1. CEOS Special Report on Data Applications Sep 16, 2014 JAXA

2. 1 Proposal on CEOS Report on Data Applications JAXA proposes to develop a CEOS Special Report on Data Applications as one of its CEOS Chairmanship initiatives for 2015 covering; Evolution of EO capabilities and data policies Successful application cases in the past decade Different business models (inc. new models using free data) Stakeholder benefits (govt, public, industry) “CEOS Applications Round Table” was held on November 4 th 2013, as a side meeting of the 27 th CEOS Plenary in Montreal. The meeting identified a growing interest within CEOS agencies with regards to collaboration on applications of Earth observations. Australia, ESA, NASA, UK expressed interest in development of a CEOS Special report. JAXA proposes to establish a small group of interested agencies for the planning and development of the report JAXA proposes that a summary brochure be published before CEOS Plenary in 2015.

3. 2 Concept Working Title: Applications of Earth Observations from Space: Serving humanity, society, and industry Targeted readership  Policymakers in government  International organisations active in key application areas, such as UN  Donors such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank Purpose  Provide evidence of the importance and necessity of satellite EO to governments and to improve their understanding  Provide support for funding for the next generation of space agency EO programmes through this improved understanding  Highlight approaches that have worked around the world, including the types of partnerships and programmes

4. Specification 3 A4 colour document 20 pages for glossy summary, 50-75 pages for full report including all case studies Summary will be in print, full report as a digital file/CD-ROM 1000 copies of each

5. Contents (Draft) 4 Introduction (CEOS chair/SIT chair/International Organization) Satellite Earth Observations The history/size/scale of the endeavour Evolution in capabilities: # of countries, satellites, measurements, accuracy, spatial and temporal resolution, analysis tools, smartphones, GPS, data analysis and transfer Data policy impact: international examples, inc Landsat, Copernicus Coordination frameworks: CEOS, GEO, WMO.. EO Applications “Stimulating new services and employment” -Agricultural information industry etc -Oil, gas and renewable energy industries -Insurance and reinsurance industries -Fishing industry “Supporting an informed and secure society” - Weather, environment, national security, disasters etc “Providing unique and sustained insights into the Earth system” - Science, climate change etc References Key words for the template: Business Outline Service Value chain End user Outcome (include economic data) solution societal benefit

6. Schedule 5 20142015 MayJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Discussions at SEC Terms of Reference & Call For Members 1 st Draft 2 nd Draft Summary brochure Printing Side Meeting & Decision at Plenary Side Meeting & Interim Report at SIT Side Meeting & Final Report at SIT-WS Distribution at Plenary Teleconference and/or Face-to-Face Meeting if appropriate

7. Task Schedule(Draft) 6 SIT (Sep, 2014) Decide the concept and specification of this report Discuss the table of contents Request: Send suggestions and inputs to JAXA - examples about applications etc Request: Send any supporting material to JAXA Request: Nominate suitable contributors of case studies The 28 th CEOS Plenary (Oct, 2014) Finalise the table of contents Finalise contributors for writing the report Finalise the detailed schedule Teleconference (Feb, 2015) Merge contributor inputs Discuss the Interim full report SIT (Apr, 2015) Discuss the final full report Start to edit the summary brochure Check the detail (credit of images, caption, misprint) The 29 th CEOS Plenary (Nov 4-6, 2015) Distribute the summary brochure and upload the full report to CEOS website. JAXA will print reports in a few months. The deadline to finalize the report is July, 2015. Event WCDRR(HFA2), Mar 2015 UN(SDG), Sep 2015 GEO(IP), TBD CEOS, Nov 2015 COP21, Dec 2015

8. JAXA POC 7 Please send the follwoing E-mail adress for your questions and comments. JAXA POC E-mail: SAPC_KOKUSAI@jaxa.jp