[Foss4g2009] FW: OGC Integration Showcase - Climate Competition Proposal [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Raj Singh]

I like getting Climate in the name so it's less generic. I also like  
removing Geospatial -- part of my general feeling that we should re- 
position our industry out of a geospatial "corner". Geo is a superset  
of mainstream IT. We develop IT solutions. Geospatial just happens to  
be required to tackle certain problems.

I'd also suggest having the last word be "Plugfest" if you want a  
strong OGC association. I'm not sure if you do want this strong an  
association, but it's worth evaluating as that word already means  
something to OGC members. Here's some background:

The First-Ever OGC Plugfest
http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/plugfest

DRAFT OGC Plugfest Administration Plan:
http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=5896&version=3

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Raj


On Nov 13, at 6:04 PM, Bruce Bannerman wrote:

> Add the word climate in there.
>
> I don't like the term Geospatial. It is too Cafe Late.
>
> (sorry, I can't get the inflection on the e in Late in text only  
> mode).
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 09:46 +1100, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Greg Buehler,
>> You wanted an acronym for the Showcase.
>> Simon Hope and I vote for "Geospatial Integration Challenge" or GIC.
>> Assuming this acronym is available, can you please set up an OGC  
>> project
>> for us using this acronym.
>>
>> Graham de Hoedt,
>> Please speak up if you feel strongly that another acronym should be  
>> used.
>>
>> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> So what is this project about:
>>> * OGC Standards
>>> * Showcase of geospatial technologies
>>> * Inclusive to all interested participants
>>> * Showcase of different data
>>> * A Climate Change scenario (although I'm wondering whether this  
>>> scope
>>> may limit us in future if we find another sponsor who would like to
>>> add a different scenario).
>>>
>>> It helps if the accronym is pronounceable, ie has a vowel.
>>>
>>> So I suggest (in my order of preference)
>>> 1. Geospatial Integration Showcase Challenge (GISC)
>>> 2. Geospatial Integration Showcase for Climate Change (GISCC).
>>>
>>>
>>> mapbutcher wrote:
>>>> Bruce,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We need to find a catchy name and acronym. Suggestions are
>>>> welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll start with:
>>>>>
>>>>> Climate Competition - OGC (CC-OGC)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Global Geospatial Climate Challenge" (GGCC)
>>>> "Open Geospatial Climate Challenge" (OGCC)
>>>> "Geospatial Technology Together"
>>>>
>>>> I'm not too good at this sort of thing..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _Proposal_
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Bureau of Meteorology is prepared to contribute:
>>>>>
>>>>> - $30,000 AUD in sponsorship towards this OGC 'Integration
>>>>> Showcase' or whatever we end up calling it.
>>>>>
>>>>>  (Funding would be available next financial year).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bruce would there be any conditions on this funding?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Climate related data (preparation will be required)
>>>>>
>>>>>  + Tabular, including point data (Oracle/Postgres)
>>>>>
>>>>>  + GRID, NetCDF
>>>>>
>>>>>  + Raster satellite imagery
>>>>>
>>>>>  - We won't be able to distribute topographic data, however
>>>>> other Australian Federal
>>>>>    Government Agencies could be approached to allow this to
>>>> occur.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Climate related scenario to drive a solution,e.g.:
>>>>>
>>>>>  + What were the meteorological conditions at a particular
>>>>    place and
>>>>>    time or over a particular period or area?
>>>>>
>>>>>  + What are the climate characteristics of a particular
>>>>> place or region?
>>>>>
>>>>>  + How have those characteristics varied over time?
>>>>>
>>>>>  + How are they likely to vary in the future - over a
>>>>> season, from year to
>>>>>    year or decade to decade?
>>>>>
>>>>>  These may need to be fine tuned.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _Other Potential Sponsorship_
>>>>>
>>>>> Having a Climate Change related scenario, should reduce the
>>>>> resistance that we may encounter in encouraging organisations
>>>>> to participate.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think this is a good idea. This is top of the agenda and many
>>>> organisations/vendors/particpants will want to demonstrate how  
>>>> their
>>>> solutions can address these topical issues:
>>>>
>>>> How can open standards together with GIS functionality help us to:
>>>>
>>>> **visualise and understand the effects of climate change
>>>> **address a particular climate change issue - water resources  
>>>> seem an
>>>> obvious and relevant local issue
>>>>
>>>> If BOM are stumping up funding perhaps they are well placed to lay
>>>> out some of the challenges on their agenda? i.e. what issues are  
>>>> they
>>>> wanting to address with geospatial technology?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Servers
>>>>>
>>>>>  + We could approach some of the big vendors and offer them
>>>>> the opportunity
>>>>>    to demonstrate the capabilities of their hardware to
>>>>> handle such an environment.
>>>>>    The vendor may even offer systems administration support.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Virtualisation
>>>>>
>>>>>  + Similarly, we could approach the large virtualisation
>>>>> vendors who would, I'm
>>>>>    sure, welcome the chance to showcase their product.
>>>>> Similarly, they would also
>>>>>    probably provide systems administration support.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _What do we want to see_
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Pilot 'Solutions' to answering climate questions using OGC
>>>>    Services.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Working prototype 'Solutions' using supplied data.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Documentation describing the Technical Architecture and
>>>>> approach taken.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think it would be good to specify this further - we don't just  
>>>> want
>>>> a load of paper work - I'd like to see some form of
>>>> avi/presentation/slideset that talks through the architecture
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _Constraints_
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - The design of the solution is left to the competitor.
>>>>>
>>>>> - The Solution may be Open Source, Proprietary, or a mix of
>>>>>  Open Source and Proprietary components.
>>>>>
>>>>> - The Solution must maximise the use of OGC Services and
>>>> Standards.
>>>>>
>>>>> - The Solution must be available for further evaluation by the
>>>>    OGC and
>>>>>  Bureau of Meteorology after the competition ends.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Judging is to be by a technical panel nominated by the OGC. No
>>>>>  correspondence will be entered into.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think we'd need to deliver some criteria - i.e. points will be
>>>> allocated on the following:
>>>>
>>>> *Demonstration of OGC standards
>>>> *Interoperability with basic technology *stack*
>>>> *Innovation
>>>> *Ability to demonstrate real world relevance
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>>
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