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MINUTESOFTHE

5thMEETINGOFTHECEOS

LANDSURFACEIMAGINGVIRTUALCONSTELLATION(LSI-VC)

21-23February2018Tokyo,Japan

KeyOutcomes

1. ProgressedtheCEOSAnalysis-ReadyDataforLand(CARD4L)assessmentprocess,andagreedactionstoestablishaSARsubgrouptofinalisethebackscatterProductFamilySpecification(PFS)andinvestigatenewSARPFS.AgreedtoengageWGCVintheassessmentprocess.

2. AgreedthatannualupdatesoftheCARD4LPFSarenotnecessary,howeverthedocumentswillbeupdatedasneeded;stabilityofthePFSispreferred.

3. TheEuropeanARDstocktakewaswellreceived,andactionswereagreedtobroadenthisassessment.

4. ActionsagreedtoproceedwithaCEOSARDStrategyandNotestoappealtodatausers,providers,andhosts.

5. ThecarbonrequirementstaskwillbediscontinuedinfavouroffocusingonprogressingCEOStoolsandinformationsystemsinsupportofgapanalyses.

6. IdentifiedawayforwardfortheModerateResolutionInteroperability(MRI)initiative,andidentifiedthreespecifictaskstotakeforwardandincludeinthe2018-2020CEOSWorkPlan.

7. ActionsagreedregardingGFOIandGEOGLAMinputontheutilityofCARD4Lproducts,asapathfinderforfurtherfeedbackgathering.

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WednesdayFebruary21st

Session1:Opening

Welcome

TakeoTadonowelcomedeveryonetoJapanandtheRESTECoffice.

JennLaceywelcomedeveryonetothemeeting,andnotedthatthisisagoodtimetotakestockoftheworkwe’vedone,andwherewe’regoingnext.JennwelcomedSusanneMecklenburgtoherfirstLSI-VCmeetingasaLead.SusannethankedJennandreportedthatsheislookingforwardtoherfirstmeetingasaLead.AndreiaSiqueiraspokeonbehalfofAdamLewis/GA,notingthatsheislookingforwardtothemeeting.JonathonRossisheretorepresenttheSITViceChairTeam,whichhasidentifiedLSI-VCsupportasoneofitspriorities.

Atourdetablefollowed.ArecordofthemeetingattendanceisattachedinAppendixA.

LSI-VCCEOSWorkPlanTasks/DeliverablesandLSI-VCImplementationPlan

JennreviewedtheLSI-VCMissionStatement:

TheLandSurfaceImagingVirtualConstellationexiststomaximizethevaluederivedfromCEOSAgencylandsurfaceimagingassetsandactivitiesbyprovidinganoverarchingcoordinationrole;

andnotedthatwearenowatthe3-yearhorizonoftheoriginalLSI-VCToR(2015).Jennreviewedeachoftheworkareas:

SpaceSegment

Jennsuggestedthatwemightneedtorevisitthefirstpointunder‘aggregatingandanalysingmultiplesetsofdata’.DaveJarrettnotedthatthiswillbecomeveryimportantforpostLandsat9studies.AkeRosenqvistnotedthepotentialofsystematicacquisitionplansforSARmissionsfromagenciesincludingCONAE,CSA,andUKSA–thiscouldbeaveryhelpfulcontribution.JonathonnotedthatnewmissionsfromCopernicusandJAXAwouldbenefitfromsuchgap/capabilityanalysiswork.DavenotedtheonlinesurveyforCopernicusrequirementsassessment.

Susanneaskedwhatharmonizingacquisitionplansmeansinpractice.Jennnotedthatthisisopenfordebate,butthisismostlyapplicabletoSARgiventhecurrentstateofmediumresolutionopticalacquisitions.Withthatsaiditwouldstillbeusefultoassesswhatmightbeneededinthefuture–forcommunicationtoagenciesasinputsfortheiracquisitionplanningprocesses.WehadsuccessinthepastwithSentinel-2(BiancawasabletoaddnewS-2acquisitionsinresponsetodiscussionswithinLSI-VC).

BrianKilloughnotedthat‘harmonizing’isatroublesomeword,andhesuggestschangingitto‘optimization’.HeaddedthattherehasbeengoodprogressonoptimizingradaracquisitionsinSDCG/GFOIinsupportofspecificgoals.Akenotedthatsomemissionsdon’thavedefinedacquisitionplans,andsotheopportunityexistsforacquisitionoptimization.BriannotedtheexampleofRadarsat-2,whichhasacquisitionsplannedinresponsetodemand.

JennpresentedtheLSI-VCImplementationPlanandnotedhowitrelatestotheCEOSWorkPlan.

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GroundSegmentandInformationSystems

JennisunclearaboutthebreakdownofresponsibilitiesforthisitemacrossWGISS,CEOSSEO,LSI-VC,etc.,andwouldwelcomeadiscussiononthis.

ProductsandServices

Therehasbeengoodprogresshere,andwewilldiscussimplementationlatertodayandtomorrow.

CEOSWorkPlanUpdates

JennreviewedtheupdatestotheCEOSWorkPlanforLSI-VC.Itemswereclosed,modified,andcreatedbasedonprogresstodate.TheclosingofCARB-13wasnotedinparticular.TherehasbeennoengagementfromtheCEOScarboncommunity,sothisactionwillnotbecarriedforward.Thelackofengagementraisesquestionsaroundthebenefitsofthetask.

JennwouldliketoidentifyresponsiblepartiesforalloftheLSI-VCtasks/deliverablesintheCEOSWorkPlan.ShesuggeststargetinganupdateoftheLSI-VCImplementationPlanforSeptember.

StevenHosfordreviewedtheCEOSWorkPlanpurposeandprocess.ThescheduleforupdatingtheWorkPlanwaspresentedanditwasnotedthatCEOSentitymeetingschedulesarenotalwayscompatiblewithusingtheCEOSWorkPlanasatoolformanagingtheworkoftheentities.StevenindicatedthattheSITChairwaskeentoencourageamorerigoroususeoftheCEOSWorkPlantomanageCEOS’activities.ConcerningthequestionofwhetherCARD4LdeliverablesshouldbenamedFDA-XXactionsorLSI-XXactions,Stevensuggestedthatitwasnotcriticallyimportant,howeveritwouldbebettertohaveacoherentapproachwithrespecttoalloftheCEOSentitiescontributingtoFDA.

CEOSOverview

StevenHosfordreviewedCEOS’organisationalstructure,governingdocuments,etc.Henotedtheprioritiesofthe2018CEOSChair(EC):aCO2andGHGemissionmonitoringsystem,andon"Data"includingcontinuationofCEOS’workonFDA.

LSI-VCisauniqueVCduetothebreadthofitsactivities–coveringmanyobservingtechnologies,resolutions,parametersofinterest,andimplementationapproaches.Thisbreadthhascausedsignificantorganisationalchallenges,butLSI-VC'srecentfocusonasubsetofthisscopehasenabledprogressonspecifictasks(e.g.,CARD4L,MRI,DataCubesupport).

