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Archive Task Team (ATT) DATA FORMAT Progress Stuart Doescher, USGS W GISS-19 March 2005 Cordoba, Argentina. Action discussion from WGISS 18. Agencies submit their list of formats with (agency, data type, format, URL or Document) by Feb 1, 2005 to archive@wgiss.ceos.org
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Archive Task Team (ATT) DATA FORMAT Progress Stuart Doescher, USGS WGISS-19 March 2005 Cordoba, Argentina
Action discussion from WGISS 18 • Agencies submit their list of formats with (agency, data type, format, URL or Document) by Feb 1, 2005 to archive@wgiss.ceos.org • ATT will publish the list on the Web at http://wgiss.ceos.org/tssg/archive.html • ATT will present results of action at WGISS – 19 and recommend next steps.
Actual Action #18-31 • ATT will coordinate the development of data format usage list among the CEOS members: • Using the suggested attribution developed at WGISS 18. • Send (by 1 October) these attributes to: Chuang Liu, Paul Kopp, Wyn Cudlip, Ivan Petiteville, Ken McDonald, Pakorn Apaphant to try out and send comment back to the ATT by 15 October. • Comments from the trial run will be incorporated by 1 November. • Solicitation for format attribution will be sent to the CEOS members to be completed by 1 January 2005.
Attribution • Format Short Name • Format Long Name • Format Authority • Format Date/Version • Format used for (Archive, Product) • Format used for what mission(s)/Sensor(s) • URL or Document Format Citation • Advantages/Disadvantages of format • Replacement Format Reference • User Community • Capable Software Tools
Three agency replies with formats • USGS NDF, Fast L7, Fast B, Fast C, HDF-EOS, TIFF, GeoTIFF, FRED, LACS Formatted, LACS, Raw, MSS-X • JAXA HDF, Native Binary, FAST, GeoTIFF, CEOS, CAP • NOAA/NCDC Mode A, Mode AA, Mode AAA, GVAR, Level 1B, HDF5 • Also attribution was not very complete
Next Steps?? • Does not seem to be much interest. • However, since original example that I sent may have been misleading • And with your encouragement and your commitment to obtain the inputs from your agencies. • Another solicitation could be made. • ??? Your thoughts/Suggestions ???