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The future of GMES and the role of the JRC Alan Belward, Francesco Pignatelli

The future of GMES and the role of the JRC Alan Belward, Francesco Pignatelli Global Environment Monitoring Unit European Commission – DG JRC. GMES overview.

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The future of GMES and the role of the JRC Alan Belward, Francesco Pignatelli

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  1. The future of GMES and the role of the JRC Alan Belward, Francesco Pignatelli Global Environment Monitoring Unit European Commission – DG JRC JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  2. GMES overview By 2008, to establish anautonomous European Capacity to monitor the Earth to support management of the global environment and foster global security and provide reliable and timely information related to environmental and security issues to support policy makers’ needs Fulfills European Space Policy to make Space a tool to serve the policies of the Union, its Member States and its citizens • European Space Policy – Preliminary Elements COM(2005)208 final An EU initiative, whereESA implements the space componentand theCommission identifies and develops services • GMES Communication - COM(2005)565 final JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  3. GMES: why a Community approach? There is clear EU added value: • Coherent monitoring of EU and MS policies • Europe-wide compatible products for further use at all levels + Geospatial interoperability (INSPIRE) • Data sharing (e.g. satellite images) by several applications (and several regions) JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  4. GMES components Space observing systems Solutions Public Policy Data integration & information management User orientedservice delivery Needs Local/regional authorities Governments, EU International Organisations Regulatory Bodies Industry General Public In-situ observing systems JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  5. GMES implementation 2001 – 2003:“initial period” resulted in 2004-2008 Action Plan • System definition 2004 – 2008: “putting the components together” • Users/providers dialogue; service development; space component procurement; in-situ upgrading; data policy; funding: some 230 M€ from EC (6th FP) and ESA (GSE) 2008 onwards: “operational phase” • Services; the space component; expanding in-situ networks JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  6. Coordinated EC– ESA GMES Service Implementation Status and Planning of Major Contract Actions Marine & Coastal Environment Polar Environment Land Cover Air Quality & Climate Change Risk Management Security Food Security Humanitarian Aid & Development Future services JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  7. GMES Operational dimension: Services The “fast-track” approach • Choice of pilot services based on existing and mature capacities and structures, on user uptake and on conditions for long-term sustainability • The first three candidate pilot services (“fast track”) submitted to the GMES Advisory Council in June 2005 JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  8. GMES’ Fast-Track Services • Land Monitoring: Provide core land cover data for policy areas such as water, biodiversity, agriculture, urban… • Marine Core Services: National / European policies & International conventions on the marine environment/state of the oceans + marine resources exploitation, transport and offshore operations, hazards and pollutions, coastal management, seasonal climate prediction… • Rapid Mapping in Support to Crisis Management (INSCRIT): Enhance European capacity to respond to crises and emergencies associated with natural and man made disasters (e.g. floods, fires, earthquakes, landslides, tsunami, industrial accidents) JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  9. An addition to the land fast track service… Europe increasingly needs to be permanently informed on the conditions and status of natural resources worldwide • land is a prime resource - and increasingly scarce* • land use determinesaccess to food, water, forest products, ecosystem services, infrastructure • Resources can be a cause of conflict * Millennium Assessment report (2005) indicates that today 60% of the world ecosystems are loosing their capacity to provide good and services Developing a knowledge base on global use of natural resources is part of the precautionary approach to global stewardship JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  10. Environmental refugees Deforestation Land degradation Desertification Land availability Food shortages Water availability Disasters … addressing the “G” of GMES AFRICA: 795 million people in 2000 Growth rate of over 2.8% / yr …fastest in the world Increasing Urbanisation Increasing timber demands Agricultural expansion Increasing grazing pressure Increasing water use 5 million 4 million 7 million (Sources Environmental refugees; Norman Myers, 13th Economic Forum, May 2005 http://www.osce.org/documents/eea/2005/05/14488_en.pdf, Population UN http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/longrange2/WorldPop2300final.pdf) JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  11. GMES: current Institutional dimension • Users involvement (e.g. EEA, user DGs at EC, industry, workshop, diffusion, branding…) • GMES Advisory Council • EC and ESA joint programme • Integration into EU space policy • Establishment of GMES Bureau in DG ENTR - June 2006 • International dimension – European Contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  12. GMES: the Space component ENTR E U P O L I C Y ENV AGRI EC ProjectsFP-JRC PROPOSAL EU National Missions ESA GMES RELEX GMES Service Requirements Gap analysis INFSO Eumetsat Missions ESAGMES Projects REGIO ESTAT Current ESA Missions Space Observation Requirements JRC MSGMES Projects Non-EU Missions EUSC EU+MS Users POLICIES  USERS  SERVICES  REQUIREMENTS  GAP ANALYSIS  SOLUTIONS JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  13. GMES-1: the gap-fillerServices GMES requirements drive the space component Global land JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  14. GMES – Next steps • Fast track services implementation with consolidation of requirements (Implementation Groups) • Further developmentsof pre-operational services through ESA (GSE) and ECprogrammes (FP6) and FP7, together with ESA’s programme • Operation of the GMES Bureau (June 2006) • Setting up a GMES Governance/Management Structure(on-going discussions at EC level and with Member States) • Providing continuity of key EU space missions(national missions, Sentinel development through ESA) JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  15. The JRC mission is to provide scientific and technical support to other Commission services Turning data from Earth Observing satellites into quantitative information serving EU Policies Space Agencies Networks in Partner Countries European Research Networks Modelling, algorithm development, Cal/val & benchmarking Joint Research Centre Research & Applications Development Agriculture, Fisheries European Environment Global Climate Change Civil Protection Civil Security Development Humanitarian Aid DGs ENTR, ENV, REGIO, AGRI, DEV, AIDCO, RELEX, etc... & Delegations FAO, UNEP IGBP, GEO, GCOS, GTOS General Public Supply Data Support Information Demand Knowledge JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  16. A satellite radar image of the North Atlantic showing a formation of fishing vessels Forest fire in Portugal (2005) illustrated in a sequence of satellite images Delta of Saloum in Senegal observed with a high-resolution satellite (agricultural and forest areas) Using satellite for monitoring - Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania South Asia Tsunami – damage assessment in Banda Aceh Region Algae blooms in the Baltic Sea represented by a satellite image Indonesia seen by Spot/Vegetation satellite system over 1-year period JRC’s contribution to GMES • Through FP6 and FP7 “direct actions” in support to a range of Community policies requiring GMES related information, e.g. in the areas of: • Natural Resources • Agriculture • Environment • Development andHumanitarian Aid • Global Change • Civil Protection • Security JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  17. The JRC contribution to GMES • The JRC has been a catalyst in the GMES process since its inception • Participation in the overall GMES progress and evolution • GPO/GAC meetings and Workshops/Fora involvement • GMES Reports and Communications definition • Fast-Track Services implementation • Support to the GMES Bureau • Technical development of fast track/demo of future pilot services • EU Policies Requirements/User Needs assessment and update • Contribute to drafting of high level mission document • Collaboration with ESA • Specifications for the future space missions in support to GMES • Securing long-term access to space data JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

  18. Useful Web addresses • Cordis – FP6 • http://www.cordis.lu/fr/home.html • http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/calls.cfm • GMES • http://www.gmes.info • Space • http://europa.eu.int/comm/space • ESA • http://earth.esa.int/gmes/ • JRC • http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/ JRC Information day Bucharest, May 2006

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