Towards a New Phase of GEOSS Implementation Alexia C. Massacand GEO Work Plan Coordinator amassacand@geosec.org
Contents Who is GEO? What is GEOSS? Why? How? The New GEO Work Plan (2009-2011) THORPEX & GEO?
GEO Group on Earth Observations GEOSS Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GEO is an Intergovernmental Group 74 Nations European Commission 51 Participating Organizations With a Single Objective: GEOSS To establish a global, coordinated, comprehensive and sustained system of Earth observation systems
GEOSS Components
Why GEOSS? 1. Earth is a complex System of Systems 2. Society needs informed decision-making
1. The Earth is a complex system of systems
Any single problem requires many data sets A single data set will serve many communities Different systems with different purposes Need to coordinate observations and share all data in standard interoperable formats
2. Society needs informed decision-making and GEO will help: - Improve and Connect Observation Systems - Facilitate Data Access (GEO Data Sharing Principles) - Foster Use of Earth Observations (data & products) and Development of Services
How Do We Get There?
Building on the Uniqueness of GEO GEO is - Global (74 countries & 51 int organisations) - Cross-cutting (9 societal areas) - High-level (political visibility & connecting people)
GEO is Global (as of November 2007)
GEO is CROSS-CUTTING Disasters Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human induced Energy disasters. Improving management of energy resources. Weather Improving weather information, forecasting and warning. Health Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well being. Biodiversity Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity. Climate Understanding, predicting, mitigating and adapting to climate variability and change. Water Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle. Agriculture Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification. Ecosystems Improving the management and protection of terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems. 9 Societal Benefit Areas
GEO is HIGH-LEVEL GEO provides an international framework for: * Connecting people/projects across countries, organizations & disciplines * Optimizing the use of resources, reducing duplication * Providing visibility at high-level * Defining common objectives for the international community (GEO Work Plan)
The 2009-2011 Work Plan
GEO Work Plan What is it? Agreed framework for implementing the GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (2005-2015) Set of practical Tasks carried out by various GEO Members and Participating Organizations - de facto priorities Living Document Annually updated
GEO Work Plan History Ministerial Summit Ministerial Summit 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 WP 2006 WP 2007-2009 WP 2009-2011
Work Plan How did it come about? Followed recommendations from GEO-IV Plenary & Cape Town Ministerial Summit Built upon 2007-2009 Work Plan Included proposals from GEO community Synthesis proposed by the GEO Secretariat
Recommendations? Build upon the cross-cutting dimension of GEOSS across: societal benefit areas (Disasters, Health, Energy,,); transverse areas (Architecture, Data, User, Capacity Building); system-type (observing, data-assimilation, modelling, dissemination, information) Enhance data sharing & distribution Take benefit of IGOS Themes transition into GEO Realize the potential of the Communities of Practice Foster the development of GEOSS information (products, services) and the delivery of benefits to society
2009-2011 Work Plan V2 (1) Governance Section (Process, Committees) (2) Two-part structure (3) Major consolidation of activities (4) Strong «user-driven»approach + Overview of Task cross-cutting dimension (spider-web diagrams) Biodiversity Agriculture TASK-AG-07-02 Disasters 50 40 Health 30 20 10 Energy 0 Ecosystems Climate Weather Water
(1) Governance ROLE OF GEO COMMITTEES GUIDING THE WORK PLAN GCI & DATA SHARING ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TASK MANAGEMENT LEAD? POINT of CONTACT? CONTRIBUTOR? REPORTING TASK SHEETS?
ROLE OF GEO COMMITTEES Science & Technology (STC) User Interface (UIC) Capacity Building (CBC) Architecture & Data (ADC)
Two Cornerstones - GEOSS Common Infrastructure Including GEOPortal, clearinghouse for searching data, information & services, registries of GEOSS components, standards & best practices - Data Sharing Development & implementation of GEO Data Sharing Principles key priority for all Committees To build consensus for adoption of the Principles at the GEO-VII Plenary and Ministerial Summit in 2010.
