RCN: Ocean Meeting

March 14 2012

Agenda

1. Introductions (“around the table”)2. Program (Objectives)

3. Approach for operationsa. Meetings/Coordinationb. Schedulec. Working Groups

4. Ocean Community Issues and Challenges5. Focus area discussions (additional topics) 6. AOB. [ Next meeting – September; Other ]

Motivation (1)

New technologies and approaches are emerging to vastly improve ocean observations. Cabled observatories are an example of a paradigm shift, providing a relative abundance of power and bandwidth for observations.

New mobile platforms provide unanticipated observation opportunities.

Sensors traditionally only available in laboratories can now be adapted for in-situ observations. The potential for interdisciplinary collaboration is significant.

Motivation (2)

• Information exchange capabilities impacts our professional and private lives.

• Real time interfaces and automation bring new opportunities

• ETC……

Issues from a User Perspective

• First, users perceive they are working with a “trusted source”.

• Second, the source should be scalable in geometric coverage and in volume of requests.

• Third, the data sets should be comprehensive in the source’s specialty areas. The data should be open.

• Ultimately, there should be a “perceived sustainability” so that users are willing to invest their own efforts/resources to learn to work with it.

RCN objectives

• Foster a broad, multi-disciplinary dialogue, enabling more effective and sustained use of ocean observing systems for addressing local, national and global challenges.

• Delineate technical issues and approaches crucial for sustainability, data exchange and interoperability and other objectives.

RCN Directions (1)

3a. Approaches for Sustainability of Observing Systems

3b. Stimulating interdisciplinary cooperation

3c. Facilitating Open Exchange of Data and Information

3d. Promote Standards and Interoperability including approaches for common sensor builds

3e. Improving the flow of critical information to key stakeholder

3f/g. Capacity Building and Community

RCN Directions (2)

• 3h. Aligning insitu and remotely sensed observations• 3i. Ubiquitous low cost sensors• 3j. Integration and impacts of citizen observations • Other?

RCN members (1)

• Simon Allen CSIRO Australia• Pierre Bahurel MyOcean/Mercator France• Stewart Bernard CSIR South Africa• Paul DiGiacomo NOAA & GEO CZCP USA• Albert Fischer GOOS/IOC France• Masao Fukasawa JAMSTEC Japan• Milton Kampel INPE Brazil• Peter Pissierssens IODE/UNESCO Belgium• Iain Shepherd European Commission Belgium• Christoph Waldmann University of Bremen Germany

RCN Members (2)

• Jorge Corredor U of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Puerto Rico

• Benjamin Cuker Hampton University Virginia

• Eileen Hofmann Old Dominion University Virginia

• John Orcutt UC San Diego California

• Hans-Peter Plag U of Nevada Reno Nevada

• Heidi Sosik WHOI Massachusetts

• Martin Taylor Ocean Networks Canada Victoria

• Dawn Wright ESRI Oregon

• Jim Yoder WHOI Massachusetts

Agenda

1. Introductions (“around the table”)2. Program (Objectives)

3. Approach for operationsa. Structureb. Meetings/Coordinationc. Schedule

4. Ocean Community Issues and Challenges5. Focus area discussions (additional topics)6. AOB. [ Next meeting – September; Other ]

RCN Structure

• Plenary

• Working groups – focused on selected topics

• Special activities fora (topics of interest)

Operations - Meetings/Coordination

• Plenary Meetings of the whole team will be twice per year – one in-person and two virtual

• Web support will be provided

– Web page, news, repositories, links and library, etc

– Webex and telephone communications

– Web seminars

• Facilitators – Jay Pearlman and Sandy Williams

Schedule

• Plenaries – – March and September (TBD) - virtual– December in San Francisco (Just before AGU) – in person

• Working Groups– Six month duration– Two running in parallel – phased three months apart– Outputs – report of issues and recommendations

• Fora and special activities – as requested• Webinars – Four a year

Working Groups

3a. Approaches for Sustainability of Observing Systems

3b. Stimulating interdisciplinary cooperation

3c. Facilitating Open Exchange of Data and Information

3d. Promote Standards and Interoperability including approaches for common sensor builds

3e. Improving the flow of critical information to key stakeholder

3f/g. Capacity Building and Community

3h. Aligning in-situ and remotely sensed observations3i. Ubiquitous low cost sensors3j. Integration and impacts of citizen observations

Participation Areas

Working Group 1 – Open Data

• Topic – Open Data Exchange• Co-Chairs: John Orcutt and Peter Pissierssens• Terms of Reference – to be decided on first meeting• Outputs – Report on issues and recommendations• Potential subjects– Intellectual Property issues– National policies– Real time availability/Publications– Key technologies

• Schedule– start in Late March or April; report in 6 months

Agenda

1. Introductions (“around the table”)2. Program (Objectives)

3. Approach for operationsa. Meetings/Coordinationb. Schedulec. Working Groups

4. Ocean Community Issues and Challenges5. Focus area discussions (additional topics) 6. AOB. [ Next meeting – September; Other ]

Discussion – Issue for the Ocean Community

3a. Approaches for Sustainability of Observing Systems

3c. Facilitating Open Exchange of Data and Information

3f/g. Capacity Building and Community