Progress on CEOS Implementation of GEOSS Space Segment Including Highlights of Contributions to GEO Work Plan Pascale Ultré-Guérard, Brian Killough CNESNASA.

Progress on CEOS Implementation of GEOSS Space SegmentIncluding Highlights of Contributions to GEO Work Plan

Pascale Ultré-Guérard, Brian KilloughCNES NASACEOS Plenary, Agenda Item 8Tromsø, Norway28-30 October 2014

28th Plenary sessionTromsø, Norway28-30 October 2014

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Outline

Report on the highlights of CEOS contributions to the GEO 2012-2015 Work Plan (for information)

Part 1: CEOS contributions to GEO Work Plan

Part 2: Focus on CEOS leadership of GEO Infrastructure task IN-01-C2

Part 3: Report on CEOS Virtual Constellations (to be presented during

agenda item 18)


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Highlights of CEOS Contributions to GEO 2012-

2015 Work Plan, Rev 3

Dated 23 January 2014


GEO Work Plan and CEOSAn Overview

The 2012-2015 GEO Work Plan is designed to meet the 2015 GEOSS Strategic Targets

CEOS is identified as:• Component Lead for 16 of the 60

Components

• Component POC for 6 Components

• Contributor for 12 Components

• Task Coordinator for 2 Tasks

• Implementation Board Member for 1 Board• Two members on IIB • Vacant role in the on SBIB


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Infrastructure and Institutions and Development Tasks/Components

Green text indicates those GEO Components where CEOS is an identified Lead Agency; Pink text indicates those GEO Components where CEOS is identified as a Component POC; Green shading indicates a known change to the Rev 3.1 of the GEO 2012-2015 Work Plan; Grey shading indicates a Component with no known CEOS leadership role

Tasks ComponentsComponent Lead (CEOS)

(**Component POC)C1

C2 Brian Killough (NASA)**

C3 Brian Killough (NASA)**

C4

C1 Satish Srivastava (CSA)**C2

C1

C2

C1

C2

IN-05 GEOSS Architecture, Design and Interoperability C1 Brian Killough (NASA)

ID-01 Advancing GEOSS Data Sharing Principles C1

ID-02 Developing Institutional and Individual Capacity C1 Eric Wood (USGS)

ID-03 Science and Technology in GEOSS C1

C1

C2

C1

C2

INSTITUTION

SAND

DEVELOPMENT

ID-04 Building a User-Driven GEOSS

ID-05 Catalyzing Resources for GEOSS Implementation

INFRASTRUCTURE

IN-01 Earth Observing Systems

IN-02 Earth Data Sets

IN-03 GEOSS Common Infrastructure

IN-04 GEOSS Communication Networks


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Societal Benefits Tasks/Components


(**Component POC)C1 Paul DiGiacomo (NOAA)

C2 Paul DiGiacomo (NOAA)

C3

C4

C5

C1

C2

C3

C4

SB-03 Global Forest Observation C1 Stephen Briggs (ESA)

SB-04 Global Urban Observation and Information C1

C1

C2

AG-01 Global Agricultural Monitoring and Early Warning C1 Prasad Thenkabail (USGS)

BI-01 Global Biodiversity Observation (GEO BON) C1

C1

C2 John Bates (NOAA)

C3

C4

CL-02 Global Carbon Observation and Analysis C1Masakatsu Nakajima (JAXA)Diane Wickland (NASA)

SOCIETAL BENEFITS

SB-01 Oceans and Society: Blue Planet

SB-02 Global Land Cover

SB-05 Impact Assessment of Human Activities

CL-01 Climate Information for Adaptation


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Societal Benefits Tasks/Components


(**Component POC)C1 Karen Moe (NASA)**C2

C3 Stuart Frye (NASA)**

C4

C5 Ivan Petiteville (ESA)**

C1

C2

C3

EN-01 Energy and Geo-Resources Management C1 Richard Eckman (NASA)

C1

C2

C3

C4

C1

C2

C1Riko Oki (JAXA)Shizu Yabe (JAXA)

