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The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006.

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1 The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Where Should These Committees Be Interacting? Gary J. Foley, USEPA Co-Chair User Interface Committee July 20, 2006

2 Terms of Reference- GEO User Interface Committee Goal To engage users in the development and implementation of a sustained GEOSS that provides the data and information required within and among the nine societal benefit areas as specified by user groups on national, regional and global scales Also a specific goal to address cross-cutting issues and oversee the Communities of Practice (CPs), ensuring continuity & avoiding duplication.

3 The GEOSS Architecture Users and Scientific Communities Served By GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates UIC Goal Organize this side of the GEOSS Architecture

4 UIC Objectives Enable GEO to address in a systematic, targeted, focused and comprehensive way the needs and concerns of a broad range of user communities in developing and developed countries, across issues and trans-disciplinary needs, with a particular focus on fostering new or less organized communities. Enable GEO, in the implementation of GEOSS, to engage a continuum of users, from producers to the final beneficiaries of the data and information Facilitate linkages and partnerships between established CPs and new user groups or organizations interested in collaborating.

5 THE SPECTRUM OF USERS Earth observations & earth system models Data-to-Information archiving & services Decision support tool development Decision making Assessment of benefits Earth system scientists and modelers Earth system service providers Environmental process modelers & researchers Policy Makers & Environmental managers Public officials, advocacy groups and the Public From observations To societal benefits

6 How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum What do they do in their occupation and what does their organization do? Is there a web-site? How would they describe their more important activities? What are those of their organization? What decision-making are they involved in, either directly or indirectly by providing research or decision support tool development? What impact/benefits result or might potentially result from this decision-making, including the expected timeframe of the impact/benefits? Does the organization measure the impacts/benefits?

7 How to Approach Users in the Lower Half of the Spectrum Does your organization operate a system or systems that collect observational data, either in-situ or remotely sensed? Describe these systems. Are they part of a larger system? What observational data, geographical data, socio-economic data and/or models/forecasts, if any, are used in the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making What are the needs for additional information that could improve the decision-making or the indirect support to the decision-making? What regional or international working groups are you a member of or on the mailing list of?

8 The GEOSS Architecture Users and Scientific Communities Served By GEOSS Common Approaches Systems within their Mandates Success begins and ends on this side of the architecture User Requirements

9 Community of Practice A user-led community of stakeholders, from providers to the final beneficiaries of Earth observation data & information, with a common interest in specific aspects of societal benefits to be realized by GEOSS implementation.

10 Communities of Practice Renewable Energy (Thierry Ranchin) Geohazards (Hormoz Modaressi) Water and Health (Gary Foley) Coastal Zone Community of Practice (Paul Digiacomo) Air and Health - (Gary Foley)  Forest (Michael Brady)

11 Why CPs? no global mechanism to bring together actual users, potential users, researchers, producers and distributors of Earth Observation data & information; the absence of a coordinated and consistent global approach has resulted in impediments to information sharing & duplication of effort; and some information concerning the importance of the particular societal benefit area.

12 CP Membership representatives from GEO member states, participating international organizations and any other stakeholders/organisations having similar interests, goals, and/or objectives, working closely together to create a forum for efficient and effective intelligence and advice to be provided to GEO for the successful implementation of GEOSS.

13 UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task AR-06-03, in part, will Identify architecture requirements, drawing from the user requirements identified in each societal benefit area and the outcome of Task DA-06-02. The UIC needs to interact with ADC on how the user requirements will be obtained for each societal benefit area.

14 UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task AR-06-07 will Produce an inventory of existing in-situ observation networks Associate them with societal benefit areas as appropriate. The UIC will encourage its members to assist in this Task

15 Challenges for the CPs Engage a Spectrum of Users Draw in Leaders from across the Globe Involve Developing Countries (CBC – UIC Interaction) Specify User Requirements (ADC – UIC Interaction) Ultimately Show How to Measure Societal Benefits

16 The ADC, the CBC and the UIC Five Tasks Where These Committees Could Be Interacting?

17 UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task AR-06-03 will, in part, Identify architecture requirements, drawing from the user requirements identified in each societal benefit area and the outcome of Task DA-06-02. The UIC, CBC and the ADC need to interact to ensure that the spectrum of users in both developing and developed countries are engaged in identifying requirements.

18 UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task AR-06-07 will Produce an inventory of existing in-situ observation networks Associate them with societal benefit areas as appropriate. The UIC & CBC should encourage their members, and the CPs, to contribute to the inventory.

19 UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task DA-06-04 will do the following Workshops with participants from developed and developing countries An initial version of an inventory of required data, metadata, products & services commonly required across diverse societal benefit areas A Findings and Recommendations document The UIC will encourage the CPs to contribute and ultimately use the inventory and Findings & Recommendations Document from this Task.

20 UIC Interest in ADC Tasks Task AR-07-P3 notes a prominent requirement for the Health, Ecosystem & Biodiversity SBAs, A prototype data access & analysis system for overlaying various data (e.g. species distribution, protected area boundaries, specimen locations) with remote sensing and other geospatial data. The UIC and its CPs should interact with the ADC on this Task.

21 UIC & ADC Interest in CBC Tasks Task CB-07-P1 will do the following Hold a symposium in early 2007 to define the capacity building activities for the next few years. Identify the best practice examples identifying gaps (infrastructure, education & training, institutional) Prepare a Strategy with recommendations for filling these gaps and on synergy & coordination of existing CB programs & initiatives. The CBC, UIC & ADC should (jointly?) review the results of the symposium and then the CB Strategy when available.

22 User Interface Committee Calendar Next Face-to-Face Meeting Ottawa, Canada Government Conference Centre September 5-7, 2006

23 Agenda Goals: to review the status of the tasks assigned to the UI Committee ensure reporting aligned for next submission to GEO align the Communities of Practice to help deliver on the tasks evaluate 2007-2009 work plan and linkages to 2006 plan and UIC prepare for GEO 2006.

24 UIC & GEO NETCast September 7 th, 3 rd Day of the Meeting Presentations on the current Communities of Practice Presentation on GEO NETCast Discuss the potential linkages and note them in the 2007-09 WorkPlan

25 User Interface Committee Calendar Next Face-to-Face Meeting Ottawa, Canada Government Conference Centre September 5-7, 2006 GEO Plenary Side Event Presenting the current Communities of Practice


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