Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES): Marine data management & policy issues .

1. Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES):Marine data management & policy issues. A Edwards DG Research, European Commission E-mail: Alan.Edwards@cec.eu.int The Colour of Ocean Data - The Palais des Congrès, Brussels, Belgium, 25-27 November 2002

2. Overview • A brief introduction to GMES • GMES and Global Ocean Monitoring • GMES and Data • Conclusions

3. GMES Objectives(GMES is a Joint EC-ESA Initiative) • By 2008: to establish an operational and autonomous European capacity for Global Monitoring of the Environment and for Security. • By 2003: to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current capacity and the needs for improvement in the scientific, technical, socio-economic and institutional domains, (including data mgmt. and policy).

4. The EU Council Resolution on the GMES Initial Period • Urges the Commission to start, together with ESA and stakeholders, the Initial Period of GMES (2001 - 2003) • Asks to build on existing infrastructures and capabilities: terrestrial, air- & sea-borne, space-based • Prepare the next phase of GMES (2004-2008) to achieve an OPERATIONAL&AUTONOMOUS European capability by 2008

5. Initial GMES Priority Themes A. Land Cover Change in Europe B. Environmental Stress in Europe C. Global Vegetation Monitoring D. Global Ocean Monitoring E. Global Atmosphere Monitoring F. Support to Regional Development Aid G. Systems for Risk Management H. Systems for Crisis Management & Humanitarian Aid I. Information Management Tools

6. GMES Provisional Planning 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 …....2009 R&D EC (FP6) Implementation Phase EC (FP5) FP6 Results Report GMES Action Plan Capacity build-up InitialPeriod ………… ESA Elements GMES Capacity Build-up EC Elements ESA Service elements EC (tbd) Capacity build-up and operations programme (tbd) ……….

7. GMES and Global Ocean Monitoring • (Pre-) Operational Oceanography is a well established scientific and technological discipline, both NATIONALLY within most EU Member States, and also at the European Community level. • For example, the total EC commitment to Operational Forecasting Research in FP5exceeds 31 M€.

8. Example of EC fundedPre-Operational Forecasting Research SST 3-day Forecast from the Med. Forecasting System Pilot Project

9. GMES and Data • If the GMES Initiative is to succeed, proper data management strategy(s) and policy(s) must be established. (Remember that GMES should bring together operational marine, atmospheric and terrestrial monitoring systems.)

10. Selected GMESData Mgmt Issues • Access to data: GMES is an Operational System & requires rapid (and free?) access to all relevant Quality CONTROLLED data. • Control of data: ownership, IPR rights, etc. • Safeguarding data:Long term archiving • Sustainable Funding: European & national for the “public good”, or private funding?

11. GMES Data MgmtA Possible (Simplified) Example In-Situ Systems Remote Sensing STOREROOM or Archive Data Data Data Archive “Just in Time” DATA WAREHOUSE “Just in Time” Model Output Modelling Factory Real-Time Alarms Info Products Service Providers Policy Info Real-Time Forecasts Predictions Reports

12. Conclusions Basic proposition discussed within the GMES Fora (to which everyone is invited to contribute.) “Effective data management and policies are essential to ensure that the right information can be made available in the right form and at the right time. To date, data management and policies within European countries can differ greatly and are poorly adapted to the changing monitoring and surveying technologies, and the changing needs of policy.”