Name: Strengthening Ties Between the GCMD Keywords and Their User Communities
Start: 2017-07-28T11:30:00-0600
End: 2017-07-28T13:00:00-0600

Welcome to the Summer Meeting for the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)! The 2017 theme is Strengthening Ties Between Observations and User Communities. The theme is based on one of the goals in the 2015 - 2020 ESIP Strategic Plan, which provides a framework for ESIP’s activities over the next three years.

Check out the full 2017 Summer Meeting Guide here -> http://bit.ly/ESIP_Sum_Guide_2017
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Strengthening Ties Between the GCMD Keywords and Their User Communities

The goal of this workshop is to strengthen the ties between the GCMD keywords and the user community by determine the user’s needs and prioritizing future keyword releases and features based on those needs. The workshop will include a short presentation on the GCMD keywords, how other communities are using the GCMD keywords, and conclude with a open discussion of the GCMD keywords through an audience interaction activity using Slido!

I. Introduction To GCMD Keywords (20 Minutes)

Overview of GCMD Keywords
Open Keyword Community
Rationale for Keyword Refinement

II. Communities Using GCMD Keywords (30 Minutes)

"Semantic Uses of GCMD Keywords" (Lewis Mcgibbney, NASA JPL)
"GES DISC Search Interface Using GCMD Keywords’" (Carlee Loeser, GES DISC)
"More Rules, Less Committees: A way forward in keyword land" (Ted Habermann, HDF Group)

III. Open Discussion of GCMD Keywords (40 Minutes)