1. Observation System in a Box: A generic toolbox to help countries set up a national observation system Work Plan Symposium ‘New Activities’ 7 May 2015 Geneva Gary Geller GEO Secretariat

2. Goal: use more observations for decision making But: many countries do not have an observing system What can we do to make it easier for countries to build their observation system? The Problem

3. Develop a box of tools Increase the probability of countries setting up an observation system Observation system components – Design – Data collection – Data management – Data analysis – Reporting Tools should support end-end continuity GEO BON Approach } Tool categories

4. Website – Framework – Search capabilities Database – Metadata – Links to tools GEO BON Approach

5. GEO BON Approach

6. Do other tasks have similar challenges? Would a toolbox help? Would it lead to improved observations and decisions? Would this make a good foundational task? So…