GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot

The GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot (GEO Task AR-07-02) leads the incorporation of contributed components consistent with the GEOSS Architecture using a GEO Web Portal and a Clearinghouse search facility to access services through GEOSS Interoperability Arrangements in support of the GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas. Results of the AIP are transitioned to GEO Task AR-07-01 and the GEOSS Common Infrastructure.

This web page records the progress of the AIP development.   For access to data go the GEOSS Web Portals .

AI Pilot Events

Events of the AI Pilot are listed below in reverse chronological order.
Telecons are a main method of communication for the Pilot.
A recent presentation provides a summary of the AIP-2 status .

2009

• The completion of AIP Phase 2 (AIP-2) is planned for July 2009.   The current activity is to documenting the results in AIP-2 Engineering Reports.   Communication mechanisms are established and are open.
• Engineering Reports
• Working Group pages on Google Sites     
• Communications : e-mail, web pages, telecons

• AIP-2 Demonstration Videos are now posted.  The Demonstrations were developed over the course of AIP and recorded during a Demo Capture workshop, 4-5 May 2009 in Stresa, Italy.  The demonstrations show SBA and Technology topics.

• The AIP-2 status was presented to the GEO Architecture and Data Committee on 7 May 2009 (presentation to ADC ) and to a Joint meeting of the ADC and the User Interface Committee (presentation to UIC/ADC).

• AIP-2 Testing approach was defined and initiated in February 2009

• Scenarios and Use Cases were initially established in January 2009.  Scenarios show how GEOSS is applied in various Communities of Practice.   Use Cases are reusable transverse technology approaches for implementing the scenarios.  A matrix maps Scenarios to Use Cases.

2008

• An Interim Design Review for the AIP-2 Development was held on 2 December 2008 in Valencia Spain.  AIP-2 Working Groups presented their status with a focus on Scenarios and Use Cases.  A Summary identifies the major observations of the review.

• AIP-2 Kickoff Workshop was held in Boulder Colorado, USA, September 25 and 26, 2008.  Eighty five(85) persons attended over the two days.  A summary presentation of the kickoff is available. Pictures from the workshop 

• A Call for Participation (CFP) remains open for the duration of AIP Phase 2. Thirty eight (38) responses to the CFP have been received.  An analysis of the Responses was developed to support Kickoff workshop planning. 

• An Architecture Workshop was held on the 4th and 5th of February 2008. Results of the workshop were included in the CFP for Phase 2.

2007

• AIP Contributions to an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for GEOSS were established in December 2007.

• A Scenario Capture workshop was held September 10-11, 2007. The purpose of the workshop was to develop screen capture recordings of AI Pilot clients for the Scenarios, Portal and the Clearinghouse/Registry for the EO Summit. The results for the workshop are viewable as on-line demonstrations or download the videos for playback without a network.

• Results of the Federated Earth Observation Pilot (FedEO) are supportive of the GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot.

• AI Pilot Working Groups were establised as the forum for development during the execution phase of the AI Pilot. E-mail lists for the working groups have been established.

• A Kickoff Meeting for the AI Pilot was held on 5&6 June 2007 at the ESRIN Facility of the European Space Agency. The Kickoff Meeting began the Execution Phase of the Pilot. During the Kickoff meeting detailed plans and designs were developed along with the identification of user scenarios suitable for demonstration. An element of the kickoff was review of the engineering viewpoint architecture from the CFP Annex B.

• A Call for Participation (CFP) in the AI Pilot was issued on 13 April 2007. 35 responses were received. As many proposals included contributions from multiple organizations, there were 105 organizations responding to the CFP. Responses were received from government agencies, academia and national laboratories, and commercial organizations.