Engaging the GEO Community - STC Catalyzing R&D Funding for GEOSS - Encourage national governments & international organizations to integrate GEOSS S&T needs into national, regional and international R&D programmes - Dialogue with key decision makers & funding entities -Effort ledby European Commission (to gradually involve ICSU, USA(NSF), IGFA, )
Example GEO Work Plan Task on «Energy Impact Monitoring» Was Turned by EC into FP7 Call Gave Birth to «EnerGEO» project Under FP7 Theme 6 Environment Earth Observation for monitoring & assessment of the environmental impact of energy use Now funded To begin in 2009
Reanalysis WCRP 3rd International Conference on Reanalysis What Goals for the GEO Community? 1. Improve and develop input data for reanalysis Maintain existing observing systems Facilitate access and digitization of historical data sets Cape Town Ministerial Summit momentum Test case for GEO Data-Sharing Principles? WCRP/GCOS WG on Observational Data Sets For Reanalysis 2. Sustain Reanalysis efforts for all climate system components Raise the profile of Reanalysis worldwide Europe: ECMWF (interim), what future? USA: NASA (MERRA), NOAA (20th Century Project) Japan: JMA (JRA25)
Engaging the GEO Community - STC Engaging the Research Community in GEO - Link to major scientific research enterprises - Contact universities & labs to involve them in GEOSS - Actively encourage experts to contribute to GEOSS See The Role of Science & Technology in GEOSS What GEO can do for research? What Research can do for GEO? (available at http://www.earthobservations.org)
Engaging the GEO Community - UIC Communities of Practice and Partnership Development Provide Leads and contributors to many GEO Task teams Promote dialogue between the users & providers of Earth observations Identifying user needs, in particular for cross-cutting issues
(2) Two-Part Structure 1 A TRANSVERSE GEOSS (GEOSS fundamentals) GEOSS COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATED OBSERVATION SYSTEMS CROSS-CUTTING DATA SETS CAPACITY BUILDING 2 THE 9 GEOSS SOCIETAL BENEFIT AREAS (GEOSS for Society) DISASTERS HEALTH ENERGY CLIMATE WATER WEATHER ECOSYSTEMS AGRICULTURE BIODIVERSITY
(3) Major Consolidation of Tasks The 2009-2011 Work Plan: Introduces strategic overarching objectives Links relevant 2007-2009 activities Ensures continuity This leads to 36 overarching Tasks (compared with 73 Tasks in the 2007-2009 Work Plan)
36 overarching Tasks including Part I : A TRANSVERSE GEOSS 1.1 GEOSS COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE AR-09-01: GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI) CB-06-04: GEONETCast CB-09-01: Infrastructure Development and Technology Transfer DA-09-01: Data Management 1.2 COORDINATED OBSERVATION SYSTEMS AR-06-01: Radio Frequency Protection AR-09-02: Connecting Observation Systems for GEOSS AR-09-03: Advocating for Sustained Observing Systems 1.3 CROSS-CUTTING DATA SETS DA-09-02: Data Integration and Analysis DA-09-03: Global Data Sets DA-09-04: Socio-Economic Indicators DA-09-05: Global Carbon Observation & Analysis System 1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING CB-09-02: Building Individual Capacity in Earth Observations CB-09-03: Building Institutional Capacity to Use Earth Observations CB-09-04: Capacity Building Needs/Gap Assessment
GEONETCast To disseminate space-based, airborne & in-situ data and products to users in 9 GEOSS societal benefit areas Contributors EUMETSAT CMA NOAA Global Coverage ROSHYDROMET
