Moving Towards GEOSS

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Moving Towards GEOSS

• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S.
  Navy (Ret.)
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
  Atmosphere
• Future National Operational Environmental
  Satellite Symposium- AMS 2006
• January 31 2006

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Menu

• Global Earth Observation Systems of System
  Implementation Update
• Satellites and GEOSS Space is the Backbone
• GEOSS Implementation Effective Partnership

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Global Earth Observations System of Systems
(GEOSS) Implementation Update
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Global Earth Observation System of
SystemsIntegrated Observations Data Management
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GEO Moves ForwardWorking Towards Implementation

• Adopted formal GEO organization and 10-year
  implementation plan
• Held GEO I in May 2005, and GEO II in December
  2005
• Selected new GEO Secretariat Director, Jose
  Achache
• Accepted 2006 Work Plan, adopted a budget and
  formally created GEO Committees
• Architecture and Data Capacity Building Science
  and Technology User Interface and Working Group
  on Tsunami Activities

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GEO Moves ForwardWorking Towards Implementation

• Near-Term Implementation Efforts
• Working Group on Tsunami Activities continuing to
  provide integration observation requirements to
  the Indian Ocean Tsunami Early Warning System
  effort
• United States announced intention to move GOES
  satellite to a position to help offset the lack
  of sounder data over South America
• GEO-Netcast proposed as tangible near term
  project to implement GEOSS

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USGEO Near-Term Opportunities

• USGEO focusing on 6 Near-Term Opportunities
• Disasters
• Drought / National Integrated Drought Information
  System
• Land Observation
• Air Quality
• Sea Level
• Data Management
• Currently developing plans for all the Near-Term
  opportunities
• Will be available for public review in the next
  several months

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Satellites and GEOSS Space is the Backbone
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NOAAs Mission Vision

• NOAAs Vision
• An informed society that uses a comprehensive
  understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts,
  and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make
  the best social and economic decisions
• NOAAs Mission
• To understand and predict changes in the Earths
  environment and conserve and manage coastal and
  marine resources to meet the Nations economic,
  social and environmental needs

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NOAA Budget
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Satellite Contributions To GEOSS
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Space-based Observing SystemsOperational
Environmental Satellites
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National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite System(NPOESS)

• Technical Challenges and Cost Overruns to the
  Program
• Independent Program Assessment Team provided
  analysis of options for the program
• Options being evaluating by cost analysis experts
• Proposed changes to structure of Integrated
  Program Office
• Program Executive structure under review
• Nunn-McCurdy notification to Congress
• Working with Air Force to recertify the program
• Dedicated to finding appropriate solution

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Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite-R Program (GOES-R)

• The Secretary of Commerce approved next phase of
  program development - System Program Definition
  and Risk Reduction (PDRR). Three industry teams
  awarded Boeing Space Systems, Lockheed Martin,
  and Northrop Grumman
• FY06 Budget Presidents Request241M
  Enacted219M
• GOES-R System Acquisition and Operations phase to
  begin in 2007
• RFP release currently planned for end of Calendar
  Year 2006

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Importance to NOAAs Mission
Hurricane Katrina
Florida Fires
Middle East Dust Storms
Snow Cover/Wind Chill
Atmospheric River (Jan 9 2005)
Fatal mudslides and floods (Jan 10 2005)
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GEOSS ImplementationEffective Partnership
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GEOSS Vision for the Future

• Moving towards the vision
• Establish a governance structure (international
  and domestic)
• Identify near-term opportunities and begin
  development of implementation plans
• Develop a common system architecture
• Integrate existing systems and capabilities
• Identify and address gaps
• Improve capabilities through research and
  innovation

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Broad Participation

• Participation by user community is critical to
  ensure that priorities are properly aligned with
  needs

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