the myocean concept p.bahurel, project coordinator
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The MyOcean Concept
P.Bahurel, project coordinator
5 driving objectives
1. A core service
2. An integrated capacity
3. A user driven service
4. A methodology for development
5. A pan European organization
In « MyOcean concept document »
1. A core service
For intermediate users
SYSTEMSE
RVIC
EINTERMEDIATE
USERS
Marine safety
Marine & coastal environment
Climate seasonal &weather forecasting
Marine Resources
A comprehensive and consistent description of the ocean
• All areas
• In Situ observations• Satellite Observations• Assimilative Models
• Real-time• Reanalyses
A catalogue of « common denominator » data
• Currents,• Temperature,• Salinity• Sea Level,• Sea Ice, • Surface winds• Biogeochemistry
• 239 products
A single and easy access point for users www.myocean.eu
DISCOVER
VIEW
DOWNLOAD
Open & Free
about the « core service »
• It’s positive– We have a core service – We cover the major part of the requirements– We have users and the service is well received
• But– A fine tuning has to be done now, with users (e.g. list
of products, products definition, portal functions)– Wave products are missing, and reasons are external
2. An integrated capacity
A pan-European system organization to produce marine information
5 THEMATIC ASSEMBLY CENTRES
7 MONITORING AND FORECASTING CENTRES
A hierarchy in production systems, reducing unnecessary duplication
• One nominal system per area to produce the expected information
• Notions of back-up systems
An information system to manage the data flows
A common set of information, documentation, content and formats
• System descriptions, Product User Manual and Quality Documents
• Data formats
• Service and change processes
about the « integrated capacity »
• It’s positive– It is really an « integrated system of systems »– We observed a very good behaviour in operations– We have already reduced a number of redundancies– Roles are well defined
• But– Some components are not fully integrated– This is still a heavy management cost for the teams– Imposing European (MyOcean) specifications on
National systems is not straighforward
3. A user driven service
A service desk
Providing assistanceConnecting users and experts
Service Level Agreements
• Around 1000 standard Service Level Agreements today
• Specific management for major accounts
EEA
A project organization to work on user’s uptake
• The WP18 in MyOcean, a project in itself to work on user’s uptake– Four areas of benefit
• The Core User Group
• A set of User Requirement Documents (URDs)
Meetings with users
User Training
BolognaJuly 2011
User Forum
StockholmApril 2011
about the « user driven »
• It’s positive– We have now a better idea of our users– We have a first experience– We have an organization– We have something to offer, to start the dialogue
• But– We’re not yet really « user driven » : this is one of
the challenges of MyOcean2
4. A methodology for development
Milestones, Reviews
• A high-level review group, with EC evaluators and external experts
• A review organization at the project level
• Recommendations, actions and decisions
CDKP
PRR
VARR
Service Transition (V1)
CriticalSub-Systems(MIS & Web Portal)
Impl. V1
Int. CSS Ver.
Deploy. Val.
Service Design
Service DesignService Definition (V1 + V2)
System Definition
Operation of V0
Analysis
Design
Analysis
Design
ServiceDefinition (V1 + V2)
PDR
PDR
SRR
I&VV1
Int. PCs stream1 V1
VARR
Operation of V1
Transition (V1)
Impl. V2 I&V V2 Corrective Maintenance
Service Transition (V2)
Deploy. Val.
V2
I&V PCsstream2 V1
I&V PCs V2
Int. all PCs
Int. CSS Ver.
ServiceDefinition (V1 + V2)
Service Design Service Transition (V1)
Production Centres
Impl. V1Analysis
Design
PDR
I&V V1 Impl. V2 I&V V2 Corrective
Maintenance
Top-Level
V1 V2
KOFF
PCR
VRR VARR
VRR
VARR
VARR VARR
PRR
POR1 POR2
VRR VRR
VRR
VRR
about the « methodology »
• It’s positive– We went through this mini-revolution– We share a methodology to manage our pan-
European service organization for operational oceanography
• But– The cost is high for the teams, and the work is not
equally shared– We need to simplify and ensure we will work with it
for good reasons for a long time
5. A pan-European organization
To run the project
• A project manager
• A project office
• An executive committee
• 18 WorkPackages
• 61 partners
To run the project
• A project manager
• A project office
• An executive committee
• 18 WorkPackages
• 61 partners
To run the contract
• REA
• Project Office
• 61 partners and their
administrative dpts
To run the service!
• A pan-European organization for– The service delivery– The operational production– The quality assessment– Any change in the situation
• Roles and processes defined
To ensure quality and innovation
• The WP3 in MyOcean, a project in itself to work on common research& development, and innovation
• A Scientific Advisory Committee
• 2 open calls
• MyOcean Science Days
To govern the present and prepare the future
• Annual meetings with partners
• A Board
• A MyOcean Advisory Committee
• Relations with stakeholders, and EuroGOOSECOMF
about the « pan-European »
• It’s positive– We are able to work together– We are able to reach our objectives together– We are fairly well organized
• But– We must improve again the overall communication,
consultation, participation, decision– We must foster the links with EuroGOOS and
stakeholders, and progress in our long term structuration
Conclusion
The MyOcean concept was valid, and we have implemented it successfully.
The MyOcean concept was really challenging and we have not reached the final step.
Improvements will be made in MyOcean2.