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The biggest picture of all: science, resources, and getting the message across
EC support to Innovative Earth Observation Systems: “a key element for assessing the status of Planet’s resources”
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Manuela SoaresDirector Environment DirectorateDirectorate General for Research & Innovation
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Content
• Introduction/rationale
• Current situation: EO initiatives and
related activities
• FP7 Contribution To GEOSS
• Future
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Intro/rationale
• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (26/01/2011)
“A resource-efficient Europe –
Flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 Strategy”
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A resource-efficient
Europe
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Flagship initiative
1) Need for monitoring
and observation…
3) Research & Innovation…
2) International dimension…
Three crucial aspects for the implementation of the Flagship Initiative:
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European Earth Observation Initiatives and related activities
(e.g. ocean, land, forest resources…)
(e.g. energy resources and mineral resources…)
Implementation of environmental policy (e.g.
water resources…)
Maritime resources
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International Earth Observation Initiatives
United Nations: Inter-Governmental outside the United Nations -
Group on Earth
Observation (GEO):
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GEOSS serves 9 Societal Benefit Areas, among which five are concerning management of natural resources……..
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The Group on Earth Observation GEO
When? 2005 to 2015
How ? Voluntary partnership
Who?86 Governments + EC+ 61 participating org.
GEOSS:
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ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
…transverse GEOSS
(GEOSS Building Blocks)
DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA MANAGEMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
USER ENGAGEMENT
USER ENGAGEMENT
Contribution to Research Component of GEOSS through FP7
2008 2009
2010
2008
2011
FP7 Cooperation Environment Theme contributes to …..
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Contribution to Research Component of GEOSSthrough FP7
Water
ClimateBiodiversity
Energy
Agriculture
Disaster
Ecosystem
WeatherHealth
2007
2008
2009-2010
2011
2012
FP7 Cooperation Environment Theme
Annual calls address GEO Societal BenefitAreas specifically
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Biological resources: EBONE project GEO Biodiversity SBA: Understanding, monitoring, and
conserving biodiversity;
EBONE (European Biodiversity Observation Network):
A cost-effective system to collect
information on the status of the
European biological resources….
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Mineral resources: Projects IMPACTMin
and EOminers
monitoring methods for environmentally sustainable mining
To develop methods and tools for mining impact assessment
and
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Assessing global biological resources: the European contribution to the Global Earth Observation Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)
Long-term monitoring experiment in geologically active regions of Europe prone to natural hazards: the Supersite concept
Developing community-based environmental monitoring and information systems using innovative and novel earth observation applications
Near Future: GEOSS activities within FP7 Cooperation Environment Theme
Possible topics within 2012 call for proposal -
Will take stock
of the resource efficiency concept:
GEO BON
Supersites
Citizen Obs.
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Future of GEO (Short-term): Development WP 2012-15“Completion of the GEO 10 year implementation plan”
1) Full & open access to data through the GEO information system
2) Development of information products across GEO 9 SBAs
3) Reinforcement of coordination, user engagement & resource mobilization
Three main objectives for the period 2012-15:
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Current GEO 10-year implementation plan ends in 2015
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Future European support to GEO will have to be considered taking into account the current institutional framework:
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The Innovation Union initiative
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The future Common Strategic Framework for EU research and innovation funding
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Future evolution for GMES.
GEO post-2015: European Context(Concluding remarks)
