Re: [galeon] OGC Fast Track for CF-netCDF??

• To: Steve Hankin <Steven.C.Hankin@xxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [galeon] OGC Fast Track for CF-netCDF??
• From: Ben Domenico <Ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:03:17 -0600

Hi Steve,

That sounds like useful information to have -- whether or not we end up
using it in the OGC Fast Track process.

Let's follow up on it but off to the side of all the email lists.  We
can summarize the conclusions for the lists later.

-- Ben

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Steve Hankin <Steven.C.Hankin@xxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Should we solicit a few words for this document from some of the groups
> that are building standards as extensions on top of CF -- such as
>
>    - GHRSST
>    - OceanSites (and TAO today)
>    - Argo
>
>
> =========================================
>
> Ben Domenico wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>  This note is going to several lists to make sure that you all are aware
> of a new "Fast Track" approach the OGC is considering for cases where
> proposed new standards are already well established "de facto" standards.
>  Please note that Fast Track is not officially adopted yet by the OGC and it
> isn't certain that we should take that short cut for CF-netCDF even if it is
> adopted by the OGC.
>
>  However, it does seem clear that we should consider it seriously, so I've
> started gathering information relating to document that CF and netCDF are
> indeed well-established de facto standards.   A draft of that document is on
> the galeonteam wiki at google sites
>
>
> http://sites.google.com/site/galeonteam/Home/plan-for-cf-netcdf-encoding-standard/ogc-fast-track-supporting-information
>
>  We should all be able to add to the information that's there -- most of
> which was supplied by Russ Rew and other leaders in theCF and netCDF
> community.
>
>  At the CF-netCDF SWG session of the OGC Technical Committee meeting next
> week, a discussion of this topic is on the agenda.
>
>  -- Ben
>
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• References:
  • [galeon] OGC Fast Track for CF-netCDF??
    • From: Ben Domenico
  • Re: [galeon] OGC Fast Track for CF-netCDF??
    • From: Steve Hankin