ad hoc Group on Earth Observations GEO Activities Update

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ad hoc Group on Earth Observations
(GEO)Activities Update
GEO Brief Version 1 - 2003-10-21
October 2003
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Earth Observation Elements
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Ocean
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The Earth Observation Summit Washington
DC, July 31, 2003

• The 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
• U.S. Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr.,
  Administrator National 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
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• Affirmed need for timely, quality, long-term,
  global information as a basis for sound decision
  making.
• Recognized need to support
• Comprehensive, coordinated, sustained Earth
  observation system or systems
• Coordinated effort to address capacity-building
  needs related to Earth obs
• Exchange of observations in a full and open
  manner with minimum time delay and minimum cost
  and
• Preparation of a 10-year Implementation Plan,
  building on existing systems and initiatives
• Framework for Tokyo ministerial, April or May
  2004
• 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
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U.S. Department of State, Washington DC July 31,
2003
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Member Governments
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• 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

• Argentina
• Australia
• Belize
• Brazil
• Canada
• China
• Denmark
• Egypt
• European Commission
• France
• Gabon
• Germany
• India
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan

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Participating International Organizations
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• 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)

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GEO Profile
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• 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
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GEO US, EC, Japan, South Africa (Co-Chairs)
Architecture Subgroup
GEO Secretariat (US providing AdministrativeSecr
etariat, with support from other countries and
international organizations)
Capacity Building Subgroup
Data Utilization Subgroup
International Cooperation Subgroup
User Requirements and Outreach Subgroup
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GEO Secretariat Functions
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DocumentDistribution For GEO Subgroups
Organize and Support GEO Meetings
SecretariatMeetingCoordination
Communications For GEO Subgroups
GEO Secretariat
Support to GEO Co-Chairs
GEO Website
Provide for GEO Subgroup Technical expertise
Action Tracking among GEO Subgroups
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GEO Secretariat Membership
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• 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
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• 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
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International Requirements
GEO
GEO Subgroups GEO Secretariat
EarthObservation10-year Implementation Plan
Earth ObservationSummit II, III
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Framework and Plan Development
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• GEO Members Participant Organizations provide
  inputs via Subgroups
• GEO Subgroups provide draft chapters to the GEO
  Secretariat
• GEO Secretariat provides draft IP 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)
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Implementation Plan Development
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Subgroups Secretariat compose Draft Framework
Document
GEO II Work review - ITALY -
Earth Obs Summit I and GEO I - UNITED STATES -
Draft Framework Document components for GEO II
GEO Sub-Group Chairs Working Meeting - SOUTH
AFRICA -
Establishes
GEO Secretariat
Architecture Subgroup
Data Utilization Subgroup
Earth Obs Summit II and GEO GEO Delivers Draft
Framework Document for approval - JAPAN -
Earth Obs Summit III GEO delivers Draft 10-year
Plan - EUROPE -
Capacity Building Subgroup
User Requirements Outreach Subgroup
Subgroups Secretariat compose Draft 10-year Plan
GEO approves Draft 10-year Plan
Intl Cooperation Subgroup
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Draft Calendar
Earth Observation Summit-1 July 31United States
Initial GEO MeetingAugust 1-2
GEO-2 Italy November 28-29
Earth Observation Summit-2Japan
Document Milestones GEO Secretariat
Meetings GEO Meetings planned GEO
Meetings notional Significant Events
Complete10-Year Implementation Plan
Earth Observation Summit-3Europe
2003
2004
2005
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Summary of Post GEO-1 Activity
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• 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.