Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Earth

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The Global Earth Observation System of Systems
(GEOSS)A New Approach to Prevention, Early
Warning More Rapid Problem-Solving

• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S.
  Navy (Ret.)
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
  Atmosphere NOAA Administrator
• June 18, 2008

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Outbreak Detection and Response
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Adapted from J. Davis, Climate Adaptation Workshop
, Nov. 2003
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Effective Health Early Warning
Earth Observations and Monitoring Information
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OUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
Adapted from J. Davis, Climate Adaptation Workshop
, Nov. 2003
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Monitoring Cholera Transmission Risk
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Sea Surface TemperatureLinked to Cholera
Bay of Bengal
Lobitz et al. 2000 PNAS 971430
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El NiñoEarly Warning for Cholera
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The goal is to access the right information,in
the right format, at the right time, for the
right people, to make the right decisions.
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Components of a Health Early Warning System
Population Demographics, Transportation and
Migration
Risk Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment
Additional Sampling, Sensing
Expert Assessment
Epidemiological Surveillance
Disease Watch Early Warning
Response Strategy
Predictive Models
Ocean, Climate and Environmental Observation,
Monitoring and Forecasts
Communication and Action
Social and Behavioral Factors
Evaluation and Feedback
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Global Earth Observation System of SystemsGEOSS
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Who is GEO?Group on Earth Observations
73 Nations and the European Commission
Algeria Argentina Australia Bahrain
Bangladesh Belgium Belize Brazil Cameroon
Canada Central African Republic Chile China
Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica
Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Europe
an Commission Finland France Germany Greece
Guinea-Bissau Honduras Hungary Iceland
India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy
Japan Kazakhstan Korea Republic of Latvia
Luxembourg Malaysia Mali Mauritius Mexico
Moldova Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand
Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama
Paraguay Philippines Portugal Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sudan
Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tunisia
Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United
States Uzbekistan
www.usgeo.gov
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www.usgeo.gov

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GEOSS Operating Principles
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Predicting, Preventing, Preparing
NASA/USGS/NOAA
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Visualizing Movement of Polluted Air
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New Orleans Flood Map
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United States Integrated Earth Observation
System (IEOS)

• A vital contributor to the Global Earth
  Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)nearly 80
  countries over 50 global organizations the
  European Commission

• Improve Weather Forecasting
• Reduce Loss of Life and Property From Disasters
• Protect and Monitor Our Ocean Resource
• Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate and Adapt
  to Climate Variability and Change
• Support Sustainable Agriculture and Combat Land
  Degradation
• Understand the Effects of Environmental Factors
  on Human Health and Well-Being
• Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts
• Protect and Monitor Water Resources
• Monitor and Manage Energy Resources