2006-07-30:IGARSS06Notes
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[edit] The User and the GEOSS Architecture
Group on Earth Observations, GEO. This full-day Workshop will be focused on Users and their interaction with the Global Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS). It is the fifth in a series of regional meetings across the Globe, this one focusing on societal benefit areas of the implementation plan: air quality and climate.
[edit] Background:
The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) is a complex system of sensors, communication devices, storage systems, computational and other devices, models and tools used in concert to observe the Earth and come to a better understanding of the Earth’s processes. The Washington Summit of July 2003 established the objective “to monitor continuously the state of the Earth, to increase understanding of dynamic Earth processes, to enhance prediction of the Earth system, and to further implement our international environmental treaty obligations”, and thus the need for “timely, quality, long-term, global information as a basis for sound decision making”. The Implementation Plan states that GEOSS will provide the overall conceptual and organizational framework for integrated global Earth observations to meet user needs. The emphasis of GEOSS is providing societal benefits, initially in nine areas:
- Disasters: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters
- Health: Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and wellbeing
- Energy: Improving management of energy resources
- Climate: Understanding, assessing, predicting, mitigating, and adapting to climate variability and change
- Water: Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle
- Weather: Improving weather information, forecasting and warning
- Ecosystems: Improving the management and protection of terrestrial, coastal and marine resources
- Agriculture: Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification
- Biodiversity: Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity.
[edit] Architecture:
The success of GEOSS will depend on data and information providers accepting and implementing a set of interoperability arrangements, including technical specifications for collecting, processing, storing, and disseminating shared data, metadata, and products. Ultimately, GEOSS will provide users with easy access to information necessary to understand and manage the societal benefit areas identified above. The success of the architecture and of GEOSS will be its ability to support users. The Users and the GEOSS Architecture, How does the user work with GEOSS? The User and the GEOSS Architecture workshop is a dialogue for users looking at GEOSS and its benefits to their application areas. Two areas (societal benefit areas) will be highlighted at the workshop and an informal environment will be provided for exchange of ideas and to make recommendations. To help with this exchange, the workshop will provide an overview of the architecture and a demonstration of some of its capabilities. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions to further their understanding of the information system and the GEOSS approach. Recommendations of the workshop will be available to the GEO committees formulating GEOSS as they move forward with implementation. In summary, this workshop is a forum for users to interact with technologists to address the benefits and challenges of an advanced global system of systems providing earth observing data and information for the benefits of society. It is a unique opportunity for users to understand and impact GEOSS.
[edit] Talk outline:
[edit] GEOSS Oriented
- GEOSS Information System of systems - Complement to GEOSS
- Networking - shared resources
- User pull provider push
- Coopetition
[edit] Use Cases
- Hemispheric transport
- Forecasting
- AP Event analysis
[edit] Venues
- IGACO
- GEOSS
- LRTP
- Regulatiory
- Hazard
[edit] Place Holder
The Committee for Eath Observation (CEO), in congunction with GRSS, ISPRS, OGS, & RSGS, are proud to present a series of workshops geared to support the continuing effort to effectively organize and distribute remote sensing information in a way that benefits people around the world. These workshops are free and we invite your participation.
[edit] Ideas
Demonstrate Network Issues:
- Server Redunduncay - Multiple independent servers; Automatic redirection
- Richness in diversity
- Co-Opetition
- Cashing: speed; special views
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Categories: Activities | Atomic | GEOSS | GSN | 060730
