Organizers
Geoscience Australia / MEXT Japan / GEO Secretariat
Contact
David Hudson - Geoscience Australia (david.hudson@ga.gov.au)
Agenda - Day 1 - 2 November 2019
0830 – 0900: Registration
0900 – 0930: Initial Briefing
0930 – 1000: Drone workshop
1000 – 1015: Morning tea and presentation of challenges
1015 – 1030: Formation of teams
1030 – 1230: Hacking time
1230 – 1330: Lunch
1330 – 1530: Hacking time
1530 – 1545: Afternoon tea
1545 – 1800: Hacking time
Agenda - Day 2 - 3 November 2019
0830 – 1000: Hacking time
1000 – 1015: Morning tea
1015 – 1230: Hacking time
1230 – 1330: Lunch
1330 – 1530: Hacking time
1530 – 1545: Afternoon tea
1545 – 1900: Hacking time
1900 – 2000: Wrap up
2000 – 2030: Final Presentations
For more detailed information, visit the Hackathon website here
Contact
Diana Mastracci (diana.mastracci@gtc.ox.ac.uk)
Organizers
Geoscience Australia / MEXT Japan / GEO Secretariat
Contact
David Hudson - Geoscience Australia (david.hudson@ga.gov.au)
Agenda - day 2
0830 – 1000: Hacking time
1000 – 1015: Morning tea
1015 – 1230: Hacking time
1230 – 1330: Lunch
1330 – 1530: Hacking time
1530 – 1545: Afternoon tea
1545 – 1700: Hacking time
1700 – 1800: Wrap up
For more detailed information, visit the Hackathon website here
Contact
Diana Mastracci (diana.mastracci@gtc.ox.ac.uk)
Organizers
Geoscience Australia / MEXT Japan / GEO Secretariat
Contact
David Hudson - Geoscience Australia (david.hudson@ga.gov.au)
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OUTCOMES:
ABSTRACT:
This side event will address the need for strengthened cooperation and coordination among global observing systems and research programmes to provide integrated global observations for improving the health and productivity of land resources -- a prerequisite for reducing poverty, ensuring food and water security, providing jobs and real climate action. The crosscutting nature of the GEO LDN Initiative is part of the GEO global effort to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and address the existential threats of income inequality, climate change and the accelerating degradation and loss of natural resources.
The side event aims to raise awareness of the GEO LDN Initiative and its linkages with other GEO activities, especially on opportunities for EO datasets to provide timely, continuous, high resolution data products and actionable geospatial information for national policymakers as well as local stakeholders to better manage and restore their vital natural capital.
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SPEAKERS:
Other individuals involved (not presenting)
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SUMMARY: The GEO Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative (GEO LDN) was created to support countries and other stakeholders in addressing land degradation. It supports capacity, building, standards development, and data analytics, including supporting efforts to measure the condition of land and the three indicators for SDG 15.3.1:
The GEO LDN Initiative will use data (from Earth Observation) to track progress in implementing the UNCCD 2018-30 Strategic Framework, monitoring progress towards LDN and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (particularly SDG indicator 15.3.1).
The Geo LDN Initiative has three working groups:
As noted by Alex, GEO LDN and tools like Trends.Earth help to democratize access to information, by making satellite-based estimates of change in indicators of land degradation available to those who may have limited expertise in remote sensing. Neil noted it is difficult to get data sets connected and GEO LDN is helping countries by facilitating these connections. Countries should feel ownership over the SDGSs, and the LDN Initiative supports countries in integrating their own datasets and methodologies while still allowing for assessment of LDN in a standardized way. A future interest of the GEO LDN Initiative is to support using data and data models to help predict areas where land degradation might occur.
Neil noted countries must be able to use their own approaches and local knowledge to identify if an area is degraded but it is necessary to have a framework for a consistent approach. Neil presented a decision support matrix to help countries interpret the degradation status of areas where remediation activities and the 1OAO framework might lead to counterintuitive degradation outcomes. This will help countries take the best course of action to neutralize land degradation. |
Organizers
UNCCD, Conservation International, OECD, GIZ (Germany), CSIRO (Australia), Ghana, FAO, UNEP, Agryhmet, CEOS, ESA, GEO Secretariat
Contact
Sasha Alexander, UNCCD (salexander@unccd.int)
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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this side event is to highlight the importance of Ecosystem Accounting toward achieving sustainable development and the critical role that earth observation plays in supporting accounts. The session will also explore the contribution of System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) to sustainable development. The session will focus on earth observation as an enabling factor for ecosystem accounting and will showcase examples of ecosystem accounts from both developed and developing nations. The session will highlight the latest developments from the UN SEEA’s revision of the ecosystem accounts and how the earth observation community via EO4EA can better support via a results-oriented GEOSS.
Organizers
EO4EA, Australian Government, Mexican Government
Contact
Max Wright (twright@conservation.org)
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ABSTRACT:
Highly vulnerable Small Island Developing States, such as the Pacific Islands (PIs), stand to gain substantially from products and services derived from Earth observation systems. While many of the PIs lack capabilities to fully benefit from available EO products and services, the international EO community is willing and able to support PIs through a variety of mechanisms.
However, coordination between international aid appears ad-hoc, reducing effective support to the Pacific. This situation is exacerbated by small PI governments with broad remit.
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ABSTRACT:
How do I start and develop a public-private partnership? What can I do to make it successful? When should I consider making use of a public-private partnership?
If you’ve asked any of these questions, this interactive session will help you by highlighting and documenting the successful practices of Earth observations and geospatial technology-focused partnerships between public and private organizations. The session will showcase successful partnerships, then will shift to an interactive session to gather working examples from the audience. The lessons and practices gathered will be documented in a handbook for GEO to help broaden engagement and also to support commercial sector engagement.
This side event will also be part of a global study led by Geospatial Media to highlight workable business models for public-private partnerships within different national agencies producing geospatial and Earth observation information and the private sector. The study is being conducted with the intention to promote an integrated data platform that can enable informed decision making to reach SDGs at the national-level.
Organizers
United States – NASA India – Geospatial Media and Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Contact
Jamie Favors – Partnerships Coordinator, NASA and Megha Datta – Director: Global Development Agenda, Geospatial Media and Communications (james.e.favors@nasa.gov megha@geospatialmedia.net)
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Panelists (Kate Vinot, Natasha Sadoff, Simon Troman, Thierry Ranchin and Michael Davidson) discussing the importance of maintaining communication around the issues of using EO in renewable energy forecasting.
OUTCOMES:
ABSTRACT:
In many countries the proportion of energy generation by renewable energy is increasing rapidly, meaning that that the electricity supply is becoming increasingly dependent upon weather and climate. Weather and climate data and forecasts are critical for the effective integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid and to support the transformation of the energy industry.
The session aims to progress the use of Earth observation data and services in support of decision making for safe, reliable, resilient and productive operation of the major electricity operators. The session aims to enhance the links between the energy industry and the three main priorities of GEO (UN SDGs, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework).
The session will be led by a gender diverse panel of expert speakers. Presentations will cover GEO-VENER, industry requirements for Earth observations, challenges, plans and future opportunities.
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SPEAKERS: Chair: Kate Vinot – Australian Bureau of Meteorology Michael Davidson – Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Natasha Sadoff – Battelle Thierry Ranchin – MINES ParisTech Simon Troman - Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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SUMMARY: Statement outcome: It is important to continue to raise awareness of the importance of Earth Observation data in regards to reliably forecasting supply from renewable energy fuel sources and demand in urban areas. The same issues around accurately forecasting and accessing data to better plan for the use of renewable energy are being experienced around the world, with different approaches to resolve the issues being explored. Communication between groups needs to continue to solve these issues.
