[IGS-DCWG-90] Re: Invitation to participate - IGS metadata exchange via XML

[Angelyn W. Moore]

Hi Fran, Carey:

At JPL, we have for years been operationally using XML generated at 
SOPAC with the ProcMetadata XSD (see 
http://sopac.ucsd.edu/xmlGeodesy.shtml) as the only source of metadata 
for automated PPP processing within the SESES 
(http://geoapp03.ucsd.edu/gridsphere/) project.

We will at minimum be an observer of the DCWG effort, and potentially 
could upgrade that, depending on how things evolve.

Best regards,
Angie
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  Angelyn W. Moore, Ph.D.      Geodynamics and Space Geodesy Group, 335N
  JPL/Caltech                               Angelyn.W.Moore at jpl.nasa.gov
  Pasadena CA USA                                 voice: +1 818 354 5434
  GPS Timeseries https://gipsy-oasis.jpl.nasa.gov/index.php?page=pppdata

On 01/09/2015 09:00 AM, Fran Boler wrote:
> Author: Fran Boler, Carey Noll
>
>
> Dear Colleagues-
>
> As many of you know, at the IGS workshop in Pasadena this past June
> there was discussion in the infrastructure and data center breakouts
> about transmitting IGS site log metadata between data centers using XML,
> using automated machine-to-machine transfer mechanisms. With the
> introduction of the IGS Site Log Manager system, we believe the time is
> right to do this. Advantages could include more rapidupdating of site
> log information, more consistent information across data centers, and
> more accurate metadata overall. Several data centers are committed to
> moving forward on this effort in the next few months. In order to
> implement such an exchange the first step will be to agree on the XML
> schema to be used. SOPAC has had a longstanding geodesy XML project
> (http://sopac.ucsd.edu/xmlGeodesy.shtml), and this is the ideal starting
> point. We would like to kickoff this effort by requesting feedback on
> the SOPAC Site Log XML schema.
>
> Those who would like to participate in this effort should respond with
> an email (to IGS-DCWG at igscb.jpl.nasa.gov) as soon as possible
> indicating your interest. *Please mention your level of involvement as:
> “observer” or “planning to participate in the discussions” or “planning
> to participate in discussions and work on implementation”. *(Note:If
> you, as an igs-dcwg list member, do not have an interest in this topic,
> you may wish to change your subscriber option to digest for this list,
> or otherwise amend your subscription as there will be additional traffic
> during this effort.)
>
> For those who will be active at this phase, please look at the SOPAC
> Site Log XML schema and plan to provide comments to this list within one
> month. Your comments should include any suggested amendments or
> additions. As a rough timeline we would like to complete discussions of
> the schema during February and begin discussing implementation specifics
> no later than March.
>
> We wish to be inclusive and therefore ask you to circulate this
> invitation to interested colleagues. All interested persons should
> ensure that they are members of the igs-dcwg maillist by visiting
> http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/mailman/listinfo/igs-dcwg.
>
> Kind regards,
> Fran Boler, IGS Governing Board Data Center Representative
> Carey Noll, IGS Data Center Working Group Chair
>
>
>
>
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