Nadine and All,
Societal benefits are incorporated in the proposed ESSI session. The GSN demonstrations, like the
Beijing and the upcoming IGARSS-Denver workshops, are part of a "The User and the GEOSS
Architecture" <http://www.grss-ieee.org/menu.taf?menu=GEOSS&detail=GEOSSWorkshops>
workshop series. The Denver workshop will be focusing on demonstrating the benefits of OGC
interoperability to regional and global air pollution monitoring and analysis with Liping as the
demo organizer. As you see from the proposed session outline below the invitation is extended to
similar contributions which may well include other applications delivering societal benefits.
Rudy
Title: Standards-based Interoperability among Tools and Data Services in th e
Earth Sciences
Description: Several groups are actively developing interoperable data access,
analysis and display systems based on evolving international standards, such as
the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) protocol set. There is a concerted effort
to develop demonstrations of the resulting interoperability technologies. The
Geo-interface to Atmosphere, Land, Earth , Ocean, netCDF (GALEON) and GEOSS
Services Network (GSN) are two interoperability efforts conducted in the
context of OGCnetworks. These initiatives are also influencing the evolution of
the emerging standards most notably the OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) to
accommodate standards-based access to multi-dimensional Fluid Earth Science
datasets. Presentations and demonstrations for this session are encouraged for
similar interoperability efforts in addition to GALEON and GSN. There will be a
special electronic poster area set up for live, online demonstrations of these
interoperability technologies.