DISCUSSION:
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Organizers
Australian Bureau of Meteorology, GEO-VENER, MINES ParisTech, Battelle, NASA, AEMO
Contact
Kate Vinot (kate.vinot@bom.gov.au)
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SPEAKERS: Ivan Petiteville, European Space Agency (ESA) Tim Stryker, US Geological Survey (USGS) Max Craglia, European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) Geoff Sawyer, European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) Jay Pearlman, Fourbridges Alan Smart, ACIL & Tasmanian Spatial Industries Council |
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SUMMARY:
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OUTCOMES:
ABSTRACT:
The workshop will provide participants with an overall perspective of current work on measuring the value of EO and allow participants to exchange ideas on methods and provide concrete examples for measuring the value of EO data.
A direct link will be made with the recent Value of EO workshop in Frascati and speakers will be invited to make short (2 to 3 minute up to 5 minute depending on overall duration) presentations about the measurement of economic, environmental, regulatory, industry development (and innovation) and scientific advancement.
Ideas will be collected for taking this activity further under the GeoValue umbrella within the GEO work programme.
DOCUMENTS:
Organizers
USGS, NOAA, Fourbridges, EARSC
Contact
Geoff Sawyer (EARSC) (geoff.sawyer@earsc.org)
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ABSTRACT:
Regional GEO takes great responsibility in coordinating different stakeholders and activities that focus on regional needs and promote GEO Engagement Priorities at regional levels. The Paris Climate Agreement, as one of the GEO Engagement Priorities, focuses on climate change adaptation and mitigation. As regions from Asia and Oceania to Europe show different responses to climate change as well as varied capabilities in Earth Observation, this side event will focus on how cooperation within and among Regional GEO can enhance global observation systems, network stakeholders, promote capacities in order to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards.
INVITATION:
Organizers
AOGEO; EuroGEO (EC, AIR CAS, GA, JAMSTEC, KARI)
Contact
Gilles Ollier, Xingfa Gu, David Hudson, Ando Kentaro, Yongseung Kim, Marjan van Meerloo, Jean Dusart and Philippe Vialatte (gilles.ollier@ec.europa.eu, guxingfa@radi.ac.cn, andouk@jamstec.go.jp, david.hudson@ga.gov.au, yskim@kari.re.kr, philippe.vialatte@eeas.europa.eu, marjan.van-meerloo@ec.europa.eu, jean.dusart@ec.europa.eu)
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ABSTRACT:
The provision of analysis ready data (ARD) and decision - ready products is a grand challenge for the GEO community. To realise its transformative potential, Earth observation must have faster, broader, deeper and sustained impacts, calling for operational, decision ready products and ready-to-use data. Digital Earth Africa Program, which will provide a routine, reliable and operational service enabling African countries to track changes across the continent, will rely on ARD to ensure efficient time-series analyses and data interoperability. DE Africa products will help to address many of the challenges facing the African continent and other parts of the world. This Event will showcase major advances in the production and provision of ARD and the associated benefits, recently recognised in Nature . Participants from industry, research, government and the user community will discuss progress and emerging challenges and will focus on the role of the international community to address those challenges; - A Call to Action for the GEO community.
Organizers
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Geoscience Australia; Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA); Planet Labs; UK Space Agency; National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA - CEOS System Engineering Office); Amazon (Australian Team); Australian National University; PCI Geomatica; Catapult
Contact
Andreia Siqueira (andreia.siqueira@ga.gov.au)
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ABSTRACT:
How well communities prepare for and recover from disasters can have extensive impacts on lives and local economies. Earth observations and remote sensing provide innovative approaches for visualizing and managing systemic disaster risk and can directly enhance decision making from national to local levels. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction identifies explicitly the need for Earth observation data, and the role it can play in building productive and resilient communities. This side event will showcase opportunities for reporting towards Sendai global targets, and share GEO programmes and initiatives efforts to ensure a thriving society driven by Earth observations.
Organizers
NASA, International Research Institute for Climate and Society – Columbia University, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, International Displacement Monitoring Centre, International Organization for Migration, United States Geological Survey (USGS), GEO Sendai Secretariat, National Sendai Focal Points, and UNOOSA.
Contact
Shanna N. McClain, PhD (NASA) and Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Colombia University (shanna.n.mcclain@nasa.gov, andrewk@iri.columbia.edu)
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SPEAKERS: Dr. Ivana Ivánová, Curtin University |
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SUMMARY: Australia’s tectonic plate is moving 7cm a year, which means the need to have accurate geodetic data; this is increasingly challenging. Most current applications require geodetic data of cm accuracy and need to receive these in real time. To ensure that emerging users of geodetic data are able to get what they need, we must have FAIR and reliable standards for precise positioning data. Current systems and standards are insufficient for meeting emerging user’s needs, which will require their improvement. There has been 225m of government funding into updating geodetic data availability. To do so we need broad, multi-domain standards for importing and ensuring seamless combination of geodetic data with data from other domains. Ensuring data meets FAIR requirements is a difficult task because FAIR requirements are not uniform across assessors of data quality. What some people think is FAIR, others do not. We need consistent vocabulary around the metadata of geodetic data. We need resources that explain the vocabulary used, so that users of the data have assurance of its quality. We need a better understanding of emerging users and their needs because we envision that the composition of users will shift dramatically in coming years. GeodesyML is one of the projects that aims to address these issues and it has a potential to help communicating geodetic data to the emerging user community. |
ABSTRACT:
To support the wide use of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) data of cm or higher accuracy requires that these data are FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). This will enable existing industries to improve productivity, efficiency, safety and understanding of the Earth to assist in making important decisions across wide range of sectors (e.g. precision agriculture for improving sustainable production, intelligent transport systems for efficiency in cities). In this session, participants will share their experience with current geodetic standards and discuss the best practice towards improved global geodetic standards.
This event will address the challenge of improving existing geodetic standards to ensure the easier discovery, access, sharing and combination of geodetic data with other data to maximize their potential for decision making. The discussions will include gaps in identification of user needs for geodetic data, obstacles in access to geodetic data, and opportunities for standards’ improvement for increasing interoperability of geodetic data.
Organizers
Curtin University, FrontierSI, Geoscience Australia, Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning, Victoria, Australia
Contact
Dr Ivana Ivánová (ivana.ivanova@curtin.edu.au)
Abstract
As the interface between science and policy, Learned Academies (LAs) are important conduits for translating GEO’s vision into action, through direct input into national policymaking and guidance to decision-makers, especially in shaping long-term priorities.
Through consultation with broad stakeholders, including academia, government, private sector and other decision-makers, the Australian Academy of Science produces discipline-based Decadal Plans that evaluate, identify and set strategic priorities, providing a roadmap for success.
This session will discuss the Academy’s Decadal Planning process as a mechanism for coordinating and engaging national/international stakeholders to achieve tangible policy outcomes and how this model may be adopted for GEO.
The LAs and Decadal Planning process presents a tremendous opportunity to leverage GEO’s monitoring capabilities and membership network to support implementation of GEO’s Strategic Plan with scientifically informed national policy and enhanced cross-sector engagement. As members of global science organisations, LAs provide a mechanism for coordination across national borders and pathways to engaging with UN bodies, to support the Sustainable Development Goals and other SBAs.
Harnessing this potential requires national frameworks that clarify the role of stakeholders, identify opportunities and synergies, and develop coherent national strategies. The Decadal Planning process is a proven effective mechanism to achieve these goals.
