GEOSS Common Infrastructure Initial Operating Capability

Directions and DiscussionPresented to GEO ADC

GenevaMay 20 2008

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GEOSS Common Infrastructure(GCI)

Announcement of IOC

“The Initial Operating Capability phase (IOC) will last for up to 12 months, with a target launch date in May 2008.”

“The IOC will allow the community to gain practical experience with many issues that have been under discussion during the early development of the GCI”

Key issues: long-term cost implications, systems operations and maintenance, proprietary vs. open-source concerns, single vs. multiple Portals and Clearinghouses, access procedures, … and user community requirements.

Announcement of IOC“The Executive Committee has decided that the IOC phase will be supervised by a Task Force with the support of the Secretariat. This Task Force will draw lessons from the IOC and provide technical advice to the Executive Committee.”

The following schedule is foreseen: 1.Establishment of the Task Force: May 2008; 2.IOC kick-off: May 2008;3.Midterm review of IOC: October 2008; 4.Report to the GEO-V Plenary; 5.Review of IOC and definition of the final implementation framework: Summer 2009; 6. Upgrades to the GCI leading to full operation of the GCI to start as soon as possible after the review; formal adoption at GEO-VI.

Invitation for Task Force

The Secretariat proposes to have this Task Force comprising: • 4 Members from the Architecture and Data Committee; • 2 Members from the User Committee; • 2 Members from the Science and Technology Committee; and • 2 Members from the Capacity Building Committee. With this letter The Director, on behalf of the ExCom, is inviting you as Co-Chair of your Committee to nominate your representatives to this Task Force.

Items to be Addressed in the near future• Task Force Terms of Reference, goals and objectives

need to be defined– Task Force

• Task Force membership recommendation– To be made by ADC Co-chairs representing the ADC

• Plan for Public Announcement– Secretariat + committees

• Planning for implementation and testing.– ADC (AR-07-01) in coordination with other committees

• Data Policy in IOC – consistent with existing data policies of component and service providers

• Collecting and collating user feedback– Secretariat and Providers

Summary

• IOC will start very shortly and last for 12 months

• Task Force being formed to overview progress and make recommendations to GEO Executive Committee

• ADC will continue to update the GEOSS Common Infrastructure and work on advanced development.

Thank You