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GMES: European Autonomous Capacity for Environmental and Security Information

GMES is an initiative by the European Commission and ESA to implement a European autonomous capacity for environmental and security information. It aims to provide services for institutional and private users, with a focus on marine and land monitoring, emergency responses, and atmosphere risks. This initiative is supported by various stakeholders including private users, public organizations, and European institutions.

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GMES: European Autonomous Capacity for Environmental and Security Information

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  1. GMES : a EC (DG ENT) and ESA initiative for : implementing a European autonomous capacity and becoming a large European service on environmental and security information, to the benefit and with the commitment of the Member States. In 2001 the EU Council asked to the Commission to implement services for institutional or private users. Feasibility was supposed to be demonstrated through FP6 programs and ESA funded projectsdedicated Three thematics for “Fast Track” services : marine environment monitoring land monitoring Emergency responses Two “pilot services” : Atmosphere Risks The GMES Atmospheric Service -GAS

  2. For 4 thematics, it has been agreed that operational services should be implemented in 2012 Pre-Operational stage funded by the FP7 program (see MACC presentation for the GMES atmospheric service) ESA supports the development of the necessary space infrastructure

  3. GMESHolding Overall sustainability - Joint commitments Space chamber In situ chamber GMES stakeholders Private users Real estate Farmers Fishermen… Public users Civil protection Ministry of Environment Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Defence… European Institutions Commission Council Eur. agencies like EMSA Satellite center… [Security] Emergency Atmosphere Marine Land Thematic services (building on national capacities) Downstream service providers Public organisations, SMEs

  4. Core services • Pan-European, multi-purpose information service capacity • Linked to EU information needs (EU policies and international commitments) or to decisions to share capacities at EU level • Sustained public funding (EU & Member States) • Downstream services • Tailored for specific applications at local, regional, national, European levels (public good or private use) • Use core services as one of the inputs • EU not directly driving the service and not responsible for service requirements • EU should encourage / support the implementation of this service layer, e.g. through R&D funding • EU not involved in Downstream Service governance & operational funding

  5. GMES is a user-driven initiative -> continuous feedback from user needs necessary for which the following mechanism has been put in place: User Workshopon 6/7 December 2006 100 participants from 27 countries and from relevant European institutions (i.e. DG’s, Agencies,etc.)  Workshop Report (+ Orientation Paper) makes recommendations for a future Core Service Implementation Group,expert group (9 people),has met on 18 Jun 07, 4 Oct 07, To provide guidelines and recommendations(2008) on scope, functionality/architecture, core and downstream services, space and in situ observation infrastructure, governance, funding of each GMES service; Service preparation: FP6 - GEMS about 10 M€ ESA GMES Service Element - PROMOTE about 5 M€ FP7– MACC about 11 M€ Operational phase Atmosphere Service Progress

  6. service on “Atmospheric Composition” Air quality Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution (CLRTAP) convention Clean Air for Europe programme (CAFE) Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution, New Directive on ambient air quality Climate Forcing UNFCC and Kyoto Protocol, IPCC report European Climate Change Programme (ECCP): Green Paper on Adaptation to CC, White Paper to follow in fall 2008; COM communication "Limiting Global Climate Change to 2° Celsius: The way ahead for 2020 and beyond." and related documents on EU climate policy Stratospheric Ozone Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol EU policy on ozone Solar Radiation EU policy initiatives in the filed of CCE (Climate Change Energy):promotion of renewable energies, energy efficiency and use of environmental technologies, e.g. Commission communication “20 20 by 2020 – Europe’s Climate Change Opportunity”: Political environment

  7. Proposed scope of the Core Service: Day-by-day analysisof the atmosphere at various space and time scales (reactive gases and aerosols) Effects of long range transport of atmospheric pollutants Historic records of Global and European atmospheric composition; Integrated global and European air qualityforecast; Scenario analysis (e.g. impact of air quality strategies) Toolbox for background to deposition patterns, natural contributions (Saharan dust storms, wildfires,..) Air Quality

  8. Improved and sustained monitoring of the state of the climate system, quantification of uncertainties; Integrated Global, European and regional concentration fields of key greenhouse gases enabling determination of sources and sinks Essential climate variables and GCOS requirements (ambition to incl. water vapour, CO2 cycle, emissions (shipping, volcanoes) Inverse modelling (for validation of emission inventories and to identify sources and sinks) Additional requirements geared to public users and policy makers: services supporting policy for adaptation to climate change (such as vulnerability assessments), reanalysis, extremes in climate record, records on GHG sources/sinks, and citizen information on risks attributable to climate change. Climate Forcing

