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Page 1: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

The ADC, the CBC and the UIC

Where Should These Committees Be Interacting?

Gary J. Foley, USEPA

Co-Chair User Interface Committee

July 20, 2006

Page 2: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

Terms of Reference- GEO User Interface Committee

Goal

• To engage users in the development and implementation of a sustained GEOSS that provides the data and information required within and among the nine societal benefit areas as specified by user groups on national, regional and global scales

Also a specific goal to address cross-cutting issues and oversee the Communities of Practice (CPs), ensuring continuity & avoiding duplication.

Page 3: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

The GEOSS ArchitectureUsers and Scientific Communities Served By

GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates

UIC Goal

Organize this side of theGEOSS Architecture

Page 4: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Objectives

• 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 on fostering new or less organized communities.

• Enable GEO, in the implementation of GEOSS, to engage a continuum of users, from producers to the final beneficiaries of the data and information

• Facilitate linkages and partnerships between established CPs and new user groups or organizations interested in collaborating.

Page 5: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

THE SPECTRUM OF USERS

Earth observations & earth system models

Data-to-Information archiving & services

Decision support tool development

Decision making

Assessment of benefits

Earth system scientists and modelers

Earth system service providers

Environmental process modelers & researchers

Policy Makers & Environmental managers

Public officials, advocacy groups and the Public

From observations

To societal benefits

Page 6: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum

• What do they do in their occupation and what does their organization do? Is there a web-site?

• How would they describe their more important activities? What are those of their organization?

• What decision-making are they involved in, either directly or indirectly by providing research or decision support tool development?

• What impact/benefits result or might potentially result from this decision-making, including the expected timeframe of the impact/benefits? Does the organization measure the impacts/benefits?

Page 7: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum

• Does your organization operate a system or systems that collect observational data, either in-situ or remotely sensed? Describe these systems. Are they part of a larger system?

• What observational data, geographical data, socio-economic data and/or models/forecasts, if any, are used in the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making

• What are the needs for additional information that could improve the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making?

• What regional or international working groups are you a member of or on the mailing list of?

Page 8: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

The GEOSS ArchitectureUsers and Scientific Communities Served By

GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates

Success begins and ends on this side of the architecture

UserRequirements

Page 9: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

Community of Practice

A user-led community of stakeholders,

from providers to the final beneficiaries of Earth observation data & information,

with a common interest in specific aspects of societal benefits to be realized by GEOSS implementation.

Page 10: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

Communities of Practice

• Renewable Energy (Thierry Ranchin)

• Geohazards (Hormoz Modaressi)

• Water and Health (Gary Foley)

• Coastal Zone Community of Practice (Paul Digiacomo)

• Air and Health - (Gary Foley) Forest (Michael Brady)

Page 11: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

Why CPs?

• no global mechanism to bring together actual users, potential users, researchers, producers and distributors of Earth Observation data & information;

• the absence of a coordinated and consistent global approach has resulted in impediments to information sharing & duplication of effort; and

• some information concerning the importance of the particular societal benefit area.

Page 12: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

CP Membership

• representatives from GEO member states, participating international organizations and any other stakeholders/organisations

• having similar interests, goals, and/or objectives,

• working closely together to create a forum for efficient and effective intelligence and advice to be provided to GEO

• for the successful implementation of GEOSS.

Page 13: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Interest in ADC Tasks

Task AR-06-03, in part, will• Identify architecture requirements,

drawing from the user requirements identified in each societal benefit area and the outcome of Task DA-06-02.

• The UIC needs to interact with ADC on how the user requirements will be obtained for each societal benefit area.

Page 14: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Interest in ADC Tasks

Task AR-06-07 will

• Produce an inventory of existing in-situ observation networks

• Associate them with societal benefit areas as appropriate.

• The UIC will encourage its members to assist in this Task

Page 15: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

Challenges for the CPs

• Engage a Spectrum of Users

• Draw in Leaders from across the Globe

• Involve Developing Countries (CBC – UIC Interaction)

• Specify User Requirements (ADC – UIC Interaction)

• Ultimately Show How to Measure Societal Benefits

Page 16: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

The ADC, the CBC and the UIC

Five Tasks Where These Committees Could Be

Interacting?

Page 17: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Interest in ADC Tasks

Task AR-06-03 will, in part,• Identify architecture requirements, drawing

from the user requirements identified in each societal benefit area and the outcome of Task DA-06-02.

The UIC, CBC and the ADC need to interact to ensure that the spectrum of users in both developing and developed countries are engaged in identifying requirements.

Page 18: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Interest in ADC Tasks

Task AR-06-07 will• Produce an inventory of existing

in-situ observation networks • Associate them with societal

benefit areas as appropriate.

The UIC & CBC should encourage their members, and the CPs, to contribute to the inventory.

Page 19: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task DA-06-04 will do the following• Workshops with participants from developed

and developing countries• An initial version of an inventory of required

data, metadata, products & services commonly required across diverse societal benefit areas

• A Findings and Recommendations document

The UIC will encourage the CPs to contribute and ultimately use the inventory and Findings & Recommendations Document from this Task.

Page 20: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC Interest in ADC Tasks

Task AR-07-P3 notes a prominent requirement for the Health, Ecosystem & Biodiversity SBAs,

• A prototype data access & analysis system for overlaying various data (e.g. species distribution, protected area boundaries, specimen locations) with remote sensing and other geospatial data.

• The UIC and its CPs should interact with the ADC on this Task.

Page 21: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC & ADC Interest in CBC Tasks

Task CB-07-P1 will do the following• Hold a symposium in early 2007 to define the

capacity building activities for the next few years. • Identify the best practice examples identifying

gaps (infrastructure, education & training, institutional)

• Prepare a Strategy with recommendations for filling these gaps and on synergy & coordination of existing CB programs & initiatives.

The CBC, UIC & ADC should (jointly?) review the results of the symposium and then the CB Strategy when available.

Page 22: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

User Interface Committee Calendar

Next Face-to-Face Meeting

• Ottawa, Canada

• Government Conference Centre

• September 5-7, 2006

Page 23: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

AgendaGoals:• to review the status of the tasks

assigned to the UI Committee• ensure reporting aligned for next

submission to GEO• align the Communities of Practice to

help deliver on the tasks • evaluate 2007-2009 work plan and

linkages to 2006 plan and UIC• prepare for GEO 2006.

Page 24: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

UIC & GEO NETCast

September 7th, 3rd Day of the Meeting

• Presentations on the current Communities of Practice

• Presentation on GEO NETCast

• Discuss the potential linkages and note them in the 2007-09 WorkPlan

Page 25: The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

User Interface Committee Calendar

Next Face-to-Face Meeting

• Ottawa, Canada

• Government Conference Centre

• September 5-7, 2006

GEO Plenary Side Event

• Presenting the current Communities of Practice