The International Science Year Programs - eGY, IPY, IHY, Planet Earth - and GEOSS AOGS-3, Singapore, 10 July 2006

GEOSS

Fifty years after IGY ( )

Priority Areas

Initiated by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and UNESCO’s Ecology & Earth Science Division Backed by ICSU 12 Founding Partners 18 Associate Partners Who is behind it?

To communicate the central role of the Earth sciences in securing the safety, health, and wealth of Society To expand our undeerstanding of the Earth system To enable Society to user Earth science knowledge more effectively. Why (International Year of) Planet Earth?

Groundwater Hazards Earth and Health Climate Resources Megacities Deep Earth Ocean Soils Life 1.Groundwater 2. Hazards 3. Earth and Health 4. Climate 5. Resources 6. Megacities 7. Deep Earth 8. Ocean 9. Soils 10. Life Outreach goals Science Themes Increase public awareness of the importance of the geosciences for human life and prosperity Stimulate awareness of the societal contributions of the geosciences within national education systems Increase understanding by decision-makers of the societal importance of the geosciences

Triennium: 2007 – 2009 UN-declared Year of Planet Earth is 2008 Wind-up in 2010 USD 20 million; 50% science; 50% outreach Roles: - Inform, Stimulate, Facilitate, Coordinate - fund projects Features

Driven by: NASA, SCOSTEP Main sponsor: NASA Backed by: IAU Internatinal Space Science Institute COSPAR UN - Basic Space Science Program Who is behind it?

Develop heliophysics through cross-disciplinary study Determine the response of magnetospheres and atmospheres to external drivers Promote research on the Sun-heliosphere system Foster international scientific cooperation Preserve the history and legacy of the IGY Communicate unique IHY results to scientists and the public Objectives

Four Elements of the IHY Program Coordinated Investigation Programs (CIPs) - scientific research Distributed small instrument program - new observational capability Education, outreach - promoting space science IGY History preservation - preserving the history of space physics

IHY Timeline 2004: Regional coordination meetings 2005: Synthesis from regional to international 2006: Prototyping year 2007: IHY campaigns : Community workshops, publications, archives

ICSU - WMO Programme ICSU - WMO Joint Committee -18 international scientists International Programme Office, hosted by UK (BAS) IPY Framework Document 50,000 participants from more than 60 nations Who is behind it?

Present environmental status Past and present environmental and human change Polar - global teleconnections Unknowns at the frontiers of polar science Study of the Earth's inner core, the Earth's magnetic field, geospace, the Sun and beyond. Draw scientific & public attention to polar regions

Urgent, Significant International Partnerships Share, Store Data Expand Polar Community Outreach Programmes Build Connections Expressions of Interest Coordination Proposals Endorsed Projects

Who is behind it? eGY is an initiative of IUGG led by IAGA sponsored by IUGG, IAGA, NASA, NSF In-kind support from LASP, NOAA, NCAR, NSIDC, USGS, BAS,.…

eGY embraces and extends IGY principles… International cooperation and data sharing Universal access to data and information Timely and convenient access to data Global, cross-disciplinary scope Preservation of data Capacity building, especially in developing countries Education, public outreach, information for decision making

Vision “eGY will lead to a major step forward in geoscience capability, knowledge, and usage throughout the world by accelerating the adoption of modern and visionary practices for managing and sharing data and information.”

What is eGY? eGY is a cooperative international effort to address the challenges of modern data stewardship in the geosciences and take advantage of modern ICT opportunities Themes: Data access (Virtual Observatories) Data integration Data discovery Data release Data preservation Data rescue Education and public outreach Reducing the digital divide (e-Africa)

Deliverables Networking, links to experts and peers Connection between the I*Y and other programs A mandate - the eGY Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons Codes of best practice Meetings, workshops, and symposia at conferences Presentations, articles, publications, press releases Website: and eGY Newswww.egy.org

GEOSS Global Earth Observing System of Systems

Who is behind it? GEO = Many People 60 Nations European Commission 43 Participating Organizations GEOSS = One Vision A globally coordinated, comprehensive system of earth observing systems

GEOSS Vision "The vision for GEOSS is to realize a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed via coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations and information."

Aims To promote data accessibility and interoperability for earth observations To promote interagency, intergovernmental, and interdisciplinary collaboration To encourage shared infrastructure To inform the decision makers what needs to be done to realize the vision, and to build the political will to make it happen.

Societal benefit areas Disasters Health Energy Climate Water Weather Ecosystems Agriculture Biodiversity Cross-cutting areas Commonalities Architecture Data and Users Capacity Building Outreach

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Thursday 13 July, 12:45-13:45 Level 3 Room 311 Information and Discussion on the international science year programs (eGY, IPY, IHY, and Planet Earth) and GEOSS