Organizers
Australian Academy of Science
Contact
Nancy Pritchard, Director International Programs and Awards (nc@science.org.au)
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SPEAKERS: Lilja Bye (Plan4All) Paola De Salvo (Geo Secretary) Ian Jarvis (GeoGlam Secretary) David Kolitzus (GeoVille, E04Agri) Foetini Zampati (Global Open Data-GODAN). Karel Charvat (Plan4All) |
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SUMMARY: Integrating different types of data (e.g. white papers, sensory data) can enable users to access important data in one place. Users can access and apply this information to improve farming/agricultural practices. Ian Jarvis- DEMO of the GEO Knowledge Hub for GEOGLAM IJ noted it is difficult for one comprehensive view of many different types of data. One of GeoGlam’s key goals is food security. Paola De Salvo DEMO of the GEO Knowledge Hub for GEOGLAM GEOGLAM’s aim is to be a Geo knowledge hub: a single place where users scale up and reproduce knowledge. PDS used a proof of concept to demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating different types of data: Sen2-Agri Cropland Mask. Publications were written with remote sensor input data. These were released on open source software. PDS stated it is possible to use cloud-computing environments to allow users to reproduce knowledge. These applications need a shift in working practices like opening knowledge. Ethical Framework for Open Data in Agricultural Capacity Development Foetini Zampatti Data use raises ethical and moral dilemmas. Key issues relate to privacy, information asymmetry and confusion about data ownership. FZ referenced non legally binding codes of conduct addressing these issues:
A common theme is making language clearer. FZ noted these codes of conduct were more from the Agribusiness perspective. She stressed it is important for farmers to have informed consent. Davis Kolitzus- EO4Agri: Towards a knowledge hub for agriculture DK described the process of creating a knowledge hub. He emphasised the importance of ensuring the applications/data bases are user specific and connecting to existing initiatives. Karel Charvat - How GEO(GEOGLAM), GODAN, Agriculture DWG of OCG and IGAD RDA, Next GEOSS can cooperate on Agriculture interoperability KC stated the next OCJ meeting is in Toulouse on 19 November 2019. This will have two sessions:
Lilje Bye LB described Hackathons as a useful tool to build a community interested in knowledge management. She stated hackathons often build on information generated from previous hackathons. |
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QUOTES: Paola De Salvo:
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ABSTRACT:
Agriculture communities around the globe produce massive amounts of information and knowledge based on/related to Earth observations. The Earth observation data, IoT data, derived data products and aggregated information and knowledge come in a variety of forms, on different formats and are often the product of projects of limited duration. These projects are generally the engine that drives innovation and the development of operational solutions for agricultural monitoring. In order to maximize the impact of our collective investments in research to operations the results and outcomes of these efforts need to be stored, harmonized and sustained and made openly accessible for the future. At present we see that when project, programmes and initiatives stop, their results, data and tools are difficult or even impossible to retrieve and re-use. As well much of this information is in the form of peer-reviewed (P-R) papers. A knowledge management system is required in order to ensure the communities intellectual productivity is curated, managed and made accessible for the long term. We also note the knowledge management is core to the concept of a results oriented GEOSS being deliberated during the GEO Plenary. So the time is right for the agricultural community to make progress in this area, and in response we are proposing a Targeted session during GEO Week to move it forward.
Fortunately, the agricultural community is well aware of the need for a more systematic approach to knowledge management and there are a number of initiatives working to address the need (eg. GEO, EO4Agri, GEOGLAM, GODAN, Plan4all). To date these efforts are to some extent happening in an ad hoc and uncoordinated fashion. In this side event we will discuss how knowledge management is being addressed by a number of key actors, and look at ways the community can work together to leverage efforts towards the development of a common approach. It is intended that the session will develop consensus-based actions to move towards a common knowledge management solution.
A knowledge management system will need to address topics ranging across the research to operations continuum, including data interoperability issues, to documentation of algorithms, code, processes, scientific papers (doi) to visualization and story telling. We will also discuss how the knowledge can be transferred for practical use through capacity development measures like hackathons, datathons, ideathons, and innovation hubs.
The session will be threefold: i) presentations of existing efforts and ii) discussion of how these efforts can be synced to create a more comprehensive knowledge system for agriculture supporting result oriented use of Earth observations. iii) Development of consensus around tangible actions to move the collaboration forward.
A white paper outlining possible avenues to create such a knowledge system will be issued before the session (look here a later date for the link)
Expected outcome: a consolidated draft embryo knowledge management system for agriculture and a strategy for capacity building activities for knowledge transfer
PRESENTATION:
Please find the event presentation here.
Organizers
Plan4all
Contact
Karel Charvat (charvat@plan4all.eu)
SPEAKERS:
Erin Robinson – Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Dr Steven McEachern – Australian Data Archive, ANU
Alena Rybkina – Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA)
John Broome – Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA)
Francoise Perlman – FourBridges
Dr Ben Evans – National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)
Magdalena Brus – Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), ENVRI
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QUOTES:
John Broome (CODATA): ‘Partnerships will be critical. Clearly no one organisation can hope to achieve the overall goal.’
ABSTRACT:
Accessing and integrating data from heterogeneous sources is a significant barrier facing evidence-based responses to global grand challenges. To address this ISC-CODATA is preparing an international, coordinating research program; ESIP has developed a community of practice around earth science data standards; and ENVRI aims to align and share FAIR compliant in-situ data and services. This workshop will 1) invite the GEO community to engage with these initiatives; 2) examine specific challenges relating to data accessibility, interoperability and reusability (FAIR); and 3) examine these issues around a set of pilot case studies, including infectious diseases, resilient cities and disaster risk reduction.
Grand challenges need to access and integrate data from many different sources. Discovery and interoperability mechanisms are frequently suboptimal. Time and space is usually a key to integration, and remote sensing and in-situ Earth observation data play a crucial role. The session will allow detailed exploration of the issues in relation to case studies of significance to the GEO community. The workshop will explore the applicability and potential of the FAIR principles, ‘fitness for use’ criteria, Operational Readiness Levels, alignment of metadata specifications, and data cubes to contribute towards the solutions needed to assist data integration.
PRESENTATION:
Please find the presentation here.
Organizers
International Science Council - ISC; CODATA – Committee on Data of the ISC; ESIP - Earth Science Information Partners (US)/ARDC - Australian Research Data Commons/The National Committee for Data in Science (NCDiS) of the AAS - Australian Academy of science; AuScope; NCI - National Computational Infrastructure (Australia); CSIRO (Australia), The European Environmental Research Infrastructure Community (ENVRI
Contact
John Broome (CODATA), Erin Robinson (ESIP) (johnhbroome@gmail.com, erinrobinson@esipfed.org)
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SPEAKERS: Marjan van Meerloo/Jean Dusart Stefano Nativi European Commission |
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SUMMARY: EUROGEO promoted the development of 8 pilot projects that use Earth Observation technologies to solve policy needs in line with sustainable development goals and EU policy. 3 key takeaways – from presenter Stefano Nativi:
Showcase 1: Agriculture
Showcase 2: Land degradation due to forest fires
Showcase 3: Real time parsimonious irrigation
Showcase 4: Rohingya population migration
Showcase 5: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Showcase 6: The journey of a photon
Showcase 7: Mercury, Minamata convention and policy questions.
Showcase 8: Reduce flood losses
E-Shape presentation:
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ABSTRACT:
The session aims to present 8 mature showcases, developed in the EuroGEO framework, to serve policies and contribute to the SDG agenda implementation. The showcases will cover different domains giving a full overview of the EuroGEO landscape.
In addition, the new e-Shape project will introduce itself setting the long-term directions for EuroGEO.
A final interactive discussion (about 45 minutes) will cover the lessons learned from the Regional GEO, particularly, on dealing with the following principles: (a) contribute to a European/International policy; (b) be co-designed and co-developed; (c) connect and scale up the existing European initiatives and projects.
INVITATION:
Organizers
European Commission (DG RTD and DG JRC)
Contact
Marjan Van Meerloo and Stefano Nativi (marjan.van-meerloo@ec.europa.eu, stefano.nativi@ec.europa.eu)
Outcomes
Abstract
Citizen science provides a powerful means for augmenting and enhancing Earth observation, providing in situ data, data analysis and collective action. In this interactive session, participants can ‘vote with their feet’, choosing from several stations to explore how the global citizen science community can help GEO achieve impact related to sustainable development, disaster reduction, climate change and governance. This will be followed by a panel discussion on how citizen science may help to address the needs of the GEO community, as well as strategies for overcoming the socio-technical challenges of initiating and sustaining Citizen Science initiatives with Earth Observations.
While interest and understanding of citizen science within GEO is on the rise, there is a lack of information on the added value of citizen science to address the needs associated with GEO’s engagement priorities. This side event will demonstrate the value of citizen science for GEO in tackling critical data gaps that impede progress on pressing global challenges, particularly in the fields of biodiversity, water, disaster resilience, and health as GEO Societal Benefit Areas. It will move the discussion from mere demonstration to implementation by working towards GEO principles for collaborating with citizen scientists.
