GEOSS/ICEO News
GEO needs stronger political and financial support to succeed
Dr. Roy Gibson, first Director General of the European Space Agency and the first Director General of the British National Space Centre, made a strong argument for the need of governments to give priority financial and political support to GEO and GEOSS as speaker at the GEO-IGOS Symposium in Washington DC on 19 November 2009. His adapted speech from that event and a biographical introduction are reprinted here.
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February 22nd, 2010
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Announcement
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. announces a Call for Participation (CFP) in Phase 3 of the GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP)
The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) announces a Call for Participation (CFP) in Phase 3 of the GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems) Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP) issued by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The CFP documents are available at: http://earthobservations.org/geoss_call_aip.shtml.
Lance McKee, posted on
February 11th, 2010
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AIRNow-International: The Future of the United States Real-time Air Quality Reporting and Forecasting Program with GEOSS participation
The goal of AIRNow-International is to strengthen relationships among governments and international organizations by sharing the technology to transform air quality data into vital information. AIRNow-International is poised to become the centerpiece of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) real-time air quality reporting and forecasting program. The system is a redesign of the AIRNow information technology infrastructure that distributes current air quality information for the United States and Canada. The AIRNow-International software suite is being built to support and embrace the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) concept.
John E. White, posted on
January 25th, 2010
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GEO: An Experiment in Governance
How does the Group on Earth Observation, referenced throughout these pages, actually work? In this insightful commentary, Michael Williams, GEO External Relations Manager, describes how this voluntary organization of 80 Member countries and 57 Participating Organizations gets the work of realizing GEOSS done.
Michael Williams, posted on
December 14th, 2009
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Directing the Evolution of GEOSS Technical Architecture
“As a “system of systems”, GEOSS is composed of contributed Earth Observation systems, ranging from primary data collection systems to systems for the creation and distribution of information products. Although all GEOSS systems continue to operate within their own mandates, GEOSS systems can leverage each other so that the overall GEOSS becomes much more than the sum of its component systems. This synergy develops as each contributor supports common arrangements designed to make shared observations and products more accessible, comparable, and understandable.” In this opinion editorial, George Percivall, chief architect of the GEOSS Interoperability Program, describes the remarkable progress that GEOSS builders have already made.
George Percivall, posted on
December 8th, 2009
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Group on Earth Observation Measures GEOSS Progress at GEO Plenary VI
The GEO Plenary VI in Washington, DC Nov. 17 and 18 drew an international and dedicated assembly of delegates from its 80 Member nations, the European Commission, and 56 affiliated organizations who reported their progress toward achieving the goals of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems by 2015. Read more here.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
December 1st, 2009
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Announcement
GEO-IGOS Symposium: “The Need for Earth Observations: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
To address the challenges of global environmental change, policy-makers and managers need timely access to weather forecasts, climate predictions, satellite images of land-use change, water-cycle data, biodiversity indicators, seismographic information, topographical maps and many other Earth observation products and services. The GEO-IGOS Symposium will explore how the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) can help to meet these critical user needs.
Jay Pearlman, posted on
October 20th, 2009
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IEEE Committee on Earth Observation Standards Working Group (ISWG) is recruiting volunteers to build GEOSS
Imagine a world where adoption of uniform standards for all manner of Earth observation systems and services made universal interoperability the rule, not the exception. Working towards this goal, the international community of volunteers who comprise ISWG has been meeting regularly since May 2005. As it moves forward, ICEO has a call for volunteers to participate as a team of experts to establish best practices for the taxonomies and ontologism of Earth Observation.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
May 21st, 2009
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GEO Call for Proposals to support decision making—developing countries
The Group on Earth Observation has issued a Call entitled “Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects” that seeks to identify projects that demonstrate the benefits of Earth observation applications to end users in developing countries, particularly in the fields of agriculture (including forests), energy, human health (including air quality) and water.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
March 22nd, 2009
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About Roy Gibson
Introduction to Roy Gibson, former director of ESA, at the 50th Anniversary of the Space Age held by the International Astronautical Federation on 21 March 2007 at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
February 22nd, 2009
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