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The goal is to access the right information,in the right format, at the right time,
for the right people, to make the right decisions.
WHY WE CARE about Earth Observing
Zdenka Willis, Director US IOOS®
NOAA rep to US GEO
US GEO
US IOOS®
US GEO and US IOOS Delivering Benefits
US GEO
US IOOS®
US GEO and US IOOS Delivering Benefits
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in the U.S. Federal Structure
National Science and Technology Council
25 Federal agencies
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
The White House/Office of the President
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• The efforts of governments and others to support the realization of GEOSS in the Western Hemisphere.
• A conceptual, umbrella framework to highlight existing collaborative efforts throughout the region that support the aims of GEOSS.
• A catalyst for new regional initiatives and cooperative opportunities.
GEOSS in the Americas
US GEO
US IOOS®
US GEO and US IOOS Delivering Benefits
US GEO
US IOOS®
US GEO and US IOOS Delivering Benefits
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Integrated, Sustained Observing and Prediction System
A collaborative framework
A network of many technologies
Contributes to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
GOOS is the ocean component of GEOSS
What is IOOS
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National Federation ofRegional Associations
11 IOOS Regional Associations
US IOOS® Supports: Sensor Verification and Validation
• A third-party testbed for evaluating sensors and sensor platforms
• A forum for consensus and capacity building
• An information clearinghouse for observing technologies
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Follows recommendations from the IOOS Modeling and Analysis Steering Team
improve cyber infrastructure,
support development of community models,
ease the transition of models to operations.
Testbed Advisory Evaluation Group
Cyber Infrastructure
Estuarine HypoxiaShelf Hypoxia Coastal
Inundation
US IOOS® Supports: Modeling Testbed
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US GEO
US IOOS®
US GEO and US IOOS Delivering Benefits
US GEO
US IOOS®
US GEO and US IOOS Delivering Benefits
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SERVIR
SERVIR is a regional visualization and monitoring system for Mesoamerica that integrates satellite and other geospatial data for improved scientific knowledge and decision making.
SERVIR is the first regional system of its kind in the world, enabling informed decision-making in areas of great significance, including weather forecasts, disaster management, air pollution, fire monitoring and red tides.
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GEONETCast
GEONETCast is a low-cost, global environmental information delivery system by which remotely sensed and in situ data and services from GEOSS are transmitted to users through communications satellites offering near-global coverage.
Using a multicast, broadband capability, GEONETCast provides information essential to protecting lives allowing for faster decision-making and policy response.
US IOOS – A National Endeavor with Global Reach
• IOOS brings new observing systems
• IOOS is focused on data integration
• IOOS is a coordinated enterprise and a partnership for lives and livelihoods
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Data ProvidersData ProvidersFeds States Industry Local Tribes Academia NGOs
Data Management
Modeling
IOOS/GEOSSIOOS/GEOSS Data also returned to providers with processing.
U.S. Data Management & Communications
Other Third Party UsersOther Third Party Users
End UsersEnd Users (YOU!)(YOU!)
Slide Courtesy of:
National and Regional National and Regional Observing SystemsObserving Systems
Data Integration – Support National and Regional Needs
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Real-time Data from NERACOOS(www.NERACOOS.org)
Interactive Data Exhibits
US IOOS® Coordinated Rapid Response: Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillContributed Assets:
HF Radar Networks USF, USMGliders iRobot, Mote, Rutgers, SIO/WHOI, UDel, USFDrifters & Profilers Horizon Marine, NavySatellite Imagery CSTARS, UDelOcean Forecasts Navy, NCSUData/Web Services ASA, Rutgers, SIO
Tropical Storm Bonnie crosses the Gulf of Mexico
USM HFR
USF HFR
TS Bonnie
USM HFR validation of SABGOM Forecast in region with satellite detected oil slicks
HFR used for Oil Slick Forecasts by NOAA/NOS/OR&R
US IOOS® Supports: Climate Change
Observations Single system – multiple usesNOAA PMEL working with RAs to deploy CO2 sensors:
NANOOS; PacIOOS; CaRA, NERACOOS, etc.
Data ManagementRT, trends, public display
Integrated Coral Reef Monitoring
Education/Outreach Materials
% of living coral Puerto Rico
Modeling
Automated 3-day inundation warning forecasts are emailed to City of Encinitas.
Most RAs work with users on inundation and SLR
Automated 3-day E-mail warnings of potential inundationsent to City of Encinitas.
US IOOS® Supports: Inundation/Sea Level
Direction-Finding Radar Beam-Forming Radar- Where Am I?- Broad Beam- Compact Antenna- Wave Info Limited
- How Fast Am I Going?- Narrow Beam- Large Antenna- Wave Info Easier
CODAR WERA
HF Radar: Overview of Systems
US IOOS® Supports: Search and Rescue
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• High Frequency Radar network within the United States supports many applications• Refines Search Areas
96 hr: Without HFR (36,000 Km2)
96 hr: With HFR (12,000 Km2)
US IOOS® Supports: Reduced Public Health Risks
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Orbimage - SeaWiFS
Pollutants from storm water runoff can result in public beach closures
Increasing warning of harmful algal blooms (HABS) increases the options for managing these events
US IOOS – A National Endeavor with Global Reach
• IOOS is a comprehensive system
• Integration of data is critical
• Sustaining the enterprise requires engagement by all of us
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Integrated Earth System Requires Integrated Observations
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