Organizers
GEO EO Citizen Science Community Activity, GEO AquaWatch, GEO Blue Planet, GEO EO4SDG, GEO BON, Geoscience Australia, UN Environment, Citizen Science Global Partnership, EarthChallenge 2020
Contact
Lea Shanley and Uta Wehn, co-Chairs of the GEO EO Citizen Science Community Activity (lshanley@wisc.edu and u.wehn@un-ihe.org)
SPEAKERS:
Dr Phil McFadden, UNCOVER Australia, Dr Tim Rawling, CEO of AuScope
SUMMARY:
The Decadal plan for Australian Geoscience was developed for the purpose of providing a guiding framework, support/justification for initiatives, to outline a value proposition for larger initiatives, as well as other objectives such as identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
The need for skills-based researchers is changing. Researchers still need traditional skills as a foundation (i.e. Know and understand the rocks), but now also need to operate in a digitalised environment and have expertise in maths, physics and chemistry.
The overarching challenge is to develop accurate predictive power about how our planet will behave, how it will respond to our actions and where to explore for critical resources.
The Mission is to continue to advance and provide scientific excellence in geoscience as a driver of the Australian economy and quality of life.
Australia’s resources industry uses research from the 19th and 20th century- not enough funding for exploration and research- signalling to other countries that we are mature not prospective when that is not the case.
Australia needs new sensors, technology and super computers – possible to get five trillion dollars for Australia’s economy from Australia’s mineral wealth.
Relative to how much we use, copper is geologically one of the scarcest resources – overall, in the next 15 years we will need as much copper as we have ever used to date.
Australia has not exploited its minerals enough to support the renewable energy and high-tech future being envisioned.
QUOTES:
“We need a far more collaborative approach within earth sciences” – Dr McFadden
“Let’s get this geoscience community speaking with one voice” – Dr McFadden
ABSTRACT:
Developments in Earth observation capabilities will enable acquisition and interpretation of large datasets to make deep regions of Earth visible and apply an Earth Systems approach to understanding its resources. The overarching challenge for geoscience towards 2030 is development of predictive power to address how our planet will behave, will respond to our actions, and where to explore for critical resources. Solving this overarching challenge will give geoscience enormous capability to manage key societal challenges of food and water sustainability, mineral resources, energy, and mitigation of geohazards. It will facilitate maintenance of the safety, security, wealth, and well-being of society.
A series of videos created by the Australian Academy of Science will address the imperative for Australia (and other countries) to find world-class mineral deposits required to implement a sustainable energy future (e.g. copper, cobalt, rare-earths, nickel and platinum group elements) with electric cars, solar and wind hardware, IT devices and hydrogen as an energy source. A downward-looking telescope, consisting of a distributed network of geophysical and remote sensing deployments, together with a national geochemical sampling program will create an integrated virtual Earth Observation dataset making deep Australia visible and providing a predictive framework for locating mineral deposit hidden undercover.
Organizers
UNCOVER (https://www.uncoveraustralia.org.au NCRIS AuScope Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Earth Science (AAS NCES) ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems if Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS)
Contact
Dr Phil McFadden, UNCOVER Australia and Prof Sue O’Reilly, Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Earth Science (mcfadden@grapevine.com.au, sue.oreilly@mq.edu.au)
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SPEAKERS: Shanti Reddy, Department of the Environment and Energy Nikki Fitzgerald, Department of the Environment and Energy |
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ABSTRACT:
Nearly 100 countries are considering land use and forestry as part of their mitigation strategy to meet climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement.
In order to effectively report against these ambitions, all countries are seeking increased support from the remote sensing community.
This session will begin by summarizing the recent changes to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
Presenters will then provide case studies of operational methods and tools that use satellite data for carbon accounting, facilitate a group discussion on the limitations and opportunities, then glimpse at what could be next.
Organizers
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact
Shanti Reddy and Nikki Fitzgerald (shanti.reddy@environment.gov.au, nikki.fitzgerald@environment.gov.au)
Abstract
Supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Paris Agreement on Climate Change are engagement priorities of GEO, with its Flagships and initiatives making already key contributions. This side event will showcase how the four regional GEOs (AfriGEO, AmeriGEO, AOGEO, and EuroGEO) act as transmission and value-adding mechanisms to make these GEO efforts at the global level relevant to their regional, national and local communities whilst harnessing the richness and diversity of these communities to contribute to these global endeavors.
The SDGs and DRR focus the global community on the key challenges still facing humanity at the beginning of the 21st century. GEO has mapped the contribution of its flagships and initiatives to those SDGs and DRR in which coordinated and improved Earth Observation makes a difference. Regional GEOs have also mapped these efforts to their regional, national and local activities, involving local communities, and making the global GEO efforts more relevant to them. This key side event will showcase how shared local data and knowledge contributes to the global endeavor whilst responding to local priorities, challenges and needs.
Organizers
This side event is jointly proposed by AfriGEO, AmeriGEO, AOGEO, and EuroGEO
Contact
Massimo Craglia, Jean Dusart, Ivan DeLoatch, Eldrich Frazier, Imraan Saloojee, Andiswa Mlisa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Osamu Ochai, Phoebe Odour (massimo.craglia@ec.europa.eu, jean.dusart@ec.europa.eu, ideloatch@usgs.gov, efrazier@usgs.gov, isaloojee@sansa.org.za, amlisa@sansa.org.za, muraoka@green.gifu-u.ac.jp, ochiai.osamu@jaxa.jp, poduor@rcmrd.org)
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SPEAKERS: Richard R. Heim Jr, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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SUMMARY: The Global Drought Information System (GDIS) is a collaborative effort that leverages existing resources and collaborates with partners around the world to improve drought monitoring and global data systems. The system consists of several components: monitoring, forecasting, catalogue, impacts/tools, education and research, with the global drought monitor currently only covering 4 continents with the other components under development. The GDIS has set four goals to assist in ensuring the sustainability of the global water supply. The primary goal is to build up regional drought monitoring activities, aiming to provide more accurate mapping of global drought. The second goal is to provide near-real time global drought monitoring, with the third goal focusing on global monitoring of water usage and water stress – providing ways to assess drought vulnerability. The final goal of the GDIS is to identify ‘hot spots’ of food vulnerability and insecurity, reducing mortality due to famine. The GDIS will continue to maintain and develop current components to assist with the building of global drought monitors – aiding in ensuring the sustainability of the global water supply. |
ABSTRACT:
The Global Drought Information System’s components (monitoring, forecasting, management tools, research, education) comprise a comprehensive system for assessing and forecasting drought globally. The web interface provides a portal to these components. The Global Drought Monitor currently integrates operational drought monitoring map products for four continents, and collaborative efforts are developing the forecasting, research, education, and drought management tools components. Drought-tailored early warning maps, of critical importance for agricultural and famine early warning, are a crucial GDIS task. The current status, collaborative efforts, and challenges to bring the completed system online, while offering global coverage, will be reviewed.
PRESENTATION:
Please find the link to the event presentation here.
Organizers
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service / National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI)
Contact
Mr. Richard Heim (richard.heim@noaa.gov)
Abstract
Negotiating land access is critical, but complex. As well as legal issues, the cultural dimension is critical. Before entering land, successfully engaging with the owners of the land to secure their buy-in and support is key. The importance of cultural issues can be even greater where the land is governed by traditional owners, such as indigenous peoples.
The Australian context will provide an anchor point for discussion, with the workshop facilitating discussion on approaches to land access and potential international experiences.
The event will consider modern approaches to the sourcing and treatment of data via such undertakings as Citizen Science and Observatories and how these approaches can function in harmony with land access.
