ICEO/GEO/GEOSS

For The Benefit Of Society

Given the IEEE’s technical scope and global presence, our 375,000 members have a tremendous opportunity to contribute. In fact, our members are already involved in a number of such projects. For example, the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation has since 2005 been involved in the International Group on Earth Observations and its effort to create a Global Earth Observation System of Systems.

Lewis Terman, posted on May 29th, 2008
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Building Capacity For Using Earth Observations

Technology has made it possible to interlink the world’s observation systems into one “interoperable” Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSS. This flexible and distributed network of content providers will greatly improve the quantity and quality of the Earth observations needed for addressing the risks of global environmental change.

Marta Angoloti & Alan Edwards , posted on April 15th, 2008
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The GEO Challenge: An Earthzine Conversation With GEO Secretariat Director José Achache

French geophysicist and GEO Secretariat Director Jose Achache discusses not only the vision, progress and achievements of GEO but also the challenges relating to resources and industry’s role in GEOSS with Earthzine contributor Peter Fairley.

Peter Fairley, posted on April 15th, 2008
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A Global Revolution In Earth Management

Climate change, the depletion of natural resources, the emergence of new diseases, and the loss of biological diversity are amongst some of the most serious and complex challenges facing the human race today. Addressing these threats to our common home will require effective national policies plus international collaboration on a grand scale.

Guoguang Zheng, Conrad Lautenbacher, Philemon Mjwara & Zoran Stancic , posted on April 15th, 2008
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The ESA-FAO GEOportal - Operational Gateway to GEOSS

The GEOportal is one of the three candidates developed in response to a set of requirements from the GEO Secretariat aiming at the implementation of a GEO Web Portal serving the GEO User Community.

Mirko Albani , posted on March 11th, 2008
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Data quality for GEOSS: condicio sine qua non.

In the last decade, the value of Earth Observation (EO) to society has significantly grown among both the public at large and policy makers worldwide. As presented in a recent article on Earthzine (Scanning the Globe) the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is coordinating efforts to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSS.

Giuseppe Ottavianelli, posted on February 29th, 2008
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Scanning the Globe: Standards and New Publications Focus on Earth Observations

It has become clear in recent years that human beings need to be much more careful in how we develop the Earth’s resources if that development is to be sustainable for future generations. To support sustainable development, in turn, we need to know the present state of the Earth and the impact of our activities. Measuring that impact and sharing the results with decision makers around the world is the goal of a major international scientific effort, the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).

Michael RIEZENMAN, posted on January 31st, 2008
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ESA and EC take major step forward in GMES

Originally Published by Observing the Earth

ESA and the European Commission have signed a â‚¬48 million grant that will allow the space agency to ensure the coordinated and timely supply of satellite-based Earth Observation data for the preoperational phase of GMES from 2008 to 2010. The signing of the grant marks the first real cooperation between the two in the GMES framework.

Posted on December 19th, 2007
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GEOSS Reaching Beyond the Core

Democratizing Earth observing: A conversation with GEO pioneer Rob Adam

Following the creation of the ad hoc intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations in Washington in 2003, South Africa’s Rob Adam was selected as one of GEO’s four co-chairs, alongside colleagues from the U.S., Japan and the European Commission. At the time, Dr. Adam was directing the rebirth of South African science and engineering as Director General of the government’s Department of Science and Technology. Adam quickly swung into action to advance GEO’s goal to build the Global Earth Observation System of Systems or GEOSS, working in particular to double developing country membership in GEO and pushing for investment in their capacity to participate in Earth data collection and application.

Peter Fairley, posted on November 18th, 2007
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