Session2:AgencyReports

USGS

− JennnotedUSGS’fundamentalgoalofensuringthepublicavailabilityofaprimarydatarecordaboutthecurrentstateandhistoricalconditionoftheEarth.

− Landsat7hasperformeditslastmanoeuvregivenitscurrentfuellevel.ItisyettobeseenifRestore-LtakesplaceandwhetheritstargetremainsLandsat7.

− Landsat9(launchinglate2020)willhaveajointMissionOperationCentrewithLandsat8,giventhemissions’similarity.

− EverythingremainsonthetableforLandsat10andtheSustainableLandImaging(SLI)process.

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− ARDwillbethestandardforLandsatdatainthefuture.− Fundingremainsaproblem;workingtogetheriskeyintimesofbudgetconstraints.JonathonaskedhowitwasagreedthatARDwouldbethestandardLandsatproductinfuture.JennnotedthatthemaindriverswerefromtheLandsatScienceTeamandusercommunitydemand.JennconfirmedthatLevel1productswillcontinuetobeavailable.BriannotedthatthisARDisbasicallythecurrentSRproduct,butwithimprovedatmosphericcorrections,etc.JonathonnotedthatUSGSisstilldoingworkaroundprojections–recallingSteveLabahn’semailseekingfeedbackfromLSI-VC.

GeoscienceAustralia

AndreiapresentedanupdateonbehalfofGA:

− CoordinatingapapertobepresentedattheIGARSSconferenceinJuly.Thepaper(ObservationsandRecommendationsfortheCalibrationofLandsat8OLI&Sentinel-2MSIforImprovedDataInteroperability)isledbyDennisHelderandotherauthorsincludingGeoscienceAustralia(AdamLewis).

− GA’ssurfacereflectancevalidationprogramatacontinentalscale:themainobjectiveistovalidateARDproducts(startingwithsurfacereflectance)basedoninsitufielddata.ThisisacollaborationbetweenGA,CSIRO,andAusCoverpartner-nodes.DataisbeingacquiredacrossdifferentsitestoestablishquantitativeaccuracyresultsonDigitalEarthAustralia’ssurfacereflectanceproducts.Theresults,tools,anddatawillbeopenaccessandsharedwiththecommunity.Thisprogramisusingamuchmorecomprehensivesetofsitescomparedtopastefforts.TheprojectagreementbetweenGAandCSIROwassignedinearlyFebruary.

− GAhasinitiatedanabstractfortheJournalofRemoteSensing’sSpecialIssueontheScienceofLandsatARD(ledbyAdamLewis).AndreiaaskedallLSI-VCmemberstoconsidercontributingtothepaper.

LSI-VC-5-01AlltogetincontactwithAdamLewis/AndreiatobeinvolvedintheARDpapersforIGARSSortheJournalofRemoteSensing.

Mid-March

− The2ndannualOpenDataCubeConferencewasheldinCanberralastweek.Therewere45participantsfrommanycountriesandorganisations.ThemainmessagewasthattheODCcommunityseesthemselvesasusersofanalysis-readydataproducts.Oneofthecommunity’sobjectivesfor2018isacomprehensivestocktakeofARDstatusandoutlook,tosupportuserexpectations.

StephenWardnotedthattheODCcommunitywishestocommunicatetoCEOS,viaLSI-VC,thatARDisvitaltotheprogressoftheinitiative.

JAXA

TakeoTadonocoveredJAXA’scurrentmissionportfolioanddatadistributionstatus:

− GCOM-CwaslaunchedinDecember2017.− JAXAarehopingtoworkwiththeNASAGEDIteaminthefuturetoresurrecttheMulti-footprint

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ObservationLidarandImager(MOLI)mission.− JAXAismovingtoamoreopenmodelforALOSdata:

− Tadono-sanattributedthereleaseofAVNIR-2datatotheLSI-VCanditsfollowupafterLSI-VC-3.HesharedanoverviewoftheAVNIR-2productsandnotedthatthedatadistributionwebsiteisunderdevelopment.ReleaseisexpectedinJFY18.

− ALOS-3(optical)andALOS-4(L-bandSAR)areunderdevelopment,andareplannedtolaunchin2020.Tadono-sansharedsomedetailsofthemissions.

TheLSI-VCLeadscongratulatedJAXAandtheLSI-VCregardingtheAVNIR-2dataavailability.

AkeRosenqvistnotedthatALOS-1PALSARScanSARshouldalsoappearintheabovetable.

ItwasnotedthatdistributionofScanSARdataisdependentonprocessingandfindingthebudgetnecessarytodothis.StephenWardsuggestedexploringsolutionstogetaroundtheJAXAprocessingbottleneckandbudgetrestrictions.Others(e.g.,thecommercialsector,Google,Amazon,theCopernicusAustraliaHub,AlaskaSatelliteFacility,etc.)mightbewillingtotakeonthisprocessing.

LSI-VC-5-02Shin-ichiSobue,StephenWard,JonathonRoss,andBrianKilloughtoexplorealternativeoptionsforALOSandALOS-2dataprocessing.

LSI-VC-6

ToshioOkumura(JAXA/RESTEC)gaveanoverviewofALOS-2PALSAR-2ARD,whichisprovidedbyJAXAthroughtheJJ-FASTsystem.TheJJ-FASTproductisanARDdataset(compatiblewiththeCARD4LPFS),anddiffersfromthestandardJAXAALOSdataset.ThedataareScanSAR,dualpolarization,1degreetiles,ortho-rectifiedandslopecorrected,gamma-0.Therearefourfilesforeachdataproduct:backscattercoefficientsforeachpolarization(HHandHV),thelocalincidenceangle,processingmaskinformation,andacataloguefile(metadata).JAXAistriallingJJ-FASTdatadistributiontoVietnamandIndonesiafortheirDataCubeprojects.

BriancommendedJAXAontheJJ-FASTproduct,notingthatitishighqualityandveryusefulfortheDataCubeandotherapplications.HeencouragedJAXAtocontinuewiththiseffortandwelcomedanexpandedscopeofdataavailability.

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OthertypesofSARARDisatopicofdiscussionandwillbecoveredlaterinthemeeting.AkesuggeststhattherecouldbemanyCARD4LSARproducts(e.g.,InSAR,polarimetric).Akealsonotedthatthealreadyavailableannual25mglobalFBmosaics,aswellasthenewScanSARmosaicsfromJAXAarecompliantwiththecurrentCARD4LbackscatterPFS.

ESA

SusannepresentedthefollowingSentinelmissiondataupdates:

− Acquisitionplansareupdatedonafrequent(6-12month)basis.Thenextroundofupdatesisongoingnow.

− Sentinel-2:CoverageofEuropeisavailablenow.It’sexpectedthatbymid-2018,theLevel-2Aproductwillbeavailablewithglobalcoverage.

BrianaskedwhetherthereisanyindicationfromESA’spartnersthattheywillmirrorthisglobaldata.HenotedthatcloudprovidersofferthemostpowerforexpandingandpopulatingDataCubes.SusanneconfirmedthattheUKandCNESarealreadymirroringthedata,andtheglobalproductionwilluseSen2Cor.

