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Status of tasks AG-06-04, AR-06-09, CL-06-02, DA-

06-04, DA-06-07

Ivan Petiteville, CEOS

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Current Tasks POCs

• AG-06-04 Mette LoycheWilkie (FAO)

• AR-06-09 Lawrence Pettinger (USGS, CEOS)

• CL-06-02 Barabara Ryan (USGS, CEOS)

• DA-06-04 Doug Nebert (FGDC- USGS, USA)

• DA-06-07 Doug Nebert (FGDC- USGS, USA)

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Tasks Descriptions

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Report Status

Task_Number Task Point of Contact Q2 Report Received/ Remarks

AG-06-04 Mette LoycheWilkie 23.06, the report was posted to the distribution list by the TPoC

AR-06-09 Lawrence Pettinger Report sent after deadline

CL-06-02 Barbara Ryan Report sent by TPOC to members of GEO Secretariat and Sherpa on 23.06

DA-06-04 Doug Nebert Report sent after deadline

DA-06-07 Doug Nebert Report sent after deadline

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AG-06-04 - 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.

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AG-06-04 - 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

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AG-06-04 - Achievements

• Planning meeting tentatively scheduled for early September 2006.

• Some activities carried out by individual organisations/task members e.g.:– an Expert Consultation on Global Forest Resources

Assessment – held in Finland 12-16 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-06-03 (STC) and US-06-02 (UIC)

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CL-06-02 – Description

• Task Description:– Establish actions securing the provision of key

data for climate studies and forecasting from satellite systems.

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CL-06-02 – Actors

• POC:– Barbara Ryan (USGS, CEOS)

• Leads:– CEOS, USA, WMO

• Contributors:– CEOS, EEA, Germany, GSDI, Italy, Japan,

Netherlands, Portugal, Thailand

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CL-06-02 - Achievements (1/2)

• Requirements from GCOS– “GCOS Systematic Observation Requirements for

Satellite-based Products for Climate “ (1st 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)

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CL-06-02 - 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)