The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) – Plenary and Ministerial Summit, Mexico City

Briefing to Geneva Missions

Barbara J. RyanDirector, GEO Secretariat

Geneva, Switzerland18 May 2015

What are Earth Observations?

To realize a future wherein decisions and actions,

for the benefit of humankind, are informed by

coordinated, comprehensive and sustained

Earth observations and information.

GEO Vision

• Improve and coordinate observation systems globally

• Provide access to data & information

• Advance broad open data policies/practices

• Build capacity

GEO Objectives

A Global System of Systems

GEO Membership

© GEO Secretariat

87 Participating Organizations

GEO Biodiversity Observation Network (France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain,

Sweden, South Africa, USA, Diversitas, GBIF, IUCN)

* Response to CBD

* Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs)

* Global high-res bio-climatic map

* Arctic and French Biodiversity Networks

* Strong outreach

Metzger et al.- in review.

High-resolution bioclimatic map of the world

Rapid & Open Disasters Information

(Germany, Italy, Japan, Turkey, USA, CEOS, EPOS, ESA)

* Hawaii Supersite fully operational

* 3 new Supersites (Europe)

* Supersites selection & definition

* In-situ and space data

* All data online

Global & Local Urban Footprints (China, EC, Germany, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, USA)

* 35-yr evolution of 26 mega-cities

* Global night-time lights for 2012

* Urban Heat Island patterns

* Over 3’700 cities mapped using ASTER (15m)

Manila

Global Forest Information System (Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, USA, CEOS, FAO)

* Forest Carbon Tracking

* Demo in 12 Countries

* Coordinated space data acquisition

* In-situ validation

* Regional capacity building growing

Mexico

In-situ forest measurements

Columbia

* “Blue Planet” Initiative

* GOOS implementation

* Global/region ocean forecasting systems

* Ocean-color networks (ChloroGIN, FARO)

* Applications to fishery and aquaculture

Bridging Ocean Communities (Canada, UK, CEOS, GOOS, IOC, POGO, WMO)

Crop Information for Decision-Making (Canada, China, EC, France, Japan, Kazakhstan, India, Mexico,

Russia, USA, CEOS, FAO, WMO)

* GEOGLAM part of G20 Action Plan on Food Price Volatility

* New crop outlook

* Rice crop monitoring

GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for AMIS• Operational since September 2013 • 36 institutions, 22 countries + 7 international organizations• Global map for the 4 AMIS crops (Maize, Wheat, Soybean, Rice)

August 2014 Crop ConditionsRice

28 August 14

GEO Home Page

GEOSS Portal

GEODAB

GEO Infrastructure

GEO Discovery & Access Broker

131 Million AssetsAbout 35 brokered data providers

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More than 14 Million accessible resources (mix of data collections and datasets) .. .

Publish

Contain

More than 131 Million assets (mix of satellite scenes, raingage, streamgage records, etc.)

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Resources

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Mexico Ministerial and GEO-XII

GEO Week9-13 November 2015Mexico City

Patricia Geddes – pgeddes@geosec.orgGiovanni Rum – grum@geosec.org

www.earthobservations.org

Mexico Ministerial – 13 November 2015

• Call for Governmental Action  • Invitation sent to Ministers from the Minister of Foreign Affaires • Ministers will be Invited to Adopt the Declaration - currently under

consultation • Provide Guidance on the Priorities for GEO for the next decade

Elements of the Declaration  

Recognizes: humanity faces unprecedented social, economic and environmental challenges at global, regional, national and local levels Acknowledges: GEO Initiatives with Full Open Access of Earth Observations Data, Information and Knowledge has delivered tremendous value to countries and citizens

Declaration  Endorses: the GEO Strategic Plan for the period 2016-2025 as a way forward when Earth observations will play a critical role in informed and sound decision-making for the betterment of Humankind Commits: greater engagement and genuine dialogue with users to better understand how Earth observations will be useful to them and, accordingly, develop appropriate information, tools and products

Declaration 

Recommits: core Data Sharing Principles and invite GEO members and other governments and organizations to make data available and accessible Commits: Strengthen and facilitate participation of Developing Countries through Regional Initiatives Agrees: Revisit GEO Initiatives and consider new ones to meet new challenges.

Week at a glance

Monday 9Hotel Hilton Reforma

Tuesday 10Hotel Hilton Reforma

Wednesday 11Hotel Hilton Reforma

Thursday 12Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Friday 13Ministry of Foreign Affairs

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

GEO Executive Committee Meeting

Ministerial Summit

Draft week at a glance

GEO Side Events

GEO Side Events

GEO XII GEO XIIGEO Side

Events

GEO XII Reception

GEO XII GEO XII Ministers Dinner

Caucuses

GEO Side

Events

UN-GGIM Americas

LAGF-Latin America Geospatial Forum