Organizers
Geoscience Australia, CSIRO, SPC, (TBC) SPREP, (TBC)
Contact
John Pring and Kriton Glenn, Geoscience Australia (john.pring@ga.gov.au kriton.glenn@ga.gov.au)
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SPEAKERS: Ana Pinheiro Privette from USA Gilberto Camara from Brazil Rafael Monge Vargas from Costa Rica Jimena Juárez from Mexico Natalia Kussul from Ukraine Space Research Institute |
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SUMMARY: Ana Pinheiro Privette (Amazon) |
ABSTRACT:
Opportunity to bring together awardees from the Program to help identify current challenges, share early results, promote lessons learned and create a supporting community of practice for those working with EO and cloud technology for sustainability. Potentially provide some on-site AWS technical support office hours.
Brazilian Earth Observation Data Cube using AWS for Land Use and Cover Change
Karine Reis Ferreira, INPE, Brazil
The team of the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) from Brazil will present four
results of the project “Brazil Data Cube (BDC) using AWS for Land Use and Cover Change”:
A Global Modeling Tool for Nature’s Contributions to People in Sustainable Development
Rafael Monge Vargas, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica
Science frontiers for ecosystem services: think locally, model globally
The magnitude and pace of global change demands rapid assessment of nature and its benefits to people. As governments, business, and lending institutions are increasingly considering investments in natural capital as one strategy to meet their operational goals and society’s demands for sustainable development, the importance of actionable information on ecosystem services has never been greater. Rapid improvements in spatial data, computation and visualization present new opportunities for ecosystem service modeling—especially in terms of its integration with Earth observations (EO) from satellite remote-sensing. EO can provide near real-time information of the current states of ecosystems at global extents but cannot necessarily predict benefits provided to people or how these may change under different management or other drivers. Ecosystem services models are designed to do exactly that, but are often hindered by lack of data at the appropriate spatial or temporal resolution or extent or that can resolve differences in management or condition within land cover types, and EO can help fill these gaps. In this talk, I’ll share recent advances in ecosystem service modeling, including the scaling up of local processes in global assessment and the characterization of ecosystem quality in service provision, highlighting water quality regulation, carbon sequestration, rangeland production, crop pollination, coastal risk reduction, and nature-based tourism. Scaling up and integrating EO in ecosystem service modeling can provide more relevant, accurate, and readily available information for decisions, and I’ll touch on a few of the growing number of opportunities for such science to inform investments in nature to support human well-being around the world.
Earth Observations for Sustainable Development
Paloma Merodio Gómez, INEGI, Mexico
Mexico and Colombia are planning on developing jointly a series of applications based on Earth Observations. Overall, the Data Cube project seeks to increase the impact of EO satellite data; and in order to grow the reach of Data Cubes for societal benefit, these two countries have resolved to implement specific applications, which aim to:
Methodology for SDGs Indicators Monitoring in Ukraine
Nataliia Kussul, Space Research Institute NAS Ukraine
The overarching goal of our GEO-AWS project is to elaborate the informational technology for SDGs indicators 15.3.1, 15.1.1, 2.4.1 and 11.3.1 calculations using AWS cloud environment.
The general approach is based on fusion of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data from official S3 buckets (Sentinel-1 data were obtained from Alaska Space Facilities portal that also stores data on S3). At the moment classification technology of land cover has been implemented for the territory of the whole Ukraine. First results of land cover mapping for 2019 vegetation season on the base of AWS resources will be demonstrated and discussed. Namely, during the presentation we will demonstrate main workflow for data processing and data fusion.
Another direction is creation of national Data Cube (Open Data Cube). At the moment deployment within cloud was performed. At the meeting we plan to demonstrate sample workflow for SDG indicators estimation implemented with use of ODC.
Organizers
Amazon / GEO
Contact
Ana Pinheiro Privette (apprivet@amazon.com)
SUMMARY:
Introduction
Prior to the side event, the GEO Water Community developed a preliminary document (Annex 1), which addressed some of the questions posed by the GEO Secretariat. The document provided background information on three GEO water activities (GloFAS), GEOGloWS, and the Global Flood Risk Monitoring, identifying the differences and their complementarity. The meeting was also attended by the lead of the Data Analysis and Integration System (DIAS), Dr. Toshio Koike, who participated in the discussion.
GloFAS
The Copernicus Global Flood Awareness System, is part of Copernicus Emergency Management Service, from the European Commission. It provides info for emergency warning and response
GEOGloWS
GEO Initiative, which mission is to provide relevant, actionable water information to promote the use of earth observations in the decision-making process, while promoting the strengthening of observational networks.
DIAS
DIAS encompass other Community activities including the Water Cycle Integrator (WCI), the Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI), and the African Water Cycle Coordination Initiative (AfWCCI)
Global Flood Risk Monitoring Community Activity
This is a community activity focused on risk and impact from early action perspective. Information is provided to communities before flood occurs, and what it means for recovery efforts
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ABSTRACT:
This event provides an opportunity for a discussion among the various Initiatives and Community Activities in the GEO Work Programme that address streamflow and flood risks and forecasting. The aim is to develop a shared understanding of the strengths and roles of each of the activities as well as areas of possible overlap and/or synergy. The aim is to be able to clearly communicate to GEO users and other stakeholders the unique value provided by each activity and to align efforts where appropriate.
DOCUMENTS:
Please find more information on the event here.
Organizers
GEO Secretariat and GEOGloWS
Contact
Craig Larlee; Angelica Gutierrez (clarlee@geosec.org; angelica.gutierrez@noaa.gov)
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Illegal mining is a serious environmental issue in Ghana. With the release of the Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC), users in Ghana are taking advantage of interoperable Landsat (optical) and Sentinel-1 (radar) data to detect new water bodies and new devegetation as the result of mining activity. New algorithms will allow the identification of mining sites at high temporal frequency to target government investigation and to monitor the extent of vegetation loss and post-mining recovery.
Organizers
NASA, CEOS Systems Engineering Office
Contact
Brian Killough (brian.d.killough@nasa.gov)
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Each year, a vast expanse of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica (and ranging seasonally from ~3 to 19 million km2 ) is transformed by sea ice. Not only stunningly beautiful, this ice cover substantially affects ocean-atmosphere interaction, regional weather, global climate, marine ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, shipping, and ice-sheet processes. It follows that sea-ice change/variability has wide-ranging ramifications. This talk provides a brief overview of the challenges in determining how, where and why Antarctic sea ice is changing and/or varying, and the crucially-important role of satellite and other remote sensing combined with in-situ observations. The talk also introduces Australia’s new icebreaker Nuyina.
Organizers
Australian Antarctic Division, Tasmania
Contact
Dr Rob Massom (rob.massom@aad.gov.au, r.massom@utas.edu.au)
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This project focuses on explaining the question: how can EO be effectively used as an observation-based policy tool for monitoring food security and production in a world increasingly affected by climate change? This research is based on the analysis of three countries – Kenya, Mexico, and China - that have varying degrees of federal interaction with EO. Understanding how EO can aid food production policy is central for national governments in preparing for the harmful effects of climate change.
Organizers
The Graduate Institute / GEO
Contact
Léore Pujol (leore.pujol@graduateinstitute.ch)
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Identifying the state and condition of environmental landscapes through continuous monitoring is paramount to a sustainable approach for managing our natural resources. Land cover of Australia aims to routinely generate land cover and change classification maps based on the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) utilising Digital Earth Australia (DEA). This novel approach is underpinned by routine retrieval of environmental variables from earth observation, a significant challenge that must be addressed to ensure reliable, standardised, continental-scale mapping of land cover for Australia and other nations utilising the Open Data Cube (ODC) framework.
Organizers
Aberystwyth University ; Geoscience Australia ; Symonston ; ACT ; Plymouth Marine Laboratories ; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences ; University of New South Wales
Contact
Authors: Christopher Owers, Norman Mueller, Richard Lucas, Pete Bunting, Daniel Clewley, Belle Tissott, Sean Chua, Graciela Metternicht (cho18@aber.ac.uk)
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Presentation on facilitating end user access to satellite imagery through accessible TerriaJS web-based applications. This technology enables custodians of satellite imagery to set up their environments and services, with open source libraries and tools. The session will include a demonstration of the Digital Earth Australia data services in 4 terria based applications: NationalMap, DE Africa, DE Australia, TerriaCube.
