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Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
22nd Session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy
25-27 January 2017 Geneva
Gary Geller
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
GEO Vision
A future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind
are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations
103 GEO Members
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106 Participating Organizations
© GEO Secretariat
GEO Societal Benefit Areas
Approach Voluntary Global Inclusive Opportunistic Top down…and bottom up
6 Sakurai Midori, Wikimedia Commons
Approach: Brokering
GEOSS Components
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Observation System
Data System
Tools (analysis & reporting)
Users
User Needs
Community and GEOSS
Portals
Observation System
Steven Winter
Data providers
Transaction Broker
Data System and Tools
Data
Data
GEOSS Portal
Community portal
Data Information Knowledge
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GEOSS Status
Observation system • Identifying and filling gaps • Family of mixed ages
Data system • Connecting independent systems • GEOSS Portal • Adolescence
Tools • Lots to do • Youngster
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What Does This Mean to You?
Chance to participate
Share your needs
Share your data
Be part of the process
http://earthobservations.org