C2

C3

C4

C5

C1

C2

EC-01 Global Ecosystem MonitoringSOCIETAL BENEFITS

HE-01 Tools and Information for Health Decision-Making

HE-02 Tracking Pollutants

WE-01 High-Impact Weather Prediction and Information

DI-01 Informing Risk Management and Disaster Reduction

WA-01 Integrated Water Information (incl. Floods and Droughts)


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Current Status of 2013 CEOS-GEO Actions

• 47 Actions for 2013 of which ALL have been dispositioned, specifically the 23 Actions that were reported on at the SIT Technical Workshop that had not been actioned

• 12 Actions CLOSED because already captured in new 2014-2016 Objective/Deliverable

• 4 Actions CLOSED with updates to deliverables in 2013 database• 4 Actions CLOSED because of no update provided (no need to

track an action that is no longer being actioned)• 3 Actions CLOSED because they will be translated to 2015-2017

Objective/Deliverable (CEO has already received draft Objective/Deliverable from WGCV)

CEOS-GEO Actions Statistics – 2008 to 2013

CEOS-GEO 2013 ActionsDisposition or 2014-

2016 WP

CEOS-GEO Action

Number

Lead Agency

Action Description

CLOSEDUpdate has been

provided on 7 Oct 14 and can be

translated to the CEOS Tracker

AG-01-C1_2 USGS Global Croplands and their water use assessments using multi-sensor remote sensing data fusion. Co-operation in: (a) multi-sensor data exchange and fusion , and (b) modeling capabilites from different CEOS agencies to ensure global croplands and water use at multiple resolutions

CLOSEDUpdate has been

provided on 7 Oct 14 and can be

translated to the CEOS Tracker

AG-01-C1_3 USGS Global Croplands and their water use assessments using multi-sensor remote sensing data fusion. Co-operation in: (a) multi-sensor data exchange and fusion , and (b) modeling capabilites from different CEOS agencies to ensure global croplands and water use at multiple resolutions

CLOSEDBON-1

BI-01-C1_2 DLR This action seeks to analyse how to increase the implementation of adapted RS parameters in Biodiversity and Conservation application. Moreover it aims at improving the interaction between space agencies and biodiversity/conservation community in order to develop new relevant products. Various workshops and symposia are organised and planned covering terrestrial and marine topics.

CLOSEDCMRS-2

CL-01-C1_1 NOAA Reanalysis, the use of Numerical Weather Prediction assimilation systems using consistent models, is a powerful technique to produce data sets used for a variety of climate and other societal benefit areas. Reanalysis systems, however, have often been run without the benefit of the latest versions of fundamental climate data records (FCDRs); the satellite inputs produced by Space Agencies.This action seeks to improve the interaction between reanalysis center activities and Space Agency reprocessing efforts by identifying the availability and quality attributes of FCDRs that are used to drive the reanalysis.

CLOSEDNo corresponding WP Objective but

text in the Work Plan to support ice sheet

monitoring. Will ensure there is a

specific deliverable for 2015-2017.

CL-01-C1_3 CSA Data coordination in response to Ice Sheet monitoring requirements

2013 CEOS-GEO Actions Status and Mapping to 2014-2016 Objectives/Deliverables

Disposition or 2014-2016 WP

CEOS-GEO Action

Number

Lead Agency

Action Description

CLOSEDNO UPDATE PROVIDED

CL-02-C1_3 JAXA Initiate a new activity dedicated to GHG under Working Group on Cal/Val ACCG subgroup

CLOSEDVC-4

DI-01-C2_1 ESA Volcanic Ash Monitoring from Space

CLOSEDDIS-5

DI-01-C2_4 DLR Support the establishment of Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories byfacilitating access to space-based data of participating agencies acquired over accepted Geohazard Supersites and Natural laboratories through coordinated data provisioncoordinating among CEOS agencies to optimize the usefulness of space-based data available for the selected Geohazard Supersites and Natural laboratories.Supporting the selection of Supersites and Natural laboratories by reviewing proposals as defined in the selection process (see http://supersites.earthobservations.org/CEOS_SelectionProcessProposal.pdf)

