Future of Global Earth Observations: Innovation Yielding Societal Benefits

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Future of Global Earth ObservationsInnovation
Yielding Societal Benefits

• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S.
  Navy (Ret.)
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
  Atmosphere
• NOAA Administrator
• EcoVision 2007
• April 19, 2007

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National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) weather buoy
Flood DamageHurricane Katrina 2005

• Benefits of Integrated Observations

Weather
NOAA P3
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POES and GOES satellite configuration
Prediction of El Nino
Benefits of Integrated Observations
Climate
Climate Monitoring Diagnostics Lab-Antarctica
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Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS)
Efficient Marine TransportationBridge Air Gap
Sensor
Benefits of Integrated Observations
Commerce Transportation
Water Level Observations-Massachusetts
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Solar weather observations
Continuity of access to electricity
Benefits of Integrated Observations
Energy
Earth Observations For Energy Exploration
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NPOESS
Strengthening sustainable agricultural systems
Benefits of Integrated Observations
Agriculture
Satellite Observation of South African Drought
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What is GEO?Group on Earth Observations

• EOS I July 2003, Washington
• 34 Members 20 International Organizations
• EOS II April 2004, Tokyo
• 47 Members 26 International Organizations
• EOS III February 2005, Brussels
• Nearly 60 Members 34 International
  Organizations
• 10-Year Implementation Plan
• GEO Ministerial Summit November 2007, Cape Town
• 69 Members 46 International Organizations
• Successfully implementing work plan

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NOAA Satellites The Benefits Of Global Earth
Observations
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What is GEOSS?Global Earth Observation System of
Systems
Comprehensive Coordinated Sustained Innovative
solutions to economic and societal challenges
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Future of Global Earth ObservationsTechnical
Innovation
GOES-I/P Instruments
GOES-R Baseline
Imager
Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
5 Channels 1km Visible, 4km IR Full Disk Image
Every 28 minutes - 3 hours
16 channels Higher Spatial Temporal
Resolution 1/2km Visible, 2km IR Full Disk Image
Every 5 - 15 minutes
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Future of Global Earth ObservationsTechnical
Innovation
GOES-I/P Instruments
GOES-R Baseline
Data Rate 2.11 Mbps
Daily Rate 132.0 Mbps
Daily Output 181 Gb
Daily Output 16,000 Gb
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Future of Global Earth ObservationsAdvances in
Data Management

• Technical Innovation Yields Enhanced Data
  Management Needs
• Data Product Processing
• User Interface
• Archives Access
• New Observation Systems Mean 100-Fold Increase
  in Earth Observation Data

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Future of Global Earth ObservationsEnhanced
International Cooperation
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Future of Global Earth ObservationsGEO-NETCast

• Implementation of GEONetCast
• Open exchange of data and information
• Worldwide information distribution
• Role of members in participating organizations

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Future of Global Earth ObservationsInnovations
for the Americas
GOES-10 moved to 60W to expand satellite
coverage in South America
Three new Dart-II buoys deployed in the Pacific
Ocean off coast of Mexico and Costa Rica
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Future of Global Earth ObservationsInnovations
for Global Society
Provide the right information, in the right
format,
at the right time, to the right people, to make
the right decisions.