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LSI-VC-5 Minutes v1.0 Page 1 MINUTES OF THE 5 th MEETING OF THE CEOS LAND SURFACE IMAGING VIRTUAL CONSTELLATION (LSI-VC) 21-23 February 2018 Tokyo, Japan Key Outcomes 1. Progressed the CEOS Analysis-Ready Data for Land (CARD4L) assessment process, and agreed actions to establish a SAR subgroup to finalise the backscatter Product Family Specification (PFS) and investigate new SAR PFS. Agreed to engage WGCV in the assessment process. 2. Agreed that annual updates of the CARD4L PFS are not necessary, however the documents will be updated as needed; stability of the PFS is preferred. 3. The European ARD stocktake was well received, and actions were agreed to broaden this assessment. 4. Actions agreed to proceed with a CEOS ARD Strategy and Notes to appeal to data users, providers, and hosts. 5. The carbon requirements task will be discontinued in favour of focusing on progressing CEOS tools and information systems in support of gap analyses. 6. Identified a way forward for the Moderate Resolution Interoperability (MRI) initiative, and identified three specific tasks to take forward and include in the 2018-2020 CEOS Work Plan. 7. Actions agreed regarding GFOI and GEOGLAM input on the utility of CARD4L products, as a pathfinder for further feedback gathering.
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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.
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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.
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SusannealsopresentedtheoutcomesfromESA’sSARARDstudy:
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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.
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SIT-33
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ESA(SusanneMecklenburg,NunoMiranda)andJAXA(TakeoTadono,AkeRosenqvist)toleadaSARARDsubgrouptaskedwithdiscussingadditionalSARPFS(e.g.,polarimetry,InSAR)andmakerecommendationstoLSI-VC-6.
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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.
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).
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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:[email protected]:[email protected]
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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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:[email protected]:[email protected]
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
