VC WG Session CEOS SIT28 Meeting Hampton Virginia

VC & WG Session CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 12 th March 2013

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Welcome & objectives § SIT-28 continues theme of increased focus on physical outputs in support of CEOS implementation priorities § SIT team providing reinforced support and feedback for VCs and WGs § SIT-27 side meeting was productive and follow-up telcon series § SIT-28 side meeting progressed topics for discussion at SIT 2

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 § § § Agenda VC & WG Deliverables for the 2015 GEOSS (1 h 10 m) § Individual brief reports VC Membership, composition & sustainability (40 m) VC/WG Selected Topic (30 m) CEOS Deliverables for GEOSS Data Discovery and Access (1 h 15 m) § HMA-CWIC discussion § VC Portals Study LSI Terms of Reference (20 m) Wrap 3

VC & WG Deliverables for the 2015 GEOSS CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 th March 2013

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 2015 deliverables § 10 -year implementation plan for the GEOSS ends in 2015 § Critical for GEO to show tangible benefits for member governments – and CEOS has a leading role § CSS study of VCs focused on their capacity and intentions to provide deliverables – SIT dialogue with VCs/WGs in 2012 & 2013 has continued this discussion § The VCs and WGs are the delivery teams of CEOS § Delivery plans have been updated – this session takes a look at the combined output 5

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 ACC 2015 Deliverables 1. Multi Sensor Volcanic Eruption Alert System • Enhanced support to Aviation Control Service (SACS) web service providing SO 2 and volcanic ash warning service based on multi-sensor measurements 2. Geostationary AQ Constellation Coordination Activities • • 3. Total Ozone ECV support • • 4. Establish validation protocol and common database Combined US/European total ozone ECV data set generation Greenhouse Gas Constellation • 5. Establish cross-agency membership on relevant science teams Agree on an open data policy for AQ-relevant data and support establishment of common cal/val standards for common pre-launch instrument characterization. Conduct workshop during 2013 Organize a workshop on AQ model intercomparison to optimize use by air quality forecasters and managers Undertake best efforts to overlap planned GEO AQ missions (e. g. , Sentinel 4, TEMPO, and GEMS) by at least 1 year to provide simultaneous continuous observations of the Northern Hemisphere through a full annual cycle GHG measurement coordination, validation protocols, potential for combined ECV data sets Limb scattering ozone profile measurement coordination • In collaboration with SPARC/WMO/IOC activities

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 LSI 2015 Deliverables 1. LSI Explorer (Cross-Catalog, Data Discovery, Data Delivery System) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. INPE CSA/CCRS NASA NOAA USGS JAXA China Data Centers ESA South Africa 2. Terrestrial ECVs discoverable and downloadable 3. SAR Collections Data Delivery Flow Incorporated 1. Addressing Public-Private Partnerships 4. LSI Web Site 1. Expanded and Updated Agency Holdings 2. All Links Point to MIM 3. SAR Missions fully represented 5. Support Extended to all GEO Initiatives Endorsed by CEOS 1. Terrestrial Collection Focus

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 1. Implementation of INSITU-OCR • Establishment of a Task Force on Calibration – standing WG under IOCCG that could interface with • • 2. • 4. CEOS WGCV Finalization of IOCCG Report 14 – Calibration of Satellite Ocean-Colour Sensors IOCCG agencies and members discussing what agencies can/are willing to implement a part of INSITU-OCR Ocean Color ECV support • 3. OCR 2015 Deliverables Focus on basin to global scale ECV/CDR time series for climate related studies which require long records IOCCG ECV WG goal is to give a complete report of initial objectives at the IOCCG in 2014 (TOR and written report for description of goals) o Development of roadmap for first assessment – topic for second meeting – May 2013 o Recommend comparison/evaluation metrics o Record and evaluate differences among existing OCR ECV products and recommend how differences can be resolved. o Establish criteria to be satisfied by OCR ECV products and recommend actions needed to ensure the quality and consistency required by GCOS. o Respond to CEOS requests for review of OCR ECVs. o Establish contact with the SST-VC. o Evaluate agency efforts to develop/help develop and archive ECVs Operational Oceanography (VC Coordination) Paper • Under discussion at IOCCG currently OCR-VC membership rotation • Current co-leads are Paula Bontempi (NASA), Peter Regner (ESA), Prakash Chauhan (ISRO) • Dr. Chauhan (ISRO) has requested to rotate off • Bontempi will stay in lead role for another year, Regner (ESA) will stay on board, and IOCCG is considering the addition of Paul Di. Giacomo (NOAA) as co-lead

