Project Manager Assessment

• The status of the project is nominal.

Key Problem List

• None

Deliverables Table

• Project Management Plan (PMP) "HMA-FO_ODA-PMP-EOX_0.1_20090916

WP1000 Project Management

Activities performed

• WP1100: Overall Project Coordination (EOX)
  • Product Management Plan (PMP)
  • Technical Meeting_20090918 organized
  • Objectives and Outcomes for Task 3 added to HMA-FO Wiki
• WP1200: Contractor Management (EOX)
  • Contract negotiation with ESA finalised and Contract signed
  • Contracts with sub-contractors finalised and subcontracts signed
• WP1300-WP1500: Subcontractor Management (GIM/JUB/Spot)
  • Sub-contracts finalised and signed
• WP1600: Project Reporting (EOX)
  • MoMs of Technical Meeting_20090918
  • Management Progress report 09/09 Wiki

Outcome and results

• Wiki pages for Task 3 initialised and updated
• Objectives and Outcomes for Task 3 added to HMA-FO Wiki
• Product Management Plan (PMP) delivered
• Setup of project-internal SVN and trac system

Problems and concerns

• None

Plans for next period

• General Project Management work

WP2000 EO Requirements for ODA

Activities performed

• WP2100: EO Data and Service Characteristics (EOX)
  • EOX requested CAT-1 User Status to get access to examples of all datasets available at ESA
• WP 2200: EO Metadata Requirements (Spot)
  • initiating requirement collection
• WP2300: GSC-DA, DAIL, HMA-E Interface Requirements (EOX)
  • Document collection initiated
• WP2400: SSE Client Requirements (GIM)
  • Participation to the Technical Meeting on 20090918
• WP2500: GEOSS & INSPIRE Standards (EOX)
  • Document collection initiated
• WP 2600: Service Industry Needs (Spot)
  • initiating requirement collection
• WP2700: Advanced Concepts (WCPS, P2P,Tilinng,...) (JUB)
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Outcome and results

• Accepted as CAT-1 user, but only for ASAR Medium Resolution level 1 products (systematic NRT processing at ESRIN, Kiruna and Matera

Problems and concerns

• tried to clarify access to other products with EO-Help Desk, but so far no answer -> need to upgrade access rights

Plans for next period

• Analyse of EO date requirements

WP3000 Towards OpenGIS Standardization

Activities performed

• WP3100: WCS 2.0 SWG Liaison (JUB)
  • participation at OGC TC meeting in Darmstadt (end of September):
    • facilitating Coverages.DWG meeting with 3 presentations by JUB
    • facilitating WCS.SWG meeting, with emphasis on discussion of WCS 2.0 design issues tabled by JUB
  • Regular active participation in weekly OGC WCS telecons, including several times facilitation of telecon;
  • Input to mailing list discussions aiming at clarification of concepts and advancing consensus;
  • Investigation on status and suitability of GML 3.2.1 by studying documents and exchanging with several GML and SWE proponents
• WP3200: WCS 2.0 SWG Liaison (Spot)
  • Participation to WCS 2.0 SWG meeting at Darmstadt OGC TC Meeting
• WP3300: WCS 2.0 SWG Liaison (EOX)
  • OGC Technical Committee meetings participation (Stephan Meissl)
  • Contribution to HMA AWG presentations - HMA-FO Task 3
  • Contribution to Coverages DWG presentations - HMA-FO Task 3
  • Participation at WCS 2.0 SWG meeting
  • Participation in weekly WCS Telecon
• WP3400: WCS 2.0 SWG Liaison (GIM)
  • Participation to WCS 2.0 SWG meeting at Darmstadt OGC TC Meeting
• WP3500: OGC Interoperability Program (JUB)
  • provided input to OWS-7 planning to foster uptake of WCS-related topics
• WP3600: EO Application Profile Development (JUB)
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• WP3700: Contribution to EO Application Profile & Conformance Testing (EOX)
  • Evaluating the WCS 2.0 Core Draft version
• WP3800: OGC Conformance Test Approach & Tools (JUB)
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• WP3900: OGC Conformance Testing & Reporting (JUB)
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Outcome and results

• 2 Presentations at OGC Technical Committee meeting (Darmstadt)
  • HMA AWG presentation of HMA-FO Task 3
  • Coverages DWG presentation of HMA-FO Task 3
• rough concept of the changes to GML required by a WCS 2.0, down to the level of UML models

Problems and concerns

• Some diverging discussion within the WCS.SWG which hinders progress (specifications must be completed before Nov 09)

Plans for next period

• Drafting of WCS 2.0 documents, including pertaining XML schema

WP4000 Software Implementation

Activities performed

• WP4100: WCS Server extension implementation (EOX)
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• WP4200: SSE Client Extension Implementation (GIM)
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• WP4300: Acceptance Test Planning (EOX)
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• WP4400: Transfer, Acceptance Testing & Reporting (ECSS) (EOX)
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• WP4500: WCS Server Warranty (EOX)
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• WP4600: SSE Client Warranty (GIM)
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• WP4700: Advanced Concepts - Implementations (JUB)
  • .

Outcome and results

• None

Problems and concerns

• None

Plans for next period

• None

WP5000 Software Open Use & Community Support

Activities performed

• WP5100: Open Source Configuration Management (EOX)
• WP5200: Open Source Community Support (EOX)
• WP5300: HMA Wiki Contributions (EOX)

Outcome and results

• None

Problems and concerns

• None

Plans for next period

• None