Andy Turner's MoSeS Technical Meeting 2008-01-29 Web Page @ School of Geography, University of Leeds

Introduction
- Web Page about the MoSeS Technical Meeting on 2008-01-29.
- Contents
People
- Mark Birkin (Organiser)
- Paul Townend
- Andy Turner
- Belinda Wu
Documentation
- Mark's Validation of PRM Paper (on paper)
- Software Requirements Specification document Mark found on the Web (on paper)
- Andy Turner's MoSeS Technical Meeting 2008-01-17 Web Page
  - Documentation
- Belinda's document containing diagrams explaining mortality and marriage (on paper)
Notes
- Agree an agenda and appoint a chair
  - It was decided Paul should chair this one :-)
  - We agreed that the agenda I had drafted in this document was OK, but that there might be quite a lot in AoB (so added Dynamic Model as specific item).
- Agenda:
  1. Recap on last meeting
  2. Requirements Documents and Portal Progress
  3. Optimisation
  4. Population Initialisation
  5. Dynamic Model
  6. AoB
- Going through the agenda:
  1. Recap on last meeting
    - Went through Andy's notes from last time that can be found via the following URL:
      - http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/people/a.turner/projects/MoSeS/documentation/meetings/archive/2008-01-17/
    - Belinda noted that some of her actions that she had written down were not listed.
    - Google Maps and GeoServer
      - GeoServer now running on GEO-S12 at the following URL:
        
        http://geo-s12.leeds.ac.uk:9080/geoserver/
      - Is the API key problem solved by Google Earth Hacks?
        
        Slashgeo : Google Earth Hacks Launches YourMap
        
        Google Earth Hacks Home > YourMap
      - Paul has made good progress with SLDs and is actioned to show us a colour shaded map next time.
  2. Requirements Documents and Portal Progress
    - Reporting portlet
      - Paul to have a detailed working example for PCT health application by 2008-02-10.
    - Paul's work on turning everything into Web Services is ongoing.
    - Requirements Documents
      - We spent some time considering the detail of a Software Requirements Specification document Mark found on the Web:
        
        I think it is available via: http://www.projectconnections.com/templates/detail/software-requirements-specification.html, you need a membership to see the full monté.
      - Paul has another example from the NECTISE project which is more of a matrix checklist of architecture on one axis and something else (functions?) on the other.
        
        Paul to distribute this example of a requirements document.
      - It is noted that the two documents ultimately serve the same purpose.
      - Mark is to write systems level requirements and hand this to Paul.
      - Paul, then Andy then Belinda are then to draft functional requiremnts based on this.
      - We spent most time considering the interfaces between the various components which seems sensible.
  3. Optimisation
    - Paul has analysed the profiler output and has identified data access as taking an inordinate amount of time:
      - This is in the reading and writing of serialised objects from disc.
      - The main culprits are addPerson and getPersonsByLocation.
      - Belinda to send Paul test data to work with again.
      - Paul to try to understand what is happening and investigate options for optimisation (speeding this up).
  4. Population Initialisation
    - Mark provided a Validation of PRM Paper document for discussion:
      - We went through this in the following order:
        
        Fig3
        
        Fig4
        
        Lookups
        
        Fig2 (tables)
        
        Fig5
        
        Fig6
        
        Fig7
      - Mark to complete variable analysis for Leeds.
      - Mark to investigate where are missing persons for IPS in Fig 6.
  5. Dynamic Model
    - Belinda provided a document containing diagrams explaining mortality, fertility, health and marriage processes in the Dynamic Model.
    - Paul suggested Microsoft Visio for developing these kinds of diagram. Some open source alternatives are suggested at the following URL:
      - http://www.osalt.com/visio
    - Mortality
      - Rates worked out by age/gender at ward level based on ONS data and other data compiled by Paul Norman and Phil Rees.
      - Belinda to send Mark a digital version of the migration diagram.
    - Marriage
      - Where do people find spouses?
      - Currently in the model 50% of spouses are local.
      - Not sure where we get data on this
      - Some probability variables on who is likely to marry who can be derived from BHPS data.
      - The register of births deaths and marriage will also have data on age of partner.
      - I think Jianhui Jin did some work on this.
  6. AoB
    - Paul has developed some publicity material to be used for the upcoming White Rose Grid event.
      - This has been shown to Mark for approval.
    - Paul and Andy to be attending a White Rose Grid e-Science training event - a workshop about Taverna, on 2008-02-04, in Leeds, part organised by Shiv Kaushal.
    - Next Meeting
      - Suggested date 2008-02-19
    - Subsequent meetings
      - Noted leave:
        
        Mark week after next.
        
        Belinda next week.
      - Paul has a very busy time towards the end of March for a month or so.
- Actions
  - Paul
    - Develop SLD code and present colour shaded maps from GeoServer at next Technical Meeting.
    - Reporting portlet - detailed working example for PCT health application by 2008-02-10.
    - Requirements Document: Draft functional requirements based on system level requirements (provided by Mark) and hand to Andy.
    - Investigate options for optimising Dynamic Model.
  - Belinda
    - Send Paul Dynamic Model test data again.
    - Send Mark a digital version of the migration diagram.
    - Requirements Document: Draft functional requirements based on Paul's and Andy's draft and return to Paul.
  - Mark
    - Requirements Document: Write systems level requirements and hand this to Paul.
    - Paul, then Andy then Belinda are then to draft functional requiremnts based on this.
    - Population Initialisation/Reconstruction for 2001: Complete variable analysis for Leeds.
    - Population Initialisation/Reconstruction for 2001: Validation Paper : Investigate where are missing persons for IPS in Fig 6.
  - Andy
    - Requirements Document: Draft functional requirements based on Paul's draft and return to Paul.
    - To write up and distribute meeting notes as a priority.
  - All
    - Actions from previous meetings.
References

Andy Turner's MoSeS Technical Meeting 2008-01-29 Web Page

Introduction

People

Documentation

Notes

References

Validation and Metadata