CEOS OCR Deliverables SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 1. Implementation of INSITU-OCR • Establishment of a Task Force on Calibration – standing WG under IOCCG that could interface with • • • CEOS WGCV (2013 deliverable to facilitate INSITU-OCR Implementation) Finalization of IOCCG Report 14 – Calibration of Satellite Ocean-Colour Sensors Finalization of IOCCG Report 15 – Remote Sensing in Polar Seas (related) IOCCG agencies and members define commitments for implementation of INSITU-OCR o Deliverable: quantifying requirements for, identifying and (plans for) supporting three long-term cal/val sites that run across satellite missions by 2015 2. Ocean Color ECV support • • 3. Focus on basin to global scale ECV/CDR time series for climate related studies which require long records IOCCG ECV WG goal is to give a complete report of initial objectives at the IOCCG in 2014 (TOR and written report for description of goals) o Development of roadmap for first assessment – topic for second meeting – May 2013 o Recommend comparison/evaluation metrics o Record and evaluate differences among existing OCR ECV products and recommend how differences can be resolved. o Establish criteria to be satisfied by OCR ECV products and recommend actions needed to ensure the quality and consistency required by GCOS. o Respond to CEOS requests for review of OCR ECVs. o Establish contact with the SST-VC. o Evaluate agency efforts to develop/help develop and archive ECVs Operational Oceanography (VC Coordination) Paper • Under discussion at IOCCG currently NB: OCR-VC membership rotation • Current co-leads are Paula Bontempi (NASA), Peter Regner (ESA), Prakash Chauhan (ISRO) • Dr. Chauhan (ISRO) has requested to rotate off • Bontempi will stay in lead role for another year, Regner (ESA) will stay on board, and IOCCG is considering the addition of Paul Di. Giacomo (NOAA) as co-lead (NOAA approved)

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 OST 2015 Deliverables 1. Ensure launch of Jason-3 in March 2015 latest, so as to preserve continuity of the reference measurement 2. Timely program approval of Jason-CS in Europe and in the US to ensure long-term availability of the reference measurement 3. Fulfil the user requirements of two, preferably three additional missions through provision and dissemination of SARAL, Cryosat 2 and HY 2 A altimetry products (and also assimilation into the multi mission DUACS product) 4. Maintain focus on new technology as in SWOT and ensure its continuity with the Jason-series by including a Jason-class nadir altimeter in the SWOT payload (currently baseline). All of the above are needed to sustain the delivery of a service to our users, and this requires a number of transverse activities such as: • • • An adequate training program, Addressing the role of the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team in the CEOS OST Constellation, Considering the contribution of OST Constellation to the concept of Operational Oceanography services coordination by CEOS.

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 • • OSCAT Follow-On: Ocean. Sat-3 launched planned for 2016 (program not yet approved) ASCAT Follow-On: Planned for launch on EPS-SG 2 nd satellite (Sat-B) in 2022 • • OSVW 2015 Deliverables By 2015 instrument design expected to be ready. In 2013 ASCAT-B becomes the primary operational mission and ASCAT-A remains in operations as a hot stand-by. Tandem operations beyond 2014 are under discussion and will be assessed in the course of 2013. In this context: • • Absolute calibration of ASCAT-B and cross-calibration with ASCAT-A Potential revisit of phasing of METOP-A/METOP-B options • • Consistently reprocessed ASCAT-A mission dataset Consistently processed OSCAT mission dataset • Define standard calibration/validation methodology in coordination with IOVWST • In coordination with IOWVST, define approach/plan to harmonize multi-mission wind data records • Consolidate/formalize the periodically given course on the use of scatterometer winds for marine forecasting. • To identify and start addressing additional scatterometer wind training needs within the scientific community in a more general oceanography applications context, drawing from the expertise available in the IOVWST group

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 PC 2015 Deliverables o PC Data Portal with links to CEOS Water Portal − − Completion of First Phase “link only” interface – March Planning/study for and implementaton of Second Phase “query/results/order based” interface – April 2013 to December 2014 o Precipitation ECV support – Response to GCOS Action A-8 - Ensure continuity of satellite precipitation products − Deliverables #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 (see next slide for details) o Deployment of GPM phase constellation satellites and maintaining continuity with TRMM o Advocacy of post-GPM phase PC − − − Potential Microwave Imager (MI) shortfall in post-GPM era Light and solid precipitation measurements at high latitudes GPM FO 12

Response to GCOS Action A 8 - Ensure continuity of SIT-28 Meeting satellite precipitation products Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Deliverables 1. Sustainment and enhancement of constellation of satellites carrying microwave radiometers (both imagers and sounders) and moderate inclination satellite carrying microwave imager and precipitation radar. 2. Well characterized and stable Level 1 B calibrated, geolocated brightness temperature (Tb) products from each PC radiometer. 3. Inter-calibrated brightness temperature (Tc) products by applying the GPM core observatory reference standard. 4. Precipitation retrievals using physically based a-priori database constructed from combined radiometer/radar measurement. 5. Global monthly PDF of precipitation intensity based on the above. 13

