GEOSSVADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. US Navy

(Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and

AtmosphereNOAA Administrator

June 24 2005

Global Earth Observing System of Systems

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SCIENCESERVINGSOCIETY

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GEOSS History

Earth Observation Summit III February 2005, Brussels

Nearly 60 Countries + EC and 34 International Organizations

10-Year Implementation Plan Official Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

established Coordinated response to Indian Ocean Tsunami

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GEOSS And GOOS

December 17, 2004Executive Order: Committee on Ocean Policyhttp://ocean.ceq.gov

U.S. IOOS GOOS

GEOSS

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What is GEOSS?ComprehensiveCoordinatedSustainedAn end-to-end system of existing systems (both in situ and remote sensing observation platforms)linked with new systems

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Earth Observations Value: Agriculture

Drought costs in U.S. = $6-8B annually

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Earth Observations Value: Disaster Mitigation

FLOATS

GAUGES

BUOYS

Better ocean observations = more accurate forecasts &

effective warnings

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GEOSS Implementation

Data Management Needs New systems mean 100-

fold increase in data Current systems already

face challenges Development of browser

and visualization systems— underpinned by core geospatial technologies

Interoperability through protocols and standards

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GEO IGeneva, Switzerland

First meeting of new GEO at WMO headquarters in early May

IOC Update on Global Tsunami Early Warning Capabilities

Elected GEO Executive Committee

Begin Implementation of 10-year Plan

Next report to GEO in December 2005

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U.S. Contribution to GEOSSAn Interagency Effort

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U.S. IEOS

U.S. IOOS GOOS

Ocean Component of U.S. IEOS

Ocean Component of GOOS

U.S. Component

U.S. Component

GEOSS

IEOS and GEOSSA System of Systems

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Other National Earth Observation Efforts

Other countries are following the lead of the US and Europe in developing their own national integration structures:

Canada China Japan Morocco South Africa

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Thanks for your efforts!