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USGEO Observation Assessment and Planning and Earth Observation Policy
Phil DeCola
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Earth from Apollo 17
Atmospheric CO2 measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii.Source: NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
Earth Changes in Response to Both Human-Induced
Forcings and Natural Variability
National Scienceand Technology Council
ScienceCommittee
Environment & NaturalResources Committee
Homeland & NationalSecurity Committee
TechnologyCommittee
Subcommittee on Global Change Research
Ecological SystemsSubcommittee
Subcommittee onDisaster
Reduction
Subcommittee onWater Availability &
Quality
Air Quality ResearchSubcommittee
Toxics & Risk AssessmentSubcommittee
Subcommittee on Oceans
USUS Group onGroup onEarth Observations (USGEO)Earth Observations (USGEO)
USGEOCo-Chairs
NASA, NOAAOSTP
What is USGEO?
Presidential Initiative for CCSP and CCTP
National Scienceand Technology Council
ScienceCommittee
Environment & NaturalResources Committee
Homeland & NationalSecurity Committee
TechnologyCommittee
Subcommittee on Global Change Research
Ecological SystemsSubcommittee
Subcommittee onDisaster
Reduction
Subcommittee onWater Availability &
Quality
Air Quality ResearchSubcommittee
Toxics & Risk AssessmentSubcommittee
Subcommittee on Oceans
USUS Group onGroup onEarth Observations (USGEO)Earth Observations (USGEO)
USGEOCo-Chairs
NASA, NOAAOSTP
What is USGEO?
USGEO Earth Observations Priorities Group
USGEOU. S. Group on Earth
ObservationsEst. Mar 2005
(US Agencies/Offices)US Strategic Plan for
IEOS
Policy Group
Functional Groups
Architecture and Data Management Group
Communication, Outreach, Partner Group
Earth Observations Priorities/Strategic Assessment Group
USGEO ParticipantsDepartment of Commerce• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration• National Institute for Standards and Technology
Department of the Interior• US Geological Survey
Department of Defense• OSD• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Energy
Department of Health & Human Services• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Department of Homeland Security• Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture• Agriculture Research Service• U.S. Forest Service
Executive Office of the President• OSTP• OMB• CEQ
The goals and functions of the U.S. Group on Earth Observations (USGEO) and its Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS) are primarily civil, and are primarily environmental*. IEOS includes space-based, airborne, and surface in situ observations, for both in situ and remote-sensing.
The civil Federal observing and monitoring agencies recognize the overlap in national goals and capabilities with the military, intelligence, and homeland security agencies and seek to optimize Federally funded observational capabilities while maintaining appropriate civil and national/homeland security and intelligence roles and functions.
* Environmental: Earth’s natural systems and processes
Vision: “Enable a healthy public, economy, and planet through an integrated, comprehensive, and sustained Earth observation system.”
Purpose: “to provide a management, planning, and resource allocation strategy for a U.S. Integrated EarthObservation System”
USGEO Strategic Plan
http://usgeo.gov
IEOS(Integrated
Earth Observation
System)
USGEO(U.S. Group on
Earth Observations)
GEO(Group on Earth
Observation)
GEOSS(Global EarthObservationSystem ofSystems)
Terminology: USGEO and GEO,IEOS and GEOSS
A System of Systems
United States International
• Identify current and evolving requirements in the full range of societal benefits.
• Prioritize investments, including for new requirements, as necessary.
• Utilize available and/or develop new technologies, instruments, systems, and capabilities to meet the identified requirements and priorities.
• Streamline and sustain existing Earth observation systems that are necessary to achieve societal benefits.
• Establish U.S. policies for Earth observations and data management, and continue U.S. policies of open access to observations, encouraging other countries to do likewise.
• Expand existing governmental partnerships at local, state, regional, tribal and Federal levels, and develop new long-term partnerships with industry, academia, the K-12 education community, non-governmental, and international organizations that further the realization of these strategic goals.
• Develop human and institutional capacity to enable the translation of observations into societal benefits.