CLOSED prior to the SIT Tech WS

EN-01-C1_1 NASA Development of a long-term solar energy resource atlas using a collection of the world?s geosynchronous satellite observations and NOAA AVHRR?s imager observations

Partners are: NASA (LaRC), NOAA (NCDC), DOE/NREL, and SUNY-Albany.CLOSED

Update has been provided on 4 Feb 14

and can be translated to the

CEOS Tracker

HE-01-C3_1 CNES Identifying EO information needs and performances addressing vector borne diseases

CLOSEDVC-2

IN-01-C2_2 NASA Geostationary Air Quality Constellation coordination activities


IN-01-C3_1 GGOSASI

Promote stable, reliable and long-term operations of Earth observing networks within the framework of national policies and international obligations.Promote geodetic reference frames and the monitoring of global change signals (e.g. in gravity field or Earth rotation). The International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF) and International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) are the basis. Promote and advocate the Decade of the Reference Frame 2014-2024 with support of CEOS framework.

2013 CEOS-GEO Actions Status and Mapping to 2014-2016 Objectives/Deliverables

Disposition or 2014-2016 WP

CEOS-GEO Action

Number

Lead Agency

Action Description

CLOSEDNo corresponding WP Objective but

text in the Work Plan to support QA4EO.

Will ensure there is a specific deliverable

for 2015-2017.

IN-02-C1_3 CSA Develop a CEOS Quality Assurance Framework for Earth Observation (QA4EO) and implement processes and structure for CEOS data and information.

CLOSEDCV-1

IN-02-C1_4 ESAUSGS

Develop Cal/Val Portal and post-launch test sites to assist implementation of QA4EO for GEOSS.

CLOSEDCV-8

IN-02-C1_5 CSAUKSA

Enabling Data and Information Interoperability and Harmonization in CEOS and GEO. Develop an architecture and constituent elements needed for implementation of an operational system to insure the long term interoperability of EO data to meet the SBA needs, particularly climate; e.g. Methodologies, test sites, database infrastructure for quality. This is a key enabler to facilitate the implementation of QA4EO principles.

CLOSEDA new CV

deliverable has already been

proposed for the 2015-2017 Work Plan

IN-02-C2_1 UKSADLR

Global Datasets for an integrated Land-Continental shelf DEM at 1 arc-second (â??30m)

CLOSEDCARB-1

SB-03-C1_1 DIICCSRTECSIRO

Support to multiple elements, including: Space Data Coordination; Methods & Protocols development; National Demonstrator dataset development

CLOSEDCARB-2

SB-03-C1_2 ESANSCUSGS

Space Data Coordination

CLOSEDCARB-2

SB-03-C1_3 ESA Remapped from CL-09-03b_6: FCT: Support the generation of the document that will contain Interoperability Methods for Satellite Data for Forest Carbon Tracking

CLOSEDVC-16

WA-01-C1_4 NASAJAXA

Develop and initiate implementation of Precipitation Constellation (PC) Phase 2 Data Portal with interface to Water Portal.

CLOSEDWAT-1

WA-01-C1_6 JAXA Participate and support the GEO Water Cycle Community of Practice activities in development of the GEO Water Cycle Strategy and define a way of CEOS Response


WA-01-C5_1 JAXA Encourage CEOS agencies to support regional initiatives: in particular AfWCCI (including coordination with TIGER, SERVIR, AMSD and other relevant activities in Africa) and identify CEOS role (e.g., data provision, validation, capacity building)


WA-01-C5_2 ESACSA

TIGER capacity building activities to support the development of sustainable African Water Observation Systems making the best use of EO technology: to improve the collection of water information, to enhance knowledge of water cycle and to improve monitoring of water resources for effective adaptation and mitigation measures against impacts of climate change in Africa.


