GT-NET BenefitsGT-NET Benefits

Designation as a ‘participating network’

Enhanced collaboration

Policy dimension

Synergy

Resources

Visibility

Improved data analysis

Etc.

Designation as a ‘participating network’Designation as a ‘participating network’

GT-NET BenefitsGT-NET Benefits

Demonstrates a commitment to continuing observations at the site(s) and a focus for coordinated, multidisciplinary measurements and programs.

Enhanced collaborationEnhanced collaboration

Opportunities for coordinated observations and scientific collaboration.

Learn from the experience of other networks - scientifically, operationally, managerially.

Policy dimensionPolicy dimension

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Links to international environmental conventions (e.g. biodiversity, climate change, desertification, toxic chemicals).

SynergySynergy

A structured access to data from similar networks.

A network’s data is used by others.

ResourcesResources

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Supplemental funding will be sought for special projects to meet user needs, to fill gaps in observations, and to strengthen capacity.

VisibilityVisibilityNationally, regionally and internationally, potential users of terrestrial data and information will recognize the value of having access to products that meet their needs.

Improved data analysisImproved data analysisAccess to comparative data from a wider range of sites will improve the interpretation of data from an individual site.

Experience in making products useful at

the global, regional and local levels.

Easier access to satellite observations.

Acquiring and transferring knowledge aboutnew methods and findings.

More opportunities for students and youngprofessionals.

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Testing of new measurement methods.

GT-Net : GT-Net : Membership criteriaMembership criteria

1. Technical experience and maturity1. Technical experience and maturity

Members must have experience in making observations having a high degree of confidence as well as measurements which are newer or experimental but may be the standard of tomorrow.

2. International dimension2. International dimension

An explicit interest in international collaboration. It should include responsible individuals who are committed to this orientation.

3. Active data gathering3. Active data gathering

Collection, archiving and distribution of environmental data.

4. Common interests4. Common interests

Focus on activities directly relevant to at least one of the five GTOS priority areas.

GT-Net : GT-Net : Membership criteriaMembership criteria

Shared goals and technical interests among the participating networks (functional complementarity).

5. Extent of5. Extent of a reala real coveragecoverage

Either individual or collective coverage of a significant portion of a geographic region(s).

6. Adequate coverage6. Adequate coverage

An important GTOS goal is to identify gaps in coverage (data and area) and design strategies for filling them.

7. Expectation of continuity7. Expectation of continuity

A reasonable expectation of continuity.

GT-Net : GT-Net : Membership criteriaMembership criteria