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CEOS space agencies: support for climate observations
Gilberto Câmara Chair, CEOS Director, INPE
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20 participating organizations
What is CEOS? 28 space agencies 20 participating organizations
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What has changed in the vision of the space agencies?
Need for continuous, operational surveying of climate and terrestrial variables
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What has changed in the vision of the space agencies?
Need to coordinate Earth observation programmes and ensure interoperability
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Earth observation and scientific programs dominate public R&D investment for non-manned space programs Source: Euroconsult (2009)
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CEOS Virtual Constellations
Common requirements, independent satellites, compatible data (CEOS – Committee on Earth Observation Systems) Atmospheric Composition Air quality, CO2 Land Surface Imaging ecosystem monitoring Ocean Surface Topography climate variability Precipitation weather forecasts Ocean Color Radiometry marine ecosystems Ocean Surface Vector Wind
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GEO, Scientific Community, Society Space Agencies and Decision-Making
A Vision for CEOS Task Forces GEO, Scientific Community, Society Space Agencies and Decision-Making Constellations and Data Democracy Working Groups (WGISS, WGEdu, WGCV) CEOS Community
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Ocean surface topography constellation
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Global Precipitation Constellation
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Land Surface Imaging Constellation
TERRA (ASTER & MODIS) IRS LANDSAT RESOURCESAT ALOS SAC-C SPOT CBERS
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Forest Carbon Tracking – Task Force
CSIRO, JAXA, NSC, GOFC, INPE Is it feasible to monitor the world´s tropical forests?
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Open access data policies: a qualified success
1 million images ( ) 1 million images (Jan-Aug-2009) GMES Data will be open access (Sep 2009)
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Data for the world´s tropical areas
Miyun Urumchi Aswan Maspalomas Ghuangzhou Chetumal Bangkok Boa Vista Libreville Darwin Cuiabá Jo´burg Global satellite data in 5 meter+ will be free Concerted action needed with benefits to all involved
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We know earth observation data is essential for the planet…
images: NASA-INPE We know earth observation data is essential for the planet…
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… but data democracy needs to reach the masses
photo: Yan Aarhus Bertrand … but data democracy needs to reach the masses
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