GEOSS Information Access for Disaster Management Jos Achache

GEOSS Information Access for Disaster Management José Achache, GEO Secretariat © GEO Secretariat

Ø Coordinate and Sustain Observation Systems Ø Provide Easier & More Open Data Access

Envisat SORCE Aura/Aqua/Terra Sage Quik. Scat IKONOS CBERS Sea. Wi. FS SPOT 4, 5

The Tower of Babel Need for Standard Interoperable Formats to Benefit Fully from Earth

GEOSS Implementation Requires Interoperability of Systems • • • Technical Specifications for Collecting, Processing,

The Cape Town Declaration We welcome the resolution of the World Radio Conference-07 on

Improved climate models Upper panel: The global cloud distribution in a present-day 320 -km

GEO Data Sharing Principles • Full and Open Exchange of Data…Recognizing Relevant International Instruments

CBERS Data for Africa and the Caribbean *China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite © GEO

Applications and End-users • • • Agriculture and Forestry Water resources Managers Land Use

GEONETCast To Disseminate Space-based, Airborne and In Situ Data and Products to Users Addressing

Affordable Receiving Stations - Dedicated personal computer (~ $1000) - Satellite antenna dish (1

Cavallerizzo di Cerzeto: Landslide 7 march 2005 SAR. net © GEO Secretariat

Cavallerizzo di Cerzeto Initial landslide map (PAI) © GEO Secretariat

Cavallerizzo di Cerzeto after photointerpretation © GEO Secretariat

Cavallerizzo di Cerzeto after radarinterpretation of RADARSAT data © GEO Secretariat

Information added value (No. landslides) Cost-benefit analysis PS-ERS IKONOS-QUICKBIRD PHOTOINTERPRETATION PAI MAP cumulated cost

The Cape Town Declaration Recognizing the important contribution GEO can make through collaboration with

MOU between ITU and GEO • …to establish collaborative linkages between the Parties, in

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GEOSS Information Access for Disaster Management José Achache, GEO Secretariat © GEO Secretariat

Ø Coordinate and Sustain Observation Systems Ø Provide Easier & More Open Data Access Ø Foster Use (Science, Applications, Capacity Bldg) … to answer Society’s need for informed decision making © GEO Secretariat

Envisat SORCE Aura/Aqua/Terra Sage Quik. Scat IKONOS CBERS Sea. Wi. FS SPOT 4, 5 SPIN-2 Sea. Winds TRMM Orbview 2, 3 DMC ACRIMSAT ERBS EROS A 1 Radarsat ALOS Toms-EP Quick. Bird Grace UARS Jason Landsat 7 Space Observation Systems © GEO Secretariat

The Tower of Babel Need for Standard Interoperable Formats to Benefit Fully from Earth Observation Systems © GEO Secretariat

GEOSS Implementation Requires Interoperability of Systems • • • Technical Specifications for Collecting, Processing, Storing, and Disseminating Data and Products Based on Non-proprietary Standards Defining What Systems Should Comply With to be Contributed to GEOSS © GEO Secretariat

The Cape Town Declaration We welcome the resolution of the World Radio Conference-07 on radio communication use for Earth observation applications and the support it provides for the international protection and long term availability of frequencies for terrestrial, oceanic, air-borne, and space-based observations, including passive measurements; © GEO Secretariat

Improved climate models Upper panel: The global cloud distribution in a present-day 320 -km resolution climate simulation experiment. © GEO Secretariat Lower panel: Same, but for a 20 -km resolution simulation with the same model. (Courtesy of Takeshi Enomoto, Earth Simulator Center/JAMTEC).

GEO Data Sharing Principles • Full and Open Exchange of Data…Recognizing Relevant International Instruments and National Policies and Legislation • Data and Products at Minimum Time delay and Minimum Cost • Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction for Research and Education © GEO Secretariat

CBERS Data for Africa and the Caribbean *China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite © GEO Secretariat

Applications and End-users • • • Agriculture and Forestry Water resources Managers Land Use Planners Disasters (Floods, Spills) Geological Mapping Fisheries © GEO Secretariat Image source CBERS/INPE

GEONETCast To Disseminate Space-based, Airborne and In Situ Data and Products to Users Addressing all Nine Societal Benefit Areas Contributors EUMETSAT CMA NOAA Global Coverage ROSHYDROMET © GEO Secretariat

Affordable Receiving Stations - Dedicated personal computer (~ $1000) - Satellite antenna dish (1 -3 m) (~ $300 -1200) - DTH receiver card or box (~ $200) Data analysis and processing should be done on separate computer(s) © GEO Secretariat

Information added value (No. landslides) Cost-benefit analysis PS-ERS IKONOS-QUICKBIRD PHOTOINTERPRETATION PAI MAP cumulated cost (Euro) © GEO Secretariat PSRADARSAT

The Cape Town Declaration Recognizing the important contribution GEO can make through collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union to promote, by the appropriate alerting authorities, the implementation of the international standard for all-media public warning across all disaster and emergency situations; © GEO Secretariat

MOU between ITU and GEO • …to establish collaborative linkages between the Parties, in the area of Earth Observations… • Organization of joint events and execution of joint studies… • …improvement of telecommunications/ICT infrastructures and capabilities… © GEO Secretariat