GCW Technical Workshop on Cryosphere Data Exchange

This technical workshop will bring together experts from across the cryosphere community to develop, test and demonstrate practical approaches for publishing and discovering diverse cryosphere datasets through WIS2, identify technical barriers, and develop a roadmap and recommendations for future implementation.

Meeting venue: 305 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest, Montréal, QC H2Z 1A6

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Simplified Workshop Agenda:

Day	Focus	Main activities
Day 1	Review and resolve	Review preparatory findings and provider datasets; assess priority barriers; work through issues related to metadata, publishing pathways, discovery, access and notifications within WIS 2.0 and propose workflows and architectures; and identify requirements for cryosphere data visualization and discovery.
Day 2	Test and design	Work with participating data providers to register, publish, or expose selected cryosphere datasets through WIS 2.0; test proposed workflows and architectures; document technical, organizational, and policy barriers encountered; develop the cryosphere discovery and visualization concept; and assess technical and resource requirements.
Day 3	Agree to & document next steps	Draft practical guidance based on lessons learned; refine the visualization concept or proof of concept; agree on possible implementation approaches, potential pilot activities, resource requirements and follow-up actions.