Standards and Interfaces Activities. This group will initiate a coordinated set of activities that will support the ESE and its projects and user community in the definition and effective use of standards and standard interfaces for data and information systems. • Define a process or set of processes whereby the ESE can evaluate and make decisions on establishing requirements or recommendations on data systems standards. It will be required that representatives of the ESE community of users and stakeholders be participants in the processes. • Work with ESE management to define responsibilities and empanel a Standards and Interfaces Working Group to give direction to the respective activities. • Document requirements and guidelines as determined and develop and maintain the tools developed to conform to and use the standards. • Provide consulting services to ESE projects and users on the use of the standards and interfaces and associated tools. • Provide the interface to external standards organizations and other federal and international agencies and institutions to track their activities and to represent ESE initiatives in these areas. It is anticipated that the CAN awardees will play a major role in the performance of all of the SEEDS standards and interfaces activities. Each team will be expected to provide an individual to serve on the Standards and Interfaces Working Group (SIWG) at a level of up to 0.25 FTE. In addition, the teams will be candidates to perform the activities associated with standards and standard interfaces as defined by the ESE and SEEDS management and the SIWG.
