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Group on Earth Observations (GEO) - 2015 Update -
André ObregónGEO Secretariat
GCOS AOPC MeetingZurich, 17-20 March 2015
Outline
1) Brief introduction to GEO
2) GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025
3) Opportunities for GEO and GCOS• How can GEO reinforce GCOS goals?• Which opportunities lie ahead?
GEO Vision
•Improve and coordinate observation systems globally•Foster increased use of Earth observation data and information•Provide access to data and information•Advance broad open data policies/practices•Build capacity
GEO Objectives
Members
88 Participating Organizations
GEO X Plenary & MinisterialGeneva 13 -17 January 2014
We, the Ministers and Participants assembled at the GEO Ministerial Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17 January 2014: …
1. Note that GEO has proven its capability to respond positively to calls for action from the international community of States and to address the challenges for which it was established;…
3. Resolve to continue the critical work … to expand further the availability of consistent and complete datasets with full and open access … to consolidate observing networks … to further develop GEO global initiatives and to continue to foster the engagement of GEO users, data providers and citizens
The GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025
Three Action Areas with Strategic Objectives
Strategic Objective 1: GEO will ADVOCATE the value of Earth observations as a vital means of achieving national and international objectives for a resilient society, and sustainably growing economies and a healthy environment worldwide.
Strategic Objective 2: GEO will ENGAGE with stakeholder communities to address global and regional challenges by deepening the understanding of Earth system processes and improving the links between scientific understanding and policy-making.
Strategic Objective 3: GEO will DELIVER data, information and knowledge enabling stakeholders to: improve their decision-making processes; promote the exchange of best practices; enable the uptake of new technologies; and create new economic opportunities, while reducing costs to public sector budgets through innovation and collaboration.
Presented at GEO-XI
Revised set of Societal Benefit Areas
Revised set of Societal Benefit Areas
Climate a cross-cutting issue !
Energy and Natural Resources
Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Conservation
Water Resources Management
Disaster Resilience
Health Surveillance
Urban Resilience
Infrastructure and Transportation Management
New implementation mechanisms
GEO Work Plan Symposium 5-7 May 2015
Source: Draft GEO Strategic Plan v1.2
Opportunities for GEO and GCOS
GEO Flagships/ Initiatives
Linkages between GEO/GEOSS and GCOS
GEOSS: integrated, comprehensive and sustained system of systems
GEO Flagships/Initiatives: Implementation of global or regional activities targeted towards a common objective from several, coordinated contributions
[Source: WMO/GCOS]
“GCOS serves as the climate observing component of GEOSS”
Opportunities
• “Convening power of GEO”• Communities representing the entire value chain convene at GEO Plenaries
(data providers, value-added providers and users, governments, POs, and eventually the private sector)
• GEO is making efforts to ensure higher-level participation in these meetings by engaging the foreign ministries.
This could give GCOS more visibility
• GEO´s role in advocating for improvement of observation systems (closing observational gaps etc.)
• Reinforcing the GCOS message of National GCOS Representatives to the GEO Principals
Source: GCOS Programme Review 2014
Cold Regions Information (Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, USA, ICIMOD, WMO)
• Many Partners e.g. GCW, NSIDC, CrDAP, SAON, CryoClim, CCIN
• Arctic Monitoring• Cryosphere Data Portal• Third Pole Database• Glacier Database• Arctic Observing
Summit• Arctic Circle Assembly –
Iceland Presidence
Carbon Assessments & Budgets(Australia, China, EC, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
NL, Norway, UK, USA, CEOS, ESA, GTOS, IGBP, WMO)
• 2014 Global Carbon Budget
• Global Carbon Atlas• GEOCARBON Exchange
Portal • CEOS Strategy for Carbon
Obs• Integrated Global
Greenhouse Gas Information System
Summary pointsGEO is focusing on:• Leveraging existing systems• Advocacy for national investments in both space and in situ
networks• Targeted gaps in observing systems• International advocacy for broad open data sharing
Opportunities• GEO can reinforce GCOS goals, objectives and leadership to
a broader community• GEO intended to reach policy, ministerial levels• GEO builds a framework for collaboration with other
institutions outside current networks (e.g. GEO Cold Regions)
Backup Slides
Current Assets
More than 35 brokered data providers – capacities, systems, Communities .. .
About 14 Million (2 Million GEOSS Data Core) potentially Discoverable and Accessible resources (mix of data
collections, datasets and individual images)
.. .
Publish
Contain [source: data providers]
More than 75 Million (more than 50 Million GEOSS Data Core) potentially
Discoverable and Accessible resources (e.g. satellite scene, raingauge record)
.. .
• Improved scientific understanding, modelling and prediction of climate
• Availability of ECVs needed by WCRP, IPCC, UNFCCC
• Accessibility of all the observational data needed for climate monitoring and services in support of adaptation to climate variability and change
• Global carbon observing and analysis system
GEO Climate Targets
Task CL-01
Climate Information
for Adaptation
GEO Climate Task CL-01
Member or POImplementing Entity
Contact Name
GCOS GCOS C. Richter
CEOS NOAA J. Bates
ESA ESA P. Lecomte
EC EC FP7 J-L. Brenguier
EC EC-JRC M. Dowell
Nigeria Dep. Geogr. F. Adesina
Norway NR R. Solberg
ECMWF ECMWF J.-N. Thepaut
EUMETSAT EUMETSAT J. Schulz
Germany DWD S. Rösner
Japan JAMSTEC A. Yamada
Japan NICT S. Uratsuka
Nigeria NASRDA M. Aderoju
Norway IMR H. Wehde
Component 2: Accelerated Implementation of the Global Climate Observing System
PRIORITY ACTIONS:
Support implementation of specific Actions of GCOS-IP to make available ECV datasets.
Provide support to GCOS component systems: GOS, GAW, GOOS, GTOS, global hydrological networks & satellite systems.
Establish actions securing provision of ECV data from satellite systems.
Build upon international initiatives such as the ESA Climate Change Initiative.
Support the GCOS programme in its assessment of progress and adequacy, and its development of a new IP, including review & refinement of list of ECVs (2014-2015).