ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 1 Status of tasks AG-06-04, AR-06-09, CL-06-02, DA , DA Ivan Petiteville, CEOS Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 20-21, 2006

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 2 Current Tasks POCs AG Mette LoycheWilkie ( FAO ) AR Lawrence Pettinger ( USGS, CEOS ) CL Barabara Ryan ( USGS, CEOS ) DA Doug Nebert ( FGDC- USGS, USA ) DA-06-07Doug Nebert ( FGDC- USGS, USA )

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 3 Tasks Descriptions

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 4 Report Status Task_NumberTask Point of ContactQ2 Report Received/ Remarks AG-06-04Mette LoycheWilkie23.06, the report was posted to the distribution list by the TPoC AR-06-09Lawrence PettingerReport sent after deadline CL-06-02Barbara RyanReport sent by TPOC to members of GEO Secretariat and Sherpa on DA-06-04Doug NebertReport sent after deadline DA-06-07Doug NebertReport sent after deadline

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 5 AG Description Task Description: –Initiate an international assessment effort on forests and forest changes utilizing ongoing land cover mapping projects (e.g. GLOBCOVER). Ensure application of standardized classifications and harmonization of existing datasets.

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 6 AG Actors POC: –Mette LoycheWilkie (FAO) Leads: –FAO, GTOS, USA Contributors: –Canada, CEOS, EEA, Germany, Globcover participants ( JRC, FAO, UNEP, ESA etc. ), GTOS, ISCGM, Italy, Japan, Thailand

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 7 AG Achievements Planning meeting tentatively scheduled for early September Some activities carried out by individual organisations/task members e.g.: – an Expert Consultation on Global Forest Resources Assessment – held in Finland June 2006 to provide preliminary input for the user needs assessment for forest area and forest changes at global and regional scales as well as guidance for future global forest assessments. Initial coordination with tasks AG (STC) and US (UIC)

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 8 CL – Description Task Description: –Establish actions securing the provision of key data for climate studies and forecasting from satellite systems.

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 9 CL – Actors POC: –Barbara Ryan (USGS, CEOS) Leads: –CEOS, USA, WMO Contributors: –CEOS, EEA, Germany, GSDI, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Thailand

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 10 CL Achievements (1/2) Requirements from GCOS – “GCOS Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate “ ( 1 st version in 2005, update in 2006 ) CEOS Task Force (TF) created early 2006 led by B.Ryan (USGS, next CEOS Chair) –Preparation of the CEOS response to the GCOS Requirements GCOS Reps invited to CEOS SIT meeting (March 2006)

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 11 CL Achievements (2/2) CEOS TF meeting in Geneva (May 22-24, 2006) with few GCOS reps. –Generation of draft “CEOS Response to GCOS Requirements” (160 pages) CEOS TF-GCOS meeting (Montreal, mid-July 2006) CEOS TF rep at GCOS Steering Committee meeting (Geneva, Oct. 2006) CEOS Report to be presented at UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) COP-12 (Nov. 2006)