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Report from GEO Post-2015 WG and GEO Ministerial WG

Insights and recommendations from the GEO and CEOS meetings on enhancing space-based & in situ observations for decision-makers post-2015. Emphasis on infrastructure integration and user-focused products.

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Report from GEO Post-2015 WG and GEO Ministerial WG

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  1. Report fromGEO Post-2015 WG and GEO Ministerial WG D. Brent Smith, NOAACEOS RepresentativeCEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA12 March 2013

  2. CEOS and GEO Post-2015 • Clear from GEO Member statements at 2012 GEO Plenary that CEOS contributions recognized and highly valued • CEOS has for several years led or co-led GEO Work Plan Tasks • CEOS “space arm” contributions have been much more prominent than comparable in situ contributions within GEO/GEOSS; thus there will be increased emphasis on in situ observations in Post-2015 GEOSS • Integration of space-based and in situ observations into products of use to decision-makers and end users is big priority for GEO Post-2015 • Good for CEOS to learn from incomplete handoff of IGOS to GEO Communities of Practice---some working well, others not • It has been major challenge for underdeveloped GEO infrastructure to assimilate and pass on CEOS-contributed data/products to users; this situation hopefully now being addressed head-on in GEO Boards’ infrastructure-related initiatives in connection with 2013 Sprint to Summit • CEOS should engage in ongoing GEO infrastructure efforts

  3. GEO Post-2015 WG Recommendations Draft as of March 2013

  4. GEO Post-2015 WG Recommendations Draft as of March 2013

  5. GEO Post-2015 WG Recommendations Draft as of March 2013

  6. GEO Ministerial WG • GEO Ministerial Summit set for Geneva, 17 January 2014, hosted by the Swiss Government • Ministerial WG established, co-chairs are Romero/Switzerland; Briggs/ESA; Bussoletti/Italy; Hirsch/U.S.; met 30-31 Jan., will meet again 21-22 Mar. • Summit expected to confirm continuation of GEO after 2015; Ministerial and Post-2015 WGs to coordinate way forward via GEO ExCom and 10th Plenary • WG identified necessary documentation as Summit Declaration, Agenda, Progress Report, Post-2015 Vision, GEO/GEOSS fact sheet, and a two-page “Case for GEO” high-level document • Foresee exhibition, a few short video showcases of achievements, no publications, potentially build on GEO Boards’“Sprint to Summit” • Communication and outreach plan, and invitation letter are in preparation • Commitment to fully involve GEO Participating Organizations, UN Organizations and Programs, and Developing Countries

  7. GEO Ministerial WG • CEOS to: • Participate at Ministerial as GEO Participating Organization • Consider CEOS Chair statement, exhibit, publication or one-pager (as at previous GEO Ministerials: 2005 Brussels, 2007 Cape Town, 2010 Beijing) • Work through its Member Agencies and their Governments to shape and refocus a viable post-2015 GEO/GEOSS Thank you!

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