GEO 2014 Work Plan Symposium Opening Remarks Barbara J. Ryan Director, GEO Secretariat Geneva, Switzerland 28 April 2014

Created in 2005, to develop a coordinated and sustained Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to enhance decision making in nine Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs) GEO today: 90 Members 77 Participating Organizations

A broad Commercial Sector spans the entire information value chain Data providers Value-Added providers Downstream users

Continue improving Earth observations worldwide Urge the adoption and implementation of data sharing principles globally Advance the GEOSS information system Develop a comprehensive interdisciplinary knowledge base Cultivate global initiatives Ministerial Guidance

GEOSS Portal Enabling a System of Systems GEO Discovery & Access Broker

Introduction of the Brokering approach

Current Assets About 20 brokered data providers – capacities, systems, communities... More than 7 Million (1.2 Million GEOSS Data Core) Discoverable and potentially accessible resources (mix of data collections, datasets and individual images)... Publish Contain More than 65 Million (50 Million GEOSS Data Core) Discoverable and potentially accessible granules (e.g. satellite scene, raingauge record)...

Space Themes Time GEOSS Hypercube

Space Time Precipitation in France ( ) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Themes

Space Themes Time Global Precipitation ( ) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Themes Time Land Use change in Europe ( ) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Themes Time Land Use change in Europe ( ) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Demography in Europe ( ) Major Floods in Europe ( )

Space Time West Africa drought 90-day outlook (April – June 2014) Themes GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Time West Africa drought observations (1995–2013) Themes GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Time West Africa drought observations (1995–2013) East Africa drought observations (2010 – 2012) Themes GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Time West Africa crop prediction ( ) Themes GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Time West Africa crop prediction ( ) Themes West Africa Land Use ( ) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets

Space Time Precipitation in Africa ( ) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Themes

Global water bodies ( ) Space Time Themes Precipitation in Africa ( GEOSS should be making this cube as dense and transparent as possible GCI GCI Searches Crops obs. Asia ( ) Global Climate predictions ( ) Faults monitoring in South America ( ) Ecosystems mapping in Europe ( ) Major disasters in South Asia ( ) West Africa Land Use (SB) ( )

EO SYSTEMS EARTH DATA GEOSS CI COM NETWORKS INTEROPERAB DATA SHARINGCAPACITIES SCIENCE TECHUSER DRIVEN RESOURCESBLUE PLANET LAND COVER FORESTS URBANIMPACTSDISASTERS HEALTH ENERGY CLIMATEWATERWEATHER ECOSYSTEMSAGRICULTURE BIODIVERSITY DATA SHARING DATA DISCOVERY COMMUNITY BUILDING INFRASTRUCTUREINSTITUTIONSSOCIETAL BENEFIT AREAS GEOSS Tiers & Successes

Broad open data policies/practices essential for publically funded collections & must be strengthened Economic value in downstream elements – value-added products and services Broaden stakeholder engagement needed, including the private sector Strengthen policy linkages/mandates National, Regional and International collaboration is essential Summary

GEO-XI Plenary November 2014 Libreville, Gabon Barbara J. Ryan