The GEO 2009-2011 Work Plan

* 2010 Update (GEO-VI)

* New Online Management System

Alexia Massacand (Work Plan Coordinator)

Rik Baeyens (IT Manager)

GEO Group on Earth Observations

GEOSS Global Earth Observation System of Systems

• GEO is an Intergovernmental Group

– 79 Nations

– European Commission

– 56 Participating Organizations

• With a Single Objective: GEOSS

– To establish a global, coordinated, comprehensive and sustained system of Earth observation systems

GEOSS Components

GEO Portal (ESRI, Compusult, ESA)

2009-2011 Work Plan

GEO Work Plan – What is it?

Agreed framework for implementing the GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (2005-2015)

Set of practical Tasks carried out by various GEO Members and Participating Organizations

Living Document – Annually updated

GEO Work Plan History

2009

WP 2006

2006

WP 2009-2011

WP 2007 -

20112010200920082007

Cape Town Summit

Summit

2009-2011 Work Plan – How did it come about?

• Followed recommendations from GEO-IV Plenary & Cape Town Ministerial Summit

• Built upon 2007-2009 Work Plan

• Driven by 6- and 10-year GEOSS Targets

• Included proposals & comments made by GEO community and Committees

2009-2011 Work Plan

(1) Two-part structure

(2) Overarching Tasks

(3) « User-Driven » Approach

(1) Two-Part Structure1 BUILDING AN INTEGRATED GEOSS (GEOSS Fundamentals)ARCHITECTUREDATA MANAGEMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYUSER ENGAGEMENT2 THE 9 GEOSS SOCIETAL BENEFIT AREAS (GEOSS for Society)DISASTERSHEALTHENERGYCLIMATEWATERWEATHERECOSYSTEMSAGRICULTUREBIODIVERSITY

(2) Overarching Tasks

44 overarching Tasks that help: Promote synergies & cross-fertilization Move Work Plan to more strategic level Highlight key lines of GEOSS implementation

44 overarching Tasks including…Part 1 : BUILDING AN INTEGRATED GEOSS1.1 ARCHITECTUREAR-09-01: GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI)AR-09-02: Interoperable Systems for GEOSSAR-09-03: Advocating for Sustained Observing SystemsAR-09-04: Dissemination and Distribution NetworksAR-06-11: Radio Frequency Protection1.2 DATA MANAGEMENTDA-06-01: GEOSS Data Sharing PrinciplesDA-09-01: Data ManagementDA-09-02: Data Integration and AnalysisDA-09-03: Global Data Sets1.3 CAPACITY BUILDINGCB-09-01: Resource MobilizationCB-09-02: Building Individual Capacity in Earth ObservationsCB-09-03: Building Institutional Capacity to Use Earth ObservationsCB-09-04: Capacity Building Needs/Gap AssessmentCB-09-05: Infrastructure Development and Technology TransferCB-10-01: Building Capacity through Outreach and Awareness Raising1.4 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYST-09-01: Catalyzing R&D Funding for GEOSSST-09-02: Promoting Awareness and Benefits of GEO in the S&T Community1.5 USER ENGAGEMENTUS-09-01: User EngagementUS-09-02: Socio-Economic IndicatorsUS-09-03: Cross-cutting Products and Services

44 overarching Tasks including…Part 2: THE 9 GEOSS SBAs

2.1 DISASTERSDI-06-09: Use of Satellites for Risk ManagementDI-09-01: Systematic Monitoring to Support Geohazards RiskDI-09-02: Multi-Risk Management and Regional ApplicationsDI-09-03: Warning Systems for Disasters2.2 HEALTHHE-09-01: Information Systems for HealthHE-09-02: Monitoring and Prediction Systems for Health HE-09-03: End to End Projects for Health2.3 ENERGYEN-07-01: Management of Energy SourcesEN-07-02: Energy Environmental Impact MonitoringEN-07-03: Energy Policy Planning 2.4 CLIMATECL-06-01: A Climate Record for Assessing Variability and ChangeCL-09-01: Information for Decision-making & Risk ManagementCL-09-02: Accelerating the Implementation of GCOS CL-09-03: Global Carbon Observation & Analysis System

44 overarching Tasks including…2.5 WATERWA-06-02: Droughts, Floods and Water Resource ManagementWA-06-07: Capacity Building for Water Resource ManagementWA-08-01: Integrated Products for Water Research2.6 WEATHERWE-06-03: TIGGE & Global Interactive Forecast SystemWE-09-01: Capacity Building for High-Impact Weather Prediction2.7 ECOSYSTEMSEC-09-01: Ecosystem Observation and Monitoring Network (EcoNet)EC-09-02: Ecosystem Vulnerability to Global Change2.8 AGRICULTUREAG-06-02: Data Utilization in Fisheries and Aquaculture

AG-07-03: Global Agricultural Monitoring Risk Management 2.9 BIODIVERSITYBI-07-01: Global Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)

2010 Update ?

Technical & official comments received from GEO community

No major change but rather a series of adjustments

Process – Work Plan Update

5 New Sub-tasks Created:

* “Global Geodetic Observing System” (AR-09-03e) * “Long-Term Preservation of EO Data” (DA-09-01c) * “Data Democracy” (CB-09-05e) * “Atlas of our Changing Environment” (CB-10-01d)* “Key Observations for Climate” (CL-09-02a)

Changes – Work Plan Update

5 Existing Sub-tasks Moved Unchanged:* CB-09-02e “Earth Observation Game for Youth” moved to CB-10-01a* CB-09-03c “Building Capacity for Non-technical Decision-makers” moved to CB-10-01b* CB-09-04c “User Oriented Workshops for GEOSS Outreach” moved to CB-10-01c * US-09-03b “Forest Mapping and Change Monitoring” moved to EC-09-01e (Ecosystems)* US-09-03c “Global Soil Data” moved to DA-09-03e

Changes – Work Plan Update

* Refined Task descriptions * New Task Leads and Points of Contact

Following Members’ and Participating Organizations’ requests

Changes – Work Plan Update

* Updated “Guide to Work Plan Management”

Description of: - Steps required for becoming engaged with Work Plan Tasks - Overarching Task Management - Role of Committees

Changes – Work Plan Update

* Available on-line (earthobservations.org)

* New Work Plan Information Management System (incl. Task Sheets etc)

* Launched on 10 December 2009

* To be expanded

2010 Work Plan Update

ActivitiesInputs Outputs Outcomes

Contributions from Members and Participating Organizations

GEOSS Roadmap

Work Plan

Task sheets

Reporting

Reporting and Monitoring

Evaluation

Targets

Outcome Performance Indicators

Fig. 2 GEOSS Logic Model

From GEO-V Document 11

http://www.earthobservations.org