EarthCube Solicitation Update

3/13/2013Eva Zanzerkia, Barbara Ransom, Irene Lombardo, Leonard PaceLisa Boush, Bob Chadduck, Mark Suskin

Content

The Motivation for EarthCube

FY13 Amendment I Test EnterpriseGovernanceEarthCube RCN

FY13 Amendment II Building BlocksConceptual Designs

How the pieces fit together

Comment and Questions

EarthCube Supports the Geosciences

Aeronomy

Solar Terrestial

Petrology Geochem

istryTectonics

EarthScope

IES

Biological Ocean

Geomomorphology & land use dyn

ChemOcean

High Perf Computin

g

Emerging Frontiers

(BIO)

Software

Data

Networks

EarthCube CI

ANT Astro &

Geospace

ANT Earth

Sciences

ANT Glaciolog

y

ANT Ocean & Atm. Sci.

ANT Organism

s & Ecosys.

ARC Natural

Sciences

ARC Obs. Network (AON) ARC

Social Sciences

ARC Sys Science (ARCSS)

NCAR

Biological

Infrastructure Envir.

Biology

Atm. Chemistr

y

Clm & Large Scale Dyn

Paleo-Climate

Phy. & Dyn Met.

Magneto-spheric Phys.

Hydrology

Sediment Geology

and Paleobio

EAR Ed.

Geophysics

Geobio & Low

Temp Geochem

Phys Ocean

OceanDrilling

OCE ED

GeoPRISM

Marine Geology & Geo-phys

OOI

geohazards

climate change

formation & evolution of the atmosphere & oceansenvironmental

change &

resilience

extreme events –

causes, periodicity, &

implications

the origin of life

resource discovery

& abundance

human-earth interactionscontinental evolution & changes through time

deep – surface earthInteractions & feedbacks

EarthCube Vision

• Transform the conduct of geosciences research with the next generation CI .

• Create effective community-driven cyberinfrastructure.

• Enable global data discovery within the geosciences

• Achieve interoperability and data integration across disciplines.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/library/publicaccesspolicy

Federal Science Agencies

You

An alternative approach to respond to daunting science

and cyberinfrastructure challenges

EarthCube is an outcome

and a process

EarthCube: next

generation CI to transform

the conduct of geosciences

Unidata

IRISIEDA

NCAR

OOI

CUASHI

The process must• Engage all stakeholders: Geosciences end-users

Geosciences and CI facilitiesCI and Computer Science specialists

• EarthCube built on existing resources, understanding that different geosciences communities are not uniformly served

• Build EarthCube iteratively, with community input and assessment in yearly intervals

DataOne

The EarthCube Strategy

FY13 Themes: Engage Stakeholders

Geoscientists

Students

GeosciencesFacilities

GeosciencesCyberinfrastructureCI Experts

Builders

Academic Researchers

Geo-ed

Governance CommunityEngagement

ResourceLeveraging

Architecture

Data ProvidersCI Resources

Computer Scientists

Industry

EarthCube Amendment I

March 26 deadline

Test Enterprise Governance1 award; ~2yrs; $2m-$3m

EarthCube Research Coordination Networks4-6 awards; 2yrs; $300k

Governance

Community Engagement

Test Enterprise Governance

Two stage process1. Facilitate the creation of a terms of reference engaging the appropriate

organizations and people2. Demonstrate the terms of reference

Coordinate, organize and set priorities for a complex set of activities that will change over time

http://www.nsf.gov/geo/earthcube/docs/EarthCubeGovernanceFramework.pdf

http://www.nsf.gov/geo/earthcube/docs/EarthCubeGovernanceRoadmap.pdf

Governance

Research Coordination Networks

Planning activity for geosciences communitiesShared resourcesRepresentative plans for needed CIData/CI standards

Multi-disciplinary is preferredCommunication and Participation RequiredNot designed for defined groups to plan or build

specific CI

Community Engagement

RCN OutputGeoscientistsRCN

Steering Committee; Coordination

Activities; Collaborations

EarthCube Amendment IIMay 22 deadline

Building Blocks4-6 awards; 2yrs; up to $2m

Conceptual Designs3-5 awards; 2yrs; $300k

ResourceLeveraging

Architecture

Building Blocks

2 Outcomes Demo utility to geosciences communities within 24 months How does the approach extend and fit into “ecosystem”

Proposals must Have credible links to end-users geosciences communities—not just a subset Motivate how the solution might be broadly applied across ALL geosciences community

ResourceLeveraging

Next Building Blocks Stage

Initial integration of

current resources

Input from EC, end-users, architecture

Building Blocks

Serving more than one domain and recognized community organizations

Not all cyberinfrastructure projects are appropriate for this opportunity.

What do you do?

Several opportunities for those committed to participating in the spirit of EarthCube.

ResourceLeveraging

CONTACT YOUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Conceptual Designs

Initial planning for Enterprise Architecture

CI Architecture Teams Understand the landscape of existing resources Consider innovative designs for an evolving

system Output Conceptual Design Reports

Engage end users Presented to other EarthCubers Discussion about different approaches

Phased Approach

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Year 1• Input into Governance

• Terms of Reference

• Initial interactions bet groups

Year 2• Conceptual Design Reports

• Building Block output

• RCN interaction

• Priorities

Year 3• Design revisions

• Gaps/ Missing Pieces

• Building Block development

• Enterprise Governance

How Will It All Fit Together:Phased Approach

NSF ReviewCommunity- Run Status Assessment

How Will It All Fit Together:Participation

Participation is a requirement for each award.

Managing this requirement Understand there is uncertainty Does your project organization accommodate meetings, other

interactions? How well do you understand end-users and the groups that serve

them?

Point you to the right solicitation(s)

CONTACT YOUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Questions and Comments?

earthcube@nsf.gov