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GEOCarbon Conference Geneva, Switzerland 1 October 2013

Welcoming Remarks Towards a Global Carbon Observing System: Progress and Challenges Barbara J. Ryan Director, GEO Secretariat. GEOCarbon Conference Geneva, Switzerland 1 October 2013. GEO Vision.

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GEOCarbon Conference Geneva, Switzerland 1 October 2013

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  1. Welcoming RemarksTowards a Global Carbon Observing System: Progress and ChallengesBarbara J. RyanDirector, GEO Secretariat GEOCarbon Conference Geneva, Switzerland 1 October 2013

  2. GEO Vision To realize a future wherein decisions and actions, for the benefit of humankind, are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations and information.

  3. GEO Objectives • Improve and Coordinate Observation Systems • Advance Broad Open Data Policies/Practices • Foster Increased Use of EO Data and Information • Build Capacity

  4. A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems GEOSS

  5. Created in 2005, to develop a coordinated and sustained Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to enhance decision making in nine Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs) GEO today: 90 Members 67 Participating Organizations

  6. A broad Commercial Sector spans the entire information value chain Data providers Value-Added providers Downstream users

  7. GEOSS Implementation requires:Data Sharing Principles • Full and Open Exchange of Data • Data and Products at Minimum Time delay and Minimum Cost • Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction

  8. Interoperability Brokering Strategy

  9. Resource Growth

  10. GEO through 2025 Recommendation 1: Continuation of GEO and GEOSS Implementation Recommendation 2: GEO Strategic Objectives • Coordinating Earth observations • Facilitating enhanced access to national, regional and global Earth observation data and information • Fostering global initiatives

  11. Recommendation 4.5: Resources for GEO and GEOSS Post-2015 • Continue to rely on voluntary contributions (from both public and non-public sources) • Sustain essential technical and administrative components (GEO Secretariat and GEOSS Information System) • Support mechanisms for improving participation of developing countries

  12. 2014 Ministerial Summit and “GEO week”13 to 17 January 2014 Centre International des Conférences in Geneva (CICG) GEO Implementation Board meetings GEO Executive Committee meeting GEO-X Plenary meeting High-level Side Events Exhibition, open to the public Ministerial Summit on 17 January

  13. Advances in Global and Regional Weather Forecasts

  14. http://www.earthobservations.org Barbara Ryan bryan@geosec.org

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