Building a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) 5th Jubilee International Conference on Cartography & GIS Barbara J. Ryan Director, GEO Secretariat 16 June 2014 Varna, Bulgaria system_greenblue_2013 (4) A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems GEOSS • • •Improve and Coordinate Observation Systems • •Advance Broad Open Data Policies/Practices • •Foster Increased Use of EO Data and Information • •Build Capacity GEO Objectives •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: 91 Members 77 Participating Organizations © GEO Secretariat 77 Participating Organizations unescap IUGG SWF MTS ITC IEC IAF EU SatCen ESIP CC landsat8-earth.jpg AWS_antarctica.jpg BostonBuoySmall.jpg radar_meteo_uk.jpg Fig18_Positioning forest floor consumption pins_Nenana Ridge_AK.jpg Calvin-Perry-with-VRI-map-at-control-box-c-Mark-Godfrey-TNC-WOPA050203_D001-1.jpg hydropower-project-on-the-Yangtze-river.jpg mining-lungs-400x400.jpg Screen shot 2010-01-25 at 15.13.55.png adrc nasa_computers PolandCVO gis-workshop-at-toliara-web A broad Commercial Sector spans the entire information value chain Data providers Value-Added providers Downstream users Ecosystem Classification & Mapping (Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, EC, Italy, Paraguay, USA, RCMRD, UNESCO) * SHARE mountain stations operational • * All ecosystem mapping data available; DataCORE • * New maps of growing season • * Atlas of 40 Chinese World Heritage Sites • * Decision-making support: ABCC program 说明: 世界遗产点-yingwen ANd9GcRvsjCmWOuh-bqJ77cdUMKJgD37YevLaiqNGBFRdPPX0XBDGmviJajXzteigw USGS_logo UNESCO 47999761_48727b85d1 share everest abcc © GEO Secretariat Advanced Land-Cover Products (Canada, China, EC, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, Spain, EEA, ESA, GTOS, ISPRS) * Global 30m products * Major land cover types (eg. wetland) * Independent validation databases * Global Land Cover Portal * Growing int’l consensus http://www.rivistageomedia.it/images/stories/globcover_poster2010_h.jpg 30%20Meter%20Land%20Cover%20Example%20zoomed glacier_animation.gif 1-s2 gofc-gold-logo Mexico rapid appraisal Global Forest Information System (Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, USA, CEOS, FAO) * Forest Carbon Tracking ongoing * Demo in 12 countries (Congo) * Coordinated space data acquisition * In-situ validation * Regional capacity building growing (US Silvacarbon) Mexico In-situ forest measurements Columbia Global & Local Urban Footprints (China, EC, Germany, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, USA) * 35-yr evolution of 26 mega-cities * Global night-time lights for 2012 * Urban Heat Island patterns * Over 3’700 cities mapped using ASTER (15m) Manila Milan_GDNBO-SVDNB_npp_d20120108_t0136208_minus_dark_geo.jpg Urban%20content%20page UrbanDesignPlanningHero india_03_98_92_a dlr noaa5 Monthly Wheat Prices 1960-2011 Nominal wheat price in US $/Metric Ton 2008 Price hikes Droughts: Australia & Ukraine 2010/11 Price hikes Drought: Russia Landsat 1 Launched (1972) 1971/2’s price hike Today 3x Source: World Bank Crop Information for Decision-Making (Canada, China, EC, France, Japan, Kazakhstan, India, Mexico, Russia, USA, CEOS, FAO) G20-summit-los-cabos-mexico-2012-e1338852242314 G20_FRANCE_2011_EN_resized ANd9GcSsfxS80pZ9haVcI41pThzAOZ_wOyZtd7gHtitE-hok2OtCO485cA * GEOGLAM part of G20 Action Plan on Food Price Volatility * New crop outlook * Rice crop monitoring * Draft space strategy NASS, China crop watch system Use of Multi-spatial resolution data for crop rotation mapping at varying scales and coverage in Indo-Gangetic Plains Region of India. 250 m Argentina – crop group map (summer/winter crops, perennial crops) 1km – 56 m Brazil – crop group map (summer/winter crops, perennial crops) 1 km MARS-FOOD - arable land mask for growth monitoring 56 m – 25 m US–NAS – crop type map supported by field survey 1- 5 m + 60 m FEWS – national area estimate for major crops 250 m NASA/USDA/SDSU – croplands area likelihood map GEOSS Common Infrastructure Introduction of the Brokering approach GEOSS Current Assets (May 2014) Time GEOSS Hypercube Time Precipitation in Greece (1946-2013) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Time West Africa drought observations (1995–2013) East Africa drought observations (2010 – 2012) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Uncertainty over continuity of observations Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Time West Africa crop prediction (2014-2015) West Africa Land Use (1990-2005) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Time Precipitation in Africa (1992-2012) GEOSS Targeted Gaps Large spatial and temporal gaps in specific data sets Time GEOSS should be making this cube as dense and transparent as possible GCI GCI Searches GEOSS Implementation Requires: Data Sharing Principles •Full and Open Exchange of Data • •Data and Products at Minimum Time Delay and at Minimum Cost • •Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction See slide text Free data policy October 1, 2008 Increasing Demand for Free Landsat Data 11,898,738 Landsat Scenes distributed as of June 2013 •Data delivered to 186 countries •User shift to multi-year scenes at same location •Exceeded 11 million scenes to date Daily Average = 53 scenes best year of sales (2001) Daily Average ≅ 5,700 scenes web-enabled data delivered Radarsat-2 Canada’s Experience Spain_Global Forest C:\Documents and Settings\jratliff\My Documents\13_Year_Crop_Rotation_CDL.tif • • •Continue improving Earth observations worldwide • •Urge the adoption and implementation of data sharing principles globally • •Advance the GEOSS information system • •Develop a comprehensive interdisciplinary knowledge base • •Cultivate global initiatives Ministerial Guidance • • • Broad open data policies/practices essential for publically funded collections & must be strengthened • • Economic value in downstream elements – value-added products and services • • Broader stakeholder engagement needed, including the private sector • • Strengthen policy linkages/mandates • • National, Regional and International collaboration is essential • • • Summary Open worldwide to any non-commercial entity, individual or team (students, scientists and developers) wanting to unleash the power of Earth Observation data to allow us all to make smarter decisions. Be inspired, unleash the power and win cash prizes ($20,000 USD). Register by Thursday, 31 July 2014 and submit Apps by Sunday, August 31 2014. Join in www.geoappathon.org @geosec2025 #geoappathon GEO-XI Plenary 13-14 November 2014 Libreville, Gabon Barbara J. Ryan bryan@geosec.org http://www.earthobservations.org