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.

AI Pilot Events

Events of the AI Pilot are listed below in reverse chronological order.
Telecons are a main method of communication between the events listed below:

• AIP Phase 2 Kickoff Workshop to be held in Boulder Colorado, USA, September 25 and 26.

• A Call for Participation (CFP) in Phase 2 of the AIP as developed by the Task Team has been announced by the GEO Secretariat . Responses to the CFP to support the Kickoff Workshop are requested by 1 September 2008. The CFP remains open for the duration of AIP Phase 2.

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

• 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.

AI Pilot Working Groups

- Implementation WGs

• Architecture WG - Doug Nebert, Michel Millot, Larry McGovern
• GEO Web Portal WG - Ingo Simonis
• Clearinghouse WG - Josh Lieberman
• FedEO Pilot WG - Corentin Guillo

- Scenario WGs

• Wildland Fires in Africa WG - Ingo Simonis
• E&B in Africa WG - Steve Peedell
• Oil Spill WG - Corentin Guillo
• E&B in Polar WG - George Percivall, Terry Fisher
• Regional Climate WG - George Percivall
• Volcano WG - Satoko Miura

E-mail lists for AI Pilot working groups have been established.