The International Science Year Programs - eGY, IPY, IHY, Planet Earth - and GEOSS

1. The International Science Year Programs - eGY, IPY, IHY, Planet Earth - and GEOSS AOGS-3, Singapore, 10 July 2006 Charles.Barton@anu.edu.au

2. GEOSS

4. Fifty years after IGY (1957-58)

5. Priority Areas

8. Who is behind it? Initiated by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)and UNESCO’s Ecology & Earth Science DivisionBacked by ICSU12 Founding Partners18 Associate Partners

9. Why (International Year of) Planet Earth? To communicate the central role of the Earth sciences in securing the safety, health, and wealth of SocietyTo expand our undeerstanding of the Earth systemTo enable Society to user Earth science knowledge more effectively.

10. Outreach goals Science Themes 1. Groundwater2. Hazards3. Earth and Health4. Climate5. Resources6. Megacities7. Deep Earth8. Ocean9. Soils10. Life Increase public awareness of the importance of the geosciences for human life and prosperity Stimulate awareness of the societal contributions of the geosciences within national education systems Increase understanding by decision-makers of the societal importance of the geosciences

11. Features Triennium: 2007 – 2009 UN-declared Year of Planet Earth is 2008 Wind-up in 2010USD 20 million; 50% science; 50% outreachRoles: - Inform, Stimulate, Facilitate, Coordinate - fund projects

13. Who is behind it? Driven by: NASA, SCOSTEPMain sponsor: NASA Backed by: IAU Internatinal Space Science Institute COSPAR UN - Basic Space Science Program

14. Objectives Develop heliophysics through cross-disciplinary studyDetermine the response of magnetospheres and atmospheres to external drivers Promote research on the Sun-heliosphere systemFoster international scientific cooperationPreserve the history and legacy of the IGYCommunicate unique IHY results to scientists and the public

15. Four Elements of the IHY Program Coordinated Investigation Programs (CIPs) - scientific research Distributed small instrument program - new observational capability Education, outreach - promoting space science IGY History preservation - preserving the history of space physics

16. IHY Timeline 2004: Regional coordination meetings 2005: Synthesis from regional to international 2006: Prototyping year 2007: IHY campaigns 2008-9: Community workshops, publications, archives

18. Who is behind it? ICSU - WMO ProgrammeICSU - WMO Joint Committee -18 international scientistsInternational Programme Office, hosted by UK (BAS)IPY Framework Document50,000 participants from more than 60 nations

19. Draw scientific & public attention to polar regions Present environmental status Past and present environmental and human changePolar - global teleconnectionsUnknowns at the frontiers of polar scienceStudy of the Earth's inner core, the Earth's magnetic field, geospace, the Sun and beyond.

20. Urgent, Significant International Partnerships Build Connections Share, Store Data Outreach Programmes Expand Polar Community Expressions of Interest Coordination Proposals Endorsed Projects

23. Who is behind it? eGY is an initiative of IUGGled by IAGAsponsored by IUGG, IAGA, NASA, NSFIn-kind support from LASP, NOAA, NCAR, NSIDC, USGS, BAS, .…

24. eGY embraces and extends IGY principles… International cooperation and data sharing Universal access to data and information Timely and convenient access to data Global, cross-disciplinary scope Preservation of data Capacity building, especially in developing countries Education, public outreach, information for decision making

25. Vision “eGY will lead to a major step forward in geoscience capability, knowledge, and usage throughout the world by accelerating the adoption of modern and visionary practices for managing and sharing data and information.”

26. What is eGY? eGY is a cooperative international effort to address the challenges of modern data stewardship in the geosciences and take advantage of modern ICT opportunities Themes: Data access (Virtual Observatories) Data integration Data discovery Data release Data preservation Data rescue Education and public outreach Reducing the digital divide (e-Africa)

27. Deliverables Networking, links to experts and peers Connection between the I*Y and other programs A mandate - the eGY Declaration for a Geoscience Information Commons Codes of best practice Meetings, workshops, and symposia at conferences Presentations, articles, publications, press releases Website: www.egy.org and eGY News

28. GEOSS Global Earth Observing System of Systems

29. Who is behind it? GEO = Many People 60 Nations European Commission 43 Participating Organizations GEOSS = One Vision A globally coordinated, comprehensive system of earth observing systems

30. GEOSS Vision "The vision for GEOSS is to realize a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed via coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations and information."

31. Aims To promote data accessibility and interoperability for earth observations To promote interagency, intergovernmental, and interdisciplinary collaboration To encourage shared infrastructure To inform the decision makers what needs to be done to realize the vision, and to build the political will to make it happen.

32. Societal benefit areas Disasters Health Energy Climate Water Weather Ecosystems Agriculture Biodiversity Cross-cutting areas Commonalities Architecture Data and Users Capacity Building Outreach

33. Web References http://ihy2007.org www.ipy.org www.egy.org www.yearofplanetearth.org www.esfs.org www.earthobservations.org

34. Thursday 13 July, 12:45-13:45 Level 3 Room 311 Information and Discussion on the international science year programs (eGY, IPY, IHY, and Planet Earth) and GEOSS