− Sentinel-3:routineoperationsareongoing.AllLevel-1and-2landandmarinecoredataproductshavebeenreleased.Newproductdefinitionandimplementationisongoing,andsomefurtherfireproductswillbeavailableinQ1/Q22018.

ESAFDAActivities

− DIAS:contractshavebeensignedwith4providers(December2017).StartofoperationsareplannedforJune2018.

− AnumberofESAARDdataproductsareavailable/planned:

− Sen2Corv2.5wasrecentlyreleasedandincludesmultiplefixes.− AharmonizedSentinel-2/LandsatARDprototypeproductisintheworks,andESAisconsidering

systematicproductionofthisLevel-3product.ItisbeingdevelopedinparallelwithNASA’sHLS,andthereseemstobeanexchangeofinformationbetweenthetwogroups.

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− ESAisalsolookingatcombiningS-2andS-3data.SusanneexpectstohavethefirstresultsintimeforLSI-VC-6.

− Thereareanumberof‘quasi-compliant’SentinelCARD4Ldatasets–seethepresentationfordetails.

− FerranGasconwillserveasESA’sPOCfortheMRIInitiative(tobediscussedlaterinthemeeting).

EuropeanCommission

ZoltanSzantoireviewedtheCopernicusdatadownloadstatistics.HealsonotedthataglobalSentinel-2mosaicshouldbeavailablebyQ42018.TheproductisaseamlesssurfacereflectancemosaicbuiltusingESAdata.Usershavetheabilitytochoosehowtheaggregationisdone,andtheproductisgeneratedonrequest.Userscanalsochooseareasofinterestforthemosaic,andthiswillimpactprocessingtime.AkenotedthatitwouldbeveryhelpfultohaveaSentinel-1mosaiccapabilityalso.

EuropeanARDProgress

StevenHosfordpresentedaninitialstocktakeofARDactivitiesinEurope:

− CNES,DLR,ESA,UKSA,andVITOarethekeysurfacereflectanceARDproducersinEurope.− CNESareusingMAJAfortheiratmosphericcorrection.TheycurrentlyproduceSRdataoverFrance

andFrenchterritories,Spain,Italy,Belgium,Netherlands,Scotlandandmanyspotsitesacrosstheworld.TheyareextendingtheirgeographicalcoveragetoNorthAfricashortly.theia.cnes.fr

− DLRhaspartneredwithCNESandaredoingtheirownproductionofS-2L-2AdataoverGermanyusingMAJA.On-demandproductionusingSen2Corisalsopossibleonwww.code-de.org.

− DLRprovidedcommentsontheCARD4LPFSfromtheperspectiveofEnMAP.− SystematicS-2surfacereflectanceproductsfortheUKhavebeengenerateduptoJuly2017through

aprojectledbytheUKSatelliteApplicationsCatapult.Thishascomethroughaprototypedevelopmentproject,andmaybecontinuedforaccesstoUKgovernmentusers.

− VITOareprovidingderivedS-2productsforBelgiumviaTerrascope.ThereisaproposaltoexpandtheirgeographicalscopetoEuropeandAfrica.Waterproductsarealsoavailable.

Stevennotedageneralissuefordiscussion:theCARD4LregistrationaccuracyrequirementofhalfapixelseemstooambitiousforSentinel-2at10mresolution.

StephenWardthankedStevenforhiseffortonthisEuropeanstocktake.HenotedthattheOpenDataCubeteamhasanactiontodoaglobalstocktake,andthiswillserveasagreatbasis.

StevenHosfordpointedoutthatthereisnotalotofdiversityintheapproaches(mostlyMAJAorSen2Cor).JonathonwouldbeinterestedtoknowhowmanyoftheseactivitiesareultimatelyfundedbytheEC.

NASA

DaveJarrettreported:

− NISAR(launching2021)productspecificationsareyettobedecided,buttherewillbeapushforARDgenerationinlinewiththeCARD4LPFS.

− ASTER,MODIS,andVIIRSarealreadyproducingproductsthatarecompliantwiththeCARD4LPFS.

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− Web-EnabledLandsatData(WELD)andHLSareresearchproductsthatadvanceARDcapabilities.

CEOSSEO

BrianKilloughshowedtheCOVEcoverageanalysertool,andpresentedresultsontherelationshipbetweentemporalcoverageusingasinglemissionandcombinationsofdatasources.Histeamhasinvestigateddifferentcombinationsofmissions(includingopticalandSAR),andlookedatthenumberofpotentialacquisitionsperyearandtheoccurrenceofcoincidentcoverages.TherearethreetimesayearwhenLandsat8,Sentinel-2,andSentinel-1arecoincident.Thereisgreatpotentialhere,presentinglotsofcal-valandinteroperabilityopportunities.Theseresultsdemonstratethatbycombiningdatafrommultiplemissions,observationgapscanbereducedtoanaverageof2-3days.

Briannotedthattherearetwoapproachestointeroperability:mergingdatasources(e.g.,theHLSapproach)orcombiningtheendproductsofseparateanalyses.

ISRO

BimalBhattacharyapresentedanoverviewofISRO’sEOprogram.HealsocoveredsomeupcomingcollaborativemissionsincludingTRISHNA(withCNES)andNISAR(withNASA).

BimalnotedtheSACRS2schemeforatmosphericcorrectionofRS2-AWiFSdata.Thesoftwarepackage,SACRS2-AWiFS,isopenforallathttp://mosdac.gov.in/data/tools/SACRS2_Package.rar.

BimalreviewedtheagriculturalworkbeingundertakenatISRO.SARisakeydatasetduetocloudcover,andISROareexploringtheintegrationofGEOandLEOproductsforhighfrequencyagriculturalmonitoring.

ISROarelookingforassistancewithintegratingallthecomponentsnecessaryforanoperationalARDproductionpipeline,andwouldwelcomeLSI-VC’sassistance.BimalalsonotedthatAWiFSlackssomebands,whichmakesACmoredifficult.

LSI-VC-5-03BimaltoconnectwithISROcolleaguesdoingDataCubework. Mid-March

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GA(Jono/Andreia/Adam)toreachouttoISROregardingassistancewithanoperationalARDproductionpipeline.

DavetoconnectBimalandJeffMasekregardingtheAROP(AutomatedRegistrationandOrthorectificationPackage)usedfortheHLSproject.

August

Notingtheissueofmissingbands,JonosuggestedanLSI-VCIPtaskaroundwritingrecommendationsforagenciesforthemissiondesignphase–i.e.,howtodesignaninstrumenttomakeitconducivetoARDproduction.Knowinghowthespecificationofthemajorityofagencymissionsaredevelopedincorporatingmonths(ifnotyears)ofworkinteractingwithusersandtailoringtheinstrumentdesigntotheirneedsthroughMissionSpecificationteams,StevenandSusannewerenotconvincedoftheimpactofsuchareport.

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AkeRosenqvistnotedthereisnojointL-andS-BandacquisitionplanforNISAR.AkehasanactionfromSDCGtowritetoNASAandISROaskingthemtoconsideranacquisitionplanthatwouldfacilitatecoincidentacquisitionsandthereforeintercomparisonexercises.

