1. .ca beta launched July 1st open Executive platformweb DirectorAlex Josephopen water data Water and Environmental HubCybera Inc.apps through API alex.joseph@cybera.ca403-826-3915A not-for-profit project funded by Western EconomicDiversification, Cybera Inc. and University of Lethbridge. Led by University of Lethbridge, Cybera Inc., andAlberta WaterPortal.

2. DATA DATAProducersUsersWeb Platform for Discovery &Accessibility ofWater Data 3. More Data AccessibilityMore EngagementGOVERNMENTACADEMIC NGO INDUSTRYCITIZENSEnabling Government, Academia, Industry, NGOs, and the wider community 4. 2/3NSF says maybe 80-90% Phone Dave for data |Subject: Out of Office Auto Reply on vacation 2043 MB Download Full Dataset 5. wouldnt it be amazing to haveone (web) platform for climate and hydrometric data J. Allen (SFU) @ CWRA2011 6. the arrival of Web Services Hubs David Maidment (CUAHSI) @ CWRA2011 7. problem with water data Local - majority of water data is stored on paper, local computers,controlled organizational databases -> stranded by storagemedium Opaque - most of what is available is only in downloadableformat -> all or nothing Fragmented other data is available in small piece by painfulpiece -> death by a thousand clicks Custom Format - most are not standardized -> custom structures Human Required - virtually none are available as an API ->requires human intervention in time and $ 8. the dream All water data is available through web services - includinghistorical, new data can be found and catalogued automatically (at least) One great node where one can efficiently search anddiscover water data Distinct pieces of datasets can be accessed on request Data can be converted/transformed on the fly into multipleformats User can easily mash together water datasets Users have access to great tools and can custom build tools Users can integrate water data with other types of data from othersources through RESTful API into custom applications 9. Water and Environmental Hub Makes more water data available Makes it searchable under one roof Makes it distributable/transferrable to others Leverages the work of the AB WaterPortal Significantly lowers cost (time and resources) ofworking with water data 10. GOOGLE?Network ofDATAONE? Networks ofNetworks WATER ENVIRONMENTAL HUBGRDCUNGEMS NRCAN GROUNDWATER INFO NETWORKSTATS CAN ENV CAN NRCANUSGS NOAADEE BC MOE AB ENVAB SRDON MOE MN DOENATURE ALBERTALAKE WINNIPEG DATA PORTAL GREAT LAKES eBIRVANCOUVERCALGARY EDMONTON WINNIPEG LOND SUNCORWOOD BUFFALO ENV ASSOCRAMP ABMICITIZEN SCIENTISTS PUBLICAIR SENSORS WATER SENSORS PIPELINE SE 11. Approach Distributed: data stays with owners Scalable: exists in the cloud Seamless: acts as one virtual database Multi-access: multiple portals, tools, formats Standards-based: uses international standards 12. 3 Deliverables Open Web Platform Open Water and Environmental Data Apps through (RESTful) API 13. VIEWERS, WIDGETS, APPSService Oriented ArchitectureVIEWERCACHEAPIAPPLICATION LAYER SOCIAL CATALOGUETRANSLATORNETWORK SYSTEMDATA LAYER EXTERNAL DATA INTERNAL DATA 14. TRANSLATOROGCOTHERWMSEcological MLWFSeBird ML???WaterMLOil&Gas ML???GroundWaterMLSensor Observation Service 15. TRANSLATORCATALOGWEB SERVICESWEHUBMETA DATAWMSWFSOBS DATA WaterMLGroundwaterML Sensor Obs ServiceHYDAT Custom 16. A great platform with no data isAs the Water and Environmental Hublaunches the cup is onlyhalf full 17. HIGH PRIORITY INTERNATIONALPROVINCIALWEB SERVICES CANADAHYDAT Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis CanVec 1:50K, 1:250K52North implementation Hydrological Sensor Web South Esk CSIRO SOSEnvironment CanadaArchived Sediment data from Global Land Ice Measurements Gov Space (GLIMS)HYDAT stations AB from OSIRIS Home Weather Station System Canadian GovernmentWater Level and Streamflow StatisticsIPA Circumarctic Permafrost and Ground Ice Map AB GovDataONEWater Survey of CanadaFlood Disasters in CanadaEU Env Agency water data Alberta Snow Pillow Data (AENV) GRDC?? National Climate Data and Information Ar465 (+) observation streams from 40 different AWSs and gauges in 7 research basinsEU Data centres various topics Surface Water Quality Program (AENV) USGS?? Wet Areas Mapping (Wetlands)GRDCIP3 Baltic Sea RegionWestern Irrigation District