1. GEONETCast Implementation Group GEONETCast: Delivery global data and observations Presented by: Sally Wannop – EUMETSAT EU’s Speaker Corner at GEO-X, Geneva, Jan 2014

2. What is GEONETCast? GEONETCast is a distribution system for environmental satellite data and products using commercial TV satellites and low cost, off-the-shelf reception technology GEONETCast is a part of GEO Task – IN-04: GEOSS Communication Networks

3. GEONETCast Partners Services operated by & data exchanged via 3 GEONETCast Network Centres (GNCs): CMA (CMACast, covers Asia and parts of the Pacific) EUMETSAT (EUMETCast, covers Europe, Africa, and the Americas) NOAA (GEONETCast Americas, covers the Americas and Caribbean)

4. International GEONETCast Implementation Group –Bi-weekly teleconferences –Coordinate cooperative efforts, outreach and share information NOAA/NESDIS CMA EUMETSAT WMO VITO on behalf of EC GEONETCast Implementation Group

5. Reception Station Equipment DVB PCI Card EKU Antenna PC(s) Software DVB USB DVB Router

6. Supporting SBAs Established delivery of data in support of Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs) in particular: –Weather (228 data collections) –Water (80 data collections) –Agriculture (162 data collections) –Climate (135 data collections) Full list of products via the Product Navigator

7. Product Navigator Key Features: Metadata descriptions, data provider and data access information; Includes all GEONETCast products; Uses open standards (e.g. OGC, Inspire) for catalogue interoperability with other organisations; Interoperable with the GEO Web Portal. http://navigator.eumetsat.int

8. Data Provider Engagement –Each GNC works directly with its regional data providers: Satellite data from, e.g. NASA, INPE, ESA, CNES, JAXA, JMA, ISRO, …etc Products from regional projects & agencies, e.g. SERVIR, US EPA, RANET, MESA, AGRICAB, Copernicus Global Land, WMO community, ….etc –A central GEONETCast Feedback Form is the starting point for all new data requests –Each GNC has its own process for the inclusion of new data streams on GEONETCast

9. Global User Community 2562 users 229 users 2957 users 120 users

10. User Engagement –Each GNC works directly with its regional Users (a user base of over 5800), e.g. WMO provides guidance and coordination of meteorological user requests Ocean application community (e.g. Copernicus MyOcean) Wider environmental data community (e.g. Global Forest Observation Initiative (GFOI)) Agricultural applications (e.g. VITO, Belgium) R&D community (e.g. ITC, Netherlands, SAGEO, Americas)

11. GEONETCast & GCI Data discovery is provided by the Product Navigator which interfaces with the GCI: -A Portal which is fully compliant with: -ISO Metadata standards & OGC Catalogue Services -INSPIRE -WMO core profile -GEOSS DataCore entries are being identified GEONETCast and the Product Navigator are GEOSS registered components and services Prototyping a dissemination service for the GEO-DAB

12. GEONETCast & Capacity Building Training Channel Improve access to training material - especially where Internet connectivity is limited Place training material with the data GEONETCast Training Channels are open to all data providers For EUMETCast: Pilot service for EUMETCast-Africa started mid-2013 Plans to use it for AGRICAB & MESA projects in Africa Expand to Europe and Americas after successful pilot

13. Recent Accomplishments New stations deployed throughout the system (around 20 per month) Shared user management between EUMETCast & CMACast for users of exchanged data GEONETCast broadcast bandwidth increased in Europe to accommodate new satellites & products New links with the International Charter ‘Space & Major Disasters’ Start of Training Channel services

14. An International agreement among participating Space Agencies to provide space-based data and information in support of relief efforts during emergencies caused by major disasters

15. Disaster Charter Side Event

16. Challenges for the future Increased data volumes arising form new satellite programmes and increased user demands for EO data Enhance participation in EU projects to improve GEONETCast exposure in the environmental R&D community Enhance coverage to regions without access to GEONETCast (work with US AID/UCAR RAPIDCast Pilot Program, over the Pacific Ocean)

17. GNC-A - Contacts and Links CMACast – wangcf@cma.gov.cnwangcf@cma.gov.cn http://wisportal.cma.gov.cn/wis/jsp/cmacast.jsp EUMETCast – ops@eumetsat.intops@eumetsat.int http://www.eumetsat.int GEONETCast-Americas Paul.Seymour@NOAA.GovPaul.Seymour@NOAA.Gov http://www.geonetcastamericas.noaa.gov/ GEO - http://www. geonetcast.comhttp://www. geonetcast.com