Session3a:CEOSAnalysis-ReadyDataforLand(CARD4L)Overview

StatusReportonAnalysis-ReadyDataUsage

BrianreviewedthestatusofAnalysis-ReadyDatausage.HenotedthatGoogleiscurrentlythebestsourceforSentinel-1ARD,giventhattheyhavepre-processedGRDdatatoARD(gamma-0intensity).TheCEOSSEOhasrecentlydevelopedascript(withsupportfromGoogle)thatwillgenerateaDataCubedirectlyfromthesedataholdings.ThisiscurrentlythefastestmethodtoprepareS-1DataCubes–andisessentiallyfreeifyouhaveaGoogleresearchgrantwhichprovidesfreeaccesstoGoogleCloudstorageandcompute.

StephenrecalledtheODCactiontodoastocktakeofARDavailabilityandaccessoptions.

Dataprovenanceiskey,andthismeansthatagenciesarethepreferredsourceofdata,howeverreliabilityandaccessoptionsneedtobeimprovedtoenticeusers.

ZoltinotedGoogle’schoiceofprojection,whichisnotthebestformanyapplications;theirproductsarecertainlynotthebe-all,end-allforARD.

ESAWGCVSARSubgroupInteractionandSARARDStudy

SusannepresentedtheoutcomesfromtheSARARDsessionattheWGCVSARsubgroupmeeting:

StephennotedthathehasbeendiscussingSARARDwithJAXA,andisencouragingthemtotakealeadontheSARPFS,includinganynewonesthatmightemerge.

TheconstituencyoftheproposedSARARDteamneedstobecorrect.AgroupofSARpuristswilllikelynotbeeffective.Weneedagroupthatiswellawareoftheintendedusecase,thatis,usersthatarenotusuallyusingSARproducts(supplementaryusers,DataCubes,etc.).Weneedtobeclearthatwearenot

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proposingthatrawproductsbereplaced.ASARbackscatterintensityproductisveryusefulforbasicusecases.

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ESA(NunoMiranda)andJAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)toestablishagrouptofurthertheSARARDwork,includingexpansiontootherPFS.NASAwillprovideadditionalsupport,andthegroupshouldinvolveotherSARagenciessuchasCSA,DLR,etc.ISROexpressedinterestinparticipating.

March

SusannealsopresentedtheoutcomesfromESA’sSARARDstudy:

CEOSAnalysis-ReadyDataforLand(CARD4L)FrameworkRecap

AndreiareviewedtheCARD4Lframeworkworktodate.

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Session3b:CARD4LImplementationPhase#1

ProductFamilySpecifications(PFS)

AndreiaSiqueira(GA)presentedthebackgroundofthedevelopmentoftheCARD4LPFS.20+peopleparticipatedineachofthePFSreviewteleconferences,andtherewasgoodengagementfromavarietyofcommunities.Anumberofdifferentchangeshavebeenappliedtoeachdocument.However,somechangeswerethesametoallthreedocuments,suchas:theinclusionofachapterforthedefinitionsandacronymsusedinthetext(e.g.,LST,SBT,ancillarydata);changedwordsundertheguidancesectiontosaythattheproductswillberesampledontoacommongeometricgrid(foragivenproduct)andwouldprovidebaselinedataforfurtherinteroperabilityboththroughtimeandwithotherdatasets.Twomajorsuggestionscameoutoftheteleconferences:splittingthelandsurfacetemperaturePFSintotwocomponents(surfacetemperature,brightnesstemperature)andthedevelopmentofmoreradarPFS(e.g.,interferometricSAR).Alldiscussions,feedback,dates,actions,etc.,arebeingcapturedinanExceltable.TheupdatedPFSdocumentsaswellastheExceltablearekeptintheGoogleDrive.

JonathonRoss(GA)askedwhetherweshouldbeprioritisingtheimplementationphasebeforelookingatmodifyingtheexistingPFS.HeaddedthatPFSinstabilitycouldhamperuptakebydataproviders.

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ReferringtotheplannedfurtherrevisionsofthePFS,StevenHosford(ESA/CNES)stressedthatweneedtobeawarethatnotallofCEOSis‘operational’,andweshouldbeconsiderateoftheamountofresourcesavailableforthiswork.

SusanneMecklenburg(ESA)askedwhetheranupdateofallPFSisnecessaryatthisstage,suggestingthatweinsteadfocusonSAR.AkeRosenqvist(JAXA)agreed,suggestingthatupdatesshouldonlytakeplaceasneeded;excessivechangeswillbeadragonresourcesandmakeimplementationmoredifficultfordataproviders.

ItwasagreedthattheplannedannualupdatesofthePFSareunnecessary,howeverweremainopentomakingminorincrementalchangeswhenevernecessary.PFSstabilityisthepriority.

WGCV’sroleintheCARD4Lassessmentprocesswasdiscussed.JonathonRoss(GA)suggested:callingthecurrentPFS‘pre-final’;askingLSI-VCagenciestodopracticeassessmentsforcandidateproducts,recordingtheirprocess;andthenusingtheseinputstoprepareafirstdraftoftheCARD4LAssessmentFramework.WGCVcanthenbeengagedfortheirfeedback.

ItwasagreedthatWGCVshouldbeengagedintheassessmentprocess.

StephenWardstressedtheimportanceofhavingaclearARDstrategytoinformdatausers,providers,andintermediaries(especiallythe‘BigData’hosts),tomakethemawareofwherewe’reat,wherewe’regoing,andpersuadingthemthattheyshouldbeusing/producing/hostingCARD4Lproducts.TheARDstrategyshouldcoverthesepoints,aswellasPRandoutreachtopics.

Summary

− NocomprehensiveupdatestothePFSonanannualbasis–wewantstabilityinthespecifications.− TheSurfaceReflectanceandSurfaceTemperaturePFSareconsideredbaselined;minorclarifications

arepossiblelaterthisyearafterthefirstagenciesgothroughtheassessmentprocess.− LookingforLSI-VCagenciestostartpilotingtheassessmentandproductionprocessoverthecoming

months(e.g.,JAXAonSAR,ESAonSurfaceReflectance,USGSonSurfaceTemperature).AimforresultsbythejointmeetinginSeptember.UsetheseexperiencestodraftanofficialassessmentprocesstosharewithWGCVforreview.

Itwasagreedthatasub-group,ledbyJAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)andESA(NunoMiranda)shouldbeestablished(seeactionbelow)toseethatthisiscompleted.

TheSARBackscatterPFSwillbebaselinedbytheSARsub-groupbeforeSIT-33.Thesub-groupwillalsoexaminewhetherotherSARPFS(polarimetricandInSAR)shouldbeproposed.

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LSI-VCagencies(workingwithWGCV)tostartpilotingtheCARD4Lassessmentandproductionprocessoverthecomingmonths(JAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)onSAR,ESA(FerranGascon)onSurfaceReflectance,USGS(SteveLabahn,GregStensaas)&ESA(S-3LSTteams,SusanneMecklenburg)onSurfaceTemperature).Theabovedelegationsarenotexclusive;otheragenciesarealsoencouragedtotest-runtheirproducts.

