NOAA IOOS

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NOAA IOOS
Status, Vision, Challenges and the Role of
Industry

• John H. DunniganAssistant Administrator for
  Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management
• IOOS-OOI Symposium The Role of Industry
• August 6, 2007

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Overview

• Integrated Observing Systems
• GEOSS-GOOS
• OOI IOOS
• IOOS Vision and Mission
• IOOS Vision
• IOOS Mission
• IOOS Update
• Federal collaborations to implement IOOS
• How NOAA is implementing IOOS
• Where NOAA is now
• Existing U.S. National Capacity
• NOAA
• California example

• Challenges
• Technical
• Program
• Budget
• The Roles of Industry
• Providing Solutions
• National IOOS Perspective
• Summary
• The View from Washington
• Funding
• Legislation
• Summary

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Global Earth Observation System of Systems
(GEOSS)

• 70 Member Countries the European Commission
• 46 International Organizations
• A distributed system of systems
• Improves coordination of strategies and
  observation systems
• Links all platforms in situ, aircraft, and
  satellite networks
• Identifies gaps in our global capacity
• Facilitates exchange of data and information
• Improves decision-makers abilities to address
  pressing policy issues
• GOOS is the global ocean component of GEOSS

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Integrated Ocean Observing
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U.S. IOOSVision

• Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)
• IOOS will enable rapid assessments of current
  states of marine and estuarine systems, and the
  timely detection and prediction of changes in
  them, through the continual provision of routine
  and reliable data and information in forms and
  at rates specified by the users.
• U.S. IOOS is a complex undertaking that is
  dependent on federal, regional, state, local,
  academic, private sector contributions

Example of a regional observing system in
Monterey Bay, CA
Provide the right information, in the right
format, at the right time, to the right people,
to make the right decisions.
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NOAAs IOOSMission

• Lead the integration of ocean, coastal, and
  Great Lakes observing capabilities, in
  collaboration with Federal and non-federal
  partners, to maximize access to data and
  generation of information products to inform
  decision making and promote social, economic, and
  environmental benefit to our nation and the
  world.

Example of an integrated ocean observation system
Source Draft NOAA IOOS Strategic Plan
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Federal Collaboration to Implement IOOS

• U.S. Ocean Action Plan
• Establishes mechanisms for federal coordination
  and governance (COP, ICOSRMI, JSOST, SIMOR, etc.)
• Identifies goal to build a global earth
  observation network, including integrated oceans
  observation
• Ocean.US
• Federal agency coordination through JSOST-IWGOO
  (EPA, USGS, MMS, USACOE, ONR, JCS, NOAA, NSF,
  USCG,MMC, USDA, USARC, FDA, NASA, DOS, DOE, DOT)
• Development Plan
• Development Plan Addendum

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How NOAA Is Implementing IOOS
WORK PLAN

• NOAA IOOS Program Office Established
• Dedicated to administration of NOAAs IOOS
  activities and collaborating with external
  partners
• NOAA first federal agency to do this
• Implementing Initial Operating Capability for
  Data Integration
• Integrate 5 of 20 variables (temp., salinity,
  sea level, surface currents, ocean color)
• Four data products (hurricane intensity, coastal
  inundation, harmful algae blooms, integrated,
  ecosystem assessments)

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Where Are We?

• Formed NOAA IOOS Program
• Lead and mange NOAAs IOOS efforts Leadership in
  place, now hiring other staff
• Support external collaboration with partners
• NOAAs FY08 Budget Request includes IOOS request
• 14.0 Million (Regional obs., date mgmt.,
  sensors)
• Completed internal planning for the FY10-14
  timeframe
• Completed a draft NOAA IOOS Strategic Plan
• Completed 5 interoperability tests to baseline
  data flows and conditions for our four thematic
  focus areas.
• Implemented a merit based competition to support
  regional IOOS development (FY07 and FY08)

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NOAA Funded IOOS National Capacity

• First U.S. IOOS Development Plan (2006) stresses
  the importance of capitalizing on what is already
  deployed in in-the-water
• For NOAA this means focusing in integrating data
  from our existing systems (i.e., tide gauges,
  buoys)
• The regional coastal ocean observation element
  has historically been funded through earmarks to
  NOAA. NOAA is transitioning to a competitive
  model.