Texas WaterNRCanDRI Birds Canada Alberta River Basins (AENV) Lake PowellNRCanWC2NUSGS Water Watch AltaLIS 1:20K Base Features Australia Solid Earth and Environment GridGeoConnections Discover PortalRAMPAvian NetworkAENV WISKIItaly Institute for Studying EcosystemsGeogratisABMIEcotrendsAlberta Geological Service (various) Component and Service Registry - Registration Holdings GEOCanMap WaterWBEAUS Long Term Ecological Research Survey AB Geo NetworkUNEP Climate dataGlobal Forest Watch CanadaCASANet Primary Productivity Database AB Caribou RangeGeoBCDatadotgc.caUNGEMSUS Forest ServiceVarious AB forestry, oil sands Water Survey of CanadaGov Can dataUNGEMSUS Water MapsVarious Canada WaterVASDI Yukon Land Use PlanningData Liberation Initiative (Stats Can) Atlas WMS ServiceUNGEMSGEWEXAB Lake BathymetryAtlas of the Cryosphere: NorthernDucks Unlimited Hemisphere WFSAB ENVUtah state water rightsERCB Pipes and WellsAtlas of the Cryosphere: NorthernWeathernetwork.com RSS Feeds Hemisphere WMSAB ENVEnv Can CLIMATE DATA Ecology Society of AmericaAlberta Agriculture RSS EnviroGRIDS Hydrological modeling (Wp4) - WMSNavCan Aviation WeatherAB Ag Climate DataNatureserveSoil Moisture Global Natural Disaster Hotspots Wind Speeddata WMSAB Env Climate Data Shortgrass Steppe Long Term ResearchAssociation BC Mining Global Species Distribution WMS (Amphibians)RadiationAB SRD Climate Data Biogeochemical Dynamics Agricultural Capability (PFRA Landcover) Bathymetry Web Map Service Evaporation maps (ABEnv?) Great LakesPotentialCanadian Daily Climate Data TERN - AusCover2007 NRCan SAFORAH EOSD Landcover of Canada -surfacesClimate Grid-enabled WMSNorth American Regional ReanalysisOpen Data sets q=water Alberta Water Well Information ArcVoyager Canadas Agriculture Canadian GIS Sources DatabaseEnv Canada Canadian Precipitation RARPublicdata.eu "water"Groundwater Observation Well Network (GOWN) ArcVoyager Canadas Climate Geokov various CAN datasetsSnow RAR up to 55 degrees NNaturalized stream flow projections (daily, weekly) Physical Environment ArcVoyager CanadasImagery (Landsat)AB Gov BC Watersheds ArcVoyager Canadas Population Imagery (SPOT) Alberta Terrestrial ImaAB Env BC Gov - 222 datasets under "water" Athabasca Region Thematic LandImagery (Orthophotos) Use DataAB Env Geokov various BC datasetsBird Studies Canada - BirdMap WMS (SRD)LiDARAB EnvAB Env Sask Gov - Geodata products British Columbia Base Map Layers WMS, Version 2Land Use (CLI)SOILS - AGRASIDSask GIS Data Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Soils (AgraSID) Environment CanadaNetwork WMS,SNOWPACK Geological Survey of Canada, Open Files - Saskatchewan Compusult Limited METAR Weather Mapping service Inventory (GVI)Grassland VegetationBC Snow Pillow archive Manitoba GovCanadian Geoscience KnowledgePFRA Gross Watershed Boundaries Network - Web Map ServiceNorth American GlaciersYukon Gov Canadian Geoscience Map VectorsEastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project LanDaily Canadian Snow and Inland Ice Cover Synthesis Maps Montana GovClimate Change Downscale Modelling, WMS, Environment CanadaGeological Survey of Canada (various)Canadian Permafrost Thickness, Geological Survey of Canada Montana Gov Canadian Geographical Names Service - Web Map ServiceData.govLANDUSE/LANDCOVERMontana Gov DFO Pacific Region Basemaps Web Map ServiceData.govCirca-2000 Northern Land Cover of Canada TransAlta Scheduled releases DM Solutions Web Map Service (WMS)NOAAThe State of Canadas Ecosystems in Maps TransAlta Reservoir levelsEC/Ecological Monitoring And Assessment Network Coordinating Office -Geokov various US datasetsCanadian Peatland Database ON Gov MOEDFO Pacific Region Inland Web Map ServicePRISM datasetPotential Sediment Transport by Wind in the Prairie Provinces (PSTWPP)AB Parks Crown ReservationsGeokov various ON datasetsEndangered Species and Ecosystems Occurrences for British Columbia, WMAB VEG INDEX ENVIRODAT - Newfoundland and Labrador Water Quality Agreement Dat 18. API RESTful Application Programming Interface Machine to machine Automates the process the glue 19. The Mashup 20. Water Hackathon 21. .ca beta launched July 1stAlex Joseph Executive DirectorWater and Environmental Hub Cybera Inc.alex.joseph@cybera.ca 403-826-3915.ca .ca