1. www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Status of GEOGLAM and Impacts on GFOI and SDCG SDCG-6 Session 8, Item #47 G. Dyke SDCG SEC

2. www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 GEOGLAM Status within CEOS CEOS Acquisition Strategy for GEOGLAM to be presented for endorsement next week at CEOS Plenary – SDCG should consider an ACTION to conduct a brief review and assessment (2-3 pages) of how this strategy might overlap, conflict, and/or complement

3. www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 GEOGLAM Status within CEOS CEOS ad hoc Working Group for GEOGLAM considering a name change – Suggestion was made at the SIT Workshop to stress that the CEOS group was working on space data coordination, rather than GEOGLAM coordination Suggested name discussed was the “Space Data Coordination Group for GEOGLAM” – Current plan is not to propose a change at Plenary

4. www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 SCDG for GEOGLAM - Issues Shared naming with SDCG for GFOI implies a level of coordination that is not currently enshrined Risks confusion But … Coordination should be happening – hard discussion for CEOS to have “top down” Working level discussion of value

5. www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Discussion Topics MGD support – How best to integrate the space data component with MGD GEOGLAM and renaming and prospects for alignment of the CEOS group – Thoughts on future coordination and collaboration SilvaCarbon – Continuing tactical and strategic alignment