1. Nobuyoshi FUJIMOTO/JAXA on behalf of Barbara J. Ryan Director, GEO Secretariat Director Assessing the Impact of Satellite EO on Society and Policy Tokyo, 9 November 2015 Status of GEO/GEOSS I.Accomplishments of First Decade II.GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025 III.2016 Work Programme IV.GEO Plenary and Ministerial Summit

2. GEO and GEOSS GEO: Group on Earth Observations Established in 2005, GEO is a voluntary partnership of governments and organizations. the GEO community is implementing a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) from among a great many individual Earth observation, information and processing systems.

3. I.Accomplishments of the First Decade, 2005-2015.

4. GEO Member States

5. © GEO Secretariat 87 Participating Organizations Convening power

6. GCI : GEOSS Common Interface – Enabling a System of Systems

7. GEOSS Providers GEOSS Application Developers GEOSS Users GEOSS Common Infrast. GEOSS Applications ….. Domain A Domain B Domain K …. System i System 3 System 4 System 1 System 2 System j …. System 1 System 4 System 3 System 2 …. System z System 1 System 4 System 2 System 3 Tier 2 Tier 1 Tier 3 Access Search Use

8. GEOSS Implementation Requires: Data Sharing Principles Full and Open Exchange of Data Data and Products at Minimum Time Delay and at Minimum Cost Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction

9. . Before Open-Data Policy: 53 scenes/day After Open-Data Policy: 5,700 scenes/day

10. Global Forest Observations Initiative (Australia, Norway, UK, USA, CEOS, FAO) Frorest Carbon Tracking Methods and Guidance Document (MGD) -trialed in Ghana and discussed in UNFCCC - additional supporting material being produced CEOS expanding core data acquisitions from 13 countries (2013) to global coverage (2016) and working on country specific requirements 2 R&D workshops held on sensor interoperability and monitoring forest degradation, identifying R&D data needs Capacity Building expanding to Africa and SE Asia with SilvaCarbon Workshops held in coordination with FAO Links with UNFCCC, IPCC, GOFC-GOLD www.gfoi.org

11. GEOGLAM :Global Agricultural Monitoring Crop Monitor for AMIS Operational since September 2013 36 institutions, 22 countries + 7 international organizations Global map for the 4 AMIS crops (Maize, Wheat, Soybean, Rice) August 2014 Crop Conditions Rice 28 August 14

12. Rapid & Open Disasters Information (Germany, Italy, Japan, Turkey, USA, CEOS, EPOS, ESA) * Hawaii Supersite fully operational * 3 new Supersites (Europe) * Supersites selection & definition * In-situ and space data * All data online

13. More Water Information (EC, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, USA, CEOS, ESA, WCRP, WMO) GEOSS Strategy for Water Water/Health Partnership (WHO- HABITAT-UNEP) GEO Great Lakes Project Water/Weather Flood Project Global Rainfall Watch CEOS Water Portal Water Data Maps (e.g. Gauges) Webinar Series (water quality) UN Sustainable Dev. Goals Water Data Maps: Global Stream Gauges (AIP-6)

14. Mobile App (AIP-7) Crowd sourcing on Species Regional Research Projects 2015 Blue Planet Symposium Trans-Atlantic EC-US Canada Initiative Bridging Ocean Communities (Australia, Canada, EC, UK, USA, CEOS, GCOS, GOOS, IOC, POGO, UNESCO, WMO)

15. Biodiversity Observation Network (EC, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA, Diversitas, GBIF, IUCN) EBVs (5 projects underway) Global Network of Ecosystem Observatories Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Tropical Forest Monitoring BON-in-a-Box Handbook UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

16. Cold Regions Information (Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, USA, ICIMOD, WMO) Partners e.g. GCW, NSIDC, CrDAP, SAON, CryoClim, CCIN Cryosphere Data Portal Third Pole Database Glacier Database Arctic Observing Summit & Arctic Circle Assembly

17. Continuing Global Engagements

18. II.GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025

19. GEO X Plenary & Ministerial Geneva 13 -17 January 2014 Geneva Ministerial Declaration (2014) Ministers renewed the mandate of GEO through 2025 and provided guidance on the evolution of GEOSS from 2016-2025 Implementation Plan Working Group (IPWG) to draft a new 10-year Implementation Plan (2016-2025) Initial review at the GEO-XI Plenary, November 2014 Endorsement at next Ministerial Summit, November 2015

20. Strategic Plan 2016-2025: Implementing GEOSS Part A: Strategy Part B: Implementation Reference Document GEOSS Description GEOSS Data Sharing Principles GEOSS Data Management Principles Core Functions Implementation Mechanisms GEO Work Programme Development

21. Vison for GEO - to envision a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations. GEO’s Mission - to connect the demand of decision-makers with the supply of data and information - to unlock the power of Earth observations GEO’s Value Convening Power - to assemble and coordinate expertise from across different disciplines and communities Part A: Strategy

22. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability Disaster Resilience Energy and Mineral Resources Management Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Infrastructure and Transportation Management Public Health Surveillance Sustainable Urban Development Water Resources Management Climate change and its impacts, are cross- cutting and connect with the other SBAs. Part A: Strategy Societal Benefit Areas

23. To implement the Strategy identified in Part A, GEO will leverage the successes of its first decade GEO will implement Data Sharing Principles: -by making data, metadata and products available as part of the GEOSS Data-CORE without charge or restrictions on reuse; -by making metadata, data and products available with minimal restrictions on use and at no more than the cost of reproduction and distribution; -by making metadata, data and products available with minimum time delay. GEO will implement Data Management Principles: -by focusing on discoverability, accessibility, usability, preservation and curation. Part B: Implementation

24. Implementation Mechanisms Part B: Implementation

25. III.2016 Work Programme

26. Transitional Work Programme for 2016 “Regular” 3-year Programmes 2017-19, 2020-22 and 2023-25 Based on inputs from GEO Members, Participating Organizations, and the GEO Community at large. Through an iterative process, it is reviewed and further developed by the GEO Programme Board, which ensures alignment with the priorities of GEO Members and Participating Organizations, identifies resource commitments by GEO Members and Participating Organizations, and recommends approval to GEO Plenary Introduction to Work Programme

27. 1Introduction 2Executive Summary 3Overall Planning and main deliverables 4Community Activities 5Candidate GEO Initiatives 6Candidate Foundational Tasks 7Resources Summary Draft version 3.0

28. Activities total number Community Activities33 GEO Initiatives20 Foundational Tasks18 TOTAL71 ALL Current Societal Benefit Areas are addressed

29. GEO Initiatives and Flagships Proposals are normally accepted by the GEO Programme Board 2016 as the transitional phase, provisionally list all proposed Flagships and Initiatives as “Candidate Initiatives” They will be assessed by the Programme Board, once in place, and proposed for inclusion in the appropriate category.

30. GEO Initiatives – Current List GI-01*GEOGLAM-Global Agricultural Monitoring and Early Warning GI-02*GEOBON-Global Biodiversity Observation (GEO BON) GI-03*GFOI Global Forest Observation Initiative GI-04*Global Observing System for Mercury and Persistent Pollutants GI-05*Global Carbon Observation and Analysis System GI-06Reinforcing engagement at regional level: AfriGEOSS for Africa GI-07Ocean and society - Blue Planet GI-08GEO Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories (GSNL) GI-09Global Wildfire Information System GI-10EO data and renewable energies GI-11Information Services for Cold Regions GI-12Integrated Information Systems for Health (Cholera, Heat waves) GI-13Integration of Methods for Air Quality and Health Data, Remote Sensed and In-Situ with Disease Estimate Techniques (new US) GI-14GECO: the GEO Global Ecosystem Initiative GI-15GEO-GNOME Initiative: GEO Global Network for Observation and information in Mountain Environments GI-16GEO-DARMA = Data Access for Risk Management (new-CEOS) GI-17aGlobal Urban Observation and Information GI-17bGlobal Human Settlement indicators for post-2015 international frameworks GI-18GEO and SDGs. EOs role in providing support to countries in achieving SDGs and in defining and monitoring the associated indicators. GI-19AmeriGEOSS (new) GI-20GEO Global Water Security (GEOGLOWS) new-US * Proposed as GEO Flagship

31. Foundational Tasks – Current List GDGEOSS Development and GCI Operations GD-01Advancing GEOSS Data Sharing principles GD-02GCI Operations (including access to Knowledge) GD-03Global Observing and Information Systems (new) (includes systems like WIGOS. GCOS; …. And reference datasets) GD-04GEONETCast Development and Operations GD-05GEOSS Satellite Earth Observation Resources (includes advocacy for continuity) GD-06GEOSS in situ Earth Observation Resources (includes inclusion of citizens’ observatories) (includes advocacy for continuity) GD-07GCI Development (includes development of Data Management guidelines) GD-08SBAs processes: Systematic determination of user needs / observational gaps GD-09Knowledge Base development GD-10Radio-frequency protection GD-11Utilization of Communication Networks CDCommunity Development CD-01Capacity Building coordination CD-02Reinforcing engagement at national and regional level CD-03Assess the benefits from EOs and of their socio-economic value SOSecretariat Operations SO-01Management and Support SO-02Communication and Engagement SO-03Monitoring and Evaluation SO-04Resources Mobilization

32. GEO WP 2016 Development Timeline September 29Version 3.0, as a GEO-XII Plenary document November 11-12 GEO-XII – inputs from Delegations, including pledges on 2016 contributions to GEO trust fund (a driver to scope Foundational tasks) Dec 15Version v4 – Final (incorporating Plenary decisions)

33. IV.GEO Plenary and Ministerial Summit