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NRC Committee on Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data – March 2006
2005 Assessment on NOAA Data2005 Assessment on NOAA Data
and Information Managementand Information Management
Briefing to the NRC Committee on Archiving
Environmental and Geospatial Data
Susan McLean, Assessment Coordinator
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Scope of BriefingScope of Briefing
• Introduction
• What the assessment covered
• How the assessment was conducted
• Assessment results
– NOAA Ecosystems Mission Goal
– NOAA Climate Mission Goal
– NOAA Weather and Water Mission Goal
– NOAA Commerce and Transportation Mission Goal
– Overall Assessment
• Successes & Enterprise-wide Challenges
• Conclusion
15 March 2006 NRC Committee on Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data
IntroductionIntroduction
• Assessment conducted January 2005 – April 2005
– Assessed capability by NOAA Mission Goal and Program
• Based on Public Law 106-554 Sect. 515
– …NOAA must complete and report to Congress an assessmentof the adequacy of our environmental data and informationsystems…
• Assess capability to:
– acquire and transmit observations needed by the Program(NOAA and non-NOAA source)
– validate and describe the observations, scientific data, andproducts
– archive and provide discovery and access to these data andproducts in such a way as to enable integration acrossplatforms and disciplines.
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Assessment DesignAssessment Design
• Twelve questions posed to Programs - answered with
– Excellent shape or doing with existing resources,
– Partially accomplished or need incremental additional resources, or
– Not accomplished or need substantial increase in resources to accomplish
• Areas covered
– Acquisition and transmission of observations
• 5-year plan; maintain and monitor observing systems; collect and rescue data
– Scientific management of data• 5-year plan; calibrate and validate observations; data in appropriate formats; complete
metadata describing data
– Archive of and access to data and science products
• 5-year plan; data preserved for long-term use; data easily discovered (i.e.clearinghouse catalog); data on-line in open formats for easy access anddissemination
– Contingency Planning
• for access to the observations, related products, and archives
– 10-year Objectives• Changes to improve interoperability of data and products, facility requirements, and
critical new technological components
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Assessment Design cont.Assessment Design cont.
Assessment conducted by NOAA Mission Goal / Program
– Ecosystem Mission Goal – Protect, restore, and manage the use of
coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to
management
– Climate Mission Goal – Understand climate variability and change to
enhance society’s ability to plan and respond
– Weather and Water Mission Goal – Serve society's needs for weather
and water information
– Commerce and Transportation Mission Goal – Support the Nation’s
commerce with information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound
transportation
– Support NOAA’s Mission – Provide critical support for NOAA’s Mission
15 March 2006 NRC Committee on Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data
Overall NOAA AssessmentOverall NOAA Assessment
Summary Assessment Chart for all NOAA Programs• Identifies common challenges in
– Collection and Rescue
– Metadata
– Archive Planning
– Long-term Preservation
– Discovery, Access, and
Dissemination of Data
• NOAA is doing a better job at:– Collection and verification
– Processing and transmission
– Calibration, validation, and quality review
– Corporate planning
• NOAA is in the process of:
– Developing an integrated Earth observing
and data management
system
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Ecosystem Mission GoalEcosystem Mission Goal
Nine Programs (7 matrix Programs)
• Habitat
• Corals
• Coastal and Marine Resources
• Protected Species
• Fisheries Management
• Aquaculture
• Enforcement
• Ecosystem Observations
• Ecosystem Research
NOAA should be able to forecast theextent and impact of critical
ecosystem events and the effects ofhuman activities by 2011.
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Ecosystem AssessmentEcosystem Assessment
Successes
• Ecosystems managementmodel
• Advanced Internettechnologies, especially useof GIS
• Improved data storage andWeb services
Challenges
• New Programs still in earlystages
• Integrating observationmanagement and dataaccess
• Inconsistent formatting,duplication of effort, anddata ownership / sharing
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Climate Mission GoalClimate Mission Goal
Five Programs (all matrix Programs)
• Climate Observations and Analysis
• Climate Forcing
• Climate Predictions and Projections
• Climate and Ecosystems
• Regional Decision Support
During 1980–2004, the U.S. sustained 62weather- or climate-related disasters, with
damages and costs exceeding $1 billion perevent. Total inflation-adjusted direct losses from
these events were more than $390 billion.
