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Confirm members of expert committees in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems

Vince

Concept document describing GEOSS Classification System (Levels 1-5) terrestrial, freshwater and marine

GEOSS/Pat Comer This is being prepared by USGS and we have no control

Technical Meeting about Standard Format /Week of December 11 - Dec 11 and 12

Vince/ETN Analyst

Document describing Standard Format and protocol for querying database through the web

all

Identification of institutions with national data

Vince/Carmen/Touval/Petri

Summary of answers to questionnaires filled out by institutions with ecosystem data

Ecosystem Expert

We just hired the experts involved

Plans for making national data available through the web

Ecosystem Expertand GIS Analyst

Example of Levels1-5 maps of selected classes in Bolivia (terrestrial)

Carmen

Levels 1-5 maps of SouthAmerica (terrestrial)

Carmen

Levels 1-5 maps of Mesoamerica and Caribbean(terrestrial)

TNC/Carmen

Levels 1-5 maps for US (terrestrial)

USGS

Levels 1-5 maps for Canada (terrestrial)

Hemispheric map (levels 1-5) for freshwater ecosystems)

Touval/Petri

Prototype Template for adding class information in standard format  to database (terrestrial, freshwater and marine)

Expert Committee

Prototype standard database Vs 1 (terrestrial)

Carmen and ETN Analyst

Prototype standard database for clases vs 2 (terrestrial)

Expert Committee/Carmen and ETN Analyst

Prototype standard database for clases vs 1 (freshwater)

Expert Committee/Touval/Petri

Prototype ETN Portal

vs 1

vs 2

ETN Analyst

Prototype Query interface for standard database

vs 1

vs 2

ETN Analyst

Prototype interface for accessing national data through the web and integrating national data, available through the Portal

vs 1

vs 2

ETN Analyst

Data from 2 countries available through the web (one of these should be Bolivia)

ETN Analyst

Standard format available for national ecosystem classification from 2 countries

ETN Analyst

Data from 8 countries available through the web

ETN Analyst

Standard format available for national ecosystem classification from 8 countries

This depends on grants

Experts meeting

Presentation of recommended  classification system to IEC for approval

Vince

Presentation of recommended  standard format to IEC for approval

Vince

Design of system to query species, specimen and ecosystem standard databases simultaneously

ETN Analyst

Identify objectives for grants to institutions that provide data and training

Expert Committee and Vince

First call to data providers for Grant applications

Receive grant applications

Award grants

First training workshop for data providers

Second call to data providers for Grant applications

Receive grant applications

Award grants

Second training workshop for data providers