Tiwah UG haftungsbeschrnkt Germany Coordinating an Observation Network

Tiwah UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Germany Coordinating an Observation Network of Networks En. Compassing sa. Tellite and IN-situ to fill the Gaps in European Observations Hans-Peter Plag Shelley Jules-Plag Kick-Off Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Background Tiwah is a German SME: • engages in international collaborative research; • has the goal to generate knowledge for thriving communities not degrading Earth’s life support systme; • initiates and supports activities that inform and enable decisions for a safe journey into the uncertain future of the Post-Holocene Kick-Off Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Background Kick-Off Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Contribution Tiwah is leading: • WP 2: Strategic Goals, Metrics, and Indicators • WP 6: Gap Analysis and Priorities Tiwah is involved in: • WP 2: Task 2. 1 (D 2. 1), Task 2. 2, Task 2. 3 (MS 5) • WP 3: Task 3. 1, Task 3. 2 (D 3. 2) (MS 3, 4, 17) • WP 4: Task 4. 1, Task 4. 3, Task 4. 4 • WP 6: Task 6. 1, Task 6. 2 (D 6. 2), Task 6. 3 (D 6. 3) (MS 20, 21, 23, 26, 30) • WP 7: Task 7. 1, Task 7. 2, Task 7. 3 (MS 31) Kick-Off Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Kick-Off Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Contribution Knowledge about Applications, Activities, Tools, . . . Goals Targets Knowledge about Users, Benefits, Defining observations needed - rules - models - human interactions (e. g. , surveys) Indicators Essential Variables GEO’s Contribution Inference Engine SEE IN Knowledge Observational Requirements (URR) Base Socio-Economic and 3 rd GEOSS S&T Environmental Information Stakeholder Needs Kick-Off Workshop Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Contribution Knowledge about Applications, Activities, Tools, . . . Goals Targets Knowledge about Users, Benefits, Defining observations needed - rules - models - human interactions (e. g. , surveys) Indicators Essential Variables SEE IN Knowledge Observational Requirements (URR) Base Socio-Economic and Environmental Information Needs Inference Engine Kick-Off Meeting, February 18, 2015, Barcelona, Spain