Data Utilization Sub GroupUpdate

GEO-4 MeetingData Utilization Sub Group

Tokyo, Japan22 April 2004

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From Earth observationtosocio-economic benefits

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1. GEO urges each country to invest in local and national data utilisation activities to fully benefit from the international EO investments.

2. Data utilisation practices, approaches and systems - and not only data - must be shared between countries and agencies.

3. GEO encourages international and multi-national organisations to develop and strengthen formal agreements by which data utilization products and services are provided.

GEO-3 outcome

Scope of GEO : data transformation into useful information

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GEOSS must address data utilisation needs

Data policies must ensure data access, timeliness, continuity and quality at reasonable cost

Data archiving is essential for many applications; rescue of historical records to digital formats is crucial for status and trends

GEO must promote the protection of radio-frequencies required for EO in particular the 23.6-24 GHz band

GEO must promote investments in data utilisation R&D

Technical aspects are required for effective data utilisation (a) coding and format standards

(b) inter-operability

(c) calibration, QA-QC

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Future work of the SGDU

Support the IPTT

Complete the skills inventory of SGDU members

Prepare short summaries of data policies by major domain (not the 9 socio-economic benefit areas, as data policies are not articulated along these areas)

Prepare some scenarios as part of Chapter 4.