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Group on Earth Observations From Observation to Action. Helen M. Wood GEO Secretariat Director [email protected] April 2004. BENEFITS OF OBSERVATIONS. OBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATION HEALTH—MALARIA. Malaria affects 300-500 million people worldwide Early warning system Temperature Humidity - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Group on Earth Observations From Observation to Action
Group on Earth Observations From Observation to Action
Helen M. Wood
GEO Secretariat Director
April 2004
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BENEFITS OF OBSERVATIONSBENEFITS OF OBSERVATIONS
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OBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONHEALTH—MALARIAOBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONHEALTH—MALARIA
Malaria affects 300-500 million people worldwide
Early warning system Temperature Humidity Vegetation Soil Moisture
Possible outbreak prevention
AVHRR
AVHRR-SST
TOPEX-SSA
SeaWiFS-Chl-a
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OBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONAGRICULTUREOBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONAGRICULTURE
Production tied to healthy environment and sound planning
Contribution of Earth Observation Ability to map vegetation and land use; develop digital terrain
models Understand role of humidity, soil moisture, precipitation, air
humidity
Benefits Help predict and understand droughts, harvests, potential crop
damage Make decisions based on sustainable agriculture practices
Example: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)
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OBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONNATURAL DISASTERSOBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONNATURAL DISASTERS
Earth observations critical to work of disaster community
Previous experience provides opportunity for integrated global system
Key areas in disaster management cycle: preparedness and prediction assessment of hazards and damage response and recovery mitigation and research
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OBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONWATER RESOURCESOBSERVATIONS TO INFORMATIONWATER RESOURCES
White Water to Blue Water - WSSD Integrated watershed and marine ecosystem-based
management beginning with the Wider Caribbean Understand and recognize connection among sectors Involves national, UN, international, universities and
private partners Includes strengthening of an ocean observation
system for region Critical for addressing pollution, habitat
degradation, natural disasters Benefit: Healthy, well-managed and productive
marine and coastal ecosystem Basis for economic development and social well-being
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EARTH OBSERVATION SUMMIT IEARTH OBSERVATION SUMMIT I
Washington, D.C.July 31, 2003
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EARTH OBSERVATION SUMMIT I DECLARATIONEARTH OBSERVATION SUMMIT I DECLARATION
Linked to WSSD & G8 outcomes
Affirmed need for: Comprehensive, coordinated, sustained Earth observation
system or systems; Coordinated effort to address capacity-building needs related
to Earth observations; Exchange of observations in a full and open manner with
minimum time delay and minimum cost; and Preparing a 10-year Implementation Plan, building on
existing systems and initiatives
Created the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
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AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP ON EARTH
OBSERVATIONS (GEO)AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP ON EARTH
OBSERVATIONS (GEO)
47 Countries + EC and 26 International Organizations
Plenary
Secretariat
5 Subgroups Architecture Capacity Building Data Utilization International Cooperation User Requirements and Outreach
Implementation Plan Task Team
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Key OutputsKey Outputs
The Framework Document A high-level synopsis of the GEO effort for senior policymakers, presenting
the purpose, expected benefits, and broad framework for developing the 10-year Implementation Plan, establishing the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
The 10-Year Implementation Plan A 10-Year roadmap for creating GEOSS as a distributed system of systems,
building step-by-step on current cooperation efforts among existing observing and processing systems within their mandates, while encouraging and accommodating new components. The GEOSS will be:
comprehensive, by including observations and products gathered from all components required to serve the needs of participating members;
coordinated, in terms of leveraging resources of individual contributing members to accomplish this system, whose total capacity is greater than the sum of its parts;
sustained, by the collective and individual will and capacity of participating members.
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Working DocumentsWorking Documents
GEO Subgroup Reports A summary of the work accomplished by the GEO Subgroups to
date, providing the core technical elements on the five key aspects to be addressed in the 10-Year Implementation Plan for the creation of the GEOSS
The 10 Year Implementation Plan Outline An annotated outline describing the general shape and content of
the 10-Year Implementation Plan.
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MilestonesMilestones
GEO-4 Meeting in Tokyo - 22-23 April 2004 – Working Documents
Earth Observation Summit II – 25 April 2004 – Framework Document
Earth Observation Summit III– 16 February 2005 – The 10 Year Implementation Plan
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GEOSS: Implications for Space OperatorsGEOSS: Implications for Space Operators
• International agreement on backbone of critical measurements
• Requirement for continuity of observations from space, not only for weather but in all facets of observations (climate, disasters, etc.)
• Improved coordination of mission planning, development, and operations, especially for current research missions addressing critical observational gaps.
• Smoother transition from research to operations
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GEO MEMBERS (47+EC)GEO MEMBERS (47+EC)Algeria Gabon Netherlands United Kingdom
Argentina Germany New Zealand United States
Australia Greece Nigeria Uzbekistan
Belgium Indonesia Norway
Belize India Portugal
Brazil Iran Republic of Congo
Cameroon Ireland Republic of Korea
Canada Israel Russian Federation
China Italy South Africa
Cyprus Japan Spain
Denmark Kazakhstan Sudan
Egypt Mexico Sweden
European CommissionMorocco Switzerland
Finland Mozambique Thailand
France Nepal Ukraine
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PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONSPARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
Association for the Development of Environmental Information (ADIE)
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 Environmental Agency (EEA)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership (IGOS-P)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commissions (IOC)
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PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS (contd.)PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS (contd.)
International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
International Council for Science (ICSU)
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP)
International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA)
International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
Network of European Meteorological Services/Composite Observing System (EUMETNET/EUCOS)
Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
World Bank (IBRD)
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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MORE INFORMATIONMORE INFORMATION
http://earthobservations.org