TADAP

What is TADAP

TADAP is a Data management framework and platform

It will support data governance and provide tools needed to support the entire data management life cycle, including data acquisition, cataloging, transformation, integration, storage and archiving, search and discovery, and collaboration and publishing. The outcome of TADAP is the DFO Data Management Platform.

Application framework and platform

It will support the deployment of applications built using commonly used frameworks based primarily on Java and .NET (i.e. MODIP, EFMSI). Support will also be provided for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) and Python. The platform will be designed to isolate data assets from computing, making data assets more secure and shareable by multiple applications.

Corresponding infrastructure in the Cloud

DFO will be able to meet the current and anticipated computing needs of the department in a reliable, timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner. The capabilities will exist to scale up or down depending on needs and will be able to accommodate DFO’s data storage and computing needs.

Why TADAP

Internal to DFO

• DFO’s legacy of silo applications and fragmented data makes information not discoverable; difficult to find quality information
• SSC challenges and limitations in setting up the DFO required end-state data centres
• Need to change culture around data governance and stewardship (additional parallel project)
• Meet demand of OPP, Internet of things, continuous increase needs of acquired data volume

External to DFO

• Demand of new capabilities for Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Government, Collaboration
• New opportunity – new delivery options in the Cloud
• New momentum from TBS for GC data strategy and governance

Stakeholders

This is an initial list.

Please feel free to contact us if you think there's room for improvements.

Sector	Contact Person	Project / Program	Meeting date	Relation to TADAP	Other Comments
Conservation and Protection	Lise Melanson	Department Violation System (DVS)	Augut 24th, 2018	These projects have to be supported by TADAP	We are contacting  André Bélanger to get more info about data sources
	Pauline Lalonde	C-STAT	September 25th, 2018	This project has to be supported by TADAP
Canada Coast Guard	Shawn Legault and Nicholas O’Hara	SIPA	September 11th, 2018	CCG has its own opertional network. However, we need to at least catalouge their data
	Jean-François Coutu	INNAV	September 24th, 2018	CCG has its own opertional network. However, we need to at least catalouge their data
	Chris Burnie-Gardiner and Patrick Marion	SISAR	September 13th, 2018	CCG has its own opertional network. However, we need to at least catalouge their data	The goal of this meeting was to explore how AI can be applied in Search and rescue. However, we may at least want to catalouge their SISAR database
	Bert Paulin	Reporting for CCG programs	To be determined	Further discussion required
Canadian Hydrographic Services	Terry Fanning and Matthew McGowan	Main work is to move science, ocean, and species data to the Government of Canada Open Portal	August 27th, 2018	This program needs to be supported by TADAP	George is contacting David Bradley, new manager of science data sub-committee, to arrange for future meetings
	Claude Guay	Metadata management and data management for whole science sector	To be determined
SRS, Science Branch	Theraesa Coyle and Johannie Duhaime	Aquaculture Monitoring Program	August 27th and September 4th, 2018	This program needs to be supported by TADAP
Stock Assessment and Research Division, Science Branch	Bruce Patten	Scientific survey documentation for fish population assessment, fish harvest tracking and reporting	August 31st, 2018	Stakeholders are very interested in collaboration. Their programs need to be supported by TADAP
Ocean Science Division, Science Branch	Di Wan	Scientific oceanographic survey documentation for Pacific and Arctic	August 31st, 2018	Stakeholders are very interested in collaboration. Their programs need to be supported by TADAP
Aquaculture Management Directorate, Aquatic Ecosystems Sector	Tyree Lush and Arsenault Shane	Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) mapping system	September 7th, 2018	This program needs to be supported by TADAP
Fisheries & Licence Policy / Fisheries and Harbour Management	Mark Ledwell	FHM	To be determined.	Further discussion required
Ecosystems and Fisheries Management: System Integration	Aaron Gillis and Andrew Frost	EFM-SI	To be determined	This program has to be supported by TADAP
Information Management and Policy Strategies	Lyn Warner	Open Data Portal	To be determined	Has to be supported by TADAP
Ocean Data and Information Section	Tobias Spears	To be determined	To be determined

Architecture

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  TADAP Logical Architecture

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  TADAP Conceptual Architecture

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  TADAP High Level Architecture

The Prototype

The roadmap for TADAP: DFO Data Management Platform starts with the idea of TADAP, a Proof of Concept (using one COTS tool), prototype, Pilot and the going to Production.

A Proof of Concept is a small exercise to test a design of the TADAP idea . The primary objective is to prove that a solution is viable.

A Prototype simulates the relevant part of Data Management Platform. While a POC shows that a functionality can be done, a prototype explains how it will be done. A prototype may provide some re-usable components that can be re-used in a pilot or even in production.

The Pilot is a subset of the whole audience. A pilot will help us getting a better understanding of how the product will be used across DFO. This will be our Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

Team

Please feel free to contact us to discuss the project and how you can participate

Name

Dan Buzuloiu

George Esper

Brian Buttrum

Jane Moore

Ian Allen

Bill Yuan

Jimmy Novak

Riham Elhabyan

Benedict Okudolo

Marc Pollett

John Bao

Abdul K Hamdo