Global Earth Observing System of Systems
Global Earth Observing System of Systems ( GEOSS ) is an initiative of the ad hoc intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (ad hoc GEO) in order to cooperate more closely with one another in earth observation. The program was adopted by around 40 countries in Brussels in 2005 and will run for ten years until 2015.
history
The establishment goes back to a decision of the G8 states at the meeting in 2003 in Evian ( action plan for the development of clean, sustainable and efficient technologies for sustainable development ). The Earth Observation Summit on July 31, 2003 concluded with the Washington Declaration.
The European Commission complements the association with the European programs Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community .
In 2010, 81 states and 58 organizations worldwide were already involved.
In February 2013, an atlas of renewable energies was published in the GEO portal, in cooperation with IRENA, the international organization for renewable energies .
tasks
The purpose is to serve the well-being of people and the environment. To this end, the program defines the objectives:
- Reduce losses in disasters
- Research into the environmental factors that can affect human health
- Improving the use of the available energy
- Research into climate development (greenhouse gases such as CO 2 in the atmosphere )
- Research into the water cycle and improving the use of water
- Improvement of weather observation and forecast
- Research and protection of ecosystems / ( biomes ) on land, on coasts and in seas
- Observation and protection of biodiversity .
GEOSS would like to achieve the goals through:
- the analysis and definition of common user requirements
- the acquisition of earth observation data
- the processing of observation data
- the exchange of data
- Quality control.
For example, open standards are to be defined and adhered to, which simplifies the processing, archiving and sharing of satellite photos .
- The sub-program Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) deals with the highly precise surveying of the earth.
- The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) uses measuring buoys to collect data for marine research and climate research .
National
- In Germany, the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development is also involved.
- Austria is also involved, the project is supervised by ZAMG (GEO secretariat).
- The Federal Office for the Environment is involved in Switzerland . The Federal Council approved the mandate for Switzerland on October 27, 2010.
- In Japan, the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology is responsible.
See also
- UNEP-GRID (network of the United Nations Environment Program UNEP with global maps and graphics)
Web links
- Group on Earth Observations (GEO Portal)
- German GEO Secretariat
- Austrian GEO Secretariat
- Earth Observation Summit (July 2003)
- US Environmental Protection Agency GEOSS WebSite
- EPA Testimony on GEOSS before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; United States House of Representatives. March 9, 2005 (PDF; 27 kB)
- NOAA's Global Earth Observations System WebSite
- GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan ( MS Word ; 76 kB)
- Resolution of the Third Earth Observation Summit (As adopted 16 February 2005) ( MS Word ; 34 kB)
Individual references, comments
- ↑ a b Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Federal Office for the Environment, Strengthening International Observation of the Earth , November 2, 2010