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 SST-VC 2015 Deliverables 1. Continue to interface GHRSST activities with CEOS and enhance cooperation with CEOS Ocean VC’s 2. Increase CEOS SST-VC membership (Targets: KARI, NRSCC, NSMC/CMA, ISRO, CONAE, Roskosmos, SANSA) SST-VC: Space Segment • Address gap in dual-view TIR imaging since loss of ENVISAT AATSR (AVHRR & IASI) • Launch of Sentinel-3 A in 2015 providing continuity of dual-view IR measurements. • Commission METOPB AVHRR and NPP • Inclusions of ISRO OCEANSAT 3, KARI COMS, NOAA NPP, JAXA GCOM-W, EUMETSAT METOP&MTG within the SST-VC • Prepare White Paper on SST Constellation definition (needs, structure, system) SST-VC: Ground Segment/Information systems • Data availability and access: Maintain and evolve the user/producer community providing international exchange and application of NRT EO SST data within the GHRSST framework • Bring GCOM-W, COMS and VIIRS SST data into the GHRSST framework • CEOS-GEO Action IN-03 -C 1_1: Translate and bring on-line EO-SST data holdings within the CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalogue (CWIC) • Improve multi-sensor L 4 analyses and ensemble products of EO SST for operational and climate applications • Develop and implement metrics for SST services, products and users. 14

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 SST-VC 2015 Deliverables • SST-VC: Products and services • Coordinate user requirements and feedback for SST Products and Services • Improve SST product validation and coordination of validation teams • Climate monitoring and research (CEOS-GEO Actions CL-01 -C 1_1& CL-01 -C 1_2) Development of SST CDR as CEOS Response to the Satellite Supplement of the 2010 GCOS IP via ESA CCI and GHRSST activities • CEOS-GEO Action IN-02 -C 1_3: Implement QA 4 EO principles into GHRSST data sets in the most appropriate manner • Ocean Supersites Development: pilot using the High Resolution Diagnostic data set (HR-DDS) via the ESA Felyx project (http: //hrdds. ifremer. fr/) for SST, Ocean Colour, Wind/Wave (CEOS-GEO Action DI-01 -C 2_2 ) • SST-VC: Notes • Capacity building: Develop training activities for satellite SST practitioners. • Improve user feedback to CEOS Agencies via better integration of existing GHRSST activities within CEOS.

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 WGCap. D 2015 Deliverables for the following GEO WP, ID-02 -C 2 component, as identified in CEOS actions 1. Integrate GEONet. Cab project website with the GEO web portal and WGCap. D website o Output: Integrate information about Capacity Building resources for the Earth Observation domain. 2. Development of an International Online Certificate Program in Remote Sensing, to be organized by CEOS Space Agencies o Output: First pilot course to be held from Feb 18 to June 10, to Anglophone countries in Africa. More courses shall be developed, also focusing of French Africa and Latin America. 3. Develop and carryout an inventory of capacity building activities focused on space-derived data. o Outputs: Perform a global assessment which will serve to better focus capacity building efforts as well as highlight new areas where organizations can better cooperate to achieve their goals. The final product will be an interactive map hosted on the CEOS website. 4. Execute a Digital Elevation Models workshop with high resolution DEM data. o Outputs: Expand these workshops to Nepal as well if the data is released for those regions.

WGClimate 2015 Deliverables SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 From WGClimate To. R: • Define and implement a consistent Climate Monitoring Architecture for space-based observations. • Review and assess, on behalf of CEOS, the generation of Fundamental Climate Data Records (FCDRs) and derived Essential Climate Variable (ECV) climate products supported by Member space agencies, WGClimate: Space Segment • Once initial rendition of Physical Architecture is complete, concrete recommendations on climate observation priorities for space segment will be provided. • Undertaken in collaboration with CGMS, expected within 2015. WGClimate: Ground Segment/Information systems • Essential Climate Variable Inventory. • First version and analysis available by Q 1 2014. WGClimate: Products and services • Consensus system metrics for assessing ECV maturity end 2014. • In depth ECV/TCDR assessment procedure and pilots Q 2 2014. • Both undertaken with SST and OCR VCs (and their associated scientific bodies - GHRSST, IOCCG) and in collaboration with WCRP-DAC. Note: the joint activity on the climate monitoring architecture with CGMS has been extremely productive and beneficial. If this is to continue in the future then some joint oversight mechanism would be necessary and effective 17

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 WGISS 2015 Deliverables Contributions to GEOSS Data Discovery and Access 1. IDN: Directory Service and Collection Metadata • More than 14, 000 (as of Feb. 26 th) data collections from CEOS agencies can be discovered from GEO Portal. 2. CWIC : Catalog service and Data Access • More than 1, 700 (as of Feb. 26 th) data collections from CEOS agencies can be discovered and accessed from GEO Portal. • Fed. EO : Catalog service and Data Access • Several data collections from CEOS agencies will be discoverable from GEOSS. • Portal systems • LSI Portal, ACC Portal and CEOS Water Portal

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 WGCV 2015 Deliverables GEO Workplan component IN-02: Earth Data Sets • IN-02 -C 1: Advances in Life-cycle Data Management Ø Develop a GEO strategy for data quality assurance through developing a CEOS Quality Assurance Framework for Earth Observation (QA 4 EO) and implementing processes and structure for CEOS data and information. • Output: QA 4 EO Implementation Pilots and Showcases for key GEO data/information/SBA efforts; Fit for purpose documentation related to system, data and product capability and accuracy; Quality parameter measurement and process guidelines for each quality definition; Support to LTDP and data management efforts, Incorporation of information in the process and definitions; Incorporation of data and information QA flags; Update of QA 4 EO website Ø Enabling Data and Information Interoperability and Harmonization in CEOS and GEO by developing an architecture and constituent elements needed for implementation of an operational system • Output: Full list of CEOS test sites; Establish operational collection of calibration data over these sites by agencies; Prototype pre-operational satellite to satellite (optical domain) bias correction; Establish methodologies to aid interoperability

