How to leverage GCI Content: GCI for SDG 6 Susanna Grita GEO Secretariat GCI Operations Team 24th October 2017
GCI the Earth Observations Mine Goals GCI the Earth Observations Mine «GEOSS increases our understanding of Earth processes and enhances predictive capabilities that underpin sound decision-making: it provides access to data, information and knowledge to a wide variety of users» http://www.earthobservations.org/geoss.php
Procedure SDGs / Climate/ Disasters Step-by-Step Monitoring Guides Topic Indicators Locate Identify Discover Access Analyse Connect SDGs / Climate/ Disasters Step-by-Step Monitoring Guides Case Studies Keywords and essential Variables Browse data from GEOSS Portal Download Data from GEOSS portal Investigate the Metadata Ask expert feedback/advice
Monitoring Steps: indicator 6.6.1 Topic Indicator Locate Identify Discover Access Analyse Connect % water related ecosystem change with time Spatial extent 6.6.1 a Quantity 6.6.1 b Quality 6.6.1 c Health 6.6.1 d Standardized monitoring steps suggested by UN Water (http://www.unwater.org/publications/step-step-methodology-monitoring-ecosystems-6-6-1/)
Essential Parameters Identify Topic Indicator Locate Identify Discover Access Analyse Connect For some themes essential variables have been developed (e.g.ECVs by GCOS or EBVs by GEO BON) In other cases an investigation on the parameters en jeux of the chosen topic and their related keywords is made
Making inventories by geographical region… Finding the Data Topic Indicator Locate Identify Discover Access Analyse Connect Making inventories by geographical region…
Finding the Data Discover Access Topic Indicator Locate Identify Analyse Connect
Remote sensing products Data and Metadata Topic Indicator Locate Identify Discover Access Analyse Connect River discharges (PANGAEA) Ocean water sampling (PANGAEA) In situ Landsat/Sentinel images Macrophyte classification (RCMRD) Water temperature Remote sensing products Chlorophyll probability (Diversity II project) Models Land Use/Land Cover classification (RCMRD) Protected areas/Wetland sites (WWF) Digitalized Products Well structured metadata is fundamental for combining different datasets!
Leveraging and Enriching GEO Convening Power Making Connections Leveraging and Enriching GEO Convening Power Topic Indicator Locate Identify Discover Access Analyse Connect Expert advice has proved essential for producing a complete and consistent application. Universities Makerere University Initiatives GEO Wetlands Aquawatch Other Organizations UNCCD
Conclusions Benefits of the GCI for Users Role of the Data Providers Role of the GEO Expert Community: Importance of being able to discover and access a large variety of EO from multiple sources, with different resolutions and different acquisition methodologies Importance of Metadata Importance of contact information of the data provider Help understand the pertinence of the datasets chosen and fill the data gaps.
Lake Victoria water resources URL: Link to the application