SPG Breakout Agenda

Oct 21-23 ESDSWG Meeting SPG sessions at the ESDSWG Meeting

Session #1 Tuesday 1:30-3:30 (brief break at 2:30) - KML/GeoRSS Talks & Discussion

• Allan Doyle – KML & GeoRSS Technology Overview
• Karl Benedict – Time-enabled KML
• Ken Keiser – Discussion of current projects at UAH employing KML & GeoRSS
• Brian Wilson – Use of Atom/GeoRSS and KML in search results
• Josh Lieberman – Distributed Knowledge Management with GeoRSS
• Siri Jodha – Discussion of Current Project at NSIDC - Cryospheric applications of Google Earth

Session # 2 Tuesday 4:00pm – 5:30pm - KML/GeoRSS continued

• Any ad-hoc 3 minute talks on KML/GeoRSS?
• Discussion topics (from Session #1))
  • How do we reuse simple, adopted standards like KML and Atom to exchange full metadata by standardizing more and more lightweight, modular schemas like GeoRSS?
  • How do we maintain interoperability between KML and other small metadata standards like Atom feeds? A goal would be round-trip conversion between KML and Atom docs.
  • Which implementation approaches are promising for the Earth science community?
• Discussion: Ideas for the ideal HQ endorsement process for standards

Tuesday evening: SPG Music Night: Meet for dinner at Serrano restaurant at 6:30pm. The live music show starts at 8:30pm at the upstairs of the restaurant (called Tin Angel). Show tickets are $10. http://www.tinangel.com

Session #3, Wednesday 10:30-12pm – Metadata Session

• Survey of ISO standards for metadata: Liping Di
• NPOESS Metadata Model : Rich Ullman
• CF-1 Metadata standard : V. Balaji

Session #4, Wednesday 1:30-3:30pm -GEOSS Talk & Discussions about SPG process & strategy

• GEOSS SIF Update – Siri Jodha Khalsa
• Discussion: Is a reference standard – e.g. OAIS std – appropriate for SPG?
• Discussion: Different types of Tech Notes & different levels of reviews/endorsement?
• Discussion: which communities should we target for outreach?
• Discussion: What other technologies should we track?
• Discussion: resolution of the DIF RFC
• Discussion : resolution of Backtrack Tech Note
• Discussion: AURA Group’s new Tech Note about community building

Session #5, Thursday 10:30 – 12:30 – HQ Endorsement Discussion with Frank Lindsay

• Discussion with Frank Lindsay – Strengthening the HQ endorsement process
  • SPG’s Ideal HQ endorsement process ;
• Work plan for the next 12 months
• Report back to plenary