2015 deliverables – space segment SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Space Segment ACC LSI OCR OST * Geostationary AQ Constellation Coordination (Sentinel-4, TEMPO, GEMS) * Greenhouse Gas Constellation * Limb scattering ozone profile measurement coordination * Ensure launch of Jason-3 in March 2015 latest, so as to preserve continuity of the reference measurement * Timely program approval of Jason-CS in Europe and in the US to ensure long-term availability of the reference measurement * Maintain focus on new technology as in SWOT and ensure its continuity with the Jason-series by including a Jason-class nadir altimeter in the SWOT payload OSVW * In 2013 ASCAT-B becomes the primary operational mission and ASCAT-A remains in operations as a hot standby. Tandem operations beyond 2014 under discussion. Planning: absolute calibration of ASCAT-B and crosscalibration with ASCAT-A; potential revisit of phasing of METOP-A/METOP-B options. (* OSCAT F/O (Oceansat-3) and ASCAT F/O (EPS-SG) mission advocacy and coordination). PC SST * GPM Constellation phase satellites - continuity for TRMM * Sentinel-3 launch and advocacy (ESA) * Commissioning of METOB-B AVHRR/IASI (EUMETSAT) * Development of an SST- constellation requirements paper (work in progress) *Addressing the Gap in dual-view SST measurements since the loss of ENVISAT AATSR (ESA) * Inclusion of HY-2 B into the Constellation (SOA) (Advocacy of: NPP/VIIRS (NOAA); COMS (KARI); continuity of passive microwave measurements (GCOM-W, JAXA); MTG (EUMETSAT); GCOM-C (JAXA); Oceansat-3 (ISRO)) WGCap. D WGISS WGClimate - WGCV - (Once initial rendition of Physical Architecture is complete, first concrete recommendations on climate observation priorities for space segment will be provided. Undertaken in collaboration with CGMS, expected within 2015. ) 20

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 2015 deliverables – gnd segment/infosys Gnd Segment/Info Systems ACC LSI OCR OST OSVW PC SST WGCap. D WGISS * LSI Explorer (Cross-Catalog, Data Discovery, Data Delivery System) * LSI Web Site * PC Data Portal * GHRSST framework for data discovery and access inc NRT data * Development of Sentinel-3 Mission Performance Centre and Ground Segment * Implementation of CWIC for SST holdings * Development of Global AVHRR HRPT rescue activity * Common format for SST products (implemented already for all GHRSST data streams and as part of the Sentinel-3 G/S from conception) (Cooperation with International validation teams (e. g Sentinel-3), Coordination of in situ SST radiometer validation activities with ISSI and WGCV (radiometer inter-comparison)) * WGCap. D web/GEONet. Cab/GEO portal - capacity building resources WGClimate * CEOS IDN: 14, 000+ data collections – also via GEO Portal * CWIC: 1, 700+ data collections – also via GEO Portal * Fed. EO: CEOS agency data collections discoverable via GEOSS * Portal systems: LSI, ACC & CEOS Water * Essential Climate Variable Inventory. First version and analysis available by Q 1 2014. WGCV - 21

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 2015 deliverables – products & services Products/Services ACC LSI OCR OST OSVW PC SST * Multi Sensor Volcanic Eruption Alert System * Total Ozone ECV support * Terrestrial ECVs * Ocean Colour ECV support: basin to global scale ECV/CDR. IOCCG ECV WG will prepare report on objectives by 2014 * Provision and dissemination of SARAL, Cryosat 2 and HY 2 A altimetry products (and also assimilation into the multi mission DUACS product) * Training programmes * Consistently reprocessed ASCAT-A mission dataset * Consistently processed OSCAT mission dataset * Standard calibration/validation methodology in coordination with IOVWST * Course on the use of scatterometer winds for marine forecasting – based on needs assessment * Precipitation ECV support * Improved SST products (L 2, L 3 and L 4) * Improved Multi-Product Ensemble SST L 4 diagnostic system (GMPE) * Metrics for SST services, products and users * Development of SST CDR via ESA CCI and GHRSST * Improved CDR from MSG SEVIRI * Improved use of GSICS * Inclusion of QA 4 EO guidelines in GHRSST data sets (Formal link to WGCV) * Implementation and operation of Diagnostic Data Set (e. g. , via the ESA Felyx project) to pilot Ocean Super. Site development. (Advocacy for Ocean Super. Sites with Agency cooperation; Coordinate user requirements and feedback for SST Products and Services Advocate for better access to CEOS Member data sets) WGCap. D * International Online Certificate Program in Remote Sensing * Inventory of capacity building activities focused on space-derived data * Digital Elevation Models workshops with high resolution DEM data WGISS WGClimate * Consensus system metrics for assessing ECV maturity end 2014. * In depth Data assessment procedure and pilots Q 2 2014. (Both undertaken with SST and OCR VCs (and their associated scientific bodies - GHRSST, IOCCG) and in collaboration with WCRP-DAC) WGCV * GEO strategy for data quality assurance through a CEOS Quality Assurance Framework for Earth Observation (QA 4 EO) * QA 4 EO Implementation Pilots and Showcases for key GEO data/information/SBA efforts * Fit for purpose documentation related to system, data and product capability and accuracy * Quality parameter measurement and process guidelines for each quality definition * CEOS Test Sites for operational system of Data and Information Interoperability and Harmonization in CEOS and GEO * Operational collection of calibration data over these sites by agencies * Prototype pre-operational satellite to satellite (optical domain) bias correction 22

