1. © GEO Secretariat Overall Concept GEO-II adopted the GEONETCast concept in principle, as presented by EUMETSAT and NOAA What? A near real-time system to disseminate space-based, air-borne and in situ data, metadata and products through satellites Why? The vision is to provide easy access to as much data and as many people as possible When? Target is to complete the global demonstration by the end of 2007 GEO Added Value/Major Challenges Global geographic coverage: Infrastructure providers and interconnection of regional systems Data for and from diverse SBAs under GEO: Data providers and user requirements Capacity Building: to facilitate and enhance access, particularly for developing countries Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast

2. © GEO Secretariat Technical Specifications Data Policy Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast Infrastructure and Data Provider User Capacity Building Demonstration and Operational Use User Requirement

3. © GEO Secretariat WMO Main Contributors EUMETSAT CMA Coverage Areas NOAA EUMETCast: Europe (Ku band), Africa and Caribbean (C band) GEONETCast-Americas : North-, Central & South-America –pilot EUMETCast-C band for 2006-2008 –considerations for transition to a NOAA ADM by 2008 FengYunCast: Asia-Pacific regions –trial to be followed by operational system (C-band) MITRA satellite data dissemination system: Potential Contributor Satellite Operators Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast Russia, Others

4. © GEO Secretariat Receiver Station Configuration: affordable stations through satellites - Dedicated personal computer (~ $1000) Data analysis and processing should be done on separate computer(s) - Satellite antenna dish (1-3 m) (~ $300-1200) - DTH receiver card or box (~ $200) Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast

5. © GEO Secretariat Members and Organizations Indicating Interest in GEO-NETCast Argentina Australia Brazil China European Commission Finland Germany Greece Japan Korea New Zealand Russia South Africa United Kingdom United States (co-lead) African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) European Space Agency (ESA) EUMETNET EUMETSAT (co-lead) Federation of Digital Broadband Seismographic Networks (FDSN) International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (co-lead) Implementation Group: composed of the task co-leads and operators of regional dissemination infrastructure components Operational Group: Network Centre operators Management and operations Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast

6. © GEO Secretariat Sample of Demonstration Products from NOAA and EUMETSAT Global Normalized Differential Vegetation Index Global Instability Index Ocean surface wind speed Chlorophyll concentration Cloud Analysis and Cloud Mask Soil moisture Land surface type, albedo, temperature, and radiation fluxes Volcanic ash imagery and advisories Fire and smoke analysis Snow cover, depth, and water content Will be adding in-situ products + products from all GEO societal benefit areas Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast

7. © GEO Secretariat GEONETCast and Users Continuing coordination with and receiving input from user community is needed to establish mechanism for : Incorporating data and product contributions from multiple sources to serve all GEO societal benefit areas Promoting and monitoring a formal commitment arrangement to ensure a reliable operational system. Such as operators standards, continuity and back-up issues, the cost of satellite communications and the day to day management of each sector of the globe to be addressed. Preparation of framework agreements with Data Providers, addressing, for example, cost sharing, data policy, user registration, quality of service, duration. Identify a mechanism (i.e. trough a GEONETCast Mission planning group) to provide actual inputs for GEONETCast daily operations Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast

8. © GEO Secretariat Tentative Schedule, Key Milestones and Deliverables-1 Infrastructure –Initial geographic global coverage: by the end of 2006 –Inter-regional exchange mechanisms to be consolidated in 2007 –EUMETSAT-NOAA transition to be considered for Americas in 2008 –Developing linkages to other dissemination methods as part of the overall GEOSS architecture to be addressed Data acquisition and Dissemination –Data management: catalogue and meta-data issues –Review mechanism for User Requirements –Preparation of draft interface specifications for Data Providers –Preparation of framework agreements with Data Providers, addressing, for example, cost sharing, data policy, user registration, quality of service, duration. –It should include the definition of an Utilization scenario and the associated governance scheme (s). –this scenario shall include a clear entry point for the Users Requirements, that will determine the day by day content and broadcasting timeline of the system. Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast

9. © GEO Secretariat Tentative Schedule, Key Milestones and Deliverables-2 Activities –Regional data provider and user forum –GEONETCast workshop or participants meeting (October, China) ? Overall system approach –To develop an initial operational capability with prospective demonstration at Earth Observation Summit-IV. Early Achievements CB-06-04: GEONETCast There will be a demonstration on the overall System concept and performances. GEONETCast will also be used, to the extent feasible, in support of other demonstrations/early achievements.