{"id":2080,"date":"2023-05-26T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/?post_type=initiatives&#038;p=2080"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:26:50","slug":"open-science","status":"publish","type":"initiatives","link":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/initiatives\/open-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Science Demonstrator 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction to the Pilot Initiative<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Open Science Demonstrator 2025 is a collaborative initiative led by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), co-sponsored by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Union through the FOCAL project. This pilot aims to advance the principles of open science by developing and validating a framework for the standardized description, sharing, and reuse of scientific workflows.&nbsp;The Open Science Persistent Demonstrator (OSPD) is a long-term inter-agency initiative aiming to enable and communicate reproducible Earth Science across global communities of users and amplify inter-agency Earth Observation mission data, tools, and infrastructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary objective of the Demonstrator is to address the growing need for transparency, reproducibility, and interoperability in scientific research. By enabling workflows to be described in a machine-readable, modular, and standards-compliant manner, the initiative seeks to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Facilitate the reproducibility of scientific results across platforms and institutions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the reuse of workflows in new contexts, reducing duplication of effort.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support interoperability through the adoption of open standards such as those developed by OGC.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance transparency by documenting data sources, processing steps, and assumptions in a structured format.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scope and Structure<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot is organized around a series of work packages that collectively address the technical, semantic, and organizational challenges of workflow reuse. These include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Workflow Discovery and Evaluation<\/strong>: Identifying and documenting existing workflows suitable for reuse.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open Science Ontology Development<\/strong>: Establishing a shared vocabulary and conceptual model to describe workflows and their components.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workflow Reuse Experiments<\/strong>: Adapting and executing workflows across heterogeneous platforms.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OGC Workflow Building Blocks<\/strong>: Developing reusable schema components and validation tools to support standardized workflow descriptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Participation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is open to OGC members and invites participation in four key roles:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scientists<\/strong>: Provide and explain workflows, and support their adaptation and execution on new platforms.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Platform Operators<\/strong>: Offer infrastructure for workflow execution and support interoperability.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Platform Developers<\/strong>: Adapt workflows for execution on different platforms and contribute to metadata modeling.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Building Block Developers<\/strong>: Design and implement reusable schema components and contribute to the development of the Open Science Ontology.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Expected Outcomes<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By the conclusion of the pilot, participants will have contributed to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A minimum viable product for the Open Science Ontology.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A set of interoperable, reusable workflow descriptions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrations of cross-platform workflow execution.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced documentation and best practices for workflow standardization.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative represents a significant step toward a more open, collaborative, and efficient scientific ecosystem, where workflows are not only published but also readily discoverable, understandable, and reusable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join this initiative today: <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ogc.org\/files\/?artifact_id=111516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/portal.ogc.org\/files\/?artifact_id=111516<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Call for Participation is open until August 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancing open science with standardized, reusable workflows that boost transparency, interoperability, and reproducible research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2081,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_eb_attr":""},"initiative-category":[43],"initiative-tag":[79,66],"class_list":["post-2080","initiatives","type-initiatives","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","initiative-category-initiative","initiative-tag-climate-change","initiative-tag-ogc-apis"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiatives\/2080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiatives"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/initiatives"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"initiative-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiative-category?post=2080"},{"taxonomy":"initiative-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiative-tag?post=2080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}