Presentation to the 26 th CEOS Plenary at Bengaluru, India 25 October 2012 Progress on GEO Priorities GEO’s Current/Future Issues/Challenges Barbara J.

Presentation to the 26th CEOS Plenary at Bengaluru, India 25 October 2012

Progress on GEO Priorities

GEO’s Current/Future Issues/Challenges

Barbara J. Ryan

Created in 2005, to develop a coordinated and sustained Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to enhance decision making in nine Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs)

GEO today:

89 Members

64 Participating

Organizations

GEO

The 26th CEOS Plenary – Bengaluru, India - 24-27 October, 2012

A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing

Systems

GEOSS


• Improve and Coordinate Observation Systems

• Foster Increased Use of EO Data and Information

• Advance Broad Open Data Policies/Practices

• Build Capacity


GEO objectives

Work Plan activities• Coordinated data acquisitions, data access & R&D support for

1. GFOI2. GEOGLAM/JECAM3. Disasters/Supersites4. GBOI . . .

• Space response to GCOS (updated) IP and satellite supplement• Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space• Other WP Tasks …

2012 priorities for CEOS support


• Extends the GEO Forest Carbon Tracking (FCT) Task – National Demonstrators, R&D efforts, methods and protocols

• Demonstrate that coordinated observations from satellites, validated by in situ measurements, and linked to carbon modeling can provide reliable, accurate, consistent and continuous information to address the monitoring component of national MRVs for REDD+

• Aims to operationally enable and support the worldwide development of national forest information systems

GFOI


11 Countries

Australia (Tasmania)BrazilCameroonColombiaDR CongoGuyanaIndonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan)MexicoNepalPeruTanzania

Network of “National Demonstrators”


Source: Crop Watch

25 COUNTRIES PRODUCE OVER 80% OF WORLD CROPS

Nominal wheat price in US $/Metric Ton

2008 Price hikesDroughts: Australia & Ukraine

2010/11 Price hikesDrought: Russia

Landsat 1 Launched (1972)

1971/2’s price hike

Today

3x

Source: World Bank

Monthly Wheat Prices 1960-2011


Impact of 2012 Drought on Agriculture Production in Russian Federation

- worse than normal above 30%

- worse than normal in range 10% - 30%

- around normal +/- 10%

- better than normal in range 10% - 30%

- better than normal above 30%

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The crop yield considering both winter kill and summer drought has been estimated around 74 mln tons. The analysis has been performed using MODIS data and

VEGA Service http://vega.smislab.ru

ContactsThe Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Evgeny Loupian: [email protected] Bartalev: [email protected]

Broker Strategy & Interoperability Arrangements


The complete understanding and management of the continental water cycle can be significantly improved through the combination of observations from various disciplines, nations and agencies: gravity field changes measured by GRACE (NASA/DLR) reflecting the redistribution of subsurface water stored on continents; level of lakes and rivers measured by altimetry satellites Jason (CNES/NASA/EUMETSAT/NOAA) and Envisat (ESA); and observations from networks of in-situ water discharge/run-off stations.

Water cycle - observations



Biodiversity needs

Products under development: A harmonized Ecosystem Map Global Wetland Observing System (GWOS) Global network of Biodiversity Observation Sites Expansion of monitoring programs for birds, mammals, plants and

butterflies Inventories for changes in marine biodiversity (certain taxa) A new measure of stability of ecosystem carbon services

Specific needs being addressed by: The biodiversity Community of Practice – GEO BON Regional BONs: French BON, Arctic BON, China BON, AP BON etc


U.N. Convention on Biodiversity asked for: support to the achievement of the biodiversity 2020 targets assist countries in developing their national biodiversity

observation systems

Data related challenges Lack of accessible remotely sensed data even in areas with

high biodiversity value (hotspots) e.g. protected areas, wetlands

High spectral and spatial resolution data are required

Biodiversity needs (cont.)

Task-Target Relation2015 Strategic Target Work Plan (Rev1) Tasks primarily addressing the Strategic Target

Architecture IN-01, IN-02, IN-03, IN-04, IN-05, CL-01

Data Management IN-02, IN-03, IN-04, IN-05, ID-01, SB-02, SB-04

Capacity Building IN-04, ID-02, ID-05

Science & Technology IN-02, ID-03, ID-05

User Engagement IN-04, ID-04, SB-05

Agriculture SB-01, SB-02, SB-03, CL-01, WE-01, EC-01, AG-01

Biodiversity SB-01, EC-01, BI-01

Climate SB-01, SB-02, SB-03, SB-04, CL-01, CL-02

Disasters SB-04, DI-01

Ecosystems SB-01, SB-02, SB-03, SB-04, SB-05, HE-02, CL-02, WA-01, EC-01

Energy SB-05, EN-01, WE-01

Health SB-04, SB-05, HE-01, HE-02

Water IN-01, SB-04, SB-05, WA-01

Weather IN-01, WE-01

Assessing progress

Synthesis of Task Contributions to Architecture Target

"Demonstrated by" or "achieved through" bullets

Description of contribution from Task, including HOW it contributes to the "Demonstrated by" or "achieved through"

bullet

Very good (3), satisfactory (2)

or unsatisfactory (1) progress of

the contributing

action(s)

A very successful contributing

action(s) would represent a major (3), significant (2)

or minor (1) part of bullet achievement

Contributing Task

Deployment, population, and enablement of sustained operations and maintenance of a user-friendly and user-accessible GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI), including the core components and functions that link the various resources of GEOSS.