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-07AndreiaSiqueira,TakeoTadonoandAkeRosenqvisttoengageNunoMiranda,andworktogethertocompleteabaselineSARBackscatterCARD4LPFSforSIT-33.

SIT-33

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ESA(SusanneMecklenburg,NunoMiranda)andJAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)toleadaSARARDsubgrouptaskedwithdiscussingadditionalSARPFS(e.g.,polarimetry,InSAR)andmakerecommendationstoLSI-VC-6.

LSI-VC-6

AkenotedthestilloutstandingquestionofwheretodrawthelinewiththePFS–thereisabalancebetweengeneralandspecificutility.HehighlightedpriordiscussionsaroundwhethertheSARbackscatterPFSshouldbeagamma-0orsigma-0product,andheaskedwhethertheseshouldbetwoseparateCARD4Lproducts(astheyservedifferentpurposes)orshouldusersbeexpectedtoperformthetransformationbetweenthetwoproducts?ThiswillbediscussedfurtherbytheSARsub-group.

OpenDataCube,GFOI,andARDStocktake

StephenWardpresentedontherelationshipbetweenCARD4LandtheOpenDataCube(ODC)andGFOIcommunities:

− CARD4Lisperhapsthemostsignificantstandardisationactivityforspaceagencyprogrammestoremaincompetitive,meetuserexpectations,andaddressFDAchallengesandopportunities–includingODC.

− ODCwouldliketoconvey–throughLSI-VC,toSIT-33–arequestthatCEOSanditsagenciesrecognisetheimportanceofARDstandardsandproductionandtakemeasurestoresourceandexpeditetherelevantCEOSinitiatives.TherewillbeagendaitemsonARDandFDAatSIT-33–ledbyAlexHeld(CSIRO,SITViceChair).

− ODCplansacomprehensivestocktakeofARDstatus,availability,andoutlook.− TherewasaformalactionfromthefirstjointmeetingtohaveGEOGLAMandGFOIundertakeformal

feedbackandpilotworktoensureCARD4Lisfitforpurposeforthoseusercommunities.− SDCGplanstosubmitasurveytoGFOIcountriesnextmonthinColombia.SDCGwillrequestthat

LSI-VCreviewthesurvey.SDCGwillalsodistributePRmaterialstoinformashortpresentationtoGFOIcountriesonARD(andDataCube).Thesematerialscanbereusedforothercommunities(e.g.,GEOGLAM)

− AcoretaskisproposedforthenextversionoftheSDCG3-YearWorkPlan,whichimpliesclosecooperationwithLSI-VC.

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StephenWardwillworkwiththeODCPartnersForumtoorganiseforalettertobesenttoCEOS/LSI-VC/SITChairacknowledgingLSI-VC’seffortsonCARD4L,andencouragingexpansionoftheCARD4LinitiativeandamovetoproductionofCARD4LdatabyagenciessothatFDAplatformscanflourish.

March16

LSI-VC-5-10

LSI-VCSECtocoordinatethedraftingofacomprehensivestocktakeofARDstatus,outlook,andconnectiontoCARD4LPFS–buildingontheworkofStevenHosford/ESA.ThestocktakewillbeusedtoinformshortARDstrategynotesforinternalandexternaloutreachwithARDproviders,hosts,andusercommunities(ref:LSI-VC-5-17).

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LSI-VC-5-11LSI-VCcontactstoreviewtheGFOI/SDCGdraftsurveyseekingfeedbackfromGFOIcountriesontheutilityofCARD4Lforforestmonitoringapplications.

Oncereceived

LSI-VC-5-12CEOSSEOtosetupwww.ceos.org/ard.LSI-VCSECtomigratetheexistingCARD4Lwebsitetothislocation. March16

LSI-VC-5-13

LSI-VCSECtoworkwiththeSITChairTeamtoensuretheSITTechnicalWorkshopagendaincludesanitemonCARD4LoutreachtocommunitiesbeyondGFOIandGEOGLAM(includingSDGsandotherGEOpriorities).

BeforeSITTechnicalWorkshop

CARD4LProductAssessmentFramework

JonathonRoss(GA)reviewedthedraftprocesspresentedbyAdamLewis(GA)lastyear:

It’sfeltthatthereisaroleforWGCVaroundconfirmingtheself-assessmentsdonebythedataproducers.Ifwewantarigorousprocessthatgivesusersconfidenceinthedata,WGCVshouldbeinvolvedintheCARD4L‘stamping’procedure.LSI-VCprovidesthestrategiclayer,aswellasaninitialcheck,howeverthetechnicalexpertiseoftheWGCVteamisrequiredtocompletelyverifytheself-assessments.

LSI-VC-5-14

AndreiatocontacttheWGCVChairandVice-ChairregardingWGCV’spotentialroleinCARD4Lproductassessments.Chair:kurtis.thome@nasa.govVice-Chair:cindy.ong@csiro.au

BeforeSIT-33

SusanneMecklenburg(ESA)suggestedthatLSI-VCmightneedtoestablishaseparatemultilateral,operationalactivity(alongthelinesofACIX)tohandletheassessmentprocess.JennLacey(USGS)notedthatweshouldavoidduplicatinganyeffortsthatarealreadyongoing(e.g.,USGShasmanyrelated

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activities).Susannesuggestedleveragingothers’workasmuchaspossible,e.g.,workcompletedforQA4EO.

Aftersomediscussion,thefollowingwereagreedasthehigh-levelstepsforCARD4Lproductassessments:

1. LSI-VCisapproachedbyadataproviderthatwishesfortheirdatasettobeconsideredCARD4L.

2. LSI-VCSECtoconnectthedataproviderwithaPOCwithinLSI-VC(product-specific).

3. LSI-VCSECmonitorstheprocess,keepingaregistryofproposals(inconfidence)andcarriesoutageneralliaisonrole.

4. Thedataproviderself-assessestheirproductusingthetemplateagainstthePFS(whichwillbeaproductofLSI-VC’spilotassessments;ref:LSI-VC-5-07).

5. TheLSI-VCPOCreviewsthedataprovider’sself-assessment.

6. Providedallisinorder,WGCVwouldthenbeengagedforatechnicalreview(TBCwithWGCV).WGCVwilleitherapprovetheself-assessmentoraskforfurtherinformation/work.

7. OnceconfirmedasmeetingtherequirementsofCARD4L,thedatasetwillbeaddedtothewww.ceos.org/ardwebsitealongwithaccessinstructionsbytheLSI-VCSEC.

LSI-VC-5-15

JonathonRosstoupdatetheCARD4Lassessmentprocessdiagram,andtoproposeconsistentCEOSWP/LSI-VCIPtasks.Bothshouldbeconsistentwiththestepsagreedduringthemeeting.

March23

LSI-VC-5-16JennLaceytorenametheCEOSWorkPlantaskontheCARD4L‘ImplementationStrategy’to‘EngagementStrategy’.

BeforeNextLSI-VCTeleconference

LSI-VC-5-17

LSI-VCSECtodraft‘ARDstrategynotes’thatcoverhowtoapproachdataproviders,datahosts,anddatausers.TheseareseparatetotheEngagementStrategy,andareintendedtoinspireusersandconvincedataprovidersanddatahoststoadoptCARD4L.