Organizers
CSIRO Data61 - Terria team
Contact
Ana Belgun (ana.belgun@data61.csiro.au)
Abstract
Small Island Developing States, with their close connection to land and sea have a strong dependency on the natural environment. As some of the world’s original Earth Observers, the Pacific Islands know the value and importance of Earth Observing, and are hopeful that current and emerging earth observing will enable them to increase their capabilities to manage their natural estates in a changing world. To achieve this a number of key challenges remain to be overcome in order for the Pacific Islands region to take full advantage of the services, information and knowledge available via the GEO community.
As the Opening Event for the Pacific Island Program at GEO Week, these panels, with their expert speakers, will explore governance, sustainability and technical issues faced by the region at a high level and in doing so, inform, engage, inspire discussions throughout the throughout the Pacific Island Program at GEO Week.
Format: Each panel speaker will provide around 5 minutes of remarks, which will be followed by facilitated discussion using set questions together with live polling and moderated audience questions via Sli.Do.
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Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
Abstract
This event is a deep dive based on local case studies from the Pacific that will provide understanding of application, challenges, and opportunities for Pacific Island organizations and communities to bring EO capabilities and knowledge to bear on sustainable development and economic advancement, disaster risk reduction, or climate change.
The selection of speakers and topics will inform the GEO community of local application or programs that rely on EO products at a variety of spatial and temporal scales, inspire a sense of the user-driven perspectives of the Pacific Islands, and motivate thinking about the most effective ways for the GEO community to work with Pacific Island leaders to advance application of EO in the region.
Format: The session will host a panel of 6 speakers. Each panel speaker will provide around 7-10 minutes of remarks, which will be followed by facilitated discussion, live polling and moderated audience questions via Sli.Do.
Programme
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Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
"EO end use products supporting sustainable development"
Abstract
This special edition of the GEO Week Ideas Stage will showcase EO products and services in the Pacific Island region that are, or have the potential to, make a crucial difference to the region in terms of promoting resilience and improving sustainability.
Through this special session, the GEO community will be provided the opportunity to showcase their EO tech platforms, products, and services that have been designed (or have the potential) for use in the Pacific in alignment with GEO’s three global priority engagement areas: the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Format: 10 minute TedEX style presentations focussing on the technology, the data, the method and delivery and the end users. There will be options for with breaks for facilitated discussion using Sli.Do.
Programme - download flyer here
3.30: Paul Allen Coral Reef Mapping Initiative, Mr Andrew Zolli, Planet Labs
3.40: The Copernicus Australasia Regional Data Hub, Ms Alla Metlenko
3.50: ART GeoDEV NC animation network, Mr Jean Massenet, CIPAC/ INSIGHT
4.00: Audience Questions
4.10: Geospatial [QHUB] – Operational use cases in the Pacific islands region, Mr Rémi Andreoli, Space Applications, BLUECHAM
4.20: Coastal Risk Vanuatu, Mr Nathan Eaton, NGIS
4.30: The WaveFoRCE project, Dr William Skirving, NOAA
4.40: Audience Questions
4.50: Using Open Data Cube to monitor environmental change, Belle Tissott, Assistant Director, Product Development, Digital Earth Australia, Geoscience Australia
5.00: The Samoa Data Cube – a test case for the open Data Cube Program, Dr Neil Sims, CSIRO
5.10: Common Sensing – building climate resilience in small island nations, Terri Freemantle
5.20: Audience Questions
5.30: The Inform Project, Mr Paul Anderson, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
5.40: Consideration for IoT Applications in the Pacific, Richard Volk and Kai Wanner, Coffey International Development
5.50: Developing methodology for climate change adaptation applying satellite-based remote sensing technology, Mr. Tsugito Nagano, RESTEC
6.00: Audience Questions, and close
Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
Sponsored by the ACT Government, the Welcome Reception will take place in the GEO Week 2019 Exhibition which will be host to a wide range of Earth observation innovators from around the world showcasing the latest in Earth observation data and technology. Alongside Members and Participating Organizations, companies from the space, spatial and tech industries will come together with innovators working on new technologies ripe for commercialisation.
The Welcome Reception will be a great opportunity to engage with other Industry Track participants while sampling local food and wine.
See recording here
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ABSTRACT:
Through the efforts of GEO’s Members and Participating Organisations, availability of EO data has increased, and there are now examples of how EO can be put to work across almost every domain. However, the delivery of GEO’s vision will depend on “downscaling” of this work to national, sub-national and community levels.
This event will provide a forum to discuss the key policy and governance challenges that currently hold back this “downscaling” and inhibit full adoption of EO-enabled products and services into national and local decision making and program delivery.
The panel session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn from a diverse range of countries and organizations on the:
Organizers
Mexico, Switzerland, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, CEOS, Digital Earth Africa, Global Forest Observations Initiative, Catapult Satellite Applications, ESIP, ARDC and CODATA
Contact
Jimena Juarez, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), Mexico (jimena.juarez@inegi.org.mx)
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ABSTRACT:
This session illustrates how EO experts are working with national and international actors across regions to deepen the relevance of EO in support of global policy across water, land use, food security, and sustainable urbanization. The event showcases advances in EO to help countries address relevant SDG, with emphasis on interlinkages and tradeoffs. It also explores how the EV framework can provide a relevant approach for closing current gaps in relation to the Global Indicator Framework.
GEO Members and the commercial sector will share examples of using EO to transform their economies; complement traditional statistical methods; and innovate with EO solutions.
This event focuses on promoting the value of EO toward achieving progress in sustainable development. This includes showcasing how countries can and currently use EO in their SDG monitoring and reporting, as well as in facilitating EO inclusion in national frameworks to increase social, environmental, and economic benefits.
The session will be divided in three parts and will aim to: a. present success stories from countries integrating EO data with SDG, and GEO’s role in supporting countries in their use of EO to inform decision making, b. explore how mainstreaming workflows from data sources to SDG Indicators with essential variables can assist in closing current gaps in relation to the SDG Global Indicator Framework; and c. discuss how public-private partnerships can expand our impact in supporting vulnerable countries.
Organizers
GEO EO4SDG, the University of Geneva, and CREAF will lead this side event, with the support of the CEOS SDG Ad Hoc Team, and in collaboration with other GEO initiatives including: GEOGLAM, GEO LDN Initiative, GEO Blue Planet, GEO AquaWatch, and GEO Human Planet.
Contact
Dr. Argyro Kavvada, GEO EO4SDG Initiative (NASA) and Ms. Ivette Serral, CREAF (argyro.kavvada@nasa.gov, ivette@creaf.uab.cat)
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ABSTRACT:
The session will explore how the GEOGLAM community uses Earth observations to support a more food secure world from national to global scales. It will be an interactive session for the policy community to enhance understanding and broaden involvement.
A food secure world is essential for human health and prosperity. Informed policies and decisions are a cornerstone to a sustainable and resilient food system. This requires timely, consistent and accurate information on agricultural production, rangeland condition and land use state and change.
We will hear how the public and private sectors in all regions benefit from GEOGLAM’s timely, accurate, authoritative information for decision makers. Then we will look at how Earth observations support early warning by focusing on some of the co-development activities in Africa. Then through a panel discussion we will try to glean some insights into best practices and how these efforts can be scaled up to help additional nations.
Organizers
GEOGLAM will lead the session. Specific countries, multi-national initiatives and private sector participants are TBD, but may include: Uganda OPM, Kenya, Australia CSIRO-RAPP, International Livestock Research institute-ILRI (Rangeland Insurance), and NASA Harvest.
Contact
Ian Jarvis, GEOGLAM (ijarvis@geosec.org)
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ABSTRACT:
How to achieve sustainable water management to support human and ecosystem health in the face of climate change, population growth, rural-urban migration, and ecosystem degradation?
