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Delivering Innovative Solutions to the World
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Compusult’s Participation in GEOSSCompusult’s Participation in GEOSS
Contributions and OperationsContributions and Operations
Robert Thomas
Compusult
GEO ADC Meeting
Boulder, CO
Sep. 2008
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Company BackgroundCompany Background
• Head Office in Mount Pearl, NL, Canada.
• A U.S. subsidiary, Compusult Systems, Inc. in the Washington D.C area.
• Branch offices in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Ottawa, Ontario.
• In operation for 23 Years
• Innovative and Diversified Products and Services
• A Global Leader in implementing OGC specifications and standards
• Specialists in:– Geospatial Portal Development and Deployment– Geomatics and Geographic Information Systems– Internet and Web-based Applications and Services– Relational Database Management Systems– Assistive Technology for Persons with Disabilities– Automatic Identification & Data Capture (AIDC)
Solutions– Custom Electronics & Integrated Systems
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Past and Current ContributionsPast and Current Contributions
• Compusult has participated in GEOSS by providing the following:– GEO Portal Candidate – GEO Clearinghouse Candidate – Hosting Services
• Scenario Participation:– Polar Ecosystems and Biodiversity – Sub-Saharan African Wildfire – Africa Ecosystems and Biodiversity– Oil Spill Response
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Current Portal and ClearinghouseCurrent Portal and Clearinghouse
Searches
GEOSS Component &
Service Registry
Searches
Access
GEOSS Standards & Special
Arrangements Registry
References
Access
Users
GEONETCastGEO Main Web Site
Requirements Registry
Best Practices Wiki
Links
Links
External Resources
Web Sites / Portals
Catalogs
Services
RSS
Documents
GEOSS Registered Components
Web Sites / Portals
Catalogs
Services
RSS
Documents
Accesses all Registered Community Resources
External Resources
Access Clearinghouse
Links to Other Community Resources
All Common Components support external discovery
Interfaces
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Current Portal and ClearinghouseCurrent Portal and Clearinghouse
• GEO Data Discovery - Search, manage and discover geospatial data from disparate data sources and community portals. Direct access to data pertaining to each of the nine Societal Benefit Areas (SBA) is provided through a dedicated SBA Browser facility.
• GEOSS Clearinghouse - Publish data and services to the GEOSS Clearinghouse supporting OGC catalogue 2.0.2 specifications. All Components and Services Registered in the GEOSS Registry are harvested into the GEOSS Clearinghouse.
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Current Portal and ClearinghouseCurrent Portal and Clearinghouse
• GEO Data Access/Portrayal - Access, preview and retrieve distributed and/or disparate geospatial data and services through a lightweight mapping client not requiring plug-ins or downloads. Google Earth integration and NASA WorldWind can provide alternative client portrayal interoperability.
• GEO Collaboration Suite• GEO Content Management• GEO User Management • GEO Data Delivery
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Compusult GEO PortalCompusult GEO Portal
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Compusult GEO Portal CommunitiesCompusult GEO Portal Communities
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MetricsMetrics
• Total of 20 Registered Users– Must be registered to be able to easily track metrics.– Like to get this up to 100– Better emphasis on signing up
• 45 Unique logins since Jan 1, 2008
• 145 Searches of the GEOSS Clearinghouse
• Help was accessed 19 times
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Compusult CommitmentCompusult Commitment
• Infrastructure Hosting Commitment:– Compusult has committed to host the portal and clearinghouse
service until 2010 at a minimum through our hosting facilities. This commitment includes:
• Provide a multi server load balanced architecture.
• 99% guaranteed availability through our high availability data centre.
• Hardware infrastructure is dedicated exclusively to GEO Portal project.
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Our Perspective: Why are we Participating?Our Perspective: Why are we Participating?
• Fits with our Corporate Mission– Committed to providing tools and systems to help us make better decisions when dealing
with our environment
• A Contribution to a Global Effort – Enable a better understanding of the 9 primary benefits to society that the GEOSS system
can attain
• Fosters Collaboration– Collaboration between government agencies and commercial entities.
• Testing and Verification of our Tools– Opportunity to test our tools and applications in a ‘real world’ environment.
• End User Feedback– Gather end-user feedback that will be relayed back into future product development and
enhancement.
• Getting the Word Out– Networking and Communications Opportunities
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GEO Portal Future CapabilitiesGEO Portal Future Capabilities• Greater Integration with Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Text
Search and NASA’s World Wind
• Catalog upgraded to support CSW 2.0.2
• Better presentation of Results especially for Distributed / Federated Search.
• Usability enhancements from Canadian GeoConnections Discovery Portal implementation
• Easier Style Management for a faster Customized Look and Feel
• More flexible Security
• Metric Tracking - users, searches etc.
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GEO Portal Future CapabilitiesGEO Portal Future Capabilities• Additional Online Computer Based Training• Greater Collaboration Capabilities through:
– Message Boards – Document Library– Active calendar– Map Annotation– Image Library– Language Translator
• Improved User Management– Communities of Interest– Dedicated Collaboration Tools
• A More advanced Content Management System– WIKI Interfaces– Journal Interfaces
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GEO SensorWeb IntegrationGEO SensorWeb Integration
• Recently introduced a Sensor Web module
• Based on the recently adopted OGC Sensor Web specifications; SOS, SPS, SAS etc.
• Provides the capability to catalog and bind to Sensor Observation Services.
• SOSs registered in the GEOSS Registry, will then be harvested and the portal will have the ability to bind directly to the sensor providing live data retrieval.
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WSM Web Services ArchitectureWSM Web Services Architecture
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Other CommentsOther Comments• Better Training / Usability
– Built in walk-through videos– Create lines of Communications to GEO ADC/UIC
• Improved Interoperability– Work with multiple CSW clients– Harvest / Search more community portals
• Promote Greater Portal Usage through upcoming AIP– Ensure each Use Case / Scenario locate services through portals
• Need More Registered Services– Promotion through our clients
• Services need Testing– Test services when published at Registry
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Feedback and QuestionsFeedback and Questions
• Please Provide Your Questions, Feedback and Ideas• URL: http://www.geowebportal.org