U S IOOS Zdenka Willis U S IOOS

U. S. IOOS® Zdenka Willis U. S. IOOS® Program Office June 22, 2011

Certification Public Private Process Industry Collaboration

More Sensors, Satellites and New Technologies = Exponentially data Which data do I use? US IOOS® – Right data, Right time, to make the Right Decision

Certification • Provides formal recognition of the RAs • Civil Liability – For the purposes of determining liability arising from the dissemination and use of observation data. . . any non-federal asset or regional information coordination entity incorporated into the system. . . shall be considered to be part of NOAA • A requirement of the Act

Guidance Going In • Be realistic • Review all that has been done before • Interagency Ocean Observing Committee (IOOC) is responsible for publishing the criteria – NOAA has a seat equal to other agencies – US IOOS Office membership • Reflect voice of the Regions • Implementable • Meet the requirements for civil liability

The Process Kick off: Solicit Input, MTS Townhall/FRN/Discussions with Regions – July 2010 Two working groups established Certification criteria drafted Feedback from external partners About here Coordinate/combine working groups criteria and submit to IOOC Publish in Federal Register – 60 day public comment – June/July 2011 Make revisions as necessary Final publication of criteria in Federal Register – October 2011 Begin Implementation – FY 12

Working Groups Data Partners • • • Clint Padgett – USACE John Lever – Navy Bill Burnett – NOAA Ted Habermann – NOAA Samantha Simmons – Marine Mammal Commission • April Donnelly – US IOOS • Sam Walker – US IOOS • Josh Young – Consortium for Ocean Leadership RICE • • • Timi Vann – NOAA Linda Lillycrop – USACE Doug Wilson – NOAA April Donnelly – US IOOS Nick Rome – Consortium for Ocean Leadership Membership solicited via the IOOC – All agencies invited

Working Groups - Status Data Partners RICE • Overall Vision: • Focusing on governance and management – Focus on existing protocols – Aligns well with ongoing regional maturity • Related Efforts: – QARTOD* as an existing technical resource pool – DMAC-Steering Team as an effective engagement mechanism • Certification criteria drafted & consultations completed – how it relates/supports subsystems • • • Observing DMAC Modeling & Analysis, Training & Education Research & Development – included NFRA, Weatherflow Inc, NOAA General Counsel, & Jeff DLB • Changes incorporated 2 Groups met at the end of May to reconcile

Certification Public Private Process Industry Collaboration

Public Private Process • • • ACTIVITY: Define processes for making decisions about the roles of the Federal Government, the States, regional information coordination entities, the academic community, and the private sector in providing to end-user communities environmental information, products, technologies, and services related to the System. ICOOS ACT REFERENCE: § 12308 Execution Plan: – Present the IWGOO with a point paper summarizing the outcomes of the Biloxi Town Hall and offer to draft a set of options for the process at the 12/09 meeting. – Research and compile options for presentation to IWGOO at the 02/10 meeting. – Brief IWGOO on options at the February IWGOO meeting. Request comments and feedback from members. – Develop next steps based on IWGOO member comments and suggestions. – Once decision was made, coordinate with IWGOO staff on drafting the policy outlining the process to publish in the Federal Register. – Draft policy was approved by the IOOC and published in the Federal Register for the required 60 day comment period. (completed) • COMPLETION SUMMARY: The final IOOC-approved process was published in the Federal Register on August 11, 2010 with a 60 day comment period beginning on that date. This action completed the requirement as stated in the ICOOS Act.

Public Private Policy Process IOOC – Interagency Ocean Observations Committee MTS – Marine Technology Society AEO – Alliance for Earth Observations NFRA – National Federation of Regional Associations for Ocean Observing 11

Certification Public Private Process Industry Collaboration

Industry Participation Observing Subsystem • Buoys, gliders, gauges DMAC Subsystem • Working with IOOS regions Modeling and Analysis Subsystem • Noblis, Inc. helping create inundation forecasting (CIPS) Partnerships • Shell and NOAA NDBC Value-Added Companies • Surfline; ROFFS; Weatherflow 13

Industry Instrument/Data Partnership • Weatherflow installed and retains ownership of the weather stations and data • Data will be distributed freely in standard NOAA/NWS formats/frequency, will share data with NOAA/NWS (in accordance with the terms of the NWS/Weatherflow MOA • Ca. RA has unrestricted distribution of these data, and data products developed by Ca. RA, for public display. • In place as long as Ca. RA/IOOS plays O&M