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-18AndreiatoplantheoutreachandpromotionaspectsoftheCARD4LEngagementStrategy(coveringmeetings,conferences,etc.).

LSI-VC-6

RequirementsSessionIdeas

Ratherthanpursuingtheideaofbroadrequirementsandgapanalyses,Brianwouldliketofocusonimprovingandenhancingtoolsandresourcesthatwouldbevaluableforallpeopleundertakingtheirownanalyses(e.g.,COVE,MIM,etc.).BrianiscertainthatapolishedprocessfortheexistingCEOSWPactionVC-26doesnotexist.

Jonathonthinksthatweshouldatleaststillbelookingatgapanalysesforancillarydatarequirements,notingtheemergenceofmanysmall,independentsatellites.HesuggestedthatLSI-VCdoashortguideforthesenewdataprovidersonsourcesofinformationforatmosphericcorrection,geometry,etc.

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StephenWardsuggestedthatLSI-VCcouldhelpunlockthefullpoweroftheMIMdatabase.FeedbackonimprovementstotheMIMthatwouldbehelpfulforgapanalyseswouldbeveryuseful.LSI-VCcouldalsopossiblyserveasapilotuserofthenewAPI(indevelopment).

Alyssanotedthattherearereallytwodistinctgapanalyses–aroundbothacquisitionanduse.ThelatterisnowakeyfocusforGEOGLAM,andtheyarelookingattoolsandprocessesforidentifyingwhetherdataacquiredisactuallybeingused.

EngagingDataProviders

ThefollowingwereidentifiedasthecriterianecessaryfordataproviderstoengagewiththeCARD4Lconcept:

1. Theyknowwhattodo;2. Theyknowhowtodoit(i.e.,productgeneration);3. Theywanttodoit(akeypointishowtoconvincethem–providingexamplemetrics,etc.(e.g.,

viaUSGS/Landsat)iscrucial);4. Achievebuy-infromleadership(viaCEOSandGEOandtheirinitiatives).

StevenHosfordnotedthatearlydiscussionsbetweenESAandthecommercialsectorsuggestthatcommercialproviderswouldbeveryinterestedin‘stamping’theirproductsasCARD4L,asitwouldgivethemaleveloflegitimacy.

Briannotedthatitmightbedifficulttogetmetricsofdatausagefromcommercialproviders.

AkenotedtheneedforastrategytoengageotherCEOSagenciesthataren’tcloselyinvolvedwithLSI-VCatthisstage(e.g.,CNES,DLR,ASI,CONAE,China).WecannotsimplypresentatSIT-33andhopetogettraction.

LSI-VC-5-19JonathonRosstofollowupwithDaveHudsonregardingidentificationofaChineseLSI-VCcontact. March

ModerateResolutionInteroperability(MRI)

JennLaceyrecappedtheprogresstodateonMRI.TheobjectiveofthisinitiativewastoincreasethecomplementarityandcomparabilityamongtheincreasingnumberofmoderateresolutionEarthobservingsystems–helpinguserstakeadvantageofallavailablespaceassets.Sheaskedhowweshouldtakewhatwasdonelastyear,andcombinethiswitheverythingelsebeingdoneonFDAandCARD4L.ThefocusandgoalsforMRIarestillunclear,andwehopetomakesomeheadwayatLSI-VC-5.

DiscussiononProductInteroperabilityandtheDistinctionBetweenCARD4LandMRI

Twomainbarrierstointeroperabilitywereidentified:geometryandsensorcompatibility.TheformercanbeaddressedbyspecifyingcommonreferencesandDEMs,whilethelatterrequiressimilarityatthesensorlevel.

AkenotedthatGFOIdefinedatainteroperabilityasbeingtheabilitytoreplaceonesensorwithanother(asopposedtosensorcomplementaritywheresensors,suchase.g.C-andL-bandSAR,providecomplementaryinformation).

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ThereisstillnoclarityaroundthemeaningofMRIinthiscontext.However,itisagreedthatCARD4Ldoesn’tguaranteeinteroperability.

SusanneconfirmedthatFerranGasconwillleadtheMRIactivityaswellastheefforttocreateamergedLS-S2productwithinESA.

FDAContext

StevenHosfordpresentedanoverviewofCEOS’FDAworktodate.Henotedthatinpastyears,FDAhasoverseentasks(FDA-XX)thathavebeenassignedtotheCEOSentitieswhichcompletethework.ThisistocontinueforseveralFDAtasksassignedtoWGISS,forexample.ItisunclearwhethertheARDtaskstobeconductedunderFDAshouldbeassignedasFDAorLSItasks.TheLSI-VCLeadspreferthattheARDtasksbecomeLSItasks.

ThecurrentsetofFDAtasksforthe2018-2020CEOSWPdefinedbythevariousCEOSentitiesimplementingFDAandtheFDAad-hocteamwerepresented.ItwasfeltbyLSI-VC-5participantsthatsomeofthesetasksdidnotreflectthehigh-level,strategicfunctionexpectedoftheFDA-AHT.StevenagreedtopassthesecommentsontotheFDA-AHTco-Chairsanditeratewiththemonthetasksidentified.DespitethelackofreportingbytheFDA-AHT,overallprogresshasbeenmadeonseveralFDAsubjectsincludingthecriticalneedtobetterframeFDAtotakea"bigpicture"approach,ensuringthatabroadsetoftechnologysolutionsisincludedintheframework,makingitrelevantandapplicabletoallspaceagencies.

MRIWayForward

MichaelBergerpresentedontheoverallMRIobjectives,principlesandlong-termroadmap.HesuggestedthefollowingastheobjectivesoftheMRIinitiative:

− ProvidingclearrecommendationstospaceagenciesfortheimplementationoftheMRIframeworkunderconsiderationofwidestpossibleuseandthespecificmandateofspaceagencies;

− Providinggoodpracticesandguidanceforusercommunitiesinadaptingandusingmultiplesensorproductswithinsingledatastreams,includingrelatedsoftwaretoolsandreferencedatasets;

andpresentedthefollowingMRIimplementationroadmap:

Thefollowingweresuggestedasthespecifictasksfor2018:

− Furtheringtheframeworkunderconsiderationoftheagreedprinciplesandexpandingittoother

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sensorswithafocusonmoderateresolutionSAR.− Analysingvariouspast/ongoingimplementations(NASAHLS,ESAHLS,etc.)forMRIframework

compliance.− Initiatingdetailedassessmentsofvariousimplementationoptions(commongrid,spectraland

temporaladjustments).

LSI-VC-5-20JenntoensureMichaelBergeragreeswiththeMRItaskscurrentlyproposedfortheCEOSWP. NextLSI-VCCall

HarmonizedLandsatSentinel-2(HLS)

DavidJarrettbrieflypresentedonNASA’sHarmonizedLandsatSentinel-2products/project.

− ItwasnotedthattheHLSproductswouldthemselvesbeconsideredaCARD4Lproduct.− AdialoguehasbeenestablishedwithNASAHQaroundlong-termstewardshipofHLSprocessing,

whichwouldfacilitatethe‘spinning-up’ofHLSDataCubes.

