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NOAA Climate Services Portal: Day 1 Recap. National Climatic Data Center Asheville, NC August 13-15, 2008. Session 1: Products/Services. Mission Statement/Goals Central service to find climate products Add value to products we provide – easier to discover
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NOAA Climate Services Portal:Day 1 Recap National Climatic Data Center Asheville, NC August 13-15, 2008
Session 1: Products/Services • Mission Statement/Goals • Central service to find climate products • Add value to products we provide – easier to discover • Products and Services List - Outlook, Assessment, Current/Historical • Must completely define – what products fit the technology model • Standards (FGDC,ISO,OGC…) • Need to define our ‘deliverables’ for 2/09-3/09
Session 2: User Communities • Simple and Advanced Capabilities • Must have Usability Testing • Define test plan – ASAP • Marketing tool • Initial focus of the portal for new administration • Target Audience • legal, insurance, energy, transportation, education, policy
Session 3: Technologies • Portal requirements • Simple, fast, leverage existing resources w/ partners • Standards, Web services, RSS/GeoRSS feeds • Map search - FGDC/ISO standards – collection level metadata • Well written content descriptions • Access to data and geospatial products in various formats • XML, Schema, etc • CMS • Tree Maps – evaluation tool, potential license issues • WEB 2.0 for user feedback • Many Example Web Sites • NASA – JPL,GSFC • NOAA – CPC,NCDC,RCC • NC State Climatology Office
Session 4: Design/Layout • Need front page links to climate issues like ENSO, etc • Need front page which searches data sets • Access to data, ‘newservices’, magazine look, education • Portlets for data delivery • RSS feed of climate • Message of the day - CPO • Major Events • Smart search - NCCO • Mission Statement needs: • distinction b/w weather/climate • Centralized access - Decentralized service for data, products, and information • Value added products – easier to find, standards compliant improves • Addition management input
NCS Portal: Organizational Structure • Governance Body – TBD • Technical/Design Team • David Herring • Jim Zdrojewski, Bradley • Dave Eslinger, Ethan Gibney • Jon Burroughs, Viviane Silva
NCS Portal: FrameworkOverview • 3 -Tier Architecture • NOAA Banner, Menu, Header, Footer • Body • Intro paragraph • Map • Elements • Search • Education tab • Show/Display