Notification of detailed observation and model results using RSS

(AGU 2006 Session IN43C-0915)

Decision makers need relevant information delivered in time to affect the outcome of the decision under consideration. A Really Simple Syndication (RSS) service can deliver timely, detailed decision support information to a wide variety of decision makers while demanding minimal software and attention on the part of the decision maker. An RSS feed tailored to summarize a specific set of events, such as storm surge at a particular location being forecast to exceed a certain threshold, can provide notification of the event only when the condition occurs. A distinct advantage of RSS over alternate notification methods, such as email or SMS (Short Messaging Service), include frequent testing of the communication channel during non-event conditions. Other advantages of RSS include XML encapsulation of summary data, which enables standards-based specification a wide range of references back to services providing the data, including HTTP and OGC/SOS. This work demonstrates an RSS service for delivering notification and summary information of a wide variety of user-configurable observational and forecast-model events.

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Meeting2006 Fall Meeting
SectionEarth and Space Science Informatics
Special SessionIN08 - Standards-Based Interoperability Among Tools and Data Services in the Earth Sciences
TitleNotification of Detailed Observation and Model Results Using RSS
Author(s)David Forrest, Harry Wang, Carl Friedrichs
Reference Number12647
PIN5163
CorrespondentDavid Forrest
Submittal Fee$50
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Last Modified9/7/2006 6:48:15 PM
Dave Forrest
Last modified: Thu Sep 7 18:52:26 EDT 2006