1. Enabling Climate Services – The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Barbara J. Ryan Director, GEO Secretariat GFCS Dialogue Geneva, Switzerland 01 July 2013
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2. Created in 2005, to develop a coordinated and sustained Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to enhance decision making in nine Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs)
GEO today:
90 Members
67 Participating Organizations

3. A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems
GEOSS is a global distributed system, including satellite observation systems, Global in situ networks and systems, And local and regional in situ networks.
GEOSS will deliver the benefits of EO to both data & information providers and consumers world wide.