, Arlington VA

Join or follow the newly formed groups Science Committee, Engagement Team Technical and Architecture Committee Council of Data Facilities, Liaison Team

EarthCube Needs You!

To steer the work towards what you believe are the most important priorities

To demonstrate that the geosciences community can organize itself to shape its future

To articulate a compelling vision and work together to turn it into a reality

Pointers EarthCube sessions at AGU Fall 2015

http://workspace.earthcube.org/welcome-earthcube/community-updates/earthcube-presentations-and-sessions-agu

End User Workshops http://www.earthcube.org/page/end-user-workshops/

Funded projects http://workspace.earthcube.org/rcns http://workspace.earthcube.org/building-blocks http://workspace.earthcube.org/conceptual-designs

Current activities and Working Groups http://workspace.earthcube.org/demonstration-governance/