ID-03Science and Technology in GEOSS

Advance GEOSS through integration of innovations in Earth observation science and technology, also enabling the research community to fully benefit from

GEOSS accomplishments. Promote research and development (R&D) in key areas of Earth sciences to facilitate improvements to Earth observation and information

systems, and support the transition of systems and techniques from research to operations. Engage with a wide range of science and technology communities

including individual scientists and their institutions, both public and private.

Hans-Peter Plag, IEEE (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA)

Task Coordinator, PoC ID-03 C1

ID-03-C1: Engaging the Science and Technology (S&T) Community in GEOSS Implementation

Activities of ID-03:• Engage with science and technology communities with the goal to promote GEOSS

and encourage contributions to the development and implementation of GEOSS• Maintain a portfolio of compelling examples illustrating the contribution of science

and technology to GEOSS and the value of GEOSS for science and research• Expand and maintain a GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network e.g.

through regular workshops• Organize special sessions on GEOSS at major meetings and document these

sessions in a web-based system. Develop and maintain a GEOSS Science and Technology Service Suite to support interactions with science and technology communities

• Maintain the User Requirement Registry (URR) and ensure that S&T needs of GEOSS and its users are captured in the URR

• Ensure that the S&T needs of GEOSS and its users are known and accessible through the Socio-Economic and Environmental Information Needs (SEE IN) Knowledge Base, developed and maintained here, and transition the User Requirements Registry into the SEE IN Knowledge Base.

Expected Achievements by 2015:

Activity 1: Engage with science and technology communities with the goal to promote GEOSS and encourage contributions to the development and implementation of GEOSS

Activity 1.1: Engage science communities in the development of EO-based services that support sustainable development, including the Sustainable Development Goals.

Main achievement: GEOSS focused on the information needs of the global community striving for sustainable development.Activity 1.2: Encourage the incorporation of new technology in observing systems.Main achievement: Identify and promote emerging technologies relevant to GEOSS, particularly those that can create a platform for the participation of S&T stakeholders in GEOSSActivity 1.3: Develop a framework for the transition of relevant research infrastructures to sustained operation.Main achievement: a process for the identification and promotion of research infrastructure that contributes significantly to the long-term observing systems and therefore should be continued in a sustained mode

Expected Achievements by 2015:

Activity 2: Maintain a portfolio of compelling examples illustrating the contribution of science and technology to GEOSS and the value of GEOSS for science and research

Activity 2.1: Populate a GEOSS Science and Technology Portfolio with compelling examples demonstrating the added value of GEOSS for science and technology communities, with particular focus on examples that illustrate the link between GEOSS and information needs for sustainable development.

This activity will complete the GEOSS S&T Portfolio and produce several documentations of this portfolio.Activity 2.2: Produce multi-media publications of the GEOSS Science and Technology Portfolio illustrating the relevance of GEOSS and EOs for solving urgent societal issues.As a result of this activity, there will be a suite of outreach documents that show the added value of GEOSS and that also will demonstrate the societal benefits of EOs.

Expected Achievements by 2015:

Activity 3: Expand and maintain a GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network e.g. through regular workshops

Activity 3.1: Continue the sequence of high-level GEOSS S&T Stakeholder WorkshopsThe main achievement of this activity will be feedback from high-level organization in support of the development of GEOSS and at the same time a promotion of GEOSS in the organizations.Activity 3.2: Develop a GEOSS S&T (annual) Newsletter focused on international S&T organization supporting knowledge creation for sustainable development.This activity will achieve an improved awareness of GEO and GEOSS in relevant international S&T communities.

Expected Achievements by 2015:

Activity 4: Organize special sessions on GEOSS at major meetings and document these sessions in a web-based system. Develop and maintain a GEOSS Science and Technology Service Suite to support interactions with science and technology communities

Activity 4.1: Organize special sessions on GEOSS and side events on GEO at major meetings.The main achievement will be an improved awareness of GEO, GEOSS and the role of GEOSS for science and research through a series of special sessions and side events.Activity 4.2: Continue the development of the GSTSS, including an extensive utility for feedback from S&T communities on GEOSS, EO-related services, and data sets.The activity will result in a better service for S&T communities and bring these communities closer to GEOSS.Activity 4.3: Develop a high-level prospectus for a series of SBA-specific major conferences.An important outcome of this activity would be an improved coordination of the many workshops and conferences organized by groups and CoPs in the nine SBAs.

