Re: [galeon] FOSS4G?

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Hi all,

Just a minor correction. The second URL below, for our prototype TDS,
should be

http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/catalog.html

Ethan

Ben Domenico wrote:
> Hi George,
> 
> If I understand your suggestion, something like our THREDDS Data Server
> which includes a WCS interface to many different types of environmental
> data would be appropriate.  
> 
> The TDS homepage is at:
> 
>     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/TDS.html
> <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/TDS.html>
> 
> We have our own prototype TDS at Unidata serving a wide variety of
> real-time weather data.  The html interface is at:
> 
>     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/TDS.html
> <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/TDS.html>
> 
> There is another TDS at the NOAA Pacific Fisheries Lab:
> 
>     http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html
> <http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html>
> 
> and another at the US National Climatic Data Center:
> 
>     http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html
> <http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html>
> 
> There are quite a few other, but those should provide a sense of what's
> available and what can be done with the TDS and what can and can't be
> done with WCS(yet).  These servers illustrate the type of data and
> services we are attempting to provide via OGC interfaces.  We've made
> progress in the limited set that can be served via WCS.  And the
> proposed CF-netCDF extension to WCS is a big step in that direction.
> 
> Even so, I'm not sure what it would mean to participate in CCIP.  It
> would be possible to implement a TDS on the CCIP server, but none of our
> datasets are there so that doesn't make sense.  And travel expenses are
> always an issue in terms of participating in the meetings themselves to
> demonstrate clients using TDS servers.
> 
> -- Ben
> 
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM, George Percivall
> <gpercivall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gpercivall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> wrote:
> 
>     Ben,
> 
>     OSGeo and OGC have a complimentary and productive relationship based
>     upon an MOU between the two organizations.  
> 
>     A great  example of the collaboration is at the next FOSS4G run by
>     OSGeo, OGC will be leading a Climate Change Integration Plugfest
>     (CCIP).  The CCIP will demonstrate standards based interoperability
>     between geospatial applications based on a Climate Change scenario.
>     http://www.osgeo.org/news/2009/01/FOSS4G_Integration
>     http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/951
> 
> 
>     The GALEON community could interact with OSGeo in many ways here are
>     a couple of suggestions:
>     1) participate in the CCIP.
>     2) identify an open-source project that implements OGC standards,
>     e.g., WCS, as an OSGeo Project.     OSGeo has a process and
>     resources for community development of open-source geospatial
>     software.  There are several examples of OSGeo projects implementing
>     OGC specifications.   
> 
>     OSGeo projects implementing OGC specifications has been successful
>     in the past and it may be appropriate in the GALEON context.
> 
> 
> 
>     Relevant to this is the motion approved at the OGC meeting this
>     month:    "Web Coverage Service Standards Working Group release of
>     NetCDF extension"
>     The OGC Members approved release of 09-018 Web Coverage Service
>     (WCS) extension for CF-netCDF encoding, 1.0 as an OGC Discussion Paper
>     • This extension of the WCS standard specifies an Information
>     Community data model with the related encoding that may optionally
>     be implemented by WCS servers. This extension enables clients to
>     evaluate, request and use data encoded in CF-netCDF3 format from a
>     WCS server.
> 
>     Document 09-018 is posted here:
>       http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=32195
> 
>     Regards,
>     George
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     On Apr 13, 2009, at 7:18 PM, Gerry Creager wrote:
> 
>>     I certainly believe the GALEON community would benefit, and that
>>     the FOSS4G community would, as well.  I suspect a similar
>>     statement can be made with THREDDS, as well.
>>
>>     The main limitation of GDAL for NetCDF is based in the lack of
>>     requests to extend the support, and the potential to fund said
>>     updates when critiacl mass is finally achieved.
>>
>>     I didn't get to attend the last OGC TC, but I suspect there were
>>     plenty of other FOSS4G advocates there.
>>
>>     I was involved in some of the original FOSS4G organizational
>>     efforts but didn't have the time to allow me to participate to any
>>     great extent. That said, it appears to be a good organization with
>>     a lot of potential to support and nurture projects.
>>
>>     Unidata, however, is also nurturing THREDDS.  There's likely be a
>>     little friction, but I strongly suspect that once the initial
>>     "dancing" is done, the benefits to both communities would be visible.
>>
>>     gerry
>>
>>     Roy Mendelssohn wrote:
>>>     Hi Ben:
>>>     I do not know about FOSS4G per se, but the major sponsor of it
>>>     appears to be OSGeo (http://www.osgeo.org/).  They are
>>>     responsible for Mapserver and Geotools and most importantly GDAL.
>>>      GDAL is a nice tool for converting between formats, and supports
>>>     Netcdf and OpeNDAP, at least partially (I can't remember if it is
>>>     limited in dimensions with netcdf), and provides the conversion
>>>     for Mapserver.   Conversations about supporting netcdf4 or
>>>     related things would strike me as valuable.
>>>     -Roy
>>>     On Apr 13, 2009, at 2:15 PM, Ben Domenico wrote:
>>>>     Hi again,
>>>>
>>>>     Periodically, I get a suggestion that GALEON and THREDDS would
>>>>     be good candidates for participation in the Free and Open Source
>>>>     Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) movement, initiative, project,
>>>>     community, or whatever it is.  I briefly looked into it one time
>>>>     earlier
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>> http://sites.google.com/site/galeonteam/Home/GALEON%20Phase2%20Main%20Page/Unidata%20OGC%20Interoperability%20Day%20Presentations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     but it came up at the recent OGC TC again.
>>>>
>>>>     Do any of you have any experience with, thoughts on, or
>>>>     suggestions regarding whether participating in FOSS4G would
>>>>     indeed be an effective approach to furthering our particular --
>>>>     implementation-oriented approach to interoperability?
>>>>
>>>>     -- Ben
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>     George Percivall
>     Open Geospatial Consortium
>     http://www.opengeospatial.org/
>     E-mail: percivall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:percivall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     Voice: +1-301-560-6439
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