© GEO Secretariat

Welcome Note on Behalf of GEO

S&T Stakeholders WorkshopBonn, Germany28 August 2012

Barbara J. RyanDirector, GEO Secretariat

U.S. Department of StateWashington DC31

31 July 2003

GEO, the Group on Earth ObservationsEarth Observation Summit

Created in 2005, to develop a coordinated and sustained Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to enhance decision making in different Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs)

GEO today:

89 Members

64 Participating

Organizations

A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems

• Improve and Coordinate Observation Systems

• Advance Broad Open Data Policies/Practices

• Foster Increased Use of EO Data and Information

• Build Capacity

GEO Objectives

Global Earth Observation System of Systems

• an integrating public infrastructure, interconnecting a diverse and growing array of Earth observing instruments and information systems for monitoring and forecasting changes in the global environment

• supports policymakers, resource managers, science researchers and other experts to support informed decision making for society

• 10-year implementation plan

• 2015: Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems

GEO 2012-2015 Work Plan Strategic Target Driven-Structure

1. INFRASTRUCTURE(Architecture and Data Management)

2. INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT(Capacity Building, Science and Technology, User Engagement)

3. INFORMATION FOR SOCIETAL BENEFITS(All SBA Tasks, plus new transverse tasks on Oceans, Global Land Cover, Global Forest Observation, Impact Assessment of Human Activities)

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CBD Targets and GEO SBA Map

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Great Advances in Global and Regional Weather Forecasts

• GEO is a Multi-faceted organization – Plenary (Members and Participating Organizations), ExCom, Boards, Work Plan Contributors, and the Secretariat – Providers and Users may be the same

• Delivering the Strategic Targets – aligning our activities to ensure delivery

• IGOS-P Transition – – S&T involvement– CoP involvement– In situ observations

• Broad Open Data Policies/Practices

Challenges (and opportunities)

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bryan@geosec.org