User Vice Chairs Report

Liu ChuangLorant Czaran

22th WGISS Meeting, 11-15 September 2006, USA

1. World Summit on Information Society Follow Up Activities

2. The Status of Working on the Book :

WGISS Supports Global Environmental Change Research

1. World Summit on Information Society Follow Up Activities

• Consultant meetings (UNESCO)

16-22 October 2006, Paris and Beijing

Access e-Learning, e-Sciences

2 The Status of Working on the Book :

WGISS Supports Global Environmental Change Research

The Content Focuses:Global Users in Priority Areas There are more than 50 major international programs related to

WGISS in global environmental change, in which the priority areas from GEOSS and ICSU/ESSP are:

GEOSS:• Disasters• human health• Energy• Climate• Water• Ecosystems• Agriculture• biodiversity

ICSU/ESSP: • Food (GECFAS)• Carbon (GCP)• Water (GWSP)• Human Health

Content Design:

Part I: GEC Research Actions and WGISS Information Infrastructure

(220 pages)

Part II: Cases Studies and Products ( 100 pages)

Part III: Attachment (50 pages)

Content Design:

Part I: GEC Research Actions and WGISS Information Infrastructure

(220 pages)

8 Chapters

Chapters:

1. Global Environmental Change and the GEOSS Priority Areas (15 pages)

2. Global Environmental Change and the ESSP Priority Areas

(15 pages)3. WGISS Information Infrastructure and Task Groups

(Priority Area) ( 15 pages)4. WGISS Data Resources for GEC Research (55 pages)5. WGISS Information Systems for Services (50 pages)6. Technology in Long-term Supporting GEC Research

(30 pages) 7. Data Centers from WGISS Member Agencies (30

pages)8. WGISS on-going actions in Supporting GEC

Research (10 pages)

3. WGISS Information Infrastructure and Task Groups (Priority Area) ( 15 pages)

History

role in CEOS and GEOSS

architecture

Priority areas and Task Groups

4. WGISS Data Resources for GEC Research (55 pages)

IDN

DATA PORTAL

DATASETS

(John, Ivan, David… Paper )

5. WGISS Information Systems for Services (50 pages)

Each of systems (tools) from WGISS agency members

6. Technology in Long-term Supporting GEC Research (30 pages)

Standards, Formats, GRID,

7. Data Centers from WGISS Agencies Members (30 pages)

Each of the data centers from WGISS agency members

7. WGISS on-going actions in Supporting GEC Research (10 pages)

Ten years plan and contributions to GEOSS

Part II: Case Studies and Products

( 100 pages)

Chapters:

1. Introduction (8 pages)

2. Global Scale (12 pages, 3 cases)

3. Regional Scale (28 pages, 7 cases)

4. National Scale (20 pages, 5 cases)

5. Local Scale (32 pages, 8 cases)

Part III: Attachment (introduction to the WGISS/CEOS member agencies)

(50 pages)

1. References (5 pages)2. Introduction to WGISS/CEOS member

agencies ( 35 pages)3. Authors and Editors Bibliography and

Acknowledgement (1/4 pages for each person, 10 pages)

4. WGISS organization chart and historical meetings list

Publisher

• Publisher option

• Cost estimate for hard copy in a formal publisher

• Multi language versions

Contributors and recommendations

Authors and Contributors

1. Global Environmental Change and the GEOSS Priority Areas (15 pages)

2. Global Environmental Change and the ESSP Priority Areas (15 pages)3. WGISS Information Infrastructure and Task Groups (Priority Area)

( 15 pages)4. WGISS Data Resources for GEC Research (55 pages)5. WGISS Information Systems for Services (50 pages)6. Technology in Long-term Supporting GEC Research (30 pages) 7. Data Centers from WGISS Member Agencies (30 pages)8. WGISS on-going actions in Supporting GEC Research (10 pages)

Contributors and recommendations

• contributors

• Recommendations

3 cases in global scale

7 cases in regional scale

5 cases in national scale

8 cases in local scale

Chief Editors

• DATA Utilization Task Group

• Volunteers

Thank You !