1. Water Strategy Implementation Study Team Report Chu Ishida JAXA SIT Workshop Agenda Item # CEOS Action / Work Plan Reference CEOS SIT Technical Workshop EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015

2. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 2 CEOS 2015-2017 Work Plan Objective/D eliverable Projected Completion Date Background InformationResponsible CEOS Entity WAT-1: Developmen t of a CEOS response to the GEOSS Water Strategy. Q4 2015 The GEOSS Water Strategy includes a number of recommendations that deal with satellites. In 2015, CEOS will assess the feasibility of CEOS Agencies to contribute to the development of the GEOSS Water Implementation Plan, and to define the potential CEOS contribution to the implementation of the GEOSS Water Strategy. The establishment of an ad-hoc Initial Study Team to progress this work was agreed at the 28th CEOS Plenary Meeting, with an initial report to be provided at SIT-30. Ad-Hoc Water Strategy Implementation Study Team

3. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 3 Required decision WSIST requests SIT : - to review the draft CEOS Response to the GEOSS Water Strategy Recommendations, and - to consider its proposal to extend the WSIST activities for one year to complete its Water Constellation feasibility study.

4. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 History Oct 2012 : CEOS Plenary#26 endorsed CEOS participation to the GEOSS Water Strategy development Jan 2014: GEOSS Water Strategy was presented at the GEO Ministerial Conference Sep 18, 2014: CEOS SIT TW agreed that a small Water Strategy Implementation Study Team (WSIST) be set up. October 2014, CEOS Plenary#28, endorsed the WSIST and agreed on action to prepare TOR and membership.

5. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 The GEOSS Water Strategy updates the status of observational capabilities of priority water variables, information systems, and capacity building. Priority water variables are; - Water vapor and clouds - Precipitation - Evaporation and Evapotranspiration - Soil moisture - River discharge, Surface water storage - Groundwater - Cryosphere variables - Water quality In addition, the report identifies a number of recommendations for action by GEO Members and POs. Summary of WSR 5

6. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 GEOSS WS contains 58 recommendations, 22 of which have been identified relevant for CEOS to address; A.Enhancing User Engagement (8) B. Expanding data acquisition strategies (3) CEOS related Total 22 C. Advancing satellite data acquisition (10) 10 D. Strengthening in-situ data acquisition (10) 2 E. Encouraging and conducting research and product development (16) 7 F. Facilitating data sharing and common standards (7) 2 G. Expanding capacity development (4) TOTAL 58 1 Recommendations for the Priority Areas of the Report 6

7. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 WSIST ToR WSIST TOR was developed by CEO and CEOS SEC. Objective: to define the potential CEOS contribution to the implementation of the GEOSS Water Strategy Report (WSR) Methodology: 1.elect a Chairperson 2.review the 22 recommendations and identify the contributions that CEOS proposes to provide in response to the recommendation 3.for each proposed contribution, identify the associated actions and propose CEOS organizational mechanisms for both action implementation and action monitoring 4.present the proposed contributions to SIT-30 (Mar 30-Apr 2, Paris) 5.Forward the consolidated CEOS response to IGWCO in May 2015

8. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 WSIST Members CEOS Water Strategy Implementation Study Team Bojan Bojkov (WGCV/ESA) Selma Cherchali (CNES) Jared Entin (NASA) Ralph Ferraro (NOAA) Bob Kuligowski (NOAA) Kerry Sawyer (NOAA) John W. Jones (USGS) Marie-Josee.Bourassa (CEO/CSA) Arnold Dekker (CSIRO) Jono Ross (DCEO/GA) Chu Ishida (JAXA) Special thanks for their great contributions !

9. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 9 WSIST activities 1 st WSIST Telecon, January 13 (Tue), 2015 2 nd WSIST Telecon, February 24 (Tue), 2015 3 rd WSIST Telecon, March 25 (Wed), 2015 WSIST side meeting at SIT-30, March 30, 2015 4 th WSIST Telecon, April 30, 2015 5 th WSIST Telecon, July 23, 2015 6 th WSIST Telecon, Aug 27, 2015 WSIST side meeting at SIT TWS, Sep 16, 2015

10. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 Proposed Major CEOS actions CEOS takes the lead in addressing “Advancing satellite data acquisition” C1: FS on Water Constellation C2. C3 : participation in GEO water vapor and cloud activity C.4, C5: participation in the development of precipitation white paper C6: coordinate LST missions toward improved ET estimation C7, C8, C9 : CEOS agency activities already cover these. C10: make a high-level FS on hyperspectral satellite mission on water quality measurement CEOS supports external activities, including: E.5 define soil texture map requirements and communicate them to IGWCO E.8: participate in GEO activities to define a global framework for surface water monitoring A.3: consider its involvement in establishing global water quality framework

11. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 11 SIT TWS side meeting, Sep 16 Draft report was reviewed and particularly inputs from WGs and VCs were sought. WG or VC can lead coordination of some actions, for example, - VC-P for C.4(GMI/AMSR-2/ATMS class constellation with 3 hour revisit time) and C.5 (Future precipitation radar) - LSI-VC for C.6 (LST observations) - WGISS for F.1 (Open data stewardship standard) - WGCapD for G.3 (Capacity Building Workshop) Proposal on the Water Constellation FS was reviewed and proposed extension of the WSIST to complete the FS was supported (TBC).

12. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2015 12 NEXT Steps Toward CEOS Plenary (Nov 5-6, 2015, Kyoto), Continue to search for Chairperson Continue to tune up coordinated CEOS responses Coordinate with WGs and VCs for their contributions for the WS recommendations