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GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS GEO 5 June 2008 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Ms. Marta ANGOLOTI [email protected] Co-chair of the Capacity Building Committee SPAIN GEO, the Group on Earth Observations An Intergovernmental Organization with 73 Member Countries, the European Commission and 52 Participating Organizations U.S. Department of State, Washington DC July 31, 2003 GEO Membership evolution (as at november 2007) The Earth is a complex system of systems Surface, atmosphere, sub-surface and their interaction • Any Single Problem Requires Many Data Sets • A Single Data Set Will Serve Many Communities • A great number of Observing Systems of different nature and with different purposes There is a Need to coordinate observations and to Share all Earth Observation Data in Standard Interoperable Formats. GEOSS: A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems GEOSS will be built from the expansion and interlinking of existing observation and information systems and the investments of Members and Participating Organizations in new systems GEOSS addresses Nine Societal Benefit Areas 1. Reduction and Prevention of Disasters 2. Human Health and Epidemiology 3. Energy Management 4. Climate Variability & Change 5. Water Management 6. Weather Forecasting 7. Ecosystems 8. Agriculture 9. Biodiversity GEO Data Sharing Principles • Full and Open Exchange of Data…Recognizing Relevant International Instruments and National Policies and Legislation • Data and Products at Minimum Time delay and Minimum Cost • Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction for Research and Education How GEO works • Coordinating activities of Members and Participating Organisations • Supporting the development of capabilities for Observations, Processing and Information Dissemination • Encouraging cross-cutting approaches The GEO implementation tool is the Workplan The GEO Workplan To address targets of the Implementation Plan and track relevant progress, the main tool is a Workplan, approved every year by the GEO Plenary. The Plan is structured in tasks encompassing all the SBA’s and the transverse areas leading to the progressive definition and implementation of GEOSS Current Workplan is the 2007-2009, available at GEO website http://www.earthobservations.org/ GEO Governance • 10-Year Plan Endorsed by 2005 Ministerial Summit • Plenary (co-chaired by RSA, EC, USA and PRC) • Executive Committee (12 Members) • Four Standing Committees (*) • Executive Secretariat (Geneva) (*) - Architecture and Data - Capacity Building - Science and Technology - User Interface Capacity building in GEO Infrastructure CB: HW, SW and other technology required to develop, access and use EO… I³ Individuals (Human) CB: education and training of individuals to be aware of, access, use and develop EO… Institutional CB: building policies, programs & organizational structures in governments and organizations to enhance the understanding of the value of EO… …data and products. Access & Retrieve Analyze & Interpret GEO Secretariat Integrate & Use Contribute An END 2 END Approach to building capacity for Membership Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil (co-chair), Canada, China, Croatia, Egypt, European Commission (co-chair), France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Portugal, Russia, South Africa (co-chair), Spain (co-chair), Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan. AARSE, APN, CEOS, EEA, EIS-Africa, EUMETSAT, EuroGeoSurveys, FDSN, GCOS, IAG, IEEE, IGBP, IOC, ITC, ISCGM, ISPRS, POGO, UNEP, UNESCO (co-chair), UNOOSA, WCRP (START), WMO GEO Secretariat GEOSS Implementation is a Non-binding, Voluntary Process • Relies on the Goodwill of Members and Participating Organizations • Efficient for Contribution of Components • Not a Funding Mechanism Thank you for your attention