LSI-VC-5-21BriantofollowupwithJeffMasekregardingthespecificsoftheHLSdatasetinterpolation. March

FridayFebruary23rd

Session5:RequirementsAssessment

GEOGLAMRequirementsOverview

AlyssaWhitcraft(GEOGLAM)presentedanoverviewoftheGEOGLAMrequirementsworktodate,itsevolution,andthetwo-dayoperationaluserrequirementsworkshopplannedforApril.Theworkshopwillnotonlylookatgapsinwhathasbeenacquired(increasinglyfew),butalsolookatgapsinuseruptake.Theworkshopwilllookathowusersareusingdata,andhowthiscanbemadeeasierandmoreimpactfulusingnewapproaches(e.g.,DataCube,CARD4L).

AlyssasupportedBrianKillough’ssuggestiontofocusonimprovingtheutilityofCEOSinformationtoolstomakegapanalysesmoresystematicandstraightforward.

BriannotedtheAfricanRegionalDataCube(ARDC)anditspotentialforGEOGLAM.TheARDCwillbeshowcasedattheGEOGLAMmeeting.

TheGEOGLAMcommunity’sfeedbackonCARD4Lwasdiscussed.Inacoupleofweeks,theGFOIcommunitywillbeaskedfortheirfeedbackonCARD4Lthroughasurvey.Alyssarequestedacopyofthesurvey;shewillreviewitandassesshowitmightbeincorporatedintoasurveygoingoutaheadoftheAprilGEOGLAMworkshop.

LSI-VC-5-22Stephen/BriantodiscusswithAlyssa:integrationoftheGFOICARD4LsurveyquestionsintotheGEOGLAMAprilworkshopsurvey.

March

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LSI-VC-5-23AlyssaandBriantoexplorepossibilitiesaroundtestingHLSdatawiththeGEOGLAMcommunity–asanewMRIcasestudy.

April

CarbonRequirements

LSI-VCreachedouttotheCEOScarboncommunitymultipletimes,withlittleresultandinfrequentinteractions.Itwasagreedthatthereisnotmuchwecandoinaone-wayfashion–LSI-VCneedsinputsandfeedbackfromthethematicside.BrianKillough(NASA,SEO)suggestedthat,atthispoint,weshouldholdoffonanyfurtheractionaroundcarbon.AlyssaWhitcraft(GEOGLAM)agreed,notingthatthereneedstobeastrongpullfromthethematicside/ademandforthisanalysistobedone.

Also,whilebroad,generalisedgapanalysesdonotlookfeasible,therearestilltasksthatLSI-VCcouldprogressinsupportofgapanalysisactivities.Specifically,LSI-VCandtheSEOcanworktogethertoimprovetheutilityofexistingCEOStools(COVE,MIM)toimprovetheirusefulnessforspecificgapanalysesthatmightariseinthefuture.

StephenWard(ESA,MIMDBTeam)notedthatthereisworkongoingwithintheMIMDBteamonimprovementstothedatabasethatwillaidgapanalyses,inparticularthedevelopmentofanAPI,migrationtomachine-readablefields,etc.ThisisjointlyfundedbytheCEOSSEOandESA.StephenwelcomedLSI-VCinputsondesiredfeaturesandotherimprovements,andhewillsharemoredetailswithLSI-VCmembers.

LSI-VC-5-24AlyssaandBriantodiscussimprovementstoCOVEthatwouldaidgapanalyses. April

LSI-VC-5-25

JenntodeletetheCEOSWorkPlantaskonrequirements,andworkwithBrian(COVE),Stephen(MIM),andAlyssa(GEOGLAM)towritenewtasksaroundgatheringCARD4LfeedbackviaGEOGLAMandGFOI,andupdatingCEOSinformationtoolstoimprovetheirvalueforgapanalyses.

March

LSI-VC-5-26CEOSMIMDatabaseTeamtosharetheplansfortheMIMAPIandotherdatabaseupdates. ASAP

Regardingthecarbongapanalysis,JennLacey(USGS)notedthepotentiallynewlinkagetoWGClimateviaJohnDwyer(USGS).JennalsosuggestedthatagapanalysisfocusedonCARD4Ldatasetscouldbeuseful.

Summary

TheoutcomesofSession5canbesummarisedasfollows:

− SeekfeedbackonCARD4LfromtheGFOIandGEOGLAMcommunities,includingviaaquestionnaire.− Suspendthecarbonrequirementsworkuntilasufficientdialogueisestablished.− Anotherthematicareaforgapanalyseswillnotbesought.

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Session6:UpcomingMeetings

LSI-VC-6/SDCG-14/GEOGLAMJointMeetings

Followingthelastjointmeeting,AlyssaWhitcraft(GEOGLAM)andBradDoorn(NASA)expressedconcernabouttheoverlapsbetweenmeetings(particularlyLSI-VCandGEOGLAM).ApossiblesolutionistomoveGEOGLAMearlierintheweek.StephenWardnotedthatwearestillworkingouthowtobeststructuretheweek.ARD,DataCubes,andinteroperabilityareallcommonconcernsforthethreegroups,andthesetopicsshouldbeaddressedtogether.ItwasagreedthatfeedbackonCARD4Lisaperfecttopicforajointsession.It’sfeltthatfourdaysshouldbesufficient,andtheaimwillbetominimiseoverlapandmaximisecommonsessions.

LSI-VC-7

DaveJarrett(NASA)hasofferedtoinvestigatethepossibilityofholdingLSI-VC-7(February/March2019)intheUnitedStates,perhapsinFloridaatKennedySpaceCenter.

Session7:Closing

ClosingRemarks

JennLacey(USGS)thankedeveryoneforattending,andthankedTakeoTadono(JAXA)inparticularforhostingthemeetingatJAXA/RESTEC.

SusanneMecklenburg(ESA)thankedeveryonefortheirinputstothemeeting.ShenotedthatitwasveryusefulingettinguptospeedontheworkofLSI-VC,sincetakingovertheESAco-Leadrole.ShewasespeciallyhappytoseesometangibleoutcomesandclearnextstepsonCARD4L.

JonathonRoss(GA)acknowledgedthesignificantprogressmadebytheteamsincetherebootoftheLSI-VCatthe2015CEOSPlenary.Hecommendedtheteam’sfocusandhighprofilework.

AndreiaSiqueira(GA)thankedeveryonefortheirsupportasanewcomertotheteam.Andreiahopestobeinvolvedgoingforward.

TakeoTadono(JAXA)thankedeveryoneforcoming,andhopesthateveryoneenjoyedtheirstayinJapan.JAXAwillremaincloselyengagedinLSI-VC,inparticularthroughtheirleadingroleintheSARCARD4Lwork.

ZoltanSzantoi(EC/JRC)notedthatJRCwillhostthenextLSI-VCmeetinginIspra,Italy.HelooksforwardtowelcomingeveryoneinSeptember.ThemeetingwillbejointwiththeSDCG-GFOIandGEOGLAMgroups.

