Air Quality Cluster

Earth Science Information Partners Goals

http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Air_Quality_Cluster

1. Serve as facilitator and advisor for the Earth science information community. 2. Promote flow of Earth science data from collection to end-use. 3. Improve usability of Earth science data and information systems. 4. Expand the use of Earth science information – get it to the decision-makers.5. Educate the public about Earth science and science information systems.

data tools,methods,services

AQ Cluster builds links among groups in order to achieve an effective use of data in decision-making that could not be achieved by any organization acting on its own.

Connect air quality data consumers and data producers:

bringing people and ideas together for delivering earth science data to AQ researchers, managers and other users/consumers facilitate and demonstrate information flow from data providers to AQ consumers

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AQ Cluster aids in reuse of data, processing tools and other services across projects, programs and agencies.

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Recent Cluster Interaction

Provided a coordination/collaboration forum for following activities

Community Activity Cluster Interaction

AQ Data Summit wiki workspace, ESIP profile

GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot

scenario input, wiki workspace, telecon discussions

NOX Data Synthesis Workshop

workshop development and coordination, group preparations, wiki, suggestions for standards-based interoperability between OMI providers and AQ users

S.Cal Smoke Wiki wiki, contributed smoke data/analysis web content

DataSpaceshost on wiki, metadata aggregation, provide content,

discussions on design; coordination with educational DataSheets

Other interaction: NSF proposal coordination, NASA proposal submissions, data lineage design discussions

Data-Centric Workspace: DataSpaces

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• Semantic Wiki: Structured (RDF) and Unstructured Content

• Open, Standard Matadata

• Ready for Export/Harvesting by Registries, Catalogs, Portals, Mashups, …

Metadata Aggregation