Proposed Three Year Schedule

Year 1
Kick Off Meeting: Feb-Mar 2008

Develop Common Data Model for Ocean Observation Data
Meet with Wave and in situ currents experts/researchers: May-June 2008
Draft Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for Wave
observations for use in SensorML Data Model – July 2008
Develop Common Data Model Profile for Wave Observation Data
Meet with subset of wave researchers and data providers: Aug-Sept 2008
Approve Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for Wave
observations for use in SensorML Data Model – Sept 2008
Develop methods, tools and draft tutorial on implementing the Wave Data profile.
Meet with OOSTethys representatives and select data providers: Oct-Nov 2008
Review and test tutorial and tools for implementing Waves profile.
Announce product to the broader community before March 2009.
Year 2
Meet with subset of In Situ Current experts and data providers: Mar-April 2009
Draft Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for In Situ
current Observations for use in SensorML Data Model
Develop Common Data Model Profile for In Situ Current Observation Data
Approve Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for In Situ
current Observations for use in SensorML Data Model
Develop methods, tools and draft tutorial on implementing the In Situ
Current Data profile
Meet with CTD and Dissolved Oxygen experts: Sept-Nov 2009
Review tutorial and tools for implementing In Situ Current profile.
Announce product to the broader community before March 2010
Year 3
Meet with subset of CTD and Dissolved Oxygen experts and data providers: March/April 2010
Draft Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for CTD
observations for use in SensorML Data Model –
Draft Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for DO
observations for use in SensorML Data Model –
Develop Common Data Model Profile for CTD Observation Data –
Develop Common Data Model Profile for DO Observation Data -
Meet with subset of oceanographers and select data providers reviewing QA for all focus areas:
May-Jun 2010
Approve Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for CTD
observations for use in SensorML Data Model –
Approve Specifications for qualifiers, parameters, and methods of QA/QC for DO
observations for use in SensorML Data Model –
Develop methods, tools and draft tutorial on implementing each of the
CTD and DO profiles.
Meet with OOSTethys representatives and select data providers: Sept-Oct 2010
Review and test tutorial and tools for implementing CTD profile.
Review and test tutorial and tools for implementing DO profile.
Finalize all tutorials and tools December 2010
Announce product to the broader community before January 2011