Title: GEOSS
1GEOSS
SCIENCESERVINGSOCIETY
Global Earth Observing System of Systems
- VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. US Navy (Ret.)
- Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
AtmosphereNOAA Administrator - June 21 2005
IEEE SymposiumFrom Local to Global Data
Interoperability
2GEOSS History
EOS I
- EOS I
- July 31, 2003, Washington, D.C.
- 34 Countries 20 International Organizations
- EOS II
- April 25, 2004, Tokyo, Japan
- 47 Countries EC 26 International
Organizations - EOS III February 2005, Brussels
- Nearly 60 Countries EC and 34 International
Organizations - 10-Year Implementation Plan
- Commerce Secretary Gutierrez led the US delegation
EOS II
EOS III
3What is GEOSS?
Comprehensive Coordinated Sustained An end-to-end
system of existing systems (both in situ and
remote sensing observation platforms)linked with
new systems
4Societal Benefits of GEOSS
Terrestrial, Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Water Resources
Natural Human Induced Disasters
Sustainable Agriculture Desertification
Energy Resources
Human Health Well-Being
Biodiversity
Weather Information, Forecasting Warning
Climate Variability Change
5Earth Observations Value Agriculture
- Drought costs in U.S. 6-8B annually
6Earth Observations Value Health
- Malaria killed est. 1M people in 2004
7Earth Observations Value Energy
8Earth Observations Value Disaster Mitigation
FLOATS
BUOYS
Better ocean observations more accurate
forecasts effective warnings
GAUGES
9GEOSS Implementation
- Data Management Needs
- New systems mean 100-fold increase in data
- Current systems already face challenges
- Development of browser and visualization systems
underpinned by core geospatial technologies - Interoperability through protocols and standards
10Interoperability
Specialized Formats
Non-Standard Metadata
Proprietary Systems
11Interoperability
Standardized Formats
Standard Metadata
Open Systems
12GEO IGeneva, Switzerland
- First meeting of new GEO at WMO headquarters in
early May - Iceland recognized as newest member of growing
effort - GEO agreed to 12 member Executive Committee
- Africa (2), Americas (3), Asia and Oceania (3),
Commonwealth of Independent States (1), Europe
(3) - Co-Chairs US, EC (developed) China, South
Africa (developing) - Tsunami Update IOC
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Americas
Europe
Africa
Asia/Oceania
Brazil Honduras USA
European Commission Italy Germany
South Africa Morocco
China Japan Thailand
Commonwealth of Independent States
GEO Executive Committee
Russia
14U.S. Contribution to GEOSSAn Interagency Effort
15IEOS and GEOSSA System of Systems
U.S. Component
GEOSS
U.S. IEOS
Ocean Component of GOOS
Ocean Component of U.S. IEOS
U.S. IOOS
GOOS
U.S. Component
16Other National Earth Observation Efforts
- Other countries are following the lead of the US
and Europe in developing their own national
integration structures - Canada
- China
- Japan
- Morocco
- South Africa
17Thanks for your efforts!