Consolidation of GCI components (e.g. usability, performances, redundancies) and Interfaces (on-going)

Implementation of first batch of enhancements under completion (e.g. Resource categorization, Metadata style sheet, bounding box search, results ranking) (on-going)

Review and consolidation of GCI requirements baseline and architecture & interfaces document (on-going)

2 IN-03

IN-05-C1 contributes to the enablement of sustained operations of the GCI through the AIP process. For AIP-5 (2012), work is being done to improve access to discovered data, incuding the use of "Helper" applications to allow users to more easily access and use data.

3 IN-05

Coordinated planning and sustained operation of national, regional and global observing and information systems within an interoperability framework.

IN-04 contributes to the coordination of "information systems" providing additional data diseemination systems and aiming to integrate them into a coherent network. Interoperability and interconnectivity among the various individual systems, as well as with the GCI, allows for expanded access to GEOSS resources by a broader user base.

Component 1 - no sufficient information

availableComponent 2 - 3

2 IN-04

Work by the EEA is developing methodologies and approaches towards planned and sustained operation of in situ data sets across Europe, in the frame of GMES. The work is identifying barriers to sustained operation and proposing strategies to overcome them. This should lead to improvements in the availability of operational in-situ data across Europe - as significant contribution to the global situation - and also act a "best practice" example for other regions and networks.

2 IN-01

Continual improvement in observations and information available to users through the transition of research outcomes and systems into operational use, and through an optimal mix of space-based, airborne and in-situ observing platforms.

Collect suggestions for enhancements coming from multiple sources Assess suggestions. As a result, suggestions will either be recommended for implementation, rejected, or further discussed with the originatorFeasibility analysis by the GCI providers that should be in charge of the implementation of the recommended enhancements Translate feasible enhancements into new additional GCI requirementsUpdate GCI implementation plan for feasible enhancementsImplementation (incl. testing) coordinated among GCI Providers and transfer to operations. (continuously)

2 IN-03

The Africa GeoSAT project will stimulate African satellite capabilities and expand data access across the continent.

Brazil and China are proceeding with plans to establish and upgrade CBERS ground stations in South Africa and Spain by November 2012

Allocation of additional radio-frequency bands for meteorological satellite systems, lightning detection applications and oceanographic radarsProtection of frequencies that are important for development and effective operation of meteorological applications was decided at WRC-12. Preparations for WRC-15 are underway with the goal on increasing the number f multi-freuqnecy bands available for Earth science satellite-based research. This improvemnet of operational systems will help all users.

IN-01

Increased efficiency in the operation of observational systems through convergence among global, regional and national facilities.

The CEOS Virtual Constellations operate across mulyiple counries to improve the efficiency and interoperability of multiple systems. IN-01

Comprehensive gap analysis and gap filling, integrated across all Societal Benefit Areas, including issues pertaining to operational redundancy and succession planning (especially with respect to space missions) for systems and products.

The CEOS Working Group Climate is working with other CEOS groups to develop a strategy document for defining Climate Monitoring Architecture for space-based observations to be completed in summer 2012

IN-01

Definition of GCI Evolution Strategy:- Using inputs coming from Task participants and additional sources (e.g. GEOWOW and other FP7 projects, AIP-5)- Identifying the necessary enhancements to current GCI components and eventually the need to include additional components/functions (on-going)

2 IN-03

Other aspect of Strategic Target: Achieve sustained operation, continuity and interoperability of existing and new systems that provide essential environmental observations and information, including the GCI that facilitates access to, and use of, these observations and information.

The CEOS Virtual constellations function and operate together to meet combined and common sets of Earth observations from space, emphasizing continuity and interoperability of systems and satellites. The management and output from the Virtual Constellations remains a CEOS priority.

IN-01

System monitoring, maintenance and administration of both the GCI-component application software and hardware platforms, via the MONITIS.COM tool (continuously)

System problems management (detection, analysis and correction) and Reporting, via the GCI Operations and Evolution (GOE) tool to handle process for GCI bugs resolution and enhancements implementation (continuously)

2 IN-03

IN-05-C1 contributes to the achievement of sustained operations and interoperability of the GCI through the AIP process and the SIF. The AIP process achieves the inclusion of new systems and evolution of the GCI through research and testing, while the SIF deals with interoperability questions and issues for the GCI and the GEOSS.

3 IN-05

Assessing progress

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Assessing progress

Strategic Target

“Demonstrated by” bullets (outcomes)

WP Tasks

Summary assessment


1. Lack of access to data and associated benefits, particularly in developing world

2. Eroding technical infrastructure

3. Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

4. Inadequate data integration and interoperability

5. Uncertainty over continuity of observations

6. Inadequate user involvement

7. Lack of relevant processing systems to transform data into useful information

GEOSS Targeted Gaps


Pressure on national budgets+ increasing # of nations with EO missions=> increased need for coordination

Increasing demands for data => Facilitate coordinated data access by

increased data sharing & open policies

Challenges & opportunities


• IGOS-P Themes – Communities of Practice

• Articulating the value-added components of GEO – Post-2015 efforts– Internationally coordinated global initiatives– International Charter – universal access decision– Landsat Data Policy

Challenges & opportunities (cont.)


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•User shift to multi-year scenes at same location

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Daily Average = 53 scenes for best year of sales (2001)Daily Average ≅ 5,700 scenes of web-enabled data delivered

Landsat Internet Data Distribution


• 22-23 November 2012 in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil

• Documents released 10 October• GFOI• GEOGLAM• AfriGEOSS• Blue Planet• Post-2015 WG• Private Sector Involvement

http://www.geosec.org/geo9.shtml

GEO IX Plenary


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Presentation to the 26 th CEOS Plenary at Bengaluru, India 25 October 2012 Progress on GEO Priorities GEO’s Current/Future Issues/Challenges Barbara J.

Documents

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data acquisitions

modis data

world crops

geo objectives

data access rd support

coordinated observations