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Activities UpdateActivities UpdateOctober
2003October
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ad hoc
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
ad hoc
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
GEO Brief Version 1 - 2003-10-21 GEO Brief Version 1 - 2003-10-21
Earth Observation Elements
OceanOcean HealthHealth
LandLand
EcosystemsEcosystemsDisastersDisasters
AtmosphereAtmosphere
ClimateClimate
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The Earth Observation Summit
Washington DC, July 31, 2003The Summit represented a high level governmental/political
commitment to move toward a comprehensive, coordinated, global network:
• Issued declaration to support this concept
• Launched development of 10-year implementation plan
• Established the ad hoc intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) with 4 Co-Chairs:1) U.S. – Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr.,
AdministratorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)2) EC – Director General Achilleas Mitsos
Directorate General for Research 3) Japan – Mr. Akio Yuki, Deputy Minister, Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT)
4) South Africa – Dr. Rob Adam, Director-General, Department of Science and Technology
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EO Summit Declaration
• Affirmed need for timely, quality, long-term, global information as a basis for sound decision making.
• Recognized need to support:
1)Comprehensive, coordinated, sustained Earth observation system or systems;
2)Coordinated effort to address capacity-building needs related to Earth obs;
3)Exchange of observations in a full and open manner with minimum time delay and minimum cost; and
4)Preparation of a 10-year Implementation Plan, building on existing systems and initiatives
1) Framework for Tokyo ministerial, April or May 2004
2) 10-year plan for Brussels ministerial in late 2004.
• Established ad hoc Group on Earth Observations (GEO) to develop Plan
• Invited other governments to join.
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Earth Observation Summit Participants
U.S. Department of State, Washington DC
July 31, 2003
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Member Governments• Argentina• Australia• Belize• Brazil• Canada• China• Denmark• Egypt• European Commission• France• Gabon• Germany• India• Ireland• Israel• Italy• Japan
• Kazakhstan• Mexico• Morocco• Netherlands• New Zealand• Norway• Republic of Congo• Republic of Korea• Russian Federation• South Africa• Spain• Sweden• Switzerland• Thailand• Ukraine• United Kingdom• United States
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Participating International Organizations
• Central American Commission for the Environment and Development (SICA/CCAD)• Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)• European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)• European Space Agency (ESA)• European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)• Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)• Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)• Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)• Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership (IGOS-P)• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)• International Agency for the Development of Environmental Information (ADIE)• International Council for Science (ICSU)• International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP)• International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA)• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)• World Bank (IBRD)• World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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GEO Profile
• Membership open to all countries
– Others engaged since GEO-1: Cyprus, Belgium, Greece
• International organizations are Participants
– Others engaged since GEO-1: EUMETNET
• Established 5 subgroups
• Established GEO Secretariat – hosted by U.S. and comprised of GEO Members and Participants
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GEO Structure
GEO US, EC, Japan, South Africa (Co-Chairs)
GEO Secretariat
(US providingAdministrativeSecretariat, with supportfrom other
countries and international
organizations)
Capacity Building Subgroup
Architecture Subgroup
Data Utilization Subgroup
International Cooperation Subgroup
User Requirements and Outreach Subgroup
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GEO Secretariat Functions
GEO Secretariat
SecretariatMeeting
Coordination
Provide for GEOSubgroupTechnicalexpertise
ActionTracking amongGEO &
Subgroups
GEOWebsite
CommunicationsFor GEO & Subgroups
DocumentDistributionFor GEO & Subgroups
Organize and Support
GEO Meetings
Support to GEO Co-Chairs
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GEO Secretariat Membership
– EC*– Japan*– South Africa*– United States*– Canada– CEOS– ESA
*indicates representatives of GEO co-chairs
– EUMETSAT– France– IGOS– IOC– Italy– WMO
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GEO Subgroup Co-Chairs
GEO Architecture Subgroup • Brazil, France, Japan, United States, WMO, ESA
GEO Capacity Building Subgroup • Argentina, Belize/CCAD, Brazil, Israel, Republic of Congo, United
States
GEO Data Utilization Subgroup• Brazil, Canada, United States, ECMWF
GEO User Requirements Subgroup• Canada, Italy, United Kingdom
GEO International Cooperation Subgroup• Australia, United States, IOC
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Earth Observation Components
GEO SubgroupsGEO Secretariat
International Requirements
National Requirements
EarthObservation
10-year Implementation Plan
GEO
Earth ObservationSummit II, III
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Framework and Plan Development
• GEO Members & Participant Organizations provide inputs via Subgroups
• GEO Subgroups provide draft chapters to the GEO Secretariat
• GEO Secretariat provides draft I&P chapters and way forward
• Framework will be basis for 10-year Plan
• GEO Meetings review and approve draft chapters for Framework and 10-year Plan
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Framework Document Chapters (Sections IV through IX will include relevant Subgroup inputs to the Lead Subgroup for each Chapter)
Chapter Lead Subgroup
I. Introduction GEO Secretariat
II. Purpose GEO Secretariat
III. Benefits of GEO Initiative
All Subgroups
IV. User Requirements User Requirements Subgroup
V. Outreach User Requirements Subgroup
VI. Architecture Architecture Subgroup
VII. Data Utilization
VIII. Capacity Building
IX. International Cooperation
Data Utilization Subgroup
Capacity Building Subgroup
International Cooperation Subgroup
X. The Way Ahead GEO Secretariat
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GEO IIWork
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Subgroups & Secretariat composeDraft 10-year Plan
Subgroups & Secretariat compose Draft Framework Document
Earth Obs Summit III
GEO delivers Draft 10-year Plan
- EUROPE -
Draft Framework Document components for GEO II
Implementation Plan Development
ArchitectureSubgroup
Data UtilizationSubgroup
Capacity BuildingSubgroup
User Requirements &
OutreachSubgroup
Int’l CooperationSubgroup
Earth Obs Summit I and GEO I
- UNITED STATES -
Earth ObsSummit II
and GEOGEO Delivers Draft
Framework Document for
approval- JAPAN -
GEO Sub-Group Chairs
Working Meeting- SOUTH AFRICA -
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GEO approvesDraft 10-year
Plan
Establishes
A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J
Draft Calendar
Earth Observation Summit-1 July 31United States
2003 2004 2005
Initial GEO Meeting—August 1-2
= Document Milestones
= GEO Secretariat Meetings
= GEO Meetings planned
= GEO Meetings notional
= Significant Events
Complete Framework Document
Complete10-Year Implementation Plan
Earth Observation Summit-2Japan
Earth Observation Summit-3Europe
GEO-2 Italy November 28-29
G - 8
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Summary of Post GEO-1 Activity
Accomplishments
• Subgroups formed.
• Subgroup Terms of Reference established and distributed.
• GEO-2 planning begun.
• Annotated draft Framework outline issued, including Subgroup assignments.
• Subgroups began work by October 1, 2003.
• Website and draft GEO briefing package developed.
Key Milestones to end of 2003
• Secretariat to complete draft introduction and purpose sections of Framework by October 31, 2003.
• Draft chapters due to Secretariat from Subgroups by October 31, 2003.
• Secretariat to compile and distribute to members and participants the chapters for first draft framework document by November 14, 2003.
• GEO-2 meeting in Italy, November 28-29, 2003.
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