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WGISS

Report on CEOS Plenary and CEOS SIT meeting

Ivan Petiteville (ESA),

WGISS Chair

May 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam

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WGISS

CEOS Meetings since last WGISS

• CEOS SIT-19 (La Jolla, USA – Sep. 2006)• CEOS Plenary (Buenos Aires, Argentina –

Nov. 2006)

• + several teleconferences:– CEOS SEC (Secretariat), – CEOS SIT (Strategic Implementation Team), – CEOS IPTF (Implementation Plan Task Force)


WGISS

CEOS SIT-19

La Jolla, USA – Sep. 2006


WGISS

CEOS Future Strategy (1/2)

• By future Chair B.Ryan (USGS).

• 3 challenges:1. ensuring the relevance and viability of CEOS;2. involving old and new space-faring nations and

organizations into CEOS and building participation;3. being appropriately resourced to meet the needs of

an advancing agenda.


WGISSCEOS Future Strategy (2/2)

• 5 strategies to address the 3 challenges:

1. Use the vision of the CEOS Constellations (VC) as the building block for the implementation plan

2. Demonstrate that CEOS can lead the implementation of the space component of GEOSS by producing results. Deliver 4 VCs at GEO Summit (Nov. 2007)

3. Build CEOS resource capacity to meet recognised work loads and priorities.

4. Bringing absent space agencies (eg India, China, Brazil, Russia) to CEOS

5. Encouraging integration of CEOS recommendations into individual agency programs.


WGISS

Technical Topics

• Virtual Constellations:– Ocean Surface Topography: Stan Wilson and Francois

Parisot– Atmospheric Composition: Ernest Hilsenrath– Land Surface Imaging: Bryan Bailey– Precipitation: Chu Ishida

• CEOS Response to the GCOS Implementation Plan: COP-12 Report– 5000 copies of an accompanying ‘glossy’ including the

executive summary and key actions.


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Technical Topics

• CEOS Progress on the Space Component of GEOSS:– Report on CEOS Contribution to GEO and on

the CEOS Response to GEO 2007-2009 WP– Proposal for nominating a CEOS

representative on the GEO SEC (CEOS Executive Officer: JL Fellous)


WGISS

20th CEOS Plenary

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Nov. 2006


WGISS GEO Introduction

• CEOS Plenary largely focused on the CEOS potential role in GEO.

• 20th CEOS Plenary Chair: Dr Conrado Varotto (CONAE)

• Future Chair (from Nov. 2006 until Nov. 2007): Barbara Ryan (USGS)

• Invited:– GEO Secretariat Director, Pr José Achache– Paul Mason for GCOS matters


WGISS CEOS Support to GEO (1/2)

• CEOS Response to GEO Work Plan– Status on achievements on the GEO 2006 WP and proposal for

potential CEOS contribution to the GEO 2007-2009 WP.

– GCOS:• CEOS Response to the GCOS Requirements Specifications)

well received at COP-12 (Nov. 2006). GEO Task CL-06-02



• CEOS Response to GEO Work Plan (cont’):

– Virtual Constellations:• Detailed presentation of each 4 constellations• Assessment by GEO Secretariat Director:

– very good work performed by CEOS,– risk of duplication between the Constellations-related

activities and other GEO Task. – Too much focus on the climate theme while each

constellation is likely to serve several SBAs

• Virtual Constellations inserted as new task in GEO 2007-2009 WP



• Long-term targets for the GEOSS space segment

– Analysis and correlation between:• the GEOSS 10-year Plan• the corresponding CEOS high-level targets, categorised

as space-based observation, in situ observation, integration, products, models and strategy.

– Good assessment of the analysis by the GEO Director.


WGISS

CEOS Relationship to IGOS-P

• IGOS-P meeting (Monday 12 Nov.)

• CEOS invited IGOS Partners to reconsider their positions on the future of IGOS-P as GEO should encompass the IGOS-P themes.

• Creation of a small group to study the best way to transition IGOS Themes into GEO.


WGISS WGISS Report (1/2)

• Presented by Ivan Petiteville (ESA, WGISS Chair).

• Topics addressed:– the structure and leadership changes since last Plenary, – the past and recent meetings– most prominent achievements (e.g., IDN, advanced

technology services, CEOS interoperability Handbook, WTFs, Projects and Applications, data utilization, contribution to GEO Work Plan, etc.).

– Proposal to organize an annual CEOS-level conference to address all the topics related to the space contribution to GEO attracting end-users, scientists, politics, commercial sector,…


WGISS WGISS Report (2/2)

• Topics addressed (cont’):– Need to provide additional resources in support of WGISS. – Update of WGISS 5-year plan with a view to enhance its role in

support to GEO. Document endorsed.– A new Vice-Chair must be identified by mid-January.

Conclusion with a few recommendations.

• José Achache expressed his high appreciation of the work of WGISS for the support to GEO and in particular to the GEO Architectural & Data Committee (ADC). He suggested WGISS to address the issue of merging space data with Sensor Web data.


WGISS WGCV & WGEdu Reports

• WGCV– Stephen Ungar (NASA, WGCV Chair)

• report on WGCV activities over the past year, and conclusion with a few recommendations.

• Introduction of the future Chair (C.Cao from NOAA) and the new Vice Chair (P.Lecomte from ESA).

• WGEdu– Yolanda Berenguer (UNESCO, WGEdu Chair) reported on

the activities of the Working Group:• Education Portal developed in 2002, • CEOS Principles for data provision in support of education and

training, • Objectives of the WGEdu 5-year Strategic Plan 2006-2010

focused on the contribution to GEO/GEOSS.

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