WGISS Infrastructure

Task Team (WITT)Status Report

Stuart Doescher, USGSDave Hartzell, NASA AmesAllan Doyle, NASA/ EOGEO

WGISS – 20September 12 – 16, 2005

Kyiv, Ukraine

WGISS 20 WGISS 20 WITT AgendaWITT Agenda

• WITT services Stuart Doescher– Email list services – WEB services

• Network Report Dave Hartzell– DNS Status– Status on CEOSnet

• JAXA Multi Lingual Study Masatoshi Kamei

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• Task Team Name: – WGISS Infrastructure Task Team

• Task Team Lead Name and Contact Information:– Working members (webmaster@wgiss.ceos.org)

• Stuart Doescher (USGS)• Dave Hartzel (NASA ARC/CSC)• Allan Doyle (NASA/ EOGEO)

– Advisory members - witt@wgiss.ceos.org• Bernhard,Buckl (DLR)• Lorant Czaran (UN)• John Faundeen (USGS)• Ivan,Petiteville (ESA)• Jolyon Martin (ESA)• Ken McDonald (NASA) • Lola Olsen (NASA) • Osamu,Ochiai (JAXA/EORC )• Wyn,Cudlip (BNSC/QinetiQ)• Yonsook,Enloe (NASA)

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• Purpose/Rationale:– WGISS Information Infrastructure Task Team

was established in September 2002. – Support internal operations that promotes communications

within and exterior to WGISS • Email List Services• WGISS WEB hosting• Network –

• Implementation Strategy:– Working with advisory group establish and prioritize activities– Send service request to webmaster@wgiss.ceos.org

• High level requirements– Working with content inputs from WGISS members

• Update and establish list service• Update and configure WGISS web• Provide consulting on network related needs

emailing Listsemailing Lists

Set up as before for “Subscriber Only”– Only people who subscribe to the mailing list

can post mail to the list.– Those who are not subscribe, may sent mail

but mail will be sent to “Moderator” to approve. Moderator has password

and “Open” lists– Anyone can send mail to list.

Subscriber Only ListsSubscriber Only Liststo use xxx@wgiss.ceos.orgto use xxx@wgiss.ceos.org

List services Short Name (xxx)

List Moderator

To all members all John Faundeen

Chair, Vice Chairs, Subgroup Chair and Vice Chairs exec John Faundeen

WGISS Infrastructure witt Stuart Doescher

Technology and Services Task Team Leads technology Paul Kopp

International Directory Network idn Lola Olsen

Interoperable Catalog System ics Joylon Martin

Data Services dstt Shinobu KAWAHITO

Archive archive Stuart Doescher

EOGEO TT eogeo Allan Doyle

GRID grid Li Guoqing

GRID-tech grid-tech Li Guoqing

Projects and Applications Task Team Leads project Osamu Ochiai

WTF CEOP wtf-ceop Osamu Ochiai

WTF Core Test Sites core John Faundeen

EO Data Portal eodp Wyn Cudlip

““Open” ListsOpen” Liststo use xxx@wgiss.ceos.orgto use xxx@wgiss.ceos.org

List services Short Name List Moderator

Web Master webmaster Stuart Doescher

Chair chair John Faundeen

If there are other lists that need to be set up let us know.

Short tutorial for members Short tutorial for members • To subscribe to the mail list

– send a message to the “xxx-subscribe@wgiss.ceos.org” or “xxx-join@wgiss.ceos.org”

– Example:To: archive-subscribe@wgiss.ceos.orgSubject and body is ignored

• To unsubscribe to the mail list– send a message to the “xxx-unsubscribe@wgiss.ceos.org”

or “xxx-leave@wgiss.ceos.org”– Example:

To: archive-unsubscribe@wgiss.ceos.orgSubject and body is ignored

• Access to online subscription http://wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/listinfo/xxx

Short tutorial for membersShort tutorial for members• To post a message to the mail list

– Address message to the “xxx@wgiss.ceos.org” – Example:

To: archive@wgiss.ceos.orgSubject: Telecon ---

• If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (change your password, etc.), visit your subscription page at:http://wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/options/xxx/your@email.address

• Example using:http://wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/options/all/doescher@usgs.gov

Additional Reference Additional Reference

• For a lot more info on the Mailman services reference– List member Manual at

http://wgiss.ceos.org/witt/mailman-member.pdf

– List Administration Manual at http://wgiss.ceos.org/witt/mailman-admin.pdf

– Or could reference for short tutorialhttp://wgiss.ceos.org/meetings/wgiss19/witt/witt 19.ppt

Request Request

• To ensure accuracy in the email lists• PLEASE

– Review the list of the members of the mail lists at wgiss.ceos.org/witt/Current subscribers.pdf

or– Mark up paper list that is being passed

around.

• If you see problems, send email to webmaster@wgiss.ceos.org

WITT Web Service WITT Web Service

• Web Site Administrator– Post contents (provided by WGISS members)– Send content updates to

webmaster@wgiss.ceos.org– Disaster recovery – periodic backup– We have posted meetings presentations for

• WGISS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19• And WGISS 20• Check for completeness

WGISS Web WGISS Web Usage StatisticsUsage Statistics

• Available for your perusal

http://wgiss.ceos.org/webalizer/

WGISS Content ResponsibilitiesWGISS Content Responsibilities• WGISS Secretariat:

– Content at the higher level pages (non-SG, non-TT pages)

• Meeting content • WGISS documents (WGISS reports to Plenary)• All links to ceos.org, EOGEO, IGOS, etc.

• Subgroup Chairs:– Subgroup pages

• SG descriptions definitions• Task Team list(s)

• Task Team Leads:– Administers TT pages

• TT descriptions and other contents or• Pointers to TT pages if not stored on the WGISS site

Process for Page UpdatesProcess for Page Updates• Retrieve recent copy of web page• Make changes and edits

– Examine locally via browser

• Send updated pages to webmaster@wgiss.ceos.org

• When webmaster notifies you that changes have been made, verify via web site

• Notify appropriate chair of changes• Chair should examine and validate changes

WITT Special OfferWITT Special Offer

One time only offer for Task Team Leads

UPDATE YOUR WGISS Web page1. Get a paper copy of your pages2. Mark these pages with changes 3. Return your mark ups

Simple as 1, 2, 3

DNS SupportDNS Support

• Top-level DNS (SOA) is done by NASA for ceos.org:– ceos.org

• HTTP requests go to new host at JAXA

– ceos.org mail exchanges (MX) • go to host at Goddard Space Flight Center

(currently)

– wgiss.ceos.org • web requests go to non-profit host (EOGEO.org)

on a commercial provider (Interland.com)

Domain NamesDomain Names

• ceos.org: owned by NASA, DNS controlled by NASA: has been transitioned to NASA rep (Dave Hartzell)

• Both in use now, and in touch with admins.– igospartners.org: (expires June 2006)

owned by NASA, DNS controlled through GoDaddy.com registrar.

– igbp.net: (expires June 2006)owned by NASA, DNS controlled through GoDaddy.com registrar.

CEOS.org Sub-domainsCEOS.org Sub-domains

• The following sub-domains have been created:– wgiss.ceos.org - hosted though EOGEO / Allan Doyle.

– wgcv.ceos.org - managed by WGCV members, hosted at NASA/GSFC

– grid-tech.ceos.org – POC Allan Doyle

• If any are needed contact WITT@wgiss.ceos.org