WGISS

WGISS Plenary:Charge to Subgroups

Martha E. MaidenCEOS WGISS-26/GEO ADC

Boulder, ColoradoSeptember 22, 2008

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WGISS Report to Plenary

WGISS Report and Actions (15 min)2008 AccomplishmentsCurrent and Future ChallengesRequested Commitments from CEOS members to

further the objectives of WGISSFour Current Themes

Satellite Arm of GEO Recommend what Project Milestones should be made into 2009

Actions, and carried to 2nd CEOS/GEO Actions Meeting for 2009 Recommend what WGISS Capabilities might be added to GEO

Plenary Demo in Bucharest Recommendations for working actively with CEOS Constellations and GEO SBA Areas’ CEOS LeadsRecommendations for working actively with WGCV Focus on Experience with/Need for Data Quality Information Example of collaboration: Ensuring metadata contain all relevant

content on data quality, using multiple instruments’ data looking at specific site.

Determine what Project outcomes relevant to Data Democracy purposes and Recommend to Plenary

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Outcome of WGISS-25, Sanya

Request for more time in Subgroups for Technology Discussions and PlanningThree full days devoted to Subgroups

Reorganization of Work UnitsTask Teams replaced by Interest

Groups and/or ProjectsInterest Groups are topical areasProjects characterized by specific

objectives, workplans, milestones

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WGISS Current Focus

Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems Innovative contributions that will persist, and can be

reused

Work closely with and support CEOS Virtual Constellations (GEO DA-07-03)High GEO interest in LSI Portal

Work closely with collaborate with CEOS Working Group on Calibration and ValidationWGISS Chair Maiden to attend WGCV next weekLand Product Validation Special Session on agenda.

Support the CEOS Plenary Chair’s Data Democracy initiative.

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Plenary Charge to Subgroups, 1WGISS Subgroups Charge

Focus on overall objective of WGISS: to facilitate data and information management and services for users and data providers

Recommendations coming from Outcomes on Interest Groups and ProjectsRecommend Strategic Directions and New Work from Subgroup Technical Discussions, which could be Across Interest Groups

Four Current ThemesSatellite Arm of GEO Recommend what Project Milestones should be made into 2009 Actions,

and carried to 2nd CEOS/GEO Actions Meeting for 2009 Recommend what WGISS Capabilities might be added to GEO Plenary

Demo in Bucharest Recommendations for working actively with CEOS ConstellationsRecommendations for working actively with WGCV Example of collaboration: Ensuring metadata contain all relevant

content on data quality, using multiple instruments’ data looking at specific site.

Determine what Project outcomes relevant to Data Democracy purposes and Recommend to Plenary

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Plenary Charge to Subgroups, 2

Continue Deliberations on Subgroups’ Content Reorg and Recommend any Evolutionary Steps Has the division of work in Subgroups become blurred? Is there a better categorization of work we could use? Rename Technology and Services/Projects and Applications?

Organize gaps in WGISS technical expertise and needs for support from Agencies for Chair to Request at November Plenary What expertise needed for Interest Groups to request CEOS

agencies could send to WGISS-27? Are specific agency resources (monetary, participation, data

contributions, etc.) needed to be placed toward a WGISS Interest Group or Project?

All Recommendations to be included in Subgroups’ Reports to be Presented to WGISS Plenary Friday, September 26.