GEOSSVADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. US Navy
(Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
AtmosphereNOAA Administrator
June 24 2005
Global Earth Observing System of Systems
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SCIENCESERVINGSOCIETY
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GEOSS History
Earth Observation Summit III February 2005, Brussels
Nearly 60 Countries + EC and 34 International Organizations
10-Year Implementation Plan Official Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
established Coordinated response to Indian Ocean Tsunami
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GEOSS And GOOS
December 17, 2004Executive Order: Committee on Ocean Policyhttp://ocean.ceq.gov
U.S. IOOS GOOS
GEOSS
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What is GEOSS?ComprehensiveCoordinatedSustainedAn end-to-end system of existing systems (both in situ and remote sensing observation platforms)linked with new systems
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Earth Observations Value: Agriculture
Drought costs in U.S. = $6-8B annually
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Earth Observations Value: Disaster Mitigation
FLOATS
GAUGES
BUOYS
Better ocean observations = more accurate forecasts &
effective warnings
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GEOSS Implementation
Data Management Needs New systems mean 100-
fold increase in data Current systems already
face challenges Development of browser
and visualization systems— underpinned by core geospatial technologies
Interoperability through protocols and standards
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GEO IGeneva, Switzerland
First meeting of new GEO at WMO headquarters in early May
IOC Update on Global Tsunami Early Warning Capabilities
Elected GEO Executive Committee
Begin Implementation of 10-year Plan
Next report to GEO in December 2005
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U.S. Contribution to GEOSSAn Interagency Effort
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U.S. IEOS
U.S. IOOS GOOS
Ocean Component of U.S. IEOS
Ocean Component of GOOS
U.S. Component
U.S. Component
GEOSS
IEOS and GEOSSA System of Systems
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Other National Earth Observation Efforts
Other countries are following the lead of the US and Europe in developing their own national integration structures:
Canada China Japan Morocco South Africa
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Thanks for your efforts!
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