36 overarching Tasks including Part II: THE 9 GEOSS SBAs 2.1 DISASTERS DI-06-09: Use of Satellites for Risk Management DI-09-01: Systematic Monitoring to Support Geohazards Risk DI-09-02: Implementation of Multi-Risk Management Approach DI-09-03: Warning Systems for Disasters 2.2 HEALTH HE-09-01: Information Systems for Health HE-09-02: Monitoring and Prediction Systems for Health HE-09-03: End to End Projects for Health 2.3 ENERGY EN-07-01: Management of Energy Sources EN-07-02: Energy Environmental Impact Monitoring EN-07-03: Energy Policy Planning 2.4 CLIMATE CL-06-01: Sustained Reprocessing and Reanalysis of Climate Data CL-09-01: Information for Decision-making & Risk Management
36 overarching Tasks including 2.5 WATER WA-06-02: Droughts, Floods and Water Resource Management WA-06-07: Capacity Building for Water Resource Management WA-08-01: Integrated Products for Water Research 2.6 WEATHER WE-06-03: TIGGE & Global Interactive Forecast System WE-09-01: Capacity Building for High-Impact Weather Prediction 2.7 ECOSYSTEMS EC-09-01: Ecosystem Observation and Monitoring Network (EcoNet) EC-09-02: Human Dimension of Ecosystem Utilization 2.8 AGRICULTURE AG-06-02: Data Utilization in Fisheries and Aquaculture AG-07-03: Global Agricultural Monitoring Risk Management 2.9 BIODIVERSITY BI-07-01: Biodiversity Observation Network (GEOBON)
(4) User-Driven Approach Work Plan takes full account of IGOS transition into GEO: Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon, Geohazards, Coastal, Cryosphere, Land, Ocean and Water Themes evolved into Communities of Practice Transition marks start of a reinvigorated effort to ensure that: Users are engaged with GEO Strongly involved in implementation
Overview of Task X-cutting Dimension CL-09-01: Environmental Information for Decision-making, Risk Management and Adaptation Agric. Biodiv. Disasters 5 4 3 2 1 TASK-CL-09-01 Health Energy 0 Ecosys Climate Weather Water
THORPEX & GEO
Key Tasks in GEO 2009-11 Work Plan - TIGGE - High-impact Weather Prediction for Africa - Weather, Climate, Earth-System Prediction + Reanalysis, GOS, IPY, Oceans, Air quality, MERIT, Agric monitoring, Flood/drought fc,
Task: WE-06-03 Benefit Area: Weather Title: TIGGE and the development of GIFS Lead: WMO Agric. Ecosys Biodiv. Weather Disasters 5 4 3 2 1 0 Water TASK-WE-06-03 Health Energy Climate Complete TIGGE Phase 1 and commence TIGGE Phase 2. Foster real-time data exchange and construct common web interfaces to assist the development of useful products. Develop initial products related to advance warnings and forecasts for high-impact weather events
TASK-WE-09-01 Task: WE-09-01 Benefit Area: Weather Agric. Ecosys Biodiv. Weather Disasters 5 4 3 2 1 0 Water Health Energy Climate Title: Capacity Building for High-Impact Weather Prediction Develop capability for numerical weather prediction in developing countries. Focus on high impact weather events and foster rapid progress through enhanced infrastructure and training.
TASK-WE-09-01 Task: WE-09-01b Benefit Area: Weather Agric. Ecosys Biodiv. Weather Disasters 5 4 3 2 1 0 Water Health Energy Climate Title: Societal & Economic Benefits in Africa from improved Predictions of High Impact Weather Lead: WMO Improve the prediction of high-impact weather and help reduce vulnerability to climate variability and change in Africa through the WWRP-THORPEX Africa initiative.
TASK-CL-09-01 Task: CL-09-01 Benefit Area: Climate Agric. Ecosys Biodiv. Weather Disasters 5 4 3 2 1 0 Water Health Energy Climate Title: Environmental Information for Decision-making, Risk Management and Adaptation Support the integration of climate and environmental risk management into adaptation processes. Coordinate and drive the development of tailored climate products and services. Encourage the use of this information by policy and decision makers (at all levels).
