Update on Salinity Data Update on Salinity Data Workshop and OpenIOOSWorkshop and OpenIOOS

Pushing for “Interoperability”Pushing for “Interoperability”

Jim BoydNOAA Coastal Services Center

Quality Assurance of Real Time Oceanographic Data (QARTOD) III

Scripps Institution of OceanographyNovember 2-4, 2005

Salinity Data Best Practices Salinity Data Best Practices Workshop Workshop

• Concept grew directly out of Concept grew directly out of QARTOD IIQARTOD II

• Focused specifically on one IOOS Focused specifically on one IOOS core variablecore variable

• Data quality, metadata, and transportData quality, metadata, and transport

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• Small group with dissemination to Small group with dissemination to wider audience for feedbackwider audience for feedback

• Process as important as the Process as important as the immediate resultsimmediate results

• Should be a “portable” process for Should be a “portable” process for others to implementothers to implement

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• Held in Charleston, SC during first Held in Charleston, SC during first week of August week of August

• 18 attendees, including regional 18 attendees, including regional partners (USF, USC, UM, OHSU, partners (USF, USC, UM, OHSU, GoMOOS) and NOAA (NDBC, CO-GoMOOS) and NOAA (NDBC, CO-OPS, NCDDC, CSC)OPS, NCDDC, CSC)

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ProcessProcess

• Small group, 3 topical areas, 1 roomSmall group, 3 topical areas, 1 room• Resulted in some confusion and too Resulted in some confusion and too

much “educating” across topical areasmuch “educating” across topical areas• Suggest:Suggest:– Stick with small groupStick with small group– Specifically defined outcome Specifically defined outcome – Breakout rooms for each topical areaBreakout rooms for each topical area– Reconvene in plenary to shareReconvene in plenary to share

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Summary of Workshop ResultsSummary of Workshop Results

• Data quality discussion produced Data quality discussion produced required and recommended criteria required and recommended criteria tests and agreement on flagstests and agreement on flags

• Metadata discussion produced required Metadata discussion produced required and recommended elements listand recommended elements list

• Transport discussions produced Transport discussions produced agreement to develop a “light” SOAP agreement to develop a “light” SOAP XML schema (working group in XML schema (working group in progress on this task) progress on this task)

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Next StepsNext Steps

• Share results with broad IOOS Share results with broad IOOS communitycommunity

• ““Submit” to DMAC – push DMAC to Submit” to DMAC – push DMAC to develop a plan for comment, feedback, develop a plan for comment, feedback, distribution, recommendation, etc…distribution, recommendation, etc…

• Improve on processImprove on process• Choose another variable and do it againChoose another variable and do it again

IOOS Interoperability IOOS Interoperability DemonstrationDemonstration

• Demonstrates community cooperationDemonstrates community cooperation• Advances the goal of data interoperabilityAdvances the goal of data interoperability• Provides demonstration products to Provides demonstration products to

showcase the value of an IOOS. showcase the value of an IOOS.

A collaborative, multi-institutional demonstration of data integration and interoperability among coastal ocean

observing systems within and across regions and with the national backbone.

Interoperability DemonstrationInteroperability Demonstration

www.openioos.orgwww.openioos.orgwww.openioos.orgwww.openioos.org

NOAA and ONR grant recipients collaborationNOAA and ONR grant recipients collaborationNOAA and ONR grant recipients collaborationNOAA and ONR grant recipients collaboration

Evolution – 2004 Hurricane Evolution – 2004 Hurricane SeasonSeason

• WindsWinds• Wave height, Wave height,

period, directionperiod, direction• Water levelWater level• River stageRiver stage• Satellite imagerySatellite imagery

Additional variables Additional variables and hurricane tracks:and hurricane tracks:

COTS/ONR/RA WorkshopCOTS/ONR/RA WorkshopNovember 2004November 2004

COTS Workshop Web site:

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cots/workshop.htm

Key OutcomesKey Outcomes– Brought COTS, ONR, and RA partners together to discuss Brought COTS, ONR, and RA partners together to discuss

national issues in ocean observing and approaches to national issues in ocean observing and approaches to improve coordination and integration. improve coordination and integration.

– Participants agreed to work on a data integration Participants agreed to work on a data integration demonstration – among coastal observing systems within and demonstration – among coastal observing systems within and across regions and with federal backboneacross regions and with federal backbone

Potential products discussedPotential products discussed– Weather/ocean channel segmentWeather/ocean channel segment– National display portal (interoperability demo I + additional National display portal (interoperability demo I + additional

variables)variables)– Regional event-based productsRegional event-based products

Goal - Enhance coordination, especially data integration, Goal - Enhance coordination, especially data integration, among COTS/ONR partners and other collaboratorsamong COTS/ONR partners and other collaborators

Interoperability Demonstration II Interoperability Demonstration II

National in scope:National in scope:– Surface currents– Chlorophyll– Waves– Provide data

accessibility – Improve

interoperability (data standards and protocols)

Regionally specific, event Regionally specific, event driven applications:driven applications:– Hurricanes

(Southeast)– Beach closures (S.

California)– Coastal erosion (Mid-

Atlantic)– Spring blooms

(northeast)– Oil spills (Gulf coast)– Rip currents (Central

California)

Two ComponentsTwo Components

Ice Hazards

Nor’easters

Rip Currents

Hurricanes

Oil Spills

Beach Closures

Tsunamis

Coastal Storms

Marine PlannerSelect by Region

Real time Wave observations and models

www.openioos.org

OpenIOOS ISST + winds

Protocols Potential applications

Data assembly and transport

QA/QC

Metadata

Regional Nowcast systems

+ waves,Surface currents

Chlorophyll ,data access

SE hurricane demo

SoCal beachclosure demo

NE HAB demo

Future for OpenIOOSFuture for OpenIOOS

• Build a better relationship with DMACBuild a better relationship with DMAC

• Improve community involvementImprove community involvement

• Add more regional demonstrationsAdd more regional demonstrations

• Add more data and data providers to the National Add more data and data providers to the National mapmap

• Link Testbed activities to standards development Link Testbed activities to standards development processesprocesses

• Undergo external evaluation for setting the future Undergo external evaluation for setting the future direction of OpenIOOSdirection of OpenIOOS