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Space segment § Significant variation, even internally, in defining and communicating what the VCs and WGs aim to achieve § VCs mainly deliver space segment coordination outcomes and products/services “The Virtual Constellations are seen as one of the biggest assets of CEOS, and the primary mechanism for the coordination of space assets” § Isolating, defining, standardising the value added of the VCs for the space segment would help communication & management? 23

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Ground segment, products & services § WGs mainly deliver portals/info systems & products/services § Major outputs like IDN and ECV inventory § SIT Vice Chair proposal seeks to standardise on the access to products and services relevant to VCs ‘(portals’) 24

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 VC & WG deliverables – balance & consistency § In light of the consolidated responses, do individual VC/WGs wish to change their statement of deliverables? Should we more generally seek to sharpen scope of VC/WG deliverables and seek to standardise and improve consistency? § Clearer deliverables would aid communication and management? § Better integration of the VC/WGs with the annual CEOS work plan § Not much guidance from the Constellations Process Paper (late 2008) § Implementation Plans and schedules are requested § Time for an update? 25

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Adequacy of the 2015 Deliverables for the GEOSS § Perspective from CEOS rep to post-2015 GEO WG § Discussion § Perspective from GEO Secretariat § Discussion 26

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Common obstacles and common solutions § “Modular”approach to implementation of VCs – how do agencies coordinate physical contributions to ensuring long-term ECVs? § What are the challenges to implementing the VC? (Legal? Financial? Governmental? ) § Are any of these issues that an agency sees as possibly surmountable through bilateral or other discussions? § Can the agencies identify investments, assets, or contributions they might make in ensuring ECV generation? (Even if the institution is not a space agency). § What is needed to move the ECV generation forward? (hardware, software, reports, money, etc. ) 27

VC Membership, Composition & Sustainability (SIT Chair team +…) CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 12 th March 2013

VC-WG selected topic CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 12 th March 2013

CEOS Deliverables for GEOSS Data Discovery and Access Heritage, recent efforts, possible solutions using HMA-CWIC & discussion Name Satoko Horiyama MIURA Organization WGISS Chair/JAXA CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton , Virginia, USA Date March 12, 2013

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Contents 1. Goal 2. Future Steps towards the Goal 3. Recommendations (just introduction) 4. Heritage 5. Recent Efforts 6. Background of Recommendations 7. Response to the Plenary Action 8. Recommendations (before discussion) 9. Discussion 10. Recommendations (reflecting discussion results, ask for endorsement) 11. Way Forward 31

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Goal p All of the “OPEN” CEOS Agencies’ data can be discovered and accessed from external clients (e. g. CEOS and GEO Portals) • It should be independent of the technical implementation/standards and without any discrimination. Overall, 70% of CEOS mission data is accessible (OPEN). This includes all missions launched since 2000. 32

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Future Steps towards the Goal 1. To improve data discovery through GEO portal 2. To improve data access through GEO Portal Several recommendations were prepared to implement the above steps (shown in the following slides). After discussion, SIT participants will be asked to endorse those. 33

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Recommendations (introduction) p Recommendations to improve CEOS agencies’ “OPEN” data discovery and access 1. [Datasets Registration] CEOS agencies are strongly urged to register their datasets to IDN. Target date = The next Plenary Meeting 2. [IDN Data Maintenance] In order to keep datasets accurate and timely, each agency should check their records in IDN periodically. 3. [Navigation for users] CEOS agencies should take the appropriate measures for easily leading users to products after data discovery. 34

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Heritage 1. CEOS agencies have several useful systems/tools such as: • • CWIC Fed. EO (based on HMA standard) IDN Each Agency’s systems/tools 2. At the last plenary meeting (Nov. , 2012), there was intense discussion on CEOS agencies’ data discovery and access. • ACTION : “WGISS to engage related agencies and to lead an investigation into the opportunities and obstacles for the interoperability of HMA and CWIC, providing a report and recommendations to SIT-28. ” 35

