EARTHCUBETransforming Geoscience Research

ESIP Summer Meeting

July 10, 2014

Lee Allison, EarthCube Test Governance PI

AGENDA

1. Introduction to EarthCube: Overview & Purpose

2. EarthCube Journey

3. All-Hands Meeting 2014

1. Governance Outcomes

2. Technical- Architecture Panel

4. Establishing Demonstration Governance

1. Call for Participation

5. Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure Panel

EARTHCUBE VISION Transform the conduct of

data-enabled geoscience-related research

Create effective community-driven cyberinfrastructure

Allow global data discovery and knowledge management

Achieve interoperability and data integration across disciplines

Dynamic Earth

Changing Climate

Earth & Life

Geosphere-Biospheric Connection

Water: Changing Perspectiv

es

SoftwareBig DataPeople

Hardware

Working together to find common solutions for

different needs

Cyber City

Roadmaps & Concept Designs (technical roadmaps and small prototype designs)

End-user Workshops & Stakeholder Alignment (identifying community needs & wants)

Test Governance Award (planning & demonstration phases)

Building Blocks, RCNs, and Conceptual Design Awards (current funded projects)

The EarthCube Journey

White Papers & Expressions of Interest (Geo & CI)

Dear Colleague Letter & Charrettes

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CURRENT PROJECTS

Test Enterprise Governance EarthCube Test Enterprise Governance: An Agile

Approach M. Lee Allison, University of Arizona

 

Research Coordination Networks (RCNs) C4P: Collaboration and Cyberinfrastructure for

PaleogeosciencesKerstin Lehnert, Columbia University 

Building a Sediment Experimentalist Network (SEN)Wonsuck Kim, University of Texas at Austin

EC3: Earth-Centered Communication for Cyberinfrastructure Matty Mookerjee, Sonoma State University

Conceptual Designs Developing a Data-Oriented Human-Centric Enterprise

Architecture for EarthCubeChaowei Yang, George Mason University

Enterprise Architecture for Transformative Research and Collaboration Across the GeosciencesIlya Zaslavsky, San Diego Supercomputer Center

Building Blocks  Deploying Web Services Across Multiple Geoscience Domains

Tim Ahern, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Specifying and Implementing ODSIP, A Data-Service Invocation

ProtocolDavid Fulker, OPeNDAP

A Broker Framework for Next Generation GeoscienceSiriJodha Khalsa, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Integrating Discrete and Continuous DataDavid Maidment, University of Texas at Austin

Leveraging Semantics and Crowdsourcing in Data Sharing and DiscoveryThomas Narock, University of Maryland

A Cognitive Computer Infrastructure for GeoscienceShanan E. Peters, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Earth System BridgeScott Peckham, University of Colorado at Boulder

Software Stewardship for the GeosciencesYolanda Gil, University of Southern California

Community Inventory of EarthCube Resources for Geosciences Interoperability (CINERGI)Ilya Zaslaysky, San Diego Super Computer Center

INSPIRE Enabling Transformation in the Social Sciences, Geosciences, and

Cyberinfrastructure through Stakeholder Alignment Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

EARTHCUBE.ORG WORKSPACES

ASSEMBLY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS

Data Facilities (Jan. 15-17)

EarthCube Projects (Feb. 12-14)

IT/CS/IS/FOSS (March 5-7)

End-Users & Professional Societies (March 18-20)

CROWDSOURCE SURVEYSAND RESULTS

1. Strategic Pathway Exercises 250+ participants in both exercises

2. Comprehensive Charter Review Survey 25+ participants

3. Overarching Gov. Framework Review Survey 55+ participants

ALL-HANDS MEETING 2014

June 24-26, Washington DC

150+ attendees 75 + institutions, orgs,

agencies represented 45 + plenaries, sessions,

posters, presentations 3 keynote speakers

ALL-HANDS MEETING GOALS

1.Convergence on the Demonstration Governance Charter: next steps on implementation