Expected Achievements by 2015:

Activity 5: Maintain the User Requirement Registry (URR) and ensure that S&T needs of GEOSS and its users are captured in the URR

Activity 5.1: Develop a concept of, and implement a knowledge base for the definition and documentation of socio-economic and environmental information needs (SEE IN Knowledge Base) across all societal sectors and topics, including those represented by the nine SBAs and the theme Tasks, that also supports the development of blue-prints for processes related to knowledge creation, including model webs.

Main outcome: SEE IN KB as core element of the GCI responding to the Ministerial guidance.Activity 5.2: Transition the URR to the SEE IN Knowledge BaseMain outcome: ensure that URR contents are fully available through the new SEE IN KB.Activity 5.3: Develop a concept for a collaborative platform which can facilitate the engagement of Task Teams and CoPs in capturing information needs and developing blue-prints.Main outcome: Definition of characteristics and functionalities of a virtual stakeholder table for the interaction of GEO Task Teams and CoPs in an effort to identify information needs.Activity 5.4: Develop blueprints for the derivation of essential variables based on overarching goals and targets.Main outcome: well-defined process to identify sets of EVs for a wide range of goals and targets.

Information Needs

Stakeholder Driven GEOSS

Defining observations based on information needs

Defining models and tools based on information needs

GEO, 2005. 10-YIP Reference Document.

Socio-Economic and Environmental Information

Needs Knowledge Base

GEO’s Contribution

Blue Prints for the “indicators to essential variables” process

3rd GEOSS S&T 3rd GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Stakeholder WorkshopWorkshop

3rd GEOSS S&T 3rd GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Stakeholder WorkshopWorkshop

Social

Private

Public

GovernanceDecision making

Science

PoliciesPlanningCodes

Best & next practices

Perceptions

VSTMeetings

DeliberationsRisk-based choices

ScenariosVisualizations

CoI mediations

Stakeholder values &interests

LKBModel Web

ServicesGeoDesign

GISIntegrated databases

(environmental,economic,human)ontology

Participation

What If?

State&

Trends

Impacts

PredictionsCollaborative Platform for Cooperation

IoT

IoM

Human Sensors

Instrument Sensors

Society

WorldDeliberations

SD

Knowledge Creation and Usage: - Co-design- Co-creation- Co-usage (RIO+20)

GEOSS Information System (GEOIS)

4th GEOSS S&T 4th GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Stakeholder WorkshopWorkshop

4th GEOSS S&T 4th GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Stakeholder WorkshopWorkshop

Scope of Task ID-03

Expected Achievements by 2015

• GEOSS S&T Portfolio: Fully populated and documented: may not be achieved; community is not providing examples

• GEOSS S&T Service Suite fully functional: Most of the page will be functional, except for a fully function workshop portal

• Outreach and promotion at S&T meetings: Is happening, but information is not regularly provided for the Task Sheet

• GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Network more developed; and at least two moreWorkshops: Is under way• Goal-focused global initiatives (ministerial guidance, key area 5): Is under way

Challenges and Issues• How can we better engage S&T communities?• GEOSS Science and Technology Service Suite? Providing services ...• S&T-focused Communities of Practice and global initiatives? Developing communities ...• Linkage to S&T programs (Future Earth, Research Data Alliance, DiscInNet, ...) • Good example: 2nd GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Workshop: EO support for MDGs

3rd GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Workshop:Navigating Sustainability on a Changing Planet: - The science: What are the indicators? What are the Essential Variables? - The quantification: Are we observing the EVs needed to quantify the indicators?

4rd GEOSS S&T Stakeholder Workshop:Concepts, Technologies, Systems and Users of the Next GEOSS: - Future Design and Functionality of GEOSS - Integration of New Technology for Data Collection, Management, Analysis And Distribution - Integration of crowd-sourcing, Big Data, citizen scientists (“human sensor”) - Transition from access to data to access to environmental intelligence