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Recent Efforts 1. Strategic Discussion a. Two telecons among WGISS, SIT chair team and SIT Vice Chair telecon in December and February (1) Covered broader perspective on how to improve CEOS agencies’ data discovery and access b. One Telecon with CEOS members in February 2. Technical Discussion a. Four telecons among HMA team, CWIC team and WGISS telecon in January and February 3. E-mail exchange 36

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Background for Recommendations Recommendation 1: Datasets Registration CEOS agencies are strongly urged to register their datasets to IDN. • In order to be “discoverable” through GEO Portal, datasets need to be registered to IDN in advance. This is a necessary 1 st step. • The IDN team is happy to support you on how to start the registration. Please contact to “gsfc-gcmduso@mail. nasa. gov”, if you need any help. 37

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Background for Recommendations Recommendation 2 : IDN Data Maintenance In order to keep datasets accurate and timely, each agency should check their records in IDN periodically. • As of February 26 th, more than 14, 000 datasets from CEOS agencies were registered. But, a. For a significant part of them, the information returned in the query results is either wrong or inaccurate (e. g. obsolete information). b. The IDN team currently runs a link checker program on the catalog on weekly basis and when broken links are discovered the IDN team contacts the record owners. But sometimes record owners themselves are obsolete! 38

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Background for Recommendations Recommendation 3 : Navigation for users CEOS agencies should take the appropriate measures for easily leading users to products after data discovery. 1. If datasets are registered to IDN, they are discoverable from the GEO Portal. 2. But “discoverable” does not necessarily equal to “efficiently accessible”. a. b. Even if a hyperlink appears, it may lead to the top page of another system. Users have to search the dataset again. (= accessible but not “efficiently” accessible) Or no hyperlink appears due to some reason. (= not accessible) 39

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 CEOS Data Policy Study Results 387 Mission-Instrument Combinations q Open (no registration) = 42% q Open (simple registration) = 22% q Open (advanced approval) = 6% q Restricted = 14% q No Access or Unknown = 16% Comments q q Overall, 70% of CEOS mission data is accessible (OPEN). This includes all missions launched since 2000. First release of results available on the CEOS website under SEO. A prototype CEOS Data Policy Portal has also been released. 40

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Response to the Plenary Action 1. Fed. EO (HMA based system) team and CWIC team agreed to specify and implement one common external interface, “CEOS Open. Search”. • Details need to be discussed by the team from Fed. EO and CWIC, but here are tentative milestones. (1) Specify the standard using current implementations of the specifications: After SIT-28 ~ Sep. , 2014 (2) Fed. EO and CWIC teams implement the CEOS Open. Search standard for external client access: ~Feb. , 2015 2. CEOS and other Community Portals will need to implement only one access standard to search and access data from CWIC & Fed. EO. 41

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Recommendations (before discussion) p Recommendations to improve CEOS agencies’ “OPEN” data discovery and access 1. [Datasets Registration] CEOS agencies are strongly urged to register their datasets to IDN. Target date = The next Plenary Meeting 2. [IDN Data Maintenance] In order to keep datasets accurate and timely, each agency should check their records in IDN periodically. 3. [Navigation for users] CEOS agencies should take the appropriate measures for easily leading users to products after data discovery. 42

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 DISCUSSION Modification of Recommendations (as needed) 43

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Recommendations (ask for approval) p Recommendations to improve CEOS agencies’ “OPEN” data discovery and access 1. [Datasets Registration] CEOS agencies are strongly urged to register their datasets to IDN. Target date = The next Plenary Meeting 2. [IDN Data Maintenance] In order to keep datasets accurate and timely, each agency should check their records in IDN periodically. 3. [Navigation for users] CEOS agencies should take the appropriate measures for easily leading users to products after data discovery. 44

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Way Forward 1. Side meeting on March 15 th (after SIT-28) • Technical issues and more details will be discussed. 2. WGISS-35 Meeting (May 6 -10) • Strategic Report the 2013 activities results and 2014 plan, including preparation for to “Sprint to Summit”. 5. GEO Plenary/Summit (January 2014? ) • Strategic According to the results from the meeting on March 15 th, CEOS will report/present their contributions. 4. CEOS Plenary (November) • Technical Detailed discussion on WGISS contributions. 3. GEO IIB and Work Plan Symposium (June 3 -7) • Technical Strategic Sprint to Summit, Exhibition? 45

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Acronyms • CWIC: CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog • IDN: International Directory Network • HMA: Heterogeneous Missions Accessibility 46

“VC Portals” Study Steven Hosford, Pedro Gonçalves CNES CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 th March 2013

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 GEO Web Portal 48

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 GEOSS Resources • Access to GEOSS Resources (EC, Italy, Japan, USA, ESA, ICSU, IEEE, OGC) • * ~430 components registered (datasets, systems & portals) • Over 14 M resources • New: PANGAEA, WIS GISC DWD, GENESI-DEC, Compusult Catalog • Gradual integration of Data. CORE pledges 49

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 GEOSS Data-CORE • GEOSS Data Collection of Open Resources for Everyone • Over 14’ 700 Data-CORE resources visible & accessible via GEO Portal • Contributions need to increase • Critical to advancing data sharing • Data Sharing Principles • Full and Open Exchange of Data • Data and Products at Minimum Time delay and Minimum Cost • Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction 50

