CeNCOOS Goals and Initial DMAC Recommendations

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CeNCOOS Goals and Initial DMAC Recommendations

• Stephanie Watson

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U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

• Two components
• global/basin scale (feeds the Global OOS)
• coastal
• Coastal component includes
• National backbone satellites, reference and
  sentinel stations on core variables (many are
  physical), long-range HF radar (proposed),
  standards for data management and communications
• Regional Associations focused on land-based
  inputs, state and regional priorities, greater
  spatial and temporal resolution, more variables
  (especially more focus on biological and
  chemical)

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Regional Associations in the IOOS
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CeNCOOS Mission Statement

• to coordinate and support the development and
  implementation of a regional ocean observing
  system, as part of the U.S. Integrated Ocean
  Observing System, which provides data and data
  products to a diversity of end users on spatial
  and temporal scales appropriate for their needs.

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Some observing activities in CeNCOOS Region
MBARI MUSE 2000

• CICORE (hyperspectral imagery, multibeam
  bathymetry, shore-based stations)
• CIMT (HF radar, ship-based measurements, mooring,
  marine mammal tracking, satellite imagery)
• PISCO (diver surveys nearshore
  biological/physical measurements)
• CalCOFI/PACOOS (ship-based biological/physical
  measurements and many other platforms)
• MBARI (moorings, AUVs, gliders, satellite
  imagery)
• NEOCO (shore-based stations variety of
  parameters)
• COCMP-NC (HF radar, models, use of CDIP and
  satellite imagery)
• Bodega Coastal Ocean Observatory (HF radar,
  moorings, in situ data variety of parameters)

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IOOS provides an end-to-end system

• 3 Subsystems
• Observational
• Data Management and Communications
• Analysis, Modeling and Applications

MBARI MUSE 2000
DMAC plan
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DMAC Subsystem Principles

• Interoperability
• Open, easy access and discovery
• Reliable, sustained, efficient operations
• User feedback
• Open design and standards process
• Preservation of data and data products
• total near-term annual data flow for the U.S.
  Integrated Ocean Observing System estimated at
  2,977,100 MB (DMAC plan, p. 28)

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DMAC Plan

• A single data management approach is not
  specified
• Concentration on other elements
• Data descriptions (metadata)
• Data discovery (also metadata)
• Transport (e.g., OPeNDAP, http, ftp)
• On-line browse
• Archive
• Distributed IOOS centers with dedicated servers
  for data, data assembly, modeling, archive,
  product generation
• User access to data and metadata via a portal

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Initial DMAC Recommendations

• Metadata and Data Discovery
• FGDC compliant metadata
• Submit metadata to GCMD and NCDDC
• Data Transport
• OPeNDAP
• And/or participating in enterprise GIS systems
• On-line Browse
• Live Access Server
• Archive
• Long term plans for designated archive centers
• In Concrete Guidance to Data Providers
  http//dmac.ocean.us/dacsc/docs/december/dmac_plan
  _part_I_aug29_ConcreteGuidance.doc

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Recommendations for DMAC from 1st Annual IOOS
Development Workshop

• FY 05 and 06
• 1. DMAC Steering Team
• 2. DMAC Expert Teams
• 3. Interagency Coordination (IOOS DMAC
  Implementation Oversight Working Group)
• Costs
• FY 05 Oversight and Coordination (1. And 3.)
  36K Standards Development (2.) 685K
• FY 06 Oversight and Coordination 72K
  Standards Development 946K

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Recommendations for DMAC from 1st Annual IOOS
Development Workshop (2)

• FY 07
• Interoperability framework
• Continuation of DMAC efforts that begin in 05 and
  06
• Interoperability infrastructure
• Investments to help meet federal and RA DMAC
  needs
• Design and demonstration Pilot projects to
• Evaluate, test and involve end users in
  capability demos
• Implement new technologies
• Conduct end to end integration of observations
  across sectors, disciplines, geographic areas,
  organizations
• Costs
• Framework 7,052K Infrastructure 6,860K
• Design and Demonstration 3,800K