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2007-2009 Work Plan Development2007-2009 Work Plan DevelopmentToward ConvergenceToward Convergence

Capacity Building Committee MeetingCapacity Building Committee Meeting15-16 September 200615-16 September 2006

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Task Convergence• To bring multiple disciplines to activities organized within a task;• To facilitate the merger of task activities where appropriate;• To ensure ongoing, interdisciplinary linkages between related but

separate tasks.New Proposals• To ensure completion of the two-year targets, as well as initiation

of activities to meet the six and ten-year targets; • To provide opportunity for new ideas to complement and refine

the existing tasks and for new groups and communities to join GEO and contribute to GEOSS implementation.

Priority or Longer-Term ObjectivesPriority or Longer-Term Objectives• GEO II decided to develop work plan on a multi-year time scale in

future;• With emphasis on convergence and cross-disciplinary activities

within and among tasks.

Overview of 07-09 WP ConceptOverview of 07-09 WP Concept

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WA-07-P1: Best Practices for flood risk management

The task will define best practices, here including decision support

systems, with the goal to identify minimum required observations and

associated networks (in-situ, airborne, space) and models to deal with

flood management at different geographical scales.

07-09 WP: Proposals for Disasters07-09 WP: Proposals for Disasters

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07-09 WP: Proposals for Health07-09 WP: Proposals for Health

HE-07-P1

Strengthen observation and information systems relevant to health

HE-07-P2

Initiate a Global Public Environment and Health Information Network

HE-07-P3

Integrated environment and health monitoring and modelling

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EN-07-P1: Renewable Energy

Develop the use of Earth observation in the management of uncertainties related to fluctuations and intermittency of renewable energy sources.

EN-07-P2: Environmental Impact Monitoring

Set up an Earth observation platform for the monitoring and prediction of environmental impact from energy resource extraction, transportation and/or exploitation.

EN-07-P3: Energy Policy Planning

Encourage the use of Earth observation for informed energy-policy planning in developing countries.

07-09 WP: Proposals for 07-09 WP: Proposals for EnergyEnergy

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Support the development of an "International Weather, Climate and Earth-system Science Initiative" proposed by THORPEX (WMO) and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).

Promote international multi-disciplinary collaboration on the development of a high-resolution seamless weather/climate/ Earth-system global prediction system - including high-resolution global and regional data-assimilation.

07-09 WP: Proposals for 07-09 WP: Proposals for climateclimate

CL-07-P1: International Weather, Climate and Earth System Science Initiative

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WA-07-P1: Best practices for flood risk management

WA-07-P2: Global Water Quality Monitoring

WA-07-P3: Satellite Water Measurements

07-09 WP: Proposals for 07-09 WP: Proposals for WaterWater

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EC-07-P1: Global Vegetation and Land Cover

EC-07-P2: Global Forest Monitoring

EC-07-P3: Development of a Global Sampling Frame for

Ecosystems

07-09 WP: Proposals for 07-09 WP: Proposals for EcosystemsEcosystems

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Grouping proposals: AG-06-03 and -04 proposed to be reclassified as EC-07-P1 and -P2

New proposal:

AG-07-P1: Improving measurements of biomassTo enable a sustained use of Earth observation data in the area of agriculture and fisheries, it is necessary to further explore the utility of current Earth observations within the agricultural, fishery and aquaculture sectors, especially in developing countries with an emphasis on improving classification and quantification of biomass.

07-09 WP: Proposals for 07-09 WP: Proposals for AgricultureAgriculture

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BI-07-P1: Biodiversity observation and monitoring

BI-07-P2: Protected Areas Mapping and Monitoring

07-09 WP: Proposals for 07-09 WP: Proposals for BiodiversityBiodiversity

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US-07-P1: Mesoscale Observing Networks

Build on the Helsinki Testbed experience to establish an international framework for transferring advanced nowcasting and forecasting capabilities to major cities in developed and developing countries.

US-07-P2: Millennium Development Goals

Facilitate inter-institutional coordination for common action towards the UN Millennium Development Goals, including poverty and hunger reduction, disease and disaster prevention, and environmental sustainability.

US-07-P3: Environmental Risk Management

Support the integration of risk management into environment-sensitive development processes.

07-09 WP: Proposals for User 07-09 WP: Proposals for User EngagementEngagement

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07-09 WP: Proposals for AR(1)07-09 WP: Proposals for AR(1)

1. Tasks to be continued - AR-06-01 to 05 : see "grouping proposal" - AR-06-06 : reclassfied as DA-06-P3 - AR-06-07 to 08 : Utilize new technologies (e.g., Sensor Web) - AR-06-09 to 11 : To be continued

2. Grouping proposals:(AR-06-01 to 05 and DA-06-06, 07)

The interoperability related tasks would benefit from a closer link to the Social Benefit Areas. A grouped task would address the following objectives:

Develop and promote practical implementation of GEOSS’ architecture in relation to the SBAs

Define and develop interoperability test-beds for SBAs and evaluate results with end-users.

Continue development of Clearinghouse and Web Portal, focussing on specific SBA applications

Consider use of recent information technologies (e.g., Grid computing, SensorML, Semantic)

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3. New proposals

AR-07-P1: Virtual ConstellationAdvocate virtual constellation space observations following the “CEOS constellation concept” for better temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution and related data management and dissemination. This task includes relevant synergies with AR-06-06.

AR-07-P2: Linking InfrastructuresExplore the possibility of developing linkage between large science and technology facilities or initiatives with high performance computing (e.g. NWP) capacity and huge data volume transfer infrastructure (e.g., Earth Simulator) and networks (e.g., GEANT) for various high volume Earth observation data assimilation and integration.

AR-07-P3: Interactive Data Access and Analysis SystemA prominent requirement for the Health, Ecosystem and Biodiversity SBAs is the need to develop a data access and analysis system that will allow researchers and managers to overlay their data (e.g. species distribution, protected area boundaries, specimen locations) with remote sensing and other geospatial data.

07-09 WP: Proposals for AR(2)07-09 WP: Proposals for AR(2)

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07-09 WP: Proposals for DA (1)07-09 WP: Proposals for DA (1)

1. Tasks to be continued:

DA-06-01;DA-06-02; DA-06-03; DA-06-04; DA-06-05; DA-06-09

2. Grouping proposals:

DA-06-06 and DA-06-07;

DA -06-08 is proposed to move to CB observation.

(Former AR-06-06 reclassified under Data Management).

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DA-07-P1: Higher Level Data Product Tools

Development of tools enabling establishment of higher level operational

data products from different sources such as time series and global maps.

This will enhance global monitoring and prediction capabilities.

DA-07-P2: Land Surface Plot System and Database

Characterization, mapping and monitoring of ecosystems at local,

national, regional and global scales systematically for land surface and

vegetation attributes to both calibrate (train) and validate (test) land

cover, vegetation and ecosystem maps. This includes formal methods for

collecting plot (in-situ) data, and for translating between different

systems.

DA-07-P3: DEM Interoperability

Facilitate interoperability among Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data sets

with the goal of producing a global, coordinated and integrated DEM. This

DEM database should be embedded into a consistent, high accuracy, and

long term stable geodetic reference frame for Earth observation. (Former

AR-06-06 reclassified under Data Management).

07-09 WP: Proposals for DA(2)07-09 WP: Proposals for DA(2)

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CB-07-P1: Capacity Building Strategy Implementation

07-09 WP: Proposals for CB07-09 WP: Proposals for CB

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CB-07-P2: Capacity Building Indicators

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• CB-07-P3: Building National Capacity to respond to GEO