From Vision to Venture: The Business Case for Ocean Observation from IOOS through GOOS to GEOSS Dr. Mary Altalo Director, Ocean.US Capitol Hill Oceans Week Washington, D.C. June 14, 2006

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From Vision to Venture The Business Case for
Ocean Observation from IOOS through GOOS to
GEOSSDr. Mary AltaloDirector,
Ocean.USCapitol Hill Oceans WeekWashington,
D.C.June 14, 2006
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Agencies Contributing Relevant Programs for
Integration into IOOS
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IOOS Produces Serves Information IOOS is User
Driven 7 Societal Goals

• Predict climate change and effects
• Mitigate natural hazards
• Improve maritime operations
• Improve national security
• Reduce public health risks
• Protect/restore coastal ecosystems
• Enable sustained use of
• coastal and ocean resources

Underpinned by Sound Scientific Understanding
IOOS metric for success Safety and Economic
Security
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IOOS has Operational Global Observing System
Assets whichIntegrate International Remote In
Situ Sensing to provide Climate and large scale
information- e.g. ENSO
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IOOS has Operational Regional/Coastal Components

• Operated by
• - NOPP Agencies partners
• EEZ Great Lakes
• Core variables
• - Required by regions
• Networks
• - Sentinel stations
• - Reference stations
• - Representative stations
• Standards/Protocols
• - QA/QC, DMAC
• - Products

National Backbone
Regional Systems

• Regional Association Governance
• - Develop
• - Operate
• - Contribute to national backbone
• Involve User Groups
• - Conduct needs assessments
• - Tailored product definition
• Incorporate
• - Sub regional systems
• - Observations resolution and variables

At present, 11 regional associations coordinating
development of observing system components
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IOOS has a National Backbone, Regional Assets,
and Private Sector Contributions
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An IOOS will include Regional/Coastal Research
Components and Test beds
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1.Observations
2.Modeling And Analysis
3.Applications
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• Why it makes sense
• Leverages and aligns existing assets
• Standardizes US components for entry into global
  systems
• Economic security
• Critical US infrastructure