Greetings,
Next Tuesday, 22 September 2009 at 1:30 p.m. MDT, Ben Domenico from the
Unidata Program Center will take center stage to present a Webcast
seminar. Please check the URL below for Webcast information and if you
miss it, you can tune in later for the archived version, along with the
posted PP slides.
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/seminars/
Abstract:
The Unidata Outreach Activities with a Focus on International Standards
Related to Atmospheric Data Access
Ben Domenico, Unidata Program Center
Tuesday, 22 September 2009 1:30 p.m. MST
Unidata Conference Room, FL4, 1318
Abstract
From the earliest stages, there has been strong interest in Unidata
tools and data services from outside the core community of US academic
departments in the atmospheric sciences. In particular, the disciplines
"at the margins" of the core community: oceanography, hydrology,
environmental science, ecology, etc. have participated in the program at
various levels over the years. Recent developments in the area of web
services hold out the hope of making the data systems of these
disciplines interoperable without each group having to adopt the
internal systems of the others in order to make use of their data.
Several international standards groups are working on conventions,
protocols and interfaces that foster such interoperability and hence
have a bearing on our ability to make atmospheric data available to
other communities. This is especially true for the groups who have
traditionally used GIS tools, e.g, hydrology, biogeosciences, societal
impacts and hazard response. These standards organizations include ISO,
the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) as well as the members of our own
community involved in OPeNDAP, the Climate and Forecast Conventions, and
the evolution of the netCDF. This talk provides an overview of the
efforts underway and a recap of recent progress.
A special effort will be made to indicate how these efforts tie in with
those of the other groups within Unidata.
Thanks for your interest!
Linda
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
