GEO Initiatives: GEOGLAM and AfriGEOSS

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1 GEO Initiatives: GEOGLAM and AfriGEOSS Andiswa Mlisa Michel Deshayes GEO Secretariat G4AWeek September 2015, The Hague, Netherlands

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3 87 Participating Organizations GEO Secretariat

4 Information Value Chain Data providers Value-Added providers Downstream users

5 GEO Vision

6 A GEOSS for Societal Benefit

7 GEO Ministerial Summit Geneva 17 January 2014 Ministers renewed the mandate of GEO through 2025 and provided guidance on the evolution of GEOSS from : 1. Advocate for the value of Earth observations and the need to continue improving Earth observation worldwide 2. Urge the adoption and implementation of data sharing principles globally 3. Advance the development of the GEOSS information system for the benefit of users 4. Develop a comprehensive interdisciplinary knowledge base defining and documenting observations 5. Cultivate global initiatives tailored to meet specific user needs

8 GEO Data Sharing Principles Full and Open Exchange of Data Data and Products at Minimum Time Delay and Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction Free data access Announcements / Releases CBERS, 2007 Landsat family, 2008 Sentinels, 2014 SPOT World Heritage Programme, 2014 SRTM-30m, 2014 GEO Cape Town Ministerial Summit, 2007

9 Enabling a System of Systems GEOSS Portal GEO Discovery & Access Broker

10 944 registered resources ( ) By Type By SBA Organizations (460) Biodiversity (246) Raw EO Products (82) Climate (284) Software (39) Disaster (354) Success Stories (36) Ecosystem (401) Tutorial (27) Water (314) Marketing Tool Kits (34) Weather (221) Energy (242) Health (194) Agriculture (323)

11 Recent volatility of Agricultural Prices Monthly Wheat Prices ($/Metric Ton) Source: World Bank 2010/11 Price hikes Drought: Russia 2008 Price hikes Droughts: Australia & Ukraine 1971/2 s price hike Drought: Russia Average Price : 150$ Landsat 1 Launched (1972) Nominal wheat price in US $/metric Ton Average Price : 300$

12 2011: The G20 Agriculture Priority GEOGLAM & AMIS Two initiatives to increase information availability, quality and transparency : GEOGLAM : improve information on supply (GEO) GEO-GLAM AMIS : improve information on markets (FAO) Supply Prices Demand Policies Finance Stocks Trade AMIS UNITED NATIONS HLTF Food Security

13 GEOGLAM Objectives To strengthen the international community s capacity to produce & disseminate relevant, timely and accurate information and forecasts on agricultural production at national, regional and global scales, through reinforced use of Earth Observations GEOGLAM is a «coordination programme», aiming at - supporting, strengthening and articulating existing efforts - developing capacities and awareness at national and global level - disseminating information

14 GEOGLAM Structure & Governance GEOGLAM Advisory Committee Including G20 Donor representation, program stakeholders Program Coordinator + Secretariat Implementation Committee consisting of Implementation Team leads 1. Global / Regional Monitoring Systems International/Global 2. National Monitoring Systems National / Subnational 3. Monitoring Countries at Risk Food Insecure & Most Vulnerable 4. EO Data Acquisition & Dissemination Coordination 5. Research & Development toward Operations 6. Capacity Development for EO-based Agricultural Monitoring

15 GEOGLAM Component #1 Global Agricultural Monitoring

16 GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for AMIS (1/3) Operational since Sept. 2013! 40 institutions (24 countries, 4 international organisations, leader: Univ. Maryland) A presentation of results with graphics and text (1/3) a. A global map for the 4 AMIS crops (Maize, Wheat, Soybean, Rice) End of August 2015 Crop Conditions

17 GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for AMIS (2/3) A presentation of results with graphics and text (cont ) b. 4 synthetic texts

18 GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for AMIS (3/3) A presentation of results with graphics and text (cont ) c. 4 synthetic pie-charts sectors proportional to countries average share of world production colors according to local crop conditions symbols to explain reasons for bad conditions Rice 28 August 14 Wheat Maize Soybean 18

19 Use of Earth Observation for Crop Monitoring Use of NDVI, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index : Red - InfraRed NDVI = Red + InfraRed August 13th 2012 Canada USA Ukraine Russia Kazakhstan China Non Cropland Not shown India NDVI Crop Condition Better than average anomaly Average normal year NDVI Profile No change on-going year Worse than average Becker-Reshef et al. 19

20 GEOGLAM Component #3 Countries at risk

21 Challenge #3: Changes in rainfall Precipitation changes in Kenya, Average Rainfall for 4 consecutive seasons 1. Decrease in Rainfall Average of last 4 rainy seasons is ranked lowest in last 50 years 2. Change in distribution of rainfall in year - Decrease in rainfall of main season - Increase in rainfall of second season Main season (March-April-May) Since 1980 almost 20% decrease in main rainfall season Second season (Oct-Nov-December) Rainfall increasing in second rainfall season

22 Early Warning Crop Monitor (EWCM) Prototype

23 GEOGLAM Component #5 Research & Development

24 JECAM: Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring A R&D network to develop operational agricultural monitoring systems A network of sites representative of the world s cropping systems A focus for international satellite data acquisition by CEOS (Com tee of Earth Observ. Satellites) JECAM Program Office coordinated by AAFC-Canada and UCL-Belgium Developing linkages with AgMIP sites and modeling community

25 AfriGEOSS

26 ECOWAS CEMAC + RdC SADC - RdC IGAD ESA-IO= IGAD+IOC IOC GEOSS for AFRICA CBERS Africa, GEONETCast, SERVIR Africa, Sand and Dust Storm Warning System, AEGOS, Wildland Fire Early Warning System, Puma, AMESD, BIOTA, TIGER, SoDa, MERIT, African Protected Areas, ClimDev Africa, ChlorOGIN, FAO-AfriCover, MAFA, ARMC, EAMNET, WATPLAN, AFRIMASON, GARNET-E, SAGA-EO, EOPower, GEONETCab, AGRICAB, MESA, GEO Global Land Cover, GMES & Africa, GEO BON, GEO GLAM; GFOI; Africa Water Cycle, Blue Planet; etc.

27 AfriGEOSS Initiative Enhance Africa s capability to use and manage EO for decision making; To foster the activities of African countries in GEO by linking existing capabilities and initiatives in Africa; Provide the necessary framework for African countries to initiate mutual activities within the scope of GEO; Creating synergies and reduce duplication. Contribution to the African Space Policy and Strategy;

28 Impact of AfriGEOSS AfriGEOSS has resulted in increased: Participation in training courses (regional and international) Response and participation in Calls for Proposals Participation in GEO Work Plan GEO Membership of African countries African participation in GEO Boards and Working Groups Participation in Africa caucus teleconferences and activities African attendance at GEO events and official meetings

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