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

[Cameron Shorter]

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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