2.Coordination among projects

3.Forum for Geoscience Cyberinfrastructure conversations

CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNANCE

Leadership & Vision

• Setting strategic direction• Coordinating, communicating,

policies, etc.• Coordination with NSF

Guiding Technical

Implementation

• Explicit connection between scientific process and technical functions

• Alignment of funded projects• Stewardship of architecture

framework

Advocacy & Engagement

• Disseminate, engage, connect, partner

• Other organizations and initiatives, end-users, educators, professional societies, publishers, and more

Leadership Council Office

Council of Data Facilities

EngagementTeam

Technology/ Architecture Standing Committee

Liaison Program Team

Science Standing Committee

Participants

Technical Funded Team

Working Group

Science Funded Team

Special Interest Group

Special Interest Group

Working Group

Working Group

Concept Design

Projects RCNs Bldg

Blocks

Questions?

ALL-HANDS MEETING OUTCOMES:TECHNOLOGY PANEL

• Phil Yang, George Mason University EarthCube Conceptual Design: Developing a Data-Oriented Human-

Centric Enterprise Architecture for EarthCube

• Steve Richard, Arizona Geological SurveyEarthCube Architecture Outcomes

• Don Middleton/Mohan Ramamurthy, NCAR/UnidataEarthCube Council of Data Facilities

Questions?

Sprint 2Jan: • Testing agile

processFeb to June: • Developing

architecture framework

Sprint 1July: • Webinars July 17 & 21• Initial charter

submissionAug: • Organizational

meetingsSept – Dec: • Working meetings

Call for

particip-

ation

Jan:Check

& Adjust

June:Check

& Adjust

DEMO GOV: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

CHOOSE YOUR ROLE

Special Interes

t Groups

Leadership Council

Liaison Team

Tech. Standing

Committee

Council of Data Facilities

Engage-mentTeam

Science Standing

Committee

Working Groups

Sign up on the EarthCube Workspace

http://workspace.EarthCube.org

ON THE HORIZON: TIMELINE FOR NEXT STEPS

July 17 and 21: Webinar for important information on the new Standing Committees and Teams

Late August: First Standing Committees and Teams virtual meetings

August 31: Deadline for nominations of At-Large Leadership Council members

September 15: Selection of At-Large Leadership Council members

October 1: Demonstration organization in place

The folks behind the curtain

OperationsKim PattenGenevieve PearthreeAnna KatzRachael BlackKate Kretschmann

SecretariatDavid ArcturKerstin LehnertErin RobinsonSteve DiggsGeorge PercivallSteve RichardTed HabermannIlya ZaslavskyJoel Cutcher-GershenfeldJewlya Lynn

Advisory Committee Paul EdwardsHolly GivenLinda GundersenThomas HoffmannJohn TownesBeth Plale Sonya Legg

Operational Management GroupGary CraneJim BowringBruce CaronCecelia Deluca

Questions?

Robert Gurney, University of Reading

M. Lee Allison, Arizona Geological Survey

Co-chairs, Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure Steering Committee

e-infrastructure

and data management to support global change research

Established to foster global environmental change research;

Initiated June 2009 by NSF & NERC, building on IGFA

Belmont Forum Members

Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure and Data Management Initiative

• 18-month long process• International Steering

Committee• 1 member per country,

international organizations• National delegations • ~ 10 members per country

~ 140 people• Secretariat – jointly funded by

US (NSF) and UK (NERC)• Knowledge Hub Web platform

Architecture & InteroperabilityWP1: Standards WP2: Improved interface between the computation and data infrastructuresWP3: Harmonisation of global data infrastructure for sharing environmental dataGovernanceWP4: Data SharingWP5: Open DataWP6: Capacity Building

Timeline and Goals

July 2013 – September 2014: Programme of international community building and strategy development activities

December 2014: Community Strategy and Implementation Plan produced’

January 2015: Belmont Forum decides on possible Phase II funding call

March 2015: Final report delivery

May 2015: Possible funding solicitation

Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure & Data Management Panel

Cindy Chandler, WHOI

Mustapha Mokrane, ICSU- World Data System

Brian Wee, NEON