21st APAN,Jan.22,2006,Tokyo

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GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan JAXA
contribution in Asia Pacific

• 21st APAN,Jan.22,2006,Tokyo
• Yukio Haruyama
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Earth Observation Summit I
34 Countries and 20 International Organizations
U.S. Department of State, Washington DC July 31,
2003
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Earth Observation Summit I Declaration

• Linked to WSSD G8 outcomes
• Affirmed need for
• Comprehensive, coordinated, sustained
• Earth observation system or systems
• Coordinated effort to address capacity-building
  needs related to Earth observations
• Exchange of observations in a full and open
  manner with minimum time delay and minimum cost
• Preparing a 10-year Implementation Plan, building
  on existing systems and initiatives
• Created the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations
  (ad hoc GEO)

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Earth Observation Summit II
47 Countries and 26 International Organizations
Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2004
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Earth Observation Summit II Framework Document

• This set out nine societal benefit topics to be
  derived through
• Global Earth Observation System of Systems,
  GEOSS.

• Nine Societal Benefit Areas
• Reduction and Prevention of Disasters
• Human Health
• Energy Management
• Climate Change
• Water Resource Management
• Weather Forecasting
• Ecosystems
• Agriculture and Desertification
• Biodiversity

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Earth Observation Summit III
Nearly 60 Countries, EC and over 40 International
Organizations
Palais dEgmont, Brussels, Belgium February 16,
2005
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Earth Observation Summit III Resolution

• Affirmed link to WSSD G8 outcomes
• Endorsed GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan
• Noted with appreciation the extensive supporting
  material in its companion Reference Document
• Established Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
• Issued special communiqué relating to support for
  tsunami and multi-hazard warning systems

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Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
GEO Plenary
Implementation Guidance
Guidance Participation
Executive Committee
Leadership
Oversight
Standing Committees
GEO Secretariat
Director
Architecture Data
Coordination Facilitation
Management Team
Capacity Building
Advice Requirements
Science Technology
Work Plan Team
User Interface
Coordination
Inputs
Expert Communities
Dialogue
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GEO Members (58 Countries EC)

• Algeria
• Argentina
• Australia
• Belgium
• Belize
• Brazil
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Central African Republic
• Chile
• China
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Egypt
• European Commission

• Russian Federation
• Slovak Republic
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sudan
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Tunisia
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uzbekistan

• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Guinea-Bissau
• Honduras
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Luxembourg

• Malaysia
• Mali
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Portugal
• Republic of Korea
• Republic of the Congo

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GEO Participating Organizations (43
international and regional organizations)

• AARSE
• ADIE
• APN
• CEOS
• ECMWF
• EEA
• ESA
• ESEAS
• EUMETNET
• EUMETSAT
• EuroGeoSurveys
• FAO
• FDSN
• GCOS
• GSDI
• GOOS
• GTOS

• IAG
• ICSU
• IEEE
• IGBP
• IGFA
• IGOS-P
• IISL
• INCOSE
• IO3C
• IOC
• ISCGM
• ISDR
• ISPRS
• OGC
• POGO
• SICA/CCAD
• SOPAC

• UNCBD
• UNEP
• UNESCO
• UNFCCC
• UNITAR
• UNOOSA
• UNU-EHS
• WCRP
• WMO

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GEO Next Steps after Summit III

• Transition GEO Secretariat operations to Geneva,
  Switzerland (WMO Building)
• Establish Work Plan Team till end of Dec. 2005
• Establish GEO Executive Committee (GEO-I, May
  2005)
• Assign GEO Secretariat Director (Jose Achache)
  on Sep.1st 2005.
• Establish 4 Subcommittees
• Science Technology, Architecture Data,
  User Interface, Capacity
  Building
• Initiate 2005 GEOSS Activities
• Develop 2006 GEOSS Work Plan

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2005 Schedule
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2006 Work Plan Development

• Starting point 2-, 6-, and 10-Year Targets (as
  per 10-Year Implementation Plan Reference
  Document)
• Initial focus on 107 2-Year Targets (completion
  of tasks expected by end of 2007)
• Translation of 2-Year Targets into concrete
  tasks/activities with the support of external
  organizations / experts

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2006 Work Plan 95 Tasks GEO-Netcast

• Nine Societal Benefit
• Areas
• Disasters (14)
• Health (5)
• Energy (6)
• Climate (6)
• Water (7)
• Weather (5)
• Ecosystems (7)
• Agriculture (7)
• Biodiversity (5)

• Five Transverse Areas
• User Engagement (3)
• Architecture (11)
• Data Management (9)
• Capacity Building (3)
• Outreach (7)

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For more information about GEO GEOSS

• GEO web site http//earthobservations.org
• Following information is available via web site
• How to join GEO
• Official documents, including 10-Year
  Implementation Plan, and accompanying Reference
  Document

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GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of
Systems)
GEOSS
Earth System Models Oceans Cryosphere Land
Atmosphere Solid Earth Biosphere
Decision Support Assessment Decision Support
Systems
Policy Decisions
Prediction and Analysis High Performance
Computing Communication Visualization
Management Decisions
Other Data Sources Socio-economic data
Assimilation
Ongoing feedback to optimize value, reduce gaps,
and account for human activity
Earth Observation Systems In Situ Airborne Spac
e-based
Disasters
Standards Interoperability
Biodiversity
Observations
9 Societal Benefit Areas
Agriculture
Ecosystems
Energy
Climate
Water
Health
Weather
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JAXA Earth Observation for GEOSS
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Advanced Land Observing Satellite ltALOSgt
Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1 (JERS-1)
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS)
Enhanced land-observation technology

• Disaster monitoring
• Cartography
• Regional observation
• Resources surveying

ALOS
PRISM Panchromatic Remote sensing Instrument for
Stereo Mapping
PALSAR Phased Array type L-band Synthetic
Aperture Radar
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Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite ltGOSATgt
Number and distribution of ground-based CO2
monitoring stations is not enough. Satellite data
from global and frequent observation is needed.
GOSAT

• Objectives
• To observe the distribution of the concentration
  of CO2 and to confirm both the amounts and the
  area of CO2 sources and sinks.
• To observe the distribution of the concentration
  of other greenhouse gases e.g. CH4 in order to
  understand global warming more precisely.

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Global Precipitation Mission ltGPMgt
GPM Era
TRMM Era
GPM is a follow-on and expanded mission of the
current on-going TRMM
Core Satellite
Constellation Satellites

• Core Satellite
• Dual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR)
• Microwave radiometer (GMI)
• Precipitation with high precision
• Discrimination between rain and snow

• Constellation Satellites
• Microwave radiometer
• Global precipitation every three hours

• Improve the accuracy of both long-term and short-
  term weather forecasts
• Improve water resource management in river
  control and irrigation systems for agriculture

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ADEOS-II Follow-on Mission (GCOM)

• JAXA will propose a series of satellites for
  establishing GEOSS mainly focused on observations
  of global warming, water cycle and disaster.
• The series of satellites, GCOM (Global Climate
  Observation Mission), consist of 2 satellite
  series