IGRSS UI presentation

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The GEO User Requirements Approach to Achieving Societal Benefits A/Director General Canada Centre for Remote Sensing IGARSS Seoul Korea, July 24, 2005 Dr. Marc D’Iorio

Building Global Political Momentum: 

Building Global Political Momentum UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) June 1992; Rio de Janeiro  Millennium Development Goals - September 2000; UN General Assembly World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio + 10) - August 2002; Johannesburg G8 Summit – June 2003; Evian Earth Observation Summit - July 2003; Washington D.C. Earth Observation Summit III – February 2005; Brussels

Group on Earth Observation (GEO) : 

Group on Earth Observation (GEO) At the Ministerial level Earth Observation Summit (EOS-1), July 2003 the ad hoc GEO was created & tasked with the development of the 10 Year Implementation plan (TYIP) for Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The TYIP is a negotiated document that was endorsed at EOS-III, February, 2005 It is supported by the GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan Reference Document, a living document containing the 2, 6 and 10 year targets (developed by science and technology experts) to deliver on GEOSS.

Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): 

Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) The vision for GEOSS is to realize a future wherein decision and action for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations and information. The purpose of GEOSS is to achieve comprehensive, coordinated & sustained observations of the Earth system, in order to improve monitoring of the state of the Earth, increasing understanding of Earth processes, & enhance predication of the behaviour of the Earth system. GEOSS will meet the need for timely, quality long-term global information as a basis for sound decision making, & will ... Source: The GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (Feb. 16, 2005) EO-enabled society

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Disasters Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human induced disasters. Energy Improving management of energy resources. Weather Improving weather information, forecasting and warning. Climate Understanding, predicting, mitigating and adapting to climate variability and change. Water Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle. Ecosystems Improving the management and protection of terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems. Agriculture Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification. Biodiversity Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity. Health Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well being. …enhance delivery of benefits to society in the following initial areas

SCOPE of GEOSS (1): 

SCOPE of GEOSS (1) GEOSS will provide the overall conceptual and organizational framework to build towards integrated global Earth observations to meet user needs. GEOSS will be a “system of systems” consisting of existing and future Earth observation systems. GEOSS will capture the success of Earth observation research programs, and facilitate their transition to sustained operational use. The contributing systems will range across the processing cycle, from primary observation to information production. Through GEOSS, they will share observations and products with the system as a whole, and will take the necessary steps to ensure that the shared observations and products are accessible, comparable, and understandable, by supporting common standards and adaptation to users needs. Source: The GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (Feb. 16, 2005) …framework to meet user needs …transition to … operational use …common standards and adaptation to user needs …shared observations

SCOPE of GEOSS (2)(negotiated text): 

SCOPE of GEOSS (2) (negotiated text) GEOSS aspires to encompass all areas of the world, and to cover in situ, airborne, and space-based observations. GEOSS will be primarily focused on issues of regional and global scale and cross-sectoral applications. GEOSS will promote capacity building in Earth observation, building on existing local, national, regional, and international initiatives. Source: The GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (Feb. 16, 2005)

GEO Governance: 

GEO Governance Coordination GEO Plenary Executive Committee Director Management and Coordination Team Work Plan Team Expert Communities Advice & Recommendations Coordination & Facilitation Leadership Oversight Implementation Guidance Guidance and Participation GEO Secretariat Inputs Dialogue Draft June 10, 2005 under negotiation

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AARSE Canada (Co-Chair) ECWMF EEA EUMETSAT France GEO Secretariat Germany IAG Ad hoc User Interface Workgroup (July 2005) IEEE Italy (Co-Chair) Japan Korea Malaysia Netherlands Norway POGO Russian Federation South Africa Sweden UNESCO UNEP UNITAR United Kingdom (Co-Chair) United States WMO

 User Interface Mechanism(GEO-I, May 3-4, 2005): 

User Interface Mechanism (GEO-I, May 3-4, 2005) To engage Users it was agreed at GEO-I to use a two tiered approach; A standing User Interface Committee Communities of Practice

Proposed July, 2005 User Interface Standing Committee : 

Proposed July, 2005 User Interface Standing Committee To Enable GEO: to address in a systematic, targeted, focused and comprehensive way, the needs and concerns of a broad range of user communities in developing and developed countries, across issues and trans disciplinary needs, with a particular focus emphasis on fostering new or less organized communities. to engage a continuum of users from producers to the beneficiaries of the data and information To facilitate linkages and partnerships between established CP’s and new groups or organizations interested in collaborating.

Proposed July, 2005Communities of Practice (CP): 

Proposed July, 2005 Communities of Practice (CP) A user-led community of stakeholders, from providers to the final beneficiaries of Earth observation data and information, with a common interest in specific aspects of societal benefits to be realized by GEOSS implementation. The Communities of Practice will be self organized and will include stakeholders required to achieve benefits.

Proposed July, 2005Communities of Practice: 

Proposed July, 2005 Communities of Practice Each CP will have slightly different objectives but of necessity there will be common objectives such as: To provide a forum for discussion and to identify, gather, and seek agreement on their particular user community requirements; To identify linkages and opportunities for collaborative strategic and technical projects. Coordinate the target delivery to enable the realization of societal benefits To advise the User Interface Committee, GEO Plenary and all other CPs on matters relating to their particular area of interest or societal benefit. Objectives:

Air Quality & HealthCommunity of Practice: 

Air Quality & Health Community of Practice The Public Source USEPA presentation at Rome From Gary Folley

Development of GEO Communities of Practice : 

Development of GEO Communities of Practice Concepts for pilot GEO Communities of Practice Health and Air Quality (USA and Netherlands) will co-lead further development of concept by Dec/05. Wind Energy or Renewable Energy: interest expressed by group but a lead or co-leads need to be identified. Coastal ecosystems: IGOS-P will lead further development of the concept by Dec/05. The success and usefulness of the CPs will be evaluated at the end of the first year and improvements made if required. Next meeting User Interface Work Group, at GEO-II, December 16, 2005

Potential Performance Measurements: 

Potential Performance Measurements Building the community of practice # workshops # of users Recruitment (# and geographic distribution) Impact assessment # increased EO use / data sharing integration of data into management / reporting practices Improved risk assessments approaches Policy and Political impact

A Canadian Approach: 

A Canadian Approach Major National Initiatives Each initiative has own governance structure with representation on the Inter Agency Committee on Geomatics (IACG) E.g. National Land and Water Information Service, GeoConnections, Environmental Indicators Inter Agency Committee on Geomatics (Federal): Co-chaired by National Defence and Natural Resources Participation of 12 dept/agencies Aim to reduce duplication, increase collaboration and remove barriers Member agencies are data producers and users

Conclusions: 

Conclusions GEOSS User Involvement The benefits of GEOSS will be realized globally by a broad range of user communities Engagement of users in developing countries will maximize their opportunities to derive benefits from GEOSS.

For Success: 

For Success User needs must drive Architecture, Data Dissemination, Capacity Building, etc. GEOSS needs to move from planning to delivering to meet both the needs of users & continue to engage the interest & support of the political levels of our governments. Metrics are being developed to measure the success of the both the User Interface Mechanism & GEOSS in general (107 2-year targets)

More about GEO and the User Interface Mechanism: 

More about GEO and the User Interface Mechanism http://earthobservations.org/ Co-chairs of ad hoc User Interface Working Group Canada Genevieve Béchard gbechard@nrcan.gc.ca Italy Marie Dalla Costa dallacosta@apat.it UK Sarah Goodchild sarah.goodchild@metoffice.gov.uk