2010 WGISS Expected Outcomes Matha Maiden and Pakorn Apaphant Oct 2, 2009 WGISS 28 Pretoria, South Africa

WGISS Theme Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems Innovative contributions that will persist, and can be reused Work closely with and support CEOS Virtual Constellations Work closely with and collaborate as appropriate with WGCV Support the CEOS Data Democracy initiative

2010 WGISS Priorities 1. Closely coordinate with CEOS and SIT 2. Strengthen internal Coordination and Cooperation 3. Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems 4. Work closely with and support CEOS Virtual Constellations 5. Work closely with and collaborate as appropriate with WGCV 6. Continue supporting the Data Democracy program 7. Outreach

1. Closely coordinate with CEOS and SIT WGISS Chair and Vice Chair will closely cooperate with CEOS Chair team and SIT Chair team To make sure that WGISS can bring CEOS policy into actionable Actions

2. Strengthen and support internal cooperation Application Subgroup Technology Subgroup Boost up User Vice chairs Support the initiation of new promising projects/IGs Security Project Data Management IG Water Community of Practice Portal CWIC Global DEM Quality Project

2. Strengthen and support internal cooperation Security Project White paper on issue and best Practices Data Management IG Data, meta-data and product topics Concerning data content, metadata content, data formats, data preservation (archiving) The functionality of tools and data services User functional focus, not technical Data and meta-data format and exchange standards and guidelines Common best practices for storing and exchanging data and meta-data

2.Strengthen and support internal cooperation Water Community of Practice Portal Leverage WTF-CEOP and identify additional data/datasets and services Seek collaborating Agencies with services/tools and data/datasets CWIC Planned is being drafted Global DEM quality Project Planned is being drafted

3.Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems AR-09-02a: Virtual Constellations Develop and/or improve capability of Portals for Virtual Constellation including 1. Climate Diagnostics Site 2. AC Portal 3. LSI Portal

3. Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems AR-09-02C: Flood Sensor web Emergency Response Prototype To support Disaster SBA in making use of existing technologies to strengthen Disaster response management DA-09-01b: Data, Metadata, and Products Harmonization Work with VCs and SBAs on developing portal based on CWIC experience Work with CEO to report to GEO ADC and share ADC meeting highlight with WGSS

3. Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems DA-09-03d: Global DEM ICEDS information server providing OGC- compliant WMS server for ASTER 30m DEM data, together with localized validation DEM data and associated quality information

3.Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems DI-06-09: Use of Satellite for Risk Management Availability of Near real time Data set Makes use of existing technologies to strengthen Disaster Response Management DA-09-01a: GEOSS Quality Assurance Quality In cooperate with QA4EO on Data Harmonization and LSI

3.Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems HE-09-01: Information System for Health WGISS is ready to support Health SBA - IDN Health Service Portal - Atmospheric Composition –AC Portal - Flood Monitoring Grid Sensor web

3.Provide satellite arm of GEO System of Systems DA-09-02a: Data Integration and Analysis To provide multisource data support within Grid workflow Water portal AR-09-01b: GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot To provide WAG functionality at Ukrainian & China’s resources Grid implementation of the simplest workflow for Malaria project & Water-borne epidemics risk assessment AC portal

4. Work closely with and support CEOS Virtual Constellations Cooperate with VCs on Develop and/or improve capability of Portals for Virtual Constellation including Climate Diagnostics Site AC Portal LSI Portal

5.Work closely with and collaborate as appropriate with WGCV QA4EO LSI & Data Harmonization Global DEM Quality Project

6.Continuing support Data Democracy Program Software packages Deliver Software package developed by South Africa to SE Asia countries as planned by data democracy program Cooperated with WGEdu on training the abovementioned software Support lecturers for the Training on Data access and processing for Disaster management

7.Outreach Strengthen relationship with other international entities Consider way to support new CODATA Global road initiative with EO Data and process Strengthen coordination with APN to transfer technology on Data Access to Asia Pacific countries Coordinate with OGC