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US Strategic Assessment Group: Earth Observation Investment Recommendations

This report by the US Strategic Assessment Group provides high priority recommendations for national investments in Earth observations. It highlights existing and future capabilities, societal benefit areas, and aims to inform decision-makers in OSTP, OMB, Congress, and Agencies.

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US Strategic Assessment Group: Earth Observation Investment Recommendations

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  1. USGEO Strategic Assessment GroupPresented toCENR Subcommittee on Disaster ReductionMarch 5, 2008Mike TannerUSGEO SAG Co-Chair

  2. USGEO Structure: USGEO U. S. Group on Earth Observations Co-chairs:Phil DeCola (OSTP) Mike Tanner (NOAA) Jim Tucker (NASA) Functional Groups Partnership, Outreach, and Communication Group Policy Group Architecture and Data Management Group Strategic Assessment Group Membership: DOE OMB NOAA NASA EPA DOD USDA DOI DOT USAID USGS Smithsonian DOS NSF

  3. Strategic Assessment Group Deliver a U.S. Strategic Portfolio • High national priority Earth observation investment recommendations • Existing and future capabilities • Affecting Societal Benefit Areas • Inform decision-makers • OSTP, OMB, Congress, and Agencies • Improve decisions regarding national investments in Earth observations

  4. Strategic Assessment Group • Newest USGEO Functional Group • Stood up Sept 07 • Two time horizons • Near term, Summer 08 deliverable • Leverage existing publications • Focus on documented requirements and recommendations • Longer term, develop process • Develop more analytical framework for evaluating gaps and solutions, recommending investment portfolio

  5. SBA Team Leads • Agriculture: USDA (Glenn Bethel) • Climate: CCSP (Jim Tucker) • Disaster: USGS (Bill Leith) • Ecology: Smithsonian (Len Hirsch) • Energy: DOE (Graham Pugh) • Human Health: • Oceans: NOAA (Zdenka Willis) • Water: EPA (John Lyon) • Weather: OFCM (Mike Babcock)

  6. Disaster Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction (SDR) Weather Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM) Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) Ocean.US Oceans Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Arctic Research Commission Climate Subcommittee on Air Quality Research, Toxics & Risk Subcommittee Health Ecology Ecological Systems Subcommittee Water Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality (SWAQ) Energy Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP) SBA Team Key Linkages Agriculture

  7. SBA Team Tasks • Identify, collect and review relevant publications • CENR Subcommittee reports, etc. • Establish linkages to relevant activities • Develop high-level recommendations • Near-term priorities • Workshop: April 2-3 • Review progress • Establish process and criteria for developing final recommendations • Define timeline and format for draft final report • Develop final product for publication

  8. SAG Extended Timeline Apr 2-3, 08: SAG workshop Apr-May 08: Report generation, SME review Jun 08: First draft for internal review Jun 08: Gov’t user community forum Jul 08: Final draft for clearance through CENR Jul 08: Final assessment ready for distribution Aug 08: Refine process for sustainability

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