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Climate AssessmentClimate Assessment
Successes
• Improved quality of
observations
• More efficient delivery
• Improved qc procedures
• Increased spatial and
temporal coverage
Challenges
• Data Integration
• Adequate Metadata
• Data Discovery
• Rapidly growing data volumes
• Reprocessing data to extend
climatologies through instrumental
changes
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Weather and Water Mission GoalWeather and Water Mission Goal
Eight Programs (6 matrix Programs)
• Local Forecasts and Warnings
• Coasts, Estuaries, and Oceans
• Space Weather
• Hydrology
• Air Quality
• Environmental Modeling
• Tsunami
• Science, Technology, and Infusion
NOAA will expand its Deep-ocean Assessmentand Reporting of Tsunamis network to 39
stations to cover the Pacific Ocean, CaribbeanSea, and East coast of the United States
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Weather and Water AssessmentWeather and Water Assessment
Successes
• Improved planning and
acquisition
• Data calibrated and validated
• Data delivered in appropriate
formats
Challenges
• Access and processing greater
volumes of high-resolution data
• Distribution of products
• Expanded use of GIS
• Integrated observations and data
management plan
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Commerce and Transportation Mission GoalCommerce and Transportation Mission Goal
Seven Programs (1 matrix Program)
• Marine Transportation Systems
• Geodesy
• Surface Weather
• Aviation Weather
• Marine Weather
• NOAA Emergency Response
• Commercial Remote Sensing
Licensing
U.S. global maritime trade isprojected to more than double before2020. Currently, more than 2 billion
metric tons of domestic andinternational waterborne cargo move
on U.S. waterways each year.
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Commerce and Transportation AssessmentCommerce and Transportation Assessment
Successes
• Improved data delivery,
expanded use of GIS
• Private / Public partnerships
• Improved awareness of data
management
Challenges
• Increasing data volumes
• Automated real-time processing,
analysis, distribution of data
• Uniform quality metadata
• Improved data discovery and
integration
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NOAANOAA’’s Support Missions Support Mission
Four Mission Sub-Goals
• Satellite Services
• Fleet Services
• Leadership– Includes Homeland Security
• Mission Support– Includes Administrative,
Financial, and Facilities
Informed decision making is critical in an erawhere threats are ubiquitous ... The ability to
intervene early to detect and defeat threats, orrespond effectively to an incident depends on
our ability to make sound decisions inapplication of operational forces, policies, and
finite resources.
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NOAANOAA’’s Support Mission Data Strategiess Support Mission Data Strategies
• Acquisition and delivery of satellite-derived information
• Applied research for current and future satellite
products and services
• Meet NOAA requirements for ship and aircraft support
• Coordinate NOAA’s homeland security-related plans,
programs, and policies
• Plan for, construct, and maintain facilities
• Develop and maintain an Information Technology
Enterprise that:
– supports the life cycle of NOAA’s programs
– is secure, reliable, and cost-effective
– encourages information sharing, and
– complies with all applicable policies
15 March 2006 NRC Committee on Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data
Overall NOAA AssessmentOverall NOAA Assessment
Summary Assessment Chart for all NOAA Programs• Identifies common challenges in
– Collection and Rescue
– Metadata
– Archive Planning
– Long-term Preservation
– Discovery, Access, and
Dissemination of Data
• NOAA is doing a better job at:– Collection and verification
– Processing and transmission
– Calibration, validation, and quality review
– Corporate planning
• NOAA is in the process of:
– Developing an integrated Earth observing
and data management
system
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Ongoing ChallengesOngoing Challenges
NOAA faces ongoing challenges in:
Size: Managing exponentially growing data volumes
Metadata: Appropriately describing data to ensure long-
term utility
Integration: Providing data in standard formats and
protocols to enable integration
Access: Providing clear and easy discovery of and access
to data and products
At Risk Data Sets: Collecting data at risk to extend the
environmental record
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Challenges Challenges –– Data Volume Data Volume
NOAA must acquire, transmit, process, quality assure,
document, develop and deliver products, and archive
greatly increasing volumes of data
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NOAANOAA’’s Near-term Implementation Goalss Near-term Implementation Goals
• Identify and address integration gaps
• Create interoperability across NOAA
• Develop and adopt standards for
format and terminology
• Integrate measurements, data, and
products
• Examine future data management
requirements
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Questions?Questions?