RE: [emergency] RE: Seeking volunteer to provide input to NASStudy

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

At the very least, Carl,

I can provide a pre-publication version Part 2 of my series "Ontology 
Management for Federal Agencies"  which just happens to deal with 
this topic and how an agency can build the Capital Planning 
Investment Control program and other materials necessary for OMB to 
qualify IT investments for funding, which you have to do before you 
can do what is needed to build systems capable of providing real 
interoperability. Ontology Management is what gives you the reliable 
rules on which rules engines can be based to convert, translate or 
transform data from one system to another in a truly interoperable 
fashion that isn't just a "one-off," custom-fit application or 
limited to certain specific combinations of platforms, operating 
systems and applications. On top of all that, the only sensible way 
to do it is with Web Services and in Service-Oriented Architecture, 
which I also address, although only at a high level in this report. 
However, it at least gets the ducks lined up.

For Part 1:

http://www.dmreview.com/editorial/newsletter_article.cfm?nl=dmdirect&articleId=1030240&issue=20207

Ciao,
Rex

At 4:23 PM -0400 7/8/05, Tom Merkle wrote:
>Carl,
>I volunteer to help out. If you need I will attempt to bring a law 
>enforcement expert from the local area.
>
>Regards,
>
>Tom Merkle
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>From: Carl Reed OGC [mailto:creed@opengeospatial.org]
>Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:37 PM
>To: emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: [emergency] RE: Seeking volunteer to provide input to NAS Study
>
>Dear List -
>
>I am a participant in a National Academy of Sciences study on 
>PLANNING FOR CATASTROPHE.
>
>One of the key areas of discussion has to do with data and service 
>sharing and interoperability. Specifically:  Examine technical and 
>institutional procedures and processes that enable interoperable 
>discovery, access, and use of data from diverse sources.
>
>We are seeking experts to provide requirements input as well as 
>background information for use in the study. One topic area that I 
>believe someone from this group would be eminently qualified for is 
>to provide input for E-911/PSAPS/EM Response community.
>
>We are seeking one individual who could attend a one day meeting in 
>early August (3rd or 4th). The meeting will be held in the DC area.
>
>If you are interested, please let me know.
>
>Carl Reed, PhD
>CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
>OGC
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