1. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere NOAA Administrator EcoVision 2007 April 19, 2007 Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere NOAA Administrator EcoVision 2007 April 19, 2007

2. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 2 Weather Benefits of Integrated Observations National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) weather buoyFlood Damage—Hurricane Katrina 2005 NOAA P3

3. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 3 POES and GOES satellite configurationPrediction of El Nino Climate Monitoring & Diagnostics Lab-Antarctica Climate Benefits of Integrated Observations

4. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 4 Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS ® ) Efficient Marine Transportation—Bridge Air Gap Sensor Water Level Observations-Massachusetts Commerce & Transportation Benefits of Integrated Observations

5. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 5 Continuity of access to electricity Energy Benefits of Integrated Observations Solar weather observations Earth Observations For Energy Exploration

6. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 6 Agriculture Benefits of Integrated Observations Strengthening sustainable agricultural systems Satellite Observation of South African Drought NPOESS

7. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 7 What is GEO? Group on Earth Observations EOS I – July 2003, Washington 34 Members + 20 International Organizations EOS II – April 2004, Tokyo 47 Members + 26 International Organizations EOS III – February 2005, Brussels Nearly 60 Members + 34 International Organizations 10-Year Implementation Plan GEO Ministerial Summit – November 2007, Cape Town 69 Members + 46 International Organizations Successfully implementing work plan

8. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 8 NOAA Satellites & The Benefits Of Global Earth Observations

9. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 9 What is GEOSS? Global Earth Observation System of Systems Comprehensive Coordinated Sustained Innovative solutions to economic and societal challenges

10. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 10 Future of Global Earth Observations Technical Innovation GOES-I/P InstrumentsGOES-R Baseline ImagerAdvanced Baseline Imager (ABI) 5 Channels 1km Visible, 4km IR Full Disk Image: Every 28 minutes - 3 hours 16 channels: Higher Spatial & Temporal Resolution 1/2km Visible, 2km IR Full Disk Image: Every 5 - 15 minutes

11. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 11 Future of Global Earth Observations Technical Innovation GOES-I/P InstrumentsGOES-R Baseline Data Rate: 2.11 MbpsDaily Rate: 132.0 Mbps Daily Output: 181 GbDaily Output: 16,000 Gb

12. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 12 Future of Global Earth Observations Advances in Data Management Technical Innovation Yields Enhanced Data Management Needs Data Product Processing User Interface Archives & Access New Observation Systems Mean 100-Fold Increase in Earth Observation Data

13. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 13 Future of Global Earth Observations Enhanced International Cooperation

14. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 14 Future of Global Earth Observations GEO-NETCast Implementation of GEONetCast: Open exchange of data and information Worldwide information distribution Role of members in participating organizations Implementation of GEONetCast: Open exchange of data and information Worldwide information distribution Role of members in participating organizations

15. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 15 Future of Global Earth Observations Innovations for the Americas GOES-10 moved to 60°W to expand satellite coverage in South America Three new Dart-II buoys deployed in the Pacific Ocean off coast of Mexico and Costa Rica

16. Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits 16 Future of Global Earth Observations Innovations for Global Society Provide the right information, in the right format,… …at the right time, to the right people, to make the right decisions.