Interoperable Hydrological Data Exchange Webinar

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Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM  - 11:30 AM EDT 

{ "name":"Interoperable Hydrological Data Exchange Webinar", "description": "https:\/\/ticketfi.com\/event\/7195\/interoperable-hydrological-data-exchange-webinar\n\nOnline Webinar on Unlocking the Power of Hydrological Data: Empowering People, Enabling Applications, Informing Policy, and Protecting the Environment \n\n01 October 2026 from 10:00 to 11:30 ET \n01 October 2026 from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST \n\n“Interoperable Hydrological Data Exchange “ \n\nBackground \n\nThe increasing frequency and severity of hydroclimatic extremes, combined with escalating pressures on water and environmental systems, global initiatives such as EW4All,  the SDGs1, new potential use of data for validating Artificial Intelligence models and earth observations, the global scale of hydrological cycle, and climate action, highlight the urgent need for seamless data exchange across disciplines, institutions, and jurisdictions. Weather, climate, hydrological, and environmental datasets are frequently fragmented across platforms and governed by varying standards, formats, and policies. This fragmentation constrains institutions' ability to provide services that protect life and property, promote the well-being of all nations, and support sustainable resource management. The hydrology domain is characterized by significant heterogeneity in data publication systems among providers. Interoperability allows data from diverse sources to be discovered, accessed, integrated, trusted, quality controlled,  and reused efficiently across sectors and scales. Interoperable data exchange is essential for building resilient, data-driven environmental systems capable of addressing complex global challenges. \n\nIn response to this need, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and its partners have proposed a collaborative initiative, the WMO Hydrological Observing System (WHOS2), which focuses on interoperable data exchange frameworks and practices for integrated hydrological data. WHOS functions as the hydrological component of the WMO Information System 2.0 (WIS2), facilitating the interoperable sharing of hydrological data. WHOS advocates  the use of standards. Where the data provider has  not implemented standard, it employs a brokering approach, supported by FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles, in which a central broker component enables interoperability between heterogeneous publication systems and end-user tools and applications. Currently, over 3.7 million time-series datasets are published through Global Hydrological Data Centres such as IGRAC3, GRDC4, HYDROLARE5, and CUAHSI6, as well as through transboundary and regional basin organizations and directly via national endpoints.  Many organizations such as Brigham Young Universityand GEGLOWS, Aquaveo, CNR-ITIAm, etc have contributed to the development of WHOS technologies. \n\nTo promote dialogue, collaboration, and the exchange of experiences, the WMO, the University of Waterloo, DataStream, Global Water Futures Observatory, CUAHSI, CNR-ITIAm\u202f7propose an online webinar. This event will bring together experts, researchers, practitioners, standard organizations, and operational agencies to discuss advances, challenges, and opportunities in interoperable hydrological data exchange. \n\nTopics \n\n\n\tHydrological data interoperability and sharing \n\tHydrological Data Brokering: WHOS Brokering Approach \n\tDiscovering and Accessing the Hydrological Data: WHOS Portal \n\tLeveraging Research and operational data repository for WHOS implementations \n\n\n \n\nObjectives\u202f \n\nThe webinar will provide a platform for stakeholders from academia and research, government, private sector, standards organizations, and operational agencies to exchange knowledge, identify technical and policy gaps, and co-develop pathways toward interoperable hydrological data ecosystems. \n\nThe initiative will pursue the following objectives: \n\n\n\t\n\tDemonstrating the benefits of exchanging hydrology data though WHOS and central access for different data repository \n\t\n\t\n\tShowcase the brokering approach for reducing interoperability burden of hydrology data  \n\t\n\t\n\tPromote adoption of open standards and FAIR data principles for hydrological and hydrogeological data exchange. \n\t\n\t\n\tStrengthen collaboration between research and operation communities, capacity development and knowledge sharing among different stakeholders and communities. \n\t\n\n\n \n", "startDate":"2026-10-01", "endDate":"2026-10-01", "startTime":"10:00", "endTime":"11:30", "location":"", "label":"Add to Calendar", "options":[ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone":"US/Eastern", "trigger":"click", "inline":true, "listStyle":"modal", "iCalFileName":"invite.ics" }