Copernicus In Situ Component Information System Sample Clauses

Copernicus In Situ Component Information System. The EEA is in the process of developing an information system/database to capture, review and maintain currency of the in situ data requirements, gaps and issues across the Copernicus Services. It is envisaged that this system will capture requirements across all environmental observational domains alongside geospatial requirements and it is here that the outcomes from our recent studies and interviews will transposed into current, reviewable, sustainable and traceable elements. This should deliver an effective, accessible and living platform, through which effective interrogation, of captured current requirements and issues will be enabled. There are a variety of ways in which products and requirements could be linked within such a system and when discussed at interviews, the atmospheric monitoring service expressed an opinion that in situ requirements should ideally be linked individually (product by product), rather than by grouping product types and requirements more generically. It is however recognised that initially a good understanding of specifically what questions the system will be required to answer, who will be its users and who will assist in defining a suitable solution. It is recognised that to be effective going forward, the system must be reviewed and kept current. This would reflect evolving data requirements and availability together with the development and maturing of product portfolios across the Copernicus Services. An approach advocated in interview with XXXX would for example see a continuous dialogue between providers of meteorological, hydrological and atmospheric data and the Copernicus Services that would feed requirements back into the ongoing WMO OSCAR Rolling Review of Requirements.