The CEOS-GEO Action Tracker is now empty for Open Actions

Completely blank space


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• Climate Activities• First meeting of the new joint CEOS-CGMS

Working Group on Climateo Focused on the further development of the inventory

of Climate Data Records

• EUMETSAT hosting of the Climate Symposium on Climate Research and Earth Observations from Space

• Promote Joint WGClimate and Climate Architecture

• Stimulate/facilitate participation of CEOS and CGMS members

2014 CEOS Priorities and Achievements supporting GEOSS

Implementation


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• Carbon Activities• Release of the CEOS Strategy for Carbon

Observations from Space• Currently assessing the possible

implementation of this strategy with draft recommendations on the way forward


Implementation

• Disaster Activities• Creation of the new Disasters Working Group (WGDisasters)• Prepare CEOS contribution to Post Hyogo framework on Disaster

Risk Reduction (DRR) (HFA-2)• WGDisasters has already made rapid progress, with substantive

preparations underway for CEOS contributions to the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Sendai, Japan in March 2015


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• Space Data Coordination Group for Global Forest Observations Initiative• CEOS Strategy for GFOI has 3 Elements,

coordinated by SDCG:o Element 1: A baseline, coordinated global data

acquisition strategy involving a number of ‘Core data streams’ that can be used free-of-charge and openly for GFOI purposes. This will involve global, systematic and sustained wall-to-wall acquisitions of forested areas

o Element 2: Coordinated strategies for national data acquisitions including historical coverage characterization, impartial data needs assessment, and data delivery.

o Element 3: Data supply in support of the GFOI R&D activities, including in support of: the science studies assisting the development and evolution of the Methods and Guidance document for GFOI

Approved Global Baseline Data Acquisition Strategy and Space Data Services Strategy


Implementation


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Report on GEO task

IN-01-C2 (CEOS lead)


IN-01 Task Objectives

GEO Work Plan ... 4 Components in IN-01 Task IN-01-C1 = Surface Networks

Tim Haigh, EEA IN-01-C2 = Space-based Observing Systems

Brian Killough, NASA, CEOS IN-01-C3 = Coordination of Surface and Space-

based Observing SystemsRuth Neilan, NASA, GGOS

IN-01-C4 = Radio-Frequency ProtectionJose Arimatea de Sousa Brito, Brazil

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IN-01-C2 Accomplishments

CEOS currently operates 109 missions! 10 new CEOS launches planned for 2014: (launched)

Sentinel-1A (ESA/EC) , GPM, OCO-2, SMAP (NASA), ALOS-2, Himawari-8 (JAXA/JMA), DMSP-F19 (NOAA), CBERS-4 (INPE/China), KOMPSAT-3A (KARI), Meteor-M N2 (Russia)

8 new CEOS launches planned for 2015 Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-3A (ESA/EC), Jason-3 (NASA), Meteosat-11 (EUMETSAT), Ingenio (CDTI), SAOCOM-1A (CONAE), Meteor-M N2-1, Arctica-M N1 (Russia)

CBERS ground stations in South Africa and Spain ready CBERS-4 launch on December 7, 2014.

New CGMS-CEOS Working Group on Climate met in March 2014. Focus on Essential Climate Variable (ECV) Inventory (www.ecv-inventory.com) developed by CEOS, CGMS, and WMO which includes 200+ data records. Future plans to expand this inventory to include in-situ data records.

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Space Observations


• AGEOS = Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations

• Public company establishing ground stations in central Africa (23 countries, upper right) for CBERS, Landsat, SPOT and COSMO-SkyMed data.

• Antenna installation starting in Sept 2014 along with high speed fiber optic network (lower right).

• Processing support for forests, coastal management, water and urbanization.

AGEOS Status (IN-01-C2)


IN-01 Comments

CEOS continues to meet its IN-01-C2 objectives and deliverables in the GEO Work Plan and is making excellent progress.

CEOS is currently operating 100+ satellites and is launching a large number of satellites in the future (10 in 2014, 8 in 2015) that will contribute a significant amount of new data to support global problems.

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The IN-01 task has been graded as “YELLOW” in the past, due to issues with global expansion of in-situ data beyond Europe.

The CEOS-led IN-01-C2 component is helping this issue by expanding the ECV Inventory to include in-situ data in the future.

Progress on CEOS Implementation of GEOSS Space Segment Including Highlights of Contributions to GEO Work Plan Pascale Ultré-Guérard, Brian Killough CNESNASA.

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