BimalBhattacharya(ISRO)thankedLSI-VCforengagingISROinthemeeting.HestatedthatthereisplentyofworktodoaroundISRO’sdata,andhewilltakebackthelessonslearnedfromthisweekandpromoteprogressinIndia.Helooksforwardtoupdatingusinthenearfuture.

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APPENDIXA

Attendees

Organisation Name

EC/JRC ZoltanSzantoi

ESA MichaelBerger(remote)

ESA SusanneMecklenburg

ESA/CNES StevenHosford

ESA StephenWard

ESA MattSteventon

GA AndreiaSiqueira

GA JonathonRoss

GEOGLAM AlyssaWhitcraft(remote)

ISRO BimalBhattacharya

JAXA TakeoTadono

JAXA OsamuOchiai

JAXA AkeRosenqvist

JAXA/RESTEC ToshioOkumura

NASA DaveJarrett

NASA/SEO BrianKillough

USGS JennLacey

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APPENDIXB

ActionsRecord

No. Action DueDate

LSI-VC-5-01AlltogetincontactwithAdamLewis/AndreiatobeinvolvedintheARDpapersforIGARSSortheJournalofRemoteSensing.

Mid-March

LSI-VC-5-02Shin-ichiSobue,StephenWard,JonathonRoss,andBrianKilloughtoexplorealternativeoptionsforALOSandALOS-2dataprocessing.

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-03 BimaltoconnectwithISROcolleaguesdoingDataCubework. Mid-March

LSI-VC-5-04

GA(Jono/Andreia/Adam)toreachouttoISROregardingassistancewithanoperationalARDproductionpipeline.

DavetoconnectBimalandJeffMasekregardingtheAROP(AutomatedRegistrationandOrthorectificationPackage)usedfortheHLSproject.

August

LSI-VC-5-05

ESA(NunoMiranda)andJAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)toestablishagrouptofurthertheSARARDwork,includingexpansiontootherPFS.NASAwillprovideadditionalsupport,andthegroupshouldinvolveotherSARagenciessuchasCSA,DLR,etc.ISROexpressedinterestinparticipating.

March

LSI-VC-5-06

LSI-VCagencies(workingwithWGCV)tostartpilotingtheCARD4Lassessmentandproductionprocessoverthecomingmonths(JAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)onSAR,ESA(FerranGascon)onSurfaceReflectance,USGS(SteveLabahn,GregStensaas)&ESA(S-3LSTteams,SusanneMecklenburg)onSurfaceTemperature).Theabovedelegationsarenotexclusive;otheragenciesarealsoencouragedtotest-runtheirproducts.

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-07

AndreiaSiqueira,TakeoTadonoandAkeRosenqvisttoengageNunoMiranda,andworktogethertocompleteabaselineSARBackscatterCARD4LPFSforSIT-33.

SIT-33

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LSI-VC-5-08

ESA(SusanneMecklenburg,NunoMiranda)andJAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)toleadaSARARDsubgrouptaskedwithdiscussingadditionalSARPFS(e.g.,polarimetry,InSAR)andmakerecommendationstoLSI-VC-6.

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-09

StephenWardwillworkwiththeODCPartnersForumtoorganiseforalettertobesenttoCEOS/LSI-VC/SITChairacknowledgingLSI-VC’seffortsonCARD4L,andencouragingexpansionoftheCARD4LinitiativeandamovetoproductionofCARD4LdatabyagenciessothatFDAplatformscanflourish.

March16

LSI-VC-5-10

LSI-VCSECtocoordinatethedraftingofacomprehensivestocktakeofARDstatus,outlook,andconnectiontoCARD4LPFS–buildingontheworkofStevenHosford/ESA.ThestocktakewillbeusedtoinformshortARDstrategynotesforinternalandexternaloutreachwithARDproviders,hosts,andusercommunities(ref:LSI-VC-5-17).

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-11LSI-VCcontactstoreviewtheGFOI/SDCGdraftsurveyseekingfeedbackfromGFOIcountriesontheutilityofCARD4Lforforestmonitoringapplications.

Oncereceived

LSI-VC-5-12 CEOSSEOtosetupwww.ceos.org/ard.LSI-VCSECtomigratetheexistingCARD4Lwebsitetothislocation. March16

LSI-VC-5-13

LSI-VCSECtoworkwiththeSITChairTeamtoensuretheSITTechnicalWorkshopagendaincludesanitemonCARD4LoutreachtocommunitiesbeyondGFOIandGEOGLAM(includingSDGsandotherGEOpriorities).

BeforeSITTechnicalWorkshop

LSI-VC-5-14

AndreiatocontacttheWGCVChairandVice-ChairregardingWGCV’spotentialroleinCARD4Lproductassessments.Chair:kurtis.thome@nasa.govVice-Chair:cindy.ong@csiro.au

BeforeSIT-33

LSI-VC-5-15

JonathonRosstoupdatetheCARD4Lassessmentprocessdiagram,andtoproposeconsistentCEOSWP/LSI-VCIPtasks.Bothshouldbeconsistentwiththestepsagreedduringthemeeting.

March23

LSI-VC-5-16JennLaceytorenametheCEOSWorkPlantaskontheCARD4L‘ImplementationStrategy’to‘EngagementStrategy’.

BeforeNextLSI-VCTeleconference

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LSI-VC-5-17

LSI-VCSECtodraft‘ARDstrategynotes’thatcoverhowtoapproachdataproviders,datahosts,anddatausers.TheseareseparatetotheEngagementStrategy,andareintendedtoinspireusersandconvincedataprovidersanddatahoststoadoptCARD4L.

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-18AndreiatoplantheoutreachandpromotionaspectsoftheCARD4LEngagementStrategy(coveringmeetings,conferences,etc.).

LSI-VC-6

LSI-VC-5-19 JonathonRosstofollowupwithDaveHudsonregardingidentificationofaChineseLSI-VCcontact. March

LSI-VC-5-20 JenntoensureMichaelBergeragreeswiththeMRItaskscurrentlyproposedfortheCEOSWP. NextLSI-VCCall

LSI-VC-5-21 BriantofollowupwithJeffMasekregardingthespecificsoftheHLSdatasetinterpolation.

March

LSI-VC-5-22Stephen/BriantodiscusswithAlyssa:integrationoftheGFOICARD4LsurveyquestionsintotheGEOGLAMAprilworkshopsurvey.

March

LSI-VC-5-23AlyssaandBriantoexplorepossibilitiesaroundtestingHLSdatawiththeGEOGLAMcommunity–asanewMRIcasestudy.

April

LSI-VC-5-24 AlyssaandBriantodiscussimprovementstoCOVEthatwouldaidgapanalyses.

April

LSI-VC-5-25

JenntodeletetheCEOSWorkPlantaskonrequirements,andworkwithBrian(COVE),Stephen(MIM),andAlyssa(GEOGLAM)towritenewtasksaroundgatheringCARD4LfeedbackviaGEOGLAMandGFOI,andupdatingCEOSinformationtoolstoimprovetheirvalueforgapanalyses.

March

LSI-VC-5-26 CEOSMIMDatabaseTeamtosharetheplansfortheMIMAPIandotherdatabaseupdates.

ASAP