Introduction to Session 2 Jean-Louis Fellous SIT Chair Team SIT Workshop Agenda Item 4 CEOS SIT Technical Workshop EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th – 18 th September 2015 Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2 Session 2 Objectives Following the first VC/WG Day successfully held in Montpellier on September 16, 2014, it was agreed to: Declare September 16 “the VC/WG Day” for the centuries to come; Organize the 2 nd VC/WG Day on September 16, 2015 in Darmstadt. The format and topics for this 2 nd VC/WG Day were discussed at SIT-30, then during the June 2015 tag up teleconferences, and finally agreed at a VC Conference Call on September 9. This Session 2 is intended to: Review the VC/WG Day outcomes and main discussion points; Assess the progress in reinstating the LSI-VC; and, Review WGs issues and topics for Plenary Preparation.
SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 3 VC/WG Day Content 08:30-08:45Opening, introductionSIT Chair 08:45-09:00CGMS coordination with CEOS Virtual Constellations for OceanMikael Rattenborg 09:00-09:30 Recent relevant missions: objectives, early results, relationship with VC roadmap VCs – 3-5 min each 09:30-10:00Mechanism for collaboration between VCs and WGs. Training strategy, etc. Open discussion led by Eric Wood and Steven Neeck 10:00-10:30Coffee break – Poster session 10:30-11:30WGDisasters, VCs and hydrometeorological hazards Open discussion led by Ivan Petiteville and Juliette Lambin 11:30-12:30Integrated products (e.g. ocean surface data) Open discussion led by Julia Figa and Hans Bonekamp 12:30-12:40Overview of Blue PlanetPaul DiGiacomo and Kerry Sawyer 12:40-14:00Lunch – Poster session 14:10-15:10CEOS Strategy for Carbon Observation: VCs and WGs contributions Open discussion led by Stephen Briggs and Paul DiGiacomo 15:10-15:30Wrap-upSIT Chair 15:30-16:00Coffee break – Poster session 16:00End of meeting
SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 4 Organization and reporting The first topic – CGMS coordination with VCs for Ocean – was introduced by Mikael Rattenborg (EUMETSAT) Like in 2014, each topic was allocated one hour and was moderated by volunteered volunteers Topic #1 – Eric Wood (WGCapD) & Steven Neeck (P-VC) Topic #2 – Ivan Petiteville (WGDisasters) & Juliette Lambin (OST-VC) Topic #3 – Julia Figa (OSVW-VC) & Hans Bonekamp (OST-VC) Paul DiGiacomo & Kerry Sawyer gave an overview of Blue Planet Topic #4 – Stephen Briggs (Carbon Strategy) & Paul DiGiacomo (OCR-VC) The SIT Chair Team is extremely grateful to the moderators for their leading the discussions during the VC/WG Day to significant outcomes Moderators will report to the Technical Workshop on the outcomes of the discussion for their respective topics
SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 5 Session 2 Agenda Session 2VCs and WGs 4Introduction: objectives, review of agenda (Fellous)09:45-09:55 5Report from the VC/WG Day by Co-Leads09:55-10:45 Group Photo and Break10:45-11:15 5+Report from the VC/WG Day (cont’d)11:15-12:15 6Coordination of CEOS LSI activities12:15-12:35 Lunch12:35-13:35 7WG Issues and Topics for Plenary Preparation - WGISS (Moreno) - WGCV (von Bargen) - WGCapD (Wood) - WGClimate (Bates) - WGDisasters (Petiteville) 13:35-15:10 Break15:10-15:25 8VCs and WGs Session Wrap-up (Fellous)15:25-15:40