Oct 21-23 ESDSWG Meeting SPG sessions at the ESDSWG Meeting

Session #1 Tuesday 1:30-3:30 (brief break at 2:30) - KML/GeoRSS Talks & Discussion

  • Allan Doyle KML & GeoRSS Technology Overview
  • Karl Benedict Time-enabled KML
  • Ken Keiser Discussion of current projects at UAH employing KML & GeoRSS
  • Brian Wilson Use of Atom/GeoRSS and KML in search results
  • Josh Lieberman Distributed Knowledge Management with GeoRSS
  • Siri Jodha Discussion of Current Project at NSIDC - Cryospheric applications of Google Earth

Session # 2 Tuesday 4:00pm 5:30pm - KML/GeoRSS continued

  • Any ad-hoc 3 minute talks on KML/GeoRSS?
  • Discussion topics (from Session #1))
    • How do we reuse simple, adopted standards like KML and Atom to exchange full metadata by standardizing more and more lightweight, modular schemas like GeoRSS?
    • How do we maintain interoperability between KML and other small metadata standards like Atom feeds? A goal would be round-trip conversion between KML and Atom docs.
    • Which implementation approaches are promising for the Earth science community?
  • Discussion: Ideas for the ideal HQ endorsement process for standards

Tuesday evening: SPG Music Night: Meet for dinner at Serrano restaurant at 6:30pm. The live music show starts at 8:30pm at the upstairs of the restaurant (called Tin Angel). Show tickets are $10. http://www.tinangel.com

Session #3, Wednesday 10:30-12pm Metadata Session

  • Survey of ISO standards for metadata: Liping Di
  • NPOESS Metadata Model : Rich Ullman
  • CF-1 Metadata standard : V. Balaji

Session #4, Wednesday 1:30-3:30pm -GEOSS Talk & Discussions about SPG process & strategy

  • GEOSS SIF Update Siri Jodha Khalsa
  • Discussion: Is a reference standard e.g. OAIS std appropriate for SPG?
  • Discussion: Different types of Tech Notes & different levels of reviews/endorsement?
  • Discussion: which communities should we target for outreach?
  • Discussion: What other technologies should we track?
  • Discussion: resolution of the DIF RFC
  • Discussion : resolution of Backtrack Tech Note
  • Discussion: AURA Groups new Tech Note about community building

Session #5, Thursday 10:30 12:30 HQ Endorsement Discussion with Frank Lindsay

  • Discussion with Frank Lindsay Strengthening the HQ endorsement process
    • SPGs Ideal HQ endorsement process ;
  • Work plan for the next 12 months
  • Report back to plenary