1. Status of Current WGISS GEO Tasks and Actions Satoko Horiyama MIURA JAXA Mission Operation System Office of Space Mission Application Directorate (MOSS) WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 1

2. Status CEOS-GEO Actions –Discussed in CEOS WS in January –Reported at SIT-25 meeting –CEOS Implementation plan will be updated in May. GEO 2009-2011 Workplan (http://www.earthobservations.org/documents/work%20plan/geo_wp09 11_rev2_091210.pdf) –Expert Review is on-going –CEO requesting comments by June 10th WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 2

3. Overall (1/3) CEOS- GEO Action Number GEO Task DescriptionAction Description Proposed Lead Agency All Agency and Organization Participation CEOS Working Group and Constellation Participation AR-09- 02a _30 AR-09-02a: Virtual Constellations AC Portal: Identify requirements and implement a prototype ACC portal for evaluation and eventual use by the ACC, GEOSS and other AC user communities. NASADLRWGISS, ACC DI-06- 09_7 DI-06-09: Use of Satellites for Risk Management Develop a Data Dissemination model to integrate and make use of existing technologies within WGISS/CEOS, i.e. sensor web, web service, grid, and clearing house for disaster response. Implement a prototype to demonstrate use of these integrated technologies for Disaster Response. UNOOSA GISTDA, NRSCC, NSAU, NASA WGISS HE-09-01 _1 HE-09-01: Information Systems for Health Develop a long-term plan to support critical space-based imagery to support modeling, forecasting and monitoring of health issues. CNES UNOOSA, NOAA, NASA, INPE WGISS CB-09- 05e_2 CB-09-05e: Data Democracy Strengthen the Earth observation data utilization cycle by sharing Software Tools in developping countries. CNESINPE, CSIR WGISS WGEdu CB-09- 05e_1 CB-09-05e: Data Democracy Strengthen the Earth observation data utilization cycle by transferring the technologies to end users in developping countries (Capacity Devolopment) INPE CSIR, GISTDA, CDTI, Eumetsat WGISS WGEdu LSI CB-09- 05e_3 CB-09-05e: Data Democracy Strengthen the Earth observation data utilization cycle by increasing Data Dissemination Capabilities in developping countries. GISTDA CSIR, GISDTA, CDTI WGISS WGEdu LSI WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 3

4. Overall (2/3) CEOS- GEO Action Number GEO Task DescriptionAction Description Proposed Lead Agency All Agency and Organization Participation CEOS Working Group and Constellation Participation CL-09- 02b_2 CL-09-02b: Key Climate Data from Satellite Systems CEOS Response to new GCOS Implementation Plan: Once the updated GCOS IP is released, CEOS is expected to update its response to the original IP from 2006 – which served as the basis for the 59 CEOS Climate actions. The Climate SBA Coordinator will take responsibility for ensuring a plan is put in place for development of a CEOS Response which has broad consultation across the community and provides the basis for future planning and priority setting by space agencies in response to climate information needs NOAA All CEOS Space Agencies All Constellations and Working Groups CL-09- 03b_6 CL-09-03b: Forest Carbon Tracking FCT: Support the generation of the document that will contain Interoperability Methods for Satellite Data for Forest Carbon Tracking ESA optical: USGS, ISRO, INPE, CNES, KARI radar: JAXA. ESA, CSA, ASI, DLR LSI WGCV WGISS DA-09- 01a_11 DA-09-01a: GEOSS Quality Assurance Strategy CEOS Reference Test Site Data Collaboration and Comparison including the development of the CEOS Visualisation Environment (COVE) Tool to display Satellite sensor coverage areas and for the identification of coincident scene locations in support of calibration and validation. BNSC/NPL USGS ESA NOAA WGCV WGISS SEO WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 4

5. Overall (3/3) CEOS- GEO Action Number GEO Task DescriptionAction Description Proposed Lead Agency All Agency and Organization Participation CEOS Working Group and Constellation Participation DA-09- 01a_13 DA-09-01a: GEOSS Quality Assurance Strategy The Quality Assurance Framework for Earth Observation (QA4EO) will be implemented for GEOSS. QA4EO was initially conceptualised for the space community and this will now be expanded to ensure QA4EO’s application to all EO disciplines within all SBA communities. The broadening of the scope for QA4EO necessitates a more generic approach and a wider remit to its applicability. A wider focusing task team with representation from all SBA communities will work towards an appropriate implementation and action plan to achieve a solid QA4EO approach for all members to GEOSS. ESA USGS CEOS Agencies CEOS Working Groups, Constellations DA-09- 01b_2 DA-09-01b: Data, Metadata and Products Harmonisation Data, Metadata and Products Harmonization: Establish a WGISS project to focus its contributions to the subject task and to generate those contributions. The focus in 2010 will be the development of a community catalog for satellite data, the CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog (CWIC). The associated CWIC information model will serve as input from CEOS as the GEO community refines the GEOSS information model. NOAA NASA, BNSC, JAXA, USGS WGISS, WGCV WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 5

6. Category within WGISS 1.WGISS Lead  AR-09-02a _30: NASA/DLR [AC portal]  DI-06-09_7: UNOOSA[Disaster Response]  DA-09-01b_2: NOAA [WADC] 2.WGISS Participation (active participation)  CB-09-05e_2  CB-09-05e_1  CB-09-05e_3 3.WGISS Participation (support if requested)  HE-09-01_1  CL-09-02b_2  CL-09-03b_6  DA-09-01a_11  DA-09-01a_13 WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 6

7. Discussion Points on Friday Categorization is appropriate (especially category 2 & 3)? Milestone and Deliverables for “WGISS-lead actions” Contributions for “WGISS participating actions” Any comments on the current GEO Workplan (Expert Review Comments to CEO), i.e., modifying current plan or new contribution from WGISS WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 7

8. Selection Rules for CEOS Actions (from CEO presentation in CEOS WS) Objective: reducing the number of CEOS Actions 5 Criteria to be met by each CEOS Action: 1.Each Action should address one of the GEO Tasks identified during CEOS-GEOSEC meeting. Actions addressing one of the top priorities will be favoured 2.Execution requires the cooperation of at least 2 CEOS Agencies 1 ( partner Agencies may be identified later during Q1 2010 ) 3.Execution requires a “significant” level of efforts and a good coordination e.g. publication of an article does not need to be followed as an action. The article might be published on www.ceos.orgwww.ceos.org 4.Actions with significant and citable benefits towards meeting the needs 5.Action needs to be “Actionable” (properly described, feasible with Lead Agencies (or WG, VC), at least one Contributor, clear Milestones Deliverables, potential support 2 might be indicated) WG considered “multi-agency’” group WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 8

9. Examples of actions The daily maps showing the number of dry days has been largely used to assess fire risks over the forests. The number of dry days is also largely used by farmers and agriculture planning. NOT OK: action not clear, no actionee Secure funding for and proceed to implement Jason-3 for launch in late 2012/early 2013; to have at least a 6-month overlay with Jason-2 (EUMETSAT & NOAA to confirm support via Letters of Intent by June 2008, with program approval and signed agreements by June 2009). (EUMETSAT, CNES, ESA, EC & NOAA) OK: action clear, actionees & due date WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 9

10. Requests to WGISS Leads ( AC portal, Disaster Response & WADC) Please identify the followings in your presentation; –Participating Agencies (if changed) –Deliverables (mid-term and final, if applicable) –Milestones WGISS-29 @UNOOSA/UN SPIDER 10