  9. Global: to improve the long-term record of total ozone column and vertically resolved ozone information Global: improved and sustained monitoring of the current status and trends in stratospheric ozone depletion European: routine provision of updatedozone, UV and solar radiation maps andforecasts; historic UV and solar radiation records Ozone / UV radiation

  10. GAS Architecture OBSERVATION SUPPLY and CALIBRATION Space Agencies / Ground networks / Aircraft programmes FP R E S E A R C H E N D U S E R S OBS ACQUISITION and QC Validation, Multi-sensor processing D A T A S E R V I C E S CORE R & D GLOBAL Monitoring & Forecasting EUROPEAN-SCALE Assimilation & Ensembles Downstream Services, including education and training Other GMES Core Services

  11. acquisition and processing of observations (both space and in-situ) analysis and forecasting product generation, dissemination and archiving Key functions of service

  12. Observation component • Space infrastructure for GMES: GMES Space Component • ESA Sentinel missions: SAR & optical imagery, sea surface topography, atmospheric chemistry • National missions: mainly high & very high resolution optical & SAR imagery • EUMETSAT missions: atmosphere & surface imagery, atmospheric sounding • In Situ infrastructure for GMES • Measurement networks (including EU contribution to international) and “opportunity” observations • “Compartment” approach: atmosphere, ocean, hydrology …. • Status: evolution from research to operational systems • Start with infrastructure / data required by Core Services

  13. Fill existing gaps in atmospheric chemistry (i) make necessary data available to research and modelling (ii) Provide theneeded monitoring data for the relevant Conventions (iii) Provision of GCOS essential climate variables(ECVs) (iv) Fill theneed forgridded information on atmospheric composition (iii)Establishment of trends based on high, precision long-term data is extremely relevant for a sound environmental policy Forecasting and predictiveas well as assessment capabilities based on separate modelling components, to fulfil its role towards (i) policy needs (development, assessment) at EU, MS and regional level (ii) supports MS, regions in assessing and understanding problems of AQ (and CC); e.g. contribution of natural sources to air pollution, background issues - transboundary contributions - better forecasting of AQ emergency events - input torisk assessments related to CC, information to plan CCadaptationmeasures, carrying out SEA and EIAs etc.. (iii) provide European added value and value for money in such diverse areas as health, aviation, transportation, weather forecasting etc. Added value

  14. Air quality • Local air quality forecasts (urban scale) and supporting integrated air quality indices. • Improved air-quality-related alerts and forecasts by health services supporting vulnerable communities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory diseases, asthma (including pollen-induced allergies). Enhanced assessment of air quality within a specific region, supporting development of effective air pollution abatement measures through proper apportionment of sources and assessment of impacts (human exposure) etc. Improved air-quality-related alerts and forecasts for extreme events involving the combined effects of heat stress, high UV-B exposure and poor air quality. Analysis of national, regional and local air pollution abatement policies Support to implementation of indicators related to following different aspects of policy effectiveness, as for example public exposure assessment, transboundary contributions (at a particular site/regions, rather than at large scale), footprint of cities, contribution from a transport mode etc. Downstream services

  15. Climate forcing Identification, assessment and monitoring of regional/local sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and pollutants and related tracers in support of emission and sink verification and mitigation policy. Stratospheric ozone and solar radiation Personalized skin-type specific UV information Solar-radiation potential analysis, policy scenario analysis, energy yield mapping, support to electricity transmission network management together with site audits and plant management for solar power plants Downstream servicescont.

  16. 16/17 September 2008: French Presidency Conference, Lille Demonstrators: presenting operational GMES products to users Website will be operational soon:www.forumgmes2008.eu GMES Forum

  17. Thank you!

  18. Some remaining bottlenecks: transition from research activities to operational services accessibility of data (especially in-situ) integration of non-EU data sources governance of the service to be agreed

  19. The way forward • Governance • GMES architecture components: space & in situ observation infrastructure, Core Services • Overall governance: linkages between components • Funding • Consolidation of Member State contribution: in situ & space observation infrastructure, core service • EC contribution: transition from R&D to operational funding • Milestones • 2008-2009: governance package, “dossier de programme” • 2011-2012: beginning of full implementation • 2014: new EC Financial Perspectives -> operational funding line

  20. Space infrastructure for GMES: GMES Space Component ESA Sentinel missions: SAR & optical imagery, sea surface topography, atmospheric chemistry National missions: mainly high & very high resolution optical & SAR imagery EUMETSAT missions: atmosphere & surface imagery, atmospheric sounding In Situ infrastructure for GMES Measurement networks (including EU contribution to international) and “opportunity” observations “Compartment” approach: atmosphere, ocean, hydrology …. Status: evolution from research to operational systems Start with infrastructure / data required by Core Services Observation component

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