1. GCI for Disaster Virtual Workshop
22 February 2017

2. GCI meets the SBA communities

3. GCI for Disaster Virtual Workshop Objectives
Establish a Dialogue between the GCI and the SBA Teams and relative initiatives
Hear the needs and suggestions from the community in terms of Data in the GCI
Hear the needs and suggestions from the community in terms of Functionalities in the GCI
Assess with the community the need/benefit of establishing a thematic Community Portal
Build applications using GCI data– towards Plenary (Building a GEO Atlas by SBA)

4. From the GEO Strategic Plan
GEO is a coalition of governments and participating organizations having as its mission the implementation of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to meet the need for timely, quality long term global information as a basis for sound decision-making.
Earth observations from diverse sources, including satellite, airborne, in-situ platforms, and citizen observatories, when integrated together, provide powerful tools for understanding the past and present conditions of Earth systems, as well as the interplay between them.
These tools, and the improved knowledge they provide, together with socio-economic data describing the human dimension in the global environment, can help solve problems, address and mitigate risks, and deliver skillful predictions of the future behavior of Earth systems. The outcome of this information chain is that the potential consequences of human activities on the planet can be understood, anticipated and addressed. As such, Earth observations are an indispensable component to measure and monitor our progress towards addressing societal challenges.

5. GEO promotes Broad Open Data Policy

6. Implementing through the GCI
Some numbers on GEOSS Assets:155 brokered catalogs,
approx discoverable and accessible 200 ml resources

7. Some of the main Data Providers contributing to the Disaster SBA Brokered by the GCI

8. Quick overview on n. of resources per keyword related to Disaster

9. Enhanced GEOSS Portal