Subgroup 2: Framework for observation types Catalog common observation types

1. Subgroup 1: Core Data Model for Observations Subgroup 2: Catalog of Common Field Observations • Subgroup 1: • Interoperablity requirements • Unified data model • Best practices • Engage developers, data providers, & data consumers • Subgroup 2: • Framework for observation types • Catalog common observation types • Engage data providers & information managers Subgroup 4: Demonstration Projects • Subgroup 4: • Demonstrate interoperability • Network infrastructure • Approaches to sustain network • Compatibility of subgroup products • Led by subgroup leads and Postdoc • Subgroup 3: • Ontologies of scientific concepts • Categorize observation types • Focus on outputs of Subgroup 2 • Engage domain scientists Subgroup 3: Scientist-Oriented Term Organization

2. Community Workshop (1)(requirements & use cases) Community Workshop (2)(use cases & modeling) Community Workshop (4)(training, sustainability) Community Workshop (3) (modeling & refinement) Project Meeting (1) (orientation & planning) Project Meeting (2) (evaluation & planning) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 setup project mgmt. infrastructure identify community participants document results, begin implementation & interop tests document results, continue impl. & testss continue impl. & interop. tests finalize impl. sustainability planning document results, execute sustainability

3. Participant Roles • Subgroup 4 • McGuinness (10 days/year) • Co-lead of Subgroup 4 • Attend 2 project meetings (6 days) • Remaining 24 days • Evaluate and refine models & ontologies from subgroups 1 & 3 • Contribute to design & architecture of interoperability tests • Define plan, mappings, etc., for VSTO tool interoperability (as additional test cases) • Contribute to design & architecture of network infrastructure • Contribute to overall documentation and write-up of interoperability solutions