Activities UpdateActivities UpdateOctober

2003October

2003

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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Subgroups & Secretariat composeDraft 10-year Plan

Subgroups & Secretariat compose Draft Framework Document

Earth Obs Summit III

GEO delivers Draft 10-year Plan

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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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