# Presentation: 164104

## ad hoc    Group on Earth Observations (GEO)Activities Update

- ad hoc    Group on Earth Observations (GEO)Activities Update

- October 2003

- GEO Brief Version 1 - 2003-10-21

## 			Earth Observation Elements

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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

- 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

- 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 providing
- AdministrativeSecretariat,
- with support
- from 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

- SecretariatMeetingCoordination

- Provide for GEO
- Subgroup
- Technical
- expertise

- Action
- Tracking
- among
- GEO &
- Subgroups

- GEO
- Website

- Communications
- For GEO &
- Subgroups

- DocumentDistribution
- For 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 Subgroups
- GEO Secretariat

- International Requirements

- EarthObservation10-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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## 		           Implementation Plan Development

- Work review
- - ITALY -

- GEO  Secretariat

- Subgroups & Secretariat compose
- Draft 10-year Plan

- Subgroups & Secretariat compose
- Draft Framework Document

- Earth Obs Summit III
- GEO delivers Draft 10-year Plan
- - EUROPE -

- Draft Framework Document components** **for GEO II

- 		           Implementation Plan Development

- Architecture
- Subgroup

- Data Utilization
- Subgroup

- Capacity Building
- Subgroup

- User
- Requirements &
- Outreach
- Subgroup

- Int’l Cooperation
- Subgroup

- Earth Obs Summit I
- and GEO I
- - UNITED STATES -

- Earth Obs
- Summit II
- and GEO
- GEO Delivers Draft Framework Document for approval
- - JAPAN -

- GEO Sub-Group
- Chairs
- Working Meeting
- - SOUTH AFRICA -

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- GEO approves
- Draft 10-year
- Plan

- Establishes

## 			Draft Calendar

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- 			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

- Complete10-Year
- Implementation Plan

- Earth Observation Summit-2Japan

- Earth Observation Summit-3Europe

- GEO-2 Italy
- November 28-29

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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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