RCN: Ocean Meeting

1. RCN: Ocean Meeting March 14 2012

2. Agenda 1.     Introductions (“around the table”) 2.     Program (Objectives) 3.     Approach for operations a.     Meetings/Coordination b.     Schedule c.     Working Groups 4.     Ocean Community Issues and Challenges 5.     Focus area discussions (additional topics)   6.     AOB.    [ Next meeting – September;   Other ]

3. Motivation (1) New technologies and approaches are emerging to vastly improve ocean observations. Cabled observatories are an example of a paradigm shift, providing a relative abundance of power and bandwidth for observations. New mobile platforms provide unanticipated observation opportunities. Sensors traditionally only available in laboratories can now be adapted for in-situ observations. The potential for interdisciplinary collaboration is significant.

4. Motivation (2) • Information exchange capabilities impacts our professional and private lives. • Real time interfaces and automation bring new opportunities • ETC……

5. Issues from a User Perspective • First, users perceive they are working with a “trusted source”. • Second, the source should be scalable in geometric coverage and in volume of requests. • Third, the data sets should be comprehensive in the source’s specialty areas. The data should be open. • Ultimately, there should be a “perceived sustainability” so that users are willing to invest their own efforts/resources to learn to work with it.

6. RCN objectives • Foster a broad, multi-disciplinary dialogue, enabling more effective and sustained use of ocean observing systems for addressing local, national and global challenges. • Delineate technical issues and approaches crucial for sustainability, data exchange and interoperability and other objectives.

7. RCN Directions (1) 3a. Approaches for Sustainability of Observing Systems 3b. Stimulating interdisciplinary cooperation 3c. Facilitating Open Exchange of Data and Information 3d. Promote Standards and Interoperability including approaches for common sensor builds 3e. Improving the flow of critical information to key stakeholder 3f/g. Capacity Building and Community

8. RCN Directions (2) • 3h. Aligning insitu and remotely sensed observations • 3i. Ubiquitous low cost sensors • 3j. Integration and impacts of citizen observations • Other?

9. RCN members (1) • Simon Allen CSIRO Australia • Pierre Bahurel MyOcean/Mercator France • Stewart Bernard CSIR South Africa • Paul DiGiacomo NOAA & GEO CZCP USA • Albert Fischer GOOS/IOC France • Masao Fukasawa JAMSTEC Japan • Milton Kampel INPE Brazil • Peter Pissierssens IODE/UNESCO Belgium • Iain Shepherd European Commission Belgium • Christoph Waldmann University of Bremen Germany

10. RCN Members (2) • Jorge Corredor U of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Puerto Rico • Benjamin Cuker Hampton University Virginia • Eileen Hofmann Old Dominion University Virginia • John Orcutt UC San Diego California • Hans-Peter Plag U of Nevada Reno Nevada • Heidi Sosik WHOI Massachusetts • Martin Taylor Ocean Networks Canada Victoria • Dawn Wright ESRI Oregon • Jim Yoder WHOI Massachusetts

11. Agenda 1.     Introductions (“around the table”) 2.     Program (Objectives) 3.     Approach for operations a.     Structure b. Meetings/Coordination c.     Schedule 4.     Ocean Community Issues and Challenges 5.     Focus area discussions (additional topics) 6.     AOB.    [ Next meeting – September;   Other ]

12. RCN Structure • Plenary • Working groups – focused on selected topics • Special activities fora (topics of interest)

13. Operations - Meetings/Coordination • Plenary Meetings of the whole team will be twice per year – one in-person and two virtual • Web support will be provided • Web page, news, repositories, links and library, etc • Webex and telephone communications • Web seminars • Facilitators – Jay Pearlman and Sandy Williams

14. Schedule • Plenaries – • March and September (TBD) - virtual • December in San Francisco (Just before AGU) – in person • Working Groups • Six month duration • Two running in parallel – phased three months apart • Outputs – report of issues and recommendations • Fora and special activities – as requested • Webinars – Four a year

15. Working Groups 3a. Approaches for Sustainability of Observing Systems 3b. Stimulating interdisciplinary cooperation 3c. Facilitating Open Exchange of Data and Information 3d. Promote Standards and Interoperability including approaches for common sensor builds 3e. Improving the flow of critical information to key stakeholder 3f/g. Capacity Building and Community 3h. Aligning in-situ and remotely sensed observations 3i. Ubiquitous low cost sensors 3j. Integration and impacts of citizen observations

16. Participation Areas

17. Working Group 1 – Open Data • Topic – Open Data Exchange • Co-Chairs: John Orcutt and Peter Pissierssens • Terms of Reference – to be decided on first meeting • Outputs – Report on issues and recommendations • Potential subjects • Intellectual Property issues • National policies • Real time availability/Publications • Key technologies • Schedule– start in Late March or April; report in 6 months

18. Agenda 1.     Introductions (“around the table”) 2.     Program (Objectives) 3.     Approach for operations a.     Meetings/Coordination b.     Schedule c.     Working Groups 4.     Ocean Community Issues and Challenges 5.     Focus area discussions (additional topics)   6.     AOB.    [ Next meeting – September;   Other ]

19. Discussion – Issue for the Ocean Community 3a. Approaches for Sustainability of Observing Systems 3c. Facilitating Open Exchange of Data and Information 3f/g. Capacity Building and Community