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 VC portals study objectives • Improve discovery and download access of space data collections • Identify and evaluate access to datasets belonging to each VC • Which satellite/sensor combinations belong to each VC • What is the status of the data collections they generate • compliancy with the GEOSS data access characterizations (e. g. Data. CORE) – link to SEO Data policy study • discoverability from the GEOSS Common Infra or CEOS level infrastructure • Provide feedback (guidance) and support to improve the catalogue and product access and registration (CWIC, HMA interoperability) • Examine the need for a more proactive approach from CEOS leadership • In collaboration with WGISS and SEO and with full buy-in from VCs this work should eventually lead to improved CEOS and Virtual Constellations footprint in GEOSS • Initial recommendations presented at WGISS-35 (Brazil 6 -10 May 2013) 51

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Virtual Constellations • Space and ground segment capabilities operating together in a coordinated manner • Overlapping in coverage and domains in order to meet a common set of Earth Observation requirements • Demonstrate the value of a collaborative partnership in addressing a key observational gaps in order to achieve sustainability • Constellations deal with several activities within CEOS and link directly into specific GEOSS space segment requirements, e. g. • Precipitation Virtual Constellation contributes to the GEOSS targets of 3 -hourly global precipitation measurements and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM). 52

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Potential impact of using VCs • Improve search capabilities beyond free-text • Mimic mainstream search engines with ordering/relevance of search results: • Geospatial and temporal domain • Usage patterns • Applications and linkages of collections CEOS Virtual Constellations have great potential • in establishing link between data collections and application domains • improve links between collections (find one, suggest another) • interoperability for cross-search / relation (link a product with data and space-time equivalent product, link products with auxiliary data) • introducing domain “intelligence” into search and access 53

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 • • Precipitation Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) SSMIS instruments on U. S. DMSP satellites AMSR-2 on JAXA’s GCOM-W 1 satellite MADRAS, SAPHIR - Megha-Tropiques (CNES and ISRO) Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) instrument (NOAA-19) MHS on the Met. Op series of satellites (EUMETSAT) ATMS instruments - NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Microwave imager planned for the DWSS Actions: • Confirm listing • Need to identify particular datasets from these missions • Data accessibility to be tested 54

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Land Surface Imaging • Instruments/Datasets • CBERS, LANDSAT, RESOURCESAT, SPOT, ALOS, RADARSAT, ENVISAT • Contributions to the deployment of GEO Forest Carbon Tracking Initiative • Most of the collections have already a discovery mechanism • LSI data access portal • Challenges to come – seamless discovery and access to Landsat-8/Sentinel-2 data Actions • Confirm listing • Need to identify particular datasets from these missions 55

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Atmospheric Composition • Appropriate UV/VIS and IR/microwave radiances of TOMS (1979~), SBUV (1979~), HIRS (1979~), • GOME, GOME-2(1996~), MIPAS, SCIAMACHY (2003 -2012) • OMI (2003~), TES (2005 -2010) • NASA GOZCARDS project • SBUV and Total Ozone Mapping Spectr. (TOMS) (1970~). • OMI / TROPOMI (2004~) • OMPS (Ozone Mapper Profiler Suite) (1982~) • IASi (IR At. Sounding Interferometer), Metop-A/B (2006~) • Actions: • Confirm listing • Have already search and data access mechanism • Data accessibility and flow needs to be tested 56

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Ocean Surface Topography • ERS 1/2, ENVISAT and Cryo. Sat Radar Altimeter • OSTM/Jason-2 (/1), SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and Alti. Ka) - ISRO/CNES, Haiyang-2 A (CNSA) • Several data distribution portals (AVISO, RADS, NODC, EUMETSAT) • Some collections are discoverable and online • Portals already distribute multi-mission products, addedvalue of CEOS? • VC Near Real Time requirement ? 57

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Ocean Surface Vector Winds • METOP (EUMETSAT) • OCEANSAT (ISRO) • Haiyang-2 A (CNSA) • Actions: • Confirm listing • Need to identify particular datasets from those missions • Common areas within the ocean related VCs (e. g. ocean topography) 58

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Ocean Colour Radiometry • Particularity of focusing on upper level global data products (e. g. level 3, 4) instead of the instrument level products (level 1 and 2) • SIMBIOS (NASA), Glob. Colour (ESA), Chloro. GIN (POGOGEO-GOOS), SAFARI (CSA/GEO) • Actions: • Confirm list and data processing level • Evaluate data accessibility • Severals portals already exist (continuity? ), CEOS added -value? 59

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Sea Surface Temperature • Large list of collections: • Meteosat, ERS , POES, TRMM, INSAT, OCEANSAT-1, Terra, GOES, NMP , Envisat, Aqua, FY-1, Coriolis/Windsat, KALPANA-1, FY-2 , MTSAT , EPS, HY-1, FY-3 , Meteor, COMS, GOMS/ELECTRO, HY-2, SAC, NPP, GCOMW, Sentinel-3, FY-4, GCOM-C, JPSS, MTG-I Actions • Need of further analysis and input from VC to prioritize data collections • Identify data portals and evaluate data accessibility 60