This session showcases GEO organizations involved in water-related areas - from the catchment to the sea and addresses topical water issues such as harmful algal blooms, water-borne illness, flooding, habitat loss and the roles of green and gray infrastructure. The session will focus on the GEO policy mandates of The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (particularly SDGs 6, 11, 14, and 15), the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
This side event will showcase water-related information available through Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and GEOSS in a synchronized effort. It will be an opportunity for networking, collaboration; allow end users to gather available information for water resources planning and management; and make crucial contacts to formulate approaches to their water challenges including degraded water quality (eutrophication, sedimentation), flooding, water-borne illness, and their economic relevance. Discussions will also include innovative strategies on rural and agricultural ecosystems (“green infrastructure”) as opposed to gray infrastructure (dams, treatment plants, distribution systems) as potential solutions to achieve water-related development goals (& other sustainability objectives).
Organizers
Conservation International, GEO AquaWatch, GEO Blue Planet, GEOGLOWS, GEOWetlands, EO4HEALTH, GEOBON-MBON, GEOBON-Freshwater BON, GEOHAB, GEOMangroves, GEOECO, EO4SDGs, GEO Citizen Science, CUNY.
Contact
Dr. Merrie Beth Neely, GEO AquaWatch; Dr. Emily Smail, GEO Blue Planet Initiative; Prof. Dr. Arnold Dekker, Dr. Pamela Collins, Conservation International (mbneely@geoaquawatch.org, emily.smail@noaa.gov, arnoldgdekker@gmail.com, pcollins@conservation.org)
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ABSTRACT:
Traditional indigenous groups represent 370 million people globally and indigenous territories cover almost 30% of Earth’s terrestrial surface and overlap with 80 percent of the planet’s biodiversity. Indigenous peoples are often the most effective sustainable land managers, yet indigenous communities often lack access to resources and technologies that can help secure their land rights and monitor threats to their territories from outside interests. In this session, indigenous peoples’ representatives from 5 continents will discuss how they leverage Earth Observation data and tools to promote their rights and sustainably manage their lands. We anticipate the GEO community will benefit from the insight and knowledge of First Nations /Indigenous Peoples and gain valuable perspective on how we might collectively achieve our sustainable development goals.
Indigenous peoples are key stakeholders in achieving global sustainability and, therefore, should equally benefit from using geospatial data and tools to inform land management decisions. While GEO’s principles state that all individuals from public authorities to citizens should have equal rights to information that concern environmental decisions, to date, the larger earth observation community has recognized that coordinated strategies and further work is needed to further democratize geospatial data with indigenous communities. This event is intended to open a dialogue with the GEO community and discuss options for a larger EO4IM community to help achieve enhanced technical capacities of Indigenous Peoples via the GEO umbrella.
Invitation
Organizers
Government of Australia, Conservation International, NASA Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA), GEO EO Citizen Science Community Activity
Contact
Karyn Tabor, Conservation International; and Nancy Searby, NASA (ktabor@conservation.org, nancy.d.searby@nasa.gov)
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ABSTRACT:
Emerging technologies and data sources provide opportunities for national official statistics organisations to improve and produce new official statistics. Earth Observations data present opportunities for official statistics including agricultural conditions and output, land use monitoring, urban development and environmental sustainability.
This side event will showcase innovative work from the international official statistics community utilising Earth Observations data.
This side event will also discuss developments of interest to the Earth Observation community in statistical-geospatial standards, frameworks and approaches to improve the management, sharing, and integration of geospatial and other information (such as the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework).
Organizers
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Contact
Jenny Pocknee, Assistant Director, Machine Intelligence & Novel Data Sources, Methodology Division (ABS) (jenny.pocknee@abs.gov.au)
Abstract
The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS, 2021-2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health. The UNDOS will gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for sustainable development.
Priorities for the UNDOS align with many GEO priorities including open access to data and information, integrated multi-hazard warning systems, ecosystem mapping and pollution monitoring. In this session, panelists will present relevant GEO activities and participants will discuss how GEO can support the UNDOS.
There is an urgent need to take action to understand and address the multiple environmental stressors facing the ocean while pioneering ways to derive new benefits from the ocean. The UNDOS will provide a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to create a new foundation, across the science-policy interface, to strengthen the management of the ocean.
The session will occur shortly after the once a decade OceanObs conference, scheduled for September 2019, and will provide a unique opportunity for the GEO community to identify actions to support observations and decision making for the sake of our ocean, our planet and ourselves.
Organizers
GEO Blue Planet will lead the organization of the session with the support of GEO AquaWatch, GEO BON, GEO ECO, Afri-GEO, EO4SDGs, GEO DARMA, EO4EA, IEEE, Geoscience Australia, and GEBCO-NIPPON Foundation Seabed 2030
Contact
Dr. Emily Smail, NOAA (emily.smail@noaa.gov)
Abstract
The session will convene the GEO community with experts in several different types of models: 1) Earth systems models that estimate the state of the natural environment; 2) machine learning models that categorize geospatial data; and 3) complex systems models that simulate interactions between human engineered systems and the environment. The event will identify opportunities to enhance collaboration and reduce barriers between these communities, drawing on experience from both academia and government and considering examples from developing and developed countries. Better integration of EO data with diverse models is critical to the improved diagnostics and prediction needed to realize significant societal benefits.
The Earth Observation community is often not aware of major differences in modeling approaches and their potentially varied data needs. Similarly, the different modeling communities often lack understanding of how best to access and assimilate EO data, and how they can influence future acquisition and processing of EO data to address their specific needs. This event will initiate dialogue between the relevant communities, aimed at identifying key barriers to EO data use in different modeling approaches, exploring ways to facilitate data use in model development, validation, and application, and demonstrating the value of appropriate integration of observational and model data.
Organizers
Space Enabled Research Group at the MIT Media Lab; Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; AuScope; Earthbyte; TERN Australia. This side event will complement the ESIP proposed event entitled “Data For Our Planet”
Contact
William Sonntag, Space Enabled Research Group, MIT Media Lab (wsonntag@mit.edu)
Abstract
In May 2019, 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories was adapted at IPCC 49th General Assembly. In this side events, the current status of satellite remote sensing of greenhouse gases will be reviewed and and necessary future actions related to the refinement will be discussed.\
This session aims to:
• Identify future necessary actions necessary related to 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories refinement.
• Foster discussions on the long-term operation of ground-based GHG observation network which is critical for QA of GHG data from satellites.
• Foster discussions on the role sharing in GHG remote sensing between public and commercial sectors.
Organizers
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
Contact
Tsuneo Matsunaga, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan (matsunag@nies.go.jp)
Abstract
National and global biodiversity data infrastructures have reached a point of both data and system maturity where their operational role in supporting global assessment and reporting frameworks is now feasible. This event will explore the potential of leveraging those infrastructures to support both the GEO 2020-2022 work program and related international drivers such as Aichi targets. The session will be framed around three main sub topics including (a) infrastructure readiness (b) international partnership and governance arrangements, and (c) future drivers.
This session will explore the role of biodiversity data infrastructures and evaluate current data gaps for supporting major global biodiversity management and reporting frameworks including specifically the work program of GEO (2020-22), the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and strategic goals under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (in particular, Target 19 with regard to knowledge management and applications such as those related to the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership work). Future data requirements under the IPBES Global Assessment program will also be a key theme for the event. Biodiversity Data Infrastructures have reached a point of technical and data maturity where there is significant scope to pivot capability to better deliver to these global programs. The event will explore the technical, data and governance requirements required to deliver effectively to global frameworks which will help inform how these data infrastructure priorities their data programs, and system design elements.
Organizers
GEO BON, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (proposed), International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL).
Contact
Andre Zerger (Atlas of Living Australia), Kristen Williams CSIRO) & Donald Hobern (iBOL) (andre.zerger@csiro.au, kristen.williams@csiro.au, dhobern@ibol.org)
Abstract
Ecosystems face multiple stresses from human activities and climate change, Evidence-informed conservation, management, and restoration policies are urgently needed in order to address these stressors and sustain ecosystem benefits. Effective monitoring, understanding, and modelling of the state and trends in ecosystem conditions, functions and services under future stresses, are essential. Combined use of Earth observations from satellite and in-situ station networks, and Earth System modelling to address the spatial-temporal scales of ecosystem processes, gather information and monitor long-term trends, and produce knowledge about terrestrial and marine ecosystem status, enables improved decision-making processes with relevant input information.