GEO Secretariat 9 May 2002 2 nd STC Meeting, Bonn, 30 Nov 06 Task: CL-09-01a (former CL-07-01) Benefit Area: Climate Title: Towards Enhanced Climate/Weather/Water/Environ. Prediction (Co-Leads: WMO/WWRP/THORPEX, WCRP, IGBP) Strengthen the ability worldwide to deliver new and improved climate, weather, water and environmental services. Research objectives include: (i) Seamless weather/climate prediction including ensemble prediction systems; (ii) The multi-scale organisation of tropical convection and its two-way interaction with the global circulation; (iii) Data assimilation for coupled models as a prediction and validation tool for weather and climate research; (iv) Information to assess the risks/benefits of climate/weather predictions on society and the global economy.
GEO-IV 28-29 November 2007 The Socio-Economic and Environmental Benefits of a Revolution in Weather, Climate and Earth-System Prediction Document 22: Task CL-07-01 White Paper prepared under Co-Leadership of
GEO-IV 28-29 November 2007 The Socio-Economic and Environmental Benefits of a Revolution in Weather, Climate and Earth-System Prediction Melvyn Shapiro, Jagadish Shukla, Brian Hoskins, John Church, Kevin Trenberth, Michel Béland, Guy Brasseur, Mike Wallace, Gordon McBean, Jim Caughey, David Rogers, Gilbert Brunet, Leonard Barrie, Ann Henderson-Sellers, David Burridge, Tetsuo Nakazawa, Martin Miller, Philippe Bougeault, Rick Anthes, Zoltan Toth and Tim Palmer Representing academic and operational-services communities
A Weather, Climate and Earth-System Prediction Project for the 21st Century
A Weather, Climate and Earth-System Prediction Project for the 21st Century Increase our capacity to mitigate and adapt to socioeconomic losses arising from high-impact weather and climate Realize the full benefits from the observing, prediction and early-warning system components of Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) Outcomes would include
Projections of the Frequency and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events in a Changing Climate Bangladesh: Cyclone-Sidr, 2007 USA: Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Tropical Cyclones Winter Storms Floods Heat Waves
Early-Warning Systems to Reduce Vulnerability to famine, drought, pestilence and disease
PROJECT ELEMENTS & REQUIREMENTS High-Resolution Forecast Models atmosphere, ocean, land, bio-geochemical and socio-economic processes Advanced Data-Assimilation Systems to enhance the use of observations space, land/ice surfaces, and oceans Dedicated High-Performance Computer Facilities capacities 10,000-times Observing Systems - maintained and enhanced to support present and future prediction, monitoring and early-warning systems Research to improve performance and application of forecast models and user products
2 May 2002 Organized Tropical Convection Madden- Julian Oscillation (MJO)
9 May 2002
PROJECT ELEMENTS & REQUIREMENTS Decision Information to mitigate and adapt to the impact of weather and climate hazards Training to enhance government and public awareness of the value and utilization of weather, climate, environmental and socioeconomic information Information Communication Systems with rapid highband-width data access and visualization of weather, climate events, forecasts, warnings and impacts National and International Support for the Project development and implementation
as no single nation possesses the scientific capacity and infrastructure to meet the challenge
2007 GEO Ministerial Summit & Plenary Opportunity to: Highlight early progress and key achievements of GEO/GEOSS Bring emerging priorities to attention of the Ministers and Heads of Agencies Cape Town Declaration
Number of countries/organizations expressed strong support for the "Weather, Climate and Earth-System Prediction initiative (Task CL-07-01) presented in Cape Town
including. Canada Germany Japan Netherlands South Africa USA COSPAR ECMWF ICSU IGBP
Building significant high-level momentum for WMO/WWRP, WCRP, IGBP to build upon
Conclusion * Number of existing GEO-THORPEX activities however high potential for more * In connection with: GEO Work Plan Tasks in Health, Energy, Capacity Building, Committee activities (WebPortal, user engagement, resource mobilization) * Invite to identify synergies with 2009-2011 Work Plan & contact GEO Secretariat (Yong-Seong Kang; ykang@geosec.org)
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