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Next Steps • Establish contact with each VC (during the next 2 days hopefully) • Validate primary data collections listing • Validate specific requirements (NRT, processing level) • Define priority data collections • Evaluate and test • Data discovery and online access methods (machine to machine discovery and access) • Define data flows scenarios (discover collection to access products) • Demonstrate workflow scenarios (access and process data) 61

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Thanks for your feedback / thoughts on these proposals Steven Hosford <steven. hosford@cnes. fr> Pedro Gonçalves <pedro. goncalves@terradue. com> 62

Land Surface Imaging VC: Terms of Reference Julio Dalge, P. G. Diwakar, John Faundeen INPE ISRO USGS CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton , Virginia, USA March 12, 2013

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Current LSI Terms of Reference Background: The CEOS Land Surface Imaging Virtual Constellation (LSI VC) was established through a Declaration of Intent signed by seven CEOS agencies in 2007. Purpose: The LSI VC primary role is to promote the effective and comprehensive collection, distribution, and application of Earth Observation (EO) data of the global land surface, especially to meet societal needs of the global population, such as those addressed by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) societal benefit areas (SBAs). 64

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Current LSI Terms of Reference 1/2 Scope: The remit of LSI VC is to coordinate and focus land EO contributions from CEOS agencies supporting CEOS priorities. This includes considering space-based Remote Sensing from optical (visible and infrared including thermal) and microwave instruments. The CEOS Priority Actions are main drivers for the group with the current LSI VC focus on: 65

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Current LSI Terms of Reference 2/2 • Improved coordination support of Space Agency terrestrial activities related to climate initiatives • Direct support to key GEO initiatives that CEOS has endorsed including the Forest Carbon Tracking, the Global Forest Observations Initiative, the Joint Experiments on Crop Assessment and Monitoring and, as appropriate, the GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring • Investigating ways LSI can integrate or utilize the outputs from CEOS Quality Assurance for Earth Observation (QA 4 EO) efforts • Developing tools and sponsoring forums for CEOS terrestrial mission planning. 66

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Current SDCG Terms of Reference Background: The CEOS GFOI Space Data Coordination Group (SDCG) was established by the 25 th CEOS Plenary (November 2011). Purpose: The SDCG serves to implement The CEOS Strategy for Space Data Coverage and Continuity in Support of the GEO Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and Forest Carbon Tracking (FCT) Task. 67

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Current SDCG Terms of Reference 1/2 Scope: The remit of SDCG activities is defined by the scope of the CEOS Data Strategy document. Points to note: • The SDCG seeks to support coordinated acquisition of all relevant Earth observing missions in support of GFOI and FCT needs emphasis is on coordination of CEOS agency missions, but an effective interface will be developed to engage and communicate needs to commercial operators • The SDCG will limit its coordination to acquisition planning, at least initially; the broader scheme of data processing and distribution will be directed by the GFOI implementation, and the SDCG may have a role therein in due course 68

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 Current SDCG Terms of Reference 2/2 • The SDCG is not intended to be an open-ended arrangement for support of GFOI operations; it is anticipated that as the institutional arrangements and capacity for GFOI and its Project Office develop, the SDCG functions will transition into these structures. • Noting the need for data coordination processes in support of other emerging CEOS priorities, the SDCG is being established with a view to being able to broaden its scope in future. 69

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 LSI Terms of Reference Way Forward Scope: The remit of LSI VC is to coordinate the distribution of terrestrial data including terrestrial Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), from CEOS agencies supporting CEOS priorities. This includes considering space-based remote sensing from optical (visible and infrared including thermal) and microwave instruments. The CEOS Priority Actions are main drivers for the group with the current LSI VC focus on: 70

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 LSI Terms of Reference Way Forward Deliverables: The LSI VC will provide the following services and activities: • Provide distribution services from the LSI portal for CEOS agency terrestrial data. • Facilitate the distribution of terrestrial ECVs as recommended by the WGClimate. • Strive to address the cross-cutting issues that are common and fundamental to all data coordination responses from CEOS (information extraction, cross calibration, inter-operability, long-term data records, availability and dissemination, data quality, metadata) in cooperation with the other CEOS Working Groups. • Provide end users updated information on current CEOS data coverages, gaps and potential discontinuity in data availability. • Investigate a land data coordination role with CEOS agencies utilizing Public-Private Partnership arrangements with the goal to facilítate data access and usage for CEOS sponsored activities. 71

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 LSI Terms of Reference Way Forward • Request SIT review and endorse new LSI Terms of Reference

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11 -15 March 2013 § § § Wrap - recall VC & WG Deliverables for the 2015 GEOSS (1 h 10 m) § Individual brief reports VC Membership, composition & sustainability (40 m) VC/WG Selected Topic (30 m) CEOS Deliverables for GEOSS Data Discovery and Access (1 h 15 m) § HMA-CWIC discussion § VC Portals Study LSI Terms of Reference (20 m) Wrap 73