Goals for U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System*
* Quoted verbatim from the Strategic Plan
USGEO Earth Observations Priorities Group
USGEOU. S. Group on Earth
ObservationsEst. Mar 2005
(US Agencies/Offices)US Strategic Plan for
IEOS
Policy Group
Functional Groups
Architecture and Data Management Group
Communication, Outreach, Partner Group
Earth Observations Priorities/Strategic Assessment Group
Earth Observations Policy – some topics
• Existing Policy Foundation for Earth Observations
• Coordination of Federal Earth Observation Activities
• Roles and Responsibilities of Federal Agencies and White House Offices
• The role of the defense and intelligence communities in Earth observations
• Role of State and local, regional, and tribal governments and institutions
• Role of the Commercial/Industrial/Private Sector/NGOs/Academia
• Guidelines for Research-to-Operations Transition
• International Cooperation in Earth observations
• Earth observations technical architecture
• Data collection, archiving, and availability
• Capacity Building for Earth Observations
1. Policy: The “HOW”
USGEO Earth Observations Priorities Group
•US Earth Observations Priorities Group/Strategic Assessment Group (SAG)
– Standing Functional Group under USGEO
• Societal Benefit Area Sub Groups– Investment Prioritization Working
Groups• Executive Secretariat
USGEOU. S. Group on Earth
ObservationsEst. Mar 2005
(US Agencies/Offices)US Strategic Plan for
IEOS
Policy Group
Functional Groups
Architecture and Data Management Group
Communication, Outreach, Partner Group
Earth Observations Priorities/Strategic Assessment Group
Investment Prioritization
Earth Observations Assessment and Plan
• Assess existing Earth observation capabilities by….• Societal benefit (disaster reduction, climate change, fresh water, etc.)• Natural domain (oceans, atmosphere, land, cryosphere, etc.)• Agency (NOAA, NASA, USGS, EPA, etc.)• Space, airborne, in situ
• Define national needs for societal benefits
• Identify gaps and overlaps
• Establish priorities or ranking system
• Identify appropriate responsible agencies for priority needs
• Coordinate budget planning with agencies and OMB
• Implement and manage priority systems
• Repeat process every two years or as needed
2. Assess & Plan: The “WHAT”
Nine Societal Benefits(Plus One)
0. Advance Scientific Understanding
1. Improve Weather Forecasting
2. Reduce Loss of Life and Property from Disasters
3. Protect and Monitor Our Ocean Resource
4. Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate, and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change
5. Support Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, and Combat Land Degradation
6. Understand the Effect of Environmental Factors on Human Health and Well-Being
7. Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts
8. Protect and Monitor Water Resources
9. Monitor and Manage Energy Resources
Societal Needs Pull Research Capabilities
Example Criteria Used to Create Relative Rankings of Requirements (from the Decadal Survey pg 7)
• Contribution to the most important scientific questions facing Earth sciences today (scientific merit, discovery, exploration)
• Contribution to applications and policy making (societal benefits)
• Contribution to long-term observational record of Earth
• Ability to complement other observational systems, including planned national and international systems
• Affordability (cost considerations, total costs per mission or cost/year)
• Degree of readiness (technical, resources, people)
• Risk mitigation and strategic redundancy (backup of other critical systems)
• Significant contribution to more than one Societal Benefit Area• These guidelines are not in priority order, and they may not reflect all of the criteria considered.
USGEO Strategic Assessment Group
Presidential Initiative for CCSP and CCTP
Atmospheric CO2 measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii.Source: NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
Activities and Timeline
• Phase I: Preliminary Data Collection Nov-Jan 08
• Phase II: SBA Team Analysis and RecommendationsJan-Mar 08
• Phase III: SAG Workshop and Report Definition2-3 Apr 08
• Phase IV: Report Generation Apr-Jun 08
We’re not rewiring the world!
“Utilize available and/or develop new technologies, instruments, systems, and capabilities to meet the identified requirements and priorities.”
USGEO/IEOSU.S. Group on Earth Observations/Integrated Earth
Observation Systemhttp://usgeo.gov
GEO/GEOSSGroup on Earth Observations/Global Earth Observations
System of Systemshttp://www.earthobservations.org
Back UP Slides
Improve Weather Forecasting
Reduce Loss of Life and Property from Disasters
Protect and Monitor our Ocean Resources
Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change
Support Sustainable Agriculture and Combat Land Degradation
Understand the Effect of Environmental Factors on Human Health & Well Being
Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts
Protect and Monitor Water Resources
Monitor and Manage Energy Resources
IEOS Societal Benefits*
* Not exhaustive
Research & Operations
Visualizing IEOS
Visualizing IEOS
Electric grid analogy
Visualizing IEOS
GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan Reference
Document
http://earthobservations.org/docs/ 10-Year Plan Reference Document (GEO 1000R).pdf
Visualizing IEOS
Service Oriented Architecture
Millions will die in heat waves.Killer viruses and diseases will ravish the world in epic proportions.Raging fires will burn more than 1/3 of the earth. The polar caps will melt.