Sample of NOAAs Operational Observing Capability
NOAA Funded Sub-Regional Coastal Ocean Observing
System Elements
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U.S. IOOS CapacityCalifornia Example

• State of California taking a leadership role in
  creation of regional observing systems.
• In 2002 passed 21M in bonds to fund the CA Ocean
  Currents Monitoring Program (COCMP)
• Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System (PaCOOS) is
  developing an ecological component to IOOS for
  ecosystem based management

The proposed buildout of high frequency radar
(HFR) in CA to monitor surface currents.
Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System (PaCOOS)
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IOOS Challenges

• Technical
• Not easy to integrate data from many sources
• Need to provide data in formats and rates that
  are useful for broad array of applications
• Program
• IOOS is not owned by 1 agency or entity
• Difficult to engineer a cohesive and operation
  system with many stakeholders that contribute to
  and use the system
• Budget
• Fiscal constraints always an issue (no one agency
  can do it all)
• Coordinating federal budget requests across
  agencies is not typical and not easy
• Moving from earmarks to merit based awards

Example of ocean and coastal observation data.
IOOS Observation Registry - many data sources
from around the U.S.
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The Roles of IndustryProviding Solutions

• Successful business can be built upon providing
  innovative solutions to project challenges
• Program solutions
• Linking OOI and IOOS
• Innovative Research and Technology Transfer
• Technical Solutions
• Still in period of discovery and face technical
  challenges
• IT engineering services
• Commercial applications development
• Budget
• NOAA knows industry can help
• How do we build a cohesive system with exiting
  resources?
• How can we leverage funded efforts underway in
  the private sector?

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The Role of IndustryNational IOOS Perspective

• Its essential that Industry be fully integrated
  in the planning, implementation, and operation of
  the U.S. IOOS
• Develop strategies for value-added commercial
  applications and services, technology transfer,
  and operations and maintenance of the national
  IOOS.
• Consider Industry perspectives through
  representation at Ocean.US and through active
  engagement at industry workshops and forums
• NOAA encourages the private sector to collaborate
  with regional entities to respond to our
  competitive federal funding announcements.
• Ask for your help in strategizing and thinking
  about ways to strengthen existing and build new
  connections.

Surfline uses oceanographic data to forecast surf
conditions around the world
NOAAs PORTS provides real-time oceanographic
data for 13 ports (6 more this year)
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IOOSThe View from Washington

• Budget
• FY08 Administration request includes 14M for
  IOOS
• 2.5 M for implementation of data mgmt. and
  communications
• 11.5 M for regional observations
• FY08 Senate CJS Mark - 47 M
• 8 M for program development, date mgmt.,
  communications, and grant administration
• 29 M for competitive regional observation
  systems
• 10 M for National data mgmt. and comm. Center
• FY08 House CJS Mark - 14 M (matches Pres.
  Request)

• Legislation
• S. 950 report out of Senate Commerce, Science
  and Transportation Committee
• H.2337 report out of the House Natural Resources
  Committee

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Summary

• IOOS is maturing, but more work needed to evolve
  IOOS into a fully operational system.
• As the U.S. IOOS moves to implementation, the
  potential roles of industry are expected to grow.
• NOAA encourages the private sector to collaborate
  with regional entities to respond to our
  competitive federal funding announcements.
• Symposia such as this are vitally important for
  exchanging ideas and translating the best ideas
  into action.

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NOAA IOOS
Status, Vision, Challenges and the Role of
Industry
Thank You

• John H. DunniganAssistant Administrator for
  Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management
• IOOS-OOI Symposium The Role of Industry
• August 6, 2007

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Ocean Action PlanFY08 President Budget
Increases over FY07
( in Millions)
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Ocean Action PlanFY08 President Budget
Increases over FY07