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Introduction to the COBWEB project

Introduction to the COBWEB project. Fri 24th Nov, 2012, GEO-IX Plenary, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Chris Higgins, Project Coordinator, EDINA National Data Centre, University of Edinburgh. chris.higgins@ed.ac.uk. The bare bones…. Project started 1 st Nov, 2012 and will run for 4 yrs

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Introduction to the COBWEB project

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  1. Introduction to the COBWEB project Fri 24th Nov, 2012, GEO-IX Plenary, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Chris Higgins, Project Coordinator, EDINA National Data Centre, University of Edinburgh. chris.higgins@ed.ac.uk

  2. The bare bones… Project started 1st Nov, 2012 and will run for 4 yrs Funded under the European Commission’s Framework Programme 7 (Grant No: 308513) Crowdsourced environmental data to aid decision making Introduce quality measures and reduce uncertainty Fusion of crowdsourced data with reference data… Spatial Data Infrastructure - like initiatives National SDI’s in UK, Greece and Germany INSPIRE GEOSS

  3. FP7-ENV-2012 observatories

  4. Project Partners

  5. Essential context - WNBR • UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programmes (MAB) World Network of Biosphere Reserves • Sites of excellence to foster harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participation, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction and human well-being improvements, cultural values and society's ability to cope with change, thus contributing to the Millennium Development Goals • 610 reserves in 117 countries

  6. Essential context - GEOSS • COBWEB is obliged to work within GEOSS framework • common methodologies and standards for data archiving, discovery and access • Section on collaboration with GEOSS and FP7-ENV-2012 cluster projects added to project description • “Data collected should be made available through the GEOSS without any restrictions”

  7. Authentication and GEOSS • “…addressing questions of privacy…” • COBWEB about environmental, not personal data • Some kinds of protected data that may be encountered during the project: • Personal information, eg, expert or novice observer • Location protected species • Reference data from European National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies • Conflated data • Authentication workshop here 2 days ago…

  8. Why put effort into federated access control? • Authentication is the process of verifying that claims made concerning a subject, eg, identity, who is attempting to access a resource are true • Frequently, SDI content and service providers need to know who is accessing their valuable resource • The ability for a group of organisations with common objectives, ie, a federation, to securely exchange authentication information is a powerful SDI enabler • Identified as a priority in GEOSS • Architecture Implementation Pilot 5 • GEO Infrastructure Implementation Board

  9. Single Sign On Federation IdP IdP IdP Federation Service Providers SP SP SP Identity Providers Organisations, eg, space agencies SP SP Coordinating Centre SP SP SP Authenticates here SP Users SP IdP

  10. Conclusions • We want to pilot Access Management Federation (AMF) technology within GEOSS • We strongly recommend building on existing infrastructure, eg, existing AMFs • Is your organisation interested in participating or knowing more? • If so, please contact me or find us at the COBWEB stand here at GEO-IX: chris.higgins@ed.ac.uk

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