1. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis Ingo Simonis Geospatial Research & Consulting Meraka/CSIR

2. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis  Design of a distributed infrastructure for sensor networks and the Sensor Web  Integration of existing & future sensor networks in GEOSS  Set up of the Sensor Web as a base layer for GEOSS services and components

3. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis  Scenarios and use cases  Invite existing sensor networks  Integrate existing sensor networks  Best practices for future networks

4. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis  Initial use cases designed  Inventory of existing standards  Set up of Sensor Web dictionaries

5. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis  Contact to Committee of Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS)  Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS)  Presentation at WGISS meeting  2 Sensor Web groups formed  to provide additional scenarios  evaluate the value of the Sensor Web concept  Sensor Web experts present at next meeting

6. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis  Workshop Spring 2008  Promote Sensor Web concept and start integration process  Invite  established sensor networks  space agencies  others?

7. © Geospatial Research & Consulting  Ingo Simonis  ingo.simonis@geospatialresearch.de