Discovery Telecon 2012-06-19

Logistics, agendas and marketing for ESIP Meeting sessions

Discovery Hack-a-thon (Hook, Chris)

• Resources:
  • http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Metadata_Casting_for_Data,_Services,_%26_Events/Topics
  • http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Discovery_Hack-a-thon
• Topics
  • Testbed configured for Hack-a-Thon
  • Mentors for Hack-a-Thon
    • 3 or 4 slides
    • Show some code of how to interact with Discovery-related technologies

Metadata casting for data services and events (Brian)

• This was not covered...

Discovery Catalog Open Source Software Evaluation (Yuanjie)

• http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Discovery_Catalog_Open_Source_Software_Evaluation

Marketing

• Chris will send out message to esip-all.

Synergy, spinoffs from EarthCube Charrette (Chris)

User Intent model (Discussion with Microsoft*)

• Sameer from Microsoft discussed "user intent modeling" at the charette
• Is there something to the concept of "user intent"?
• Users have to know about the Earth Science data search engine before they can use (must be found from Google/Bing)

Discussion of role of Discovery services in ESC and EarthCube

• EarthCube not yet talking technologies, mostly process...
• We should jump in again once EarthCube is ready for implementation

EarthCube Discovery Data Mining and Access session at ESIP

• http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Earth_Cube_-_Data_Discovery_Mining_and_Access

What's next for DCPs?

DCP-5: Valids and Restrictions for Query Elements

• http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/DCP-5
• This is going to be further revised using the OpenSearch parameters extension
• Updates coming soon!
• Side Topic:
  • We need to start considering sustainability of this cluster
  • We also need to start being more aggressive about deciding and implementing the DCPs
  • Some may be concerned without how much influence they should have on DCP decisions
  • Best Practice: Not opposed should equal a yes! (Though, if you can't understand a proposal or why its needed, then it may not be good!)

DCP-7: Error Handling Best Practices for Discovery Response

• http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Discovery_Change_Proposal-7
• Can't discuss without Hook...