1. CB 07 01 b: Identifying Best Practices, Gaps & Needs

2. Task Report back template Short Background and objective Milestones achieved to date Expected milestones for 2008 Extent of Participation/Recommendations for additional participants Coordination points with other GEO work plan tasks Potential risks that may impede completion of task Gaps that have been identified that need to be addressed independently Potential Contributions to the CB portal /GEO Portal Expected products & date of completion of task Expectations of task lead from CBC

3. Milestones to date Feb, 2006, Brussels, CBC1, task definition May, 2006, Sao Jose dos Campos, CBC2, initial survey results Aug-Sep, 2006, ITC/NL, US, CB Strategic Plan writing team (co-chairs, Poc, …) Dec, 2006, execution 2 nd CB survey Feb, 2007, Tenerife, CBC3, comm. results 2 nd survey June, 2007, Geneva, CBC4, preparations Seville, CT Sep, 2007, Seville, Donor Conference, CBC5, results Nov, 2007, Ministerial Summit, Cape Town, CB issues Feb, 2008, CBC6, Hannover, (New Work plan 2009-2011 elaboration)

4. Expected milestones 2008… Progressing in CB gap identification for all SBA’s (using existing data + complements… ) CB Best Practices Register <- provider-based Wiki –Ref. www.ieee-earth.org : Ruth Duerrwww.ieee-earth.org CB Needs inventory <- end user-based GEO CB Services activated through GEO Portal, GEONETCast system,… GEOSS CB promotion (via int’l conferences, worskhops..)

5. Working methods Initiate (funded) project in regions e.g. calls EU FP7, ESA, e.g. (Share-Earth, Black Sea proposal, etc.) Or other data gathering methods: wiki,..? Coordinating meetings (calls) with other CB task leads & main contributors Reporting Organize CB (“do”) workshops (side events) at int’l prof. events (e.g. AARSE Oct, 2008, Accra, Ghana, EUMETSAT User Conf,…) on use of GEOnetcast (data access, sharing) – Open Source (freeware); = gaps & need evaluation in practice in regions

6. Coordination with other tasks CB 07-01b has “Feeder role” to GEO Portal & Geonetcast CB Services and BP Registry Close coordination requested with: –GEO Portal – CB Services entries AR-07-02 –Open Source CB task CB-07-01e –GEONETCast Education channel CB-06-04 –GEO Best Practices Registry DA-06-07 –Resource Mobilization, donors CB-07-01a –CB activities in SBA themes CB for Water Resources Mgt. e.g. WA-06-07,.. CB for Disaster Mgt. & Knowledge Network CB-07-02 Others, NWP cap. building, ADC (SDI aspects),..

7. Some ITC GEO CB task inputs 2008.. GEO CB Training-focussed Workshop: –AARSE 2008, pre event, 24-26 Oct, Accra, Ghana; GEOSS Interoperability for Water Security & Governance –EUMETSAT USER 2008 Forum, 4-7 Oct, Accra, Ghana 52North/ILWIS Open Source system development, ITC’s free software environment for GEONETCAST data reception and application development, visualization –E.g. used in EU FP7 DEVCOCast, EU FP7 CEOP-AEGIS projects, etc. –FOSS4G conference, Cape Town, 25-28 Sep, 2008 E-learning module (ITC), under design & development: GEONETCast for Water Security & Governance (and other SBA areas…)

8. CB-07-01b & GEOSS support CBC consolidation of certain CB-07-01a-e and others (or cross-cutting…) with CB tasks (now under SBA theme tasks); GEO Portal CB services (launch status?), –Web-based application pilots development, project ideas? GEONETCAST –application development per SBA, incl. Open Source ware GEO Best Practices Wiki…..(CB inputs) GEO UIC (User needs…)