1. CEOS Ad Hoc Teams and Working Group Leadership
– Recap of Decisions
CEOS Plenary endorsed 1-year extensions of the:
Space Data Coordination Group (SDCG) for GFOI
CEOS Ad Hoc Working Group on GEOGLAM
Future Data Access and Analysis Architectures (FDA) Ad Hoc Team, noting the change in focus of the group to the more strategic dimensions of the topic.
The Plenary terminated the NMA AHT, noting its mandate had been achieved.
The Plenary terminated the WSIST, consistent with governance and procedures, noting its mandate had been achieved. Plenary agreed to monitor the GEOGLOWS initiative as a potential overarching framework and to evaluate the need for a follow-on group or activity at the SIT-32 meeting in 2017.
CEOS Plenary agreed to the establishment of an SDG Ad Hoc Team subject to agreement on its scope, activities and membership by SIT at SIT-32. The team will report to the SIT Chair. Existing SDG-related activity will continue.
CEOS welcomed the new Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Calibration and Validation – Cindy Ong (CSIRO) – and thanked Albrecht von Bargen (DLR) for his service as Chair.