This workshop aims to present the contributions from recent activities of the organizing GEO initiatives to the methods and conceptual approaches for assessing ecosystem changes and vulnerability in the face of climate change. Showcasing outcomes spanning from time series analysis to various approaches of climate and ecosystem modelling and its combination, aimed at monitoring the evolution of ecosystems and their functions under climate change, will be presented. Ample time will be devoted to a discussion that aims at producing synthesis of the several GEO initiatives and Flagships collecting inputs relevant to GEO Societal Benefit Areas (SBA) and the wider community.
Organizers
GEO ECO, GEO GNOME, ECOPOTENTIAL H2020 project and EuroGEO “Action Group on Ecosystem and Biodiversity”
Contact
Antonello Provenzale and Elisa Palazzi, CNR; Ghada El Serafy, Deltares; and Carolina Adler, Mountain Research Initiative (ghada.elserafy@deltares.nl, e.palazzi@isac.cnr.it; carolina.adler@giub.unibe.ch; antonello.provenzale@cnr.it)
Abstract
This session will address the first project of Geodesy4Sendai – a GNSS-enhanced Tsunami Early Warning “Shield Consortium” whose components are aligned to specific Sendai and SDG targets/indicators
Organizers
IAG (including the GGOS Japan affiliate group), IUGG – possible cross-organization external collaboration with UN GGIM Asia Pacific regional group (GGIM AP will hold a major meeting concurrent to GEO Week).
Contact
Allison Craddock, NASA (craddock@jpl.nasa.gov)
OUTCOMES:
ABSTRACT:
The workshop will provide participants with an overall perspective of current work on measuring the value of EO and allow participants to exchange ideas on methods and provide concrete examples for measuring the value of EO data.
A direct link will be made with the recent Value of EO workshop in Frascati and speakers will be invited to make short (2 to 3 minute up to 5 minute depending on overall duration) presentations about the measurement of economic, environmental, regulatory, industry development (and innovation) and scientific advancement.
Ideas will be collected for taking this activity further under the GeoValue umbrella within the GEO work programme.
Demonstrating the societal value being generated by the use of EO is always a challenge! The GeoValue approach is to use a Value of Information, or Value-chain approach, to analyse the benefits being generated for society. Recent discussions identified other parameters to be addressed including industrial and scientific advances. Methods, practices and case examples shall be introduced progressively to tackle these sources of value.
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Organizers
USGS, NOAA, Fourbridges, EARSC
Contact
Geoff Sawyer (geoff.sawyer@earsc.org)
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SPEAKERS: Tom Harvey, Manager – GFOI Sara Venturini, Climate Coordinator – GFOI Secretariat Nikki Fitzgerald, GFOI Lead (Australia) – Department of the Environment and Energy Dr Carly Green, MGD Component Manager - GFOI Osamu Ochiai, GFOI Lead (CEOS) - JAXA Virginia Burkett |
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SUMMARY: The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is a global partnership procedure for the measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from forests, building on the 2008 GEO forest carbon tracking task. The GFOI is made up of several components; Method & Guidance Documentation – Developing and disseminating user friendly guidance materials whilst building on existing systems is the main focus of this component Research & Development – This component fosters a community of experts to address priorities Capacity Building – This is lead by SilvaCarbon and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and is focused on the capacity to build national forest monitoring systems, and to advance to current forest monitoring. The current themes for capacity building are; remote sensing (acquiring and analyzing data), forest inventory (design and implementation of surveys), and developing a greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Data Coordination – This component supports and promotes the coordinated acquisitions and accessibility to use the data sets, tools and services provided by GFOI. There is a strong focus on supporting developing countries to be able to access data and tools. GFOI is needed so countries are provided with accurate guidance, covering what isn’t included in the ICCC. |
ABSTRACT:
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is a GEO Flagship and global partnership for coordinating the delivery of international support in forest monitoring to developing countries. Through collaborative action, GFOI aims to facilitate a larger and more targeted package support to developing countries than any one international partner could provide alone.
During this session, the second phase of GFOI will be presented including efforts to identify developing country needs and target international support at addressing these. The session will also include an open discussion on how GFOI can further leverage the expertise of the GEO community and vice versa.
While the land sector is a significant source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, forests offer a significant opportunity for reducing emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere. However, forests have traditionally been a sector that is difficult to monitor.
Emphasized by the important role that forests play in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, many developing countries are establishing National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) and associated emissions Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) procedures. Furthermore, this increased demand for improved information from forests has been coupled with a boom in the supply of data, tools and other forms of international support available to developing countries to help them improve their forest monitoring capabilities.
Without global coordination and a targeted effort to align the boom in both the demand for forest information and the supply of new technology, developing countries would likely be inundated with different approaches and subsequently the development of their NFMS would be at risk of paralysis.
GFOI aims to make it easier for partners to participate in and extract net benefits from international cooperation on forest monitoring and associated MRV issues.
Organizers
Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI)
Contact
Tom Harvey, GFOI (tom.harvey@gfoi.org)
ERA-PLANET, the ‘European Network for Observing our Changing Planet’ (www.era-planet.eu), is an ERANET Co-fund action under the EU Horizon 2020 framework programme, comprised of 36 partner organisations from 14 European countries, aiming at strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) in the domain of EO, in coherence with the European participation in the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and the Copernicus programme of the European Union.
Its goal is to bring together and strengthen the European, national and regional R&I programmes in the domain of EO, and develop a Transnational Environmental Observation System in support of European & international policies, through the integration of real- time monitoring data from various platforms, modelling tools and advanced global cyber-infrastructure for data sharing and interoperability.
In this session, the major achievements of ERA-PLANET’s four transnational projects, SMURBS (smurbs.eu), GEO-Essential (geoessential.eu), IGOSP (igosp.eu) and iCUPE (www.atm.helsinki.fi/icupe) will be presented, to trigger a lively discussion on the following topics:
The round table will also try to identify future elements of ERA-PLANET’s roadmap towards maximization of its contribution to the European Research Agenda on EO, the necessary capacity development and/or transformation to achieve this, the optimization of Copernicus user uptake and future skills development in the geoinformatics and EO domains, orchestrated by Peter Zeil (Spatial Services Ltd, Austria).
Preliminary agenda:
Organizers
the ERA-PLANET consortium and its four projects SMURBS, GEO-ESSENTIAL, IGOSP and iCUPE
Contact
Nicola Pirrone - National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (nicola.pirrone@iia.cnr.it)
Abstract
During the Paris Air Show in June, more than 20 countries have decided to engage themselves within the Space Climate Observatory initiative. Their common objective is to tackle climate change impacts, from national to local scale. As an international alliance, the signatories will provide access to reliable data, tools and models necessary to understand, evaluate and put in action the necessary policies.
During this event we will illustrate how the SCO will facilitate access to climate change impacts reliable information to stakeholders. This session will focus on some countries’ priorities, and how they will use adequate data and local information in order to provide such service.
This session will address the objectives of SCO. This side event will show how the international coordination will enable the emergence of local key challenges which will mobilize heterogeneous data sets end/or models. Some project demonstrators will presented as Proofs of Concepts (POC) of typical user case which can be tackled by SCO
The SCO intend to share with its founding partners and the GEO possible specs of anexchange platform solutions based on these POC on climate change impacts in a context of growing concern on environment security.
Organizers
CNES, UNOOSA, UNDP, and the Founding Partners - all 22 SCO international founding partners invited to participate to the organization of this event and also national SCO entities
Contact
Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, CNES (laurence.monnoyer-smith@cnes.fr)
Abstract
Strong, resilient and sustainable communities have jobs, homes, clean water, feel safe and are well connected locally, nationally and internationally. Government, business, industry and community decision makers can progress economic, social and cultural development using new, free digital information and mapping tools. Smart, fast and trusted decisions made using digital information and digital mapping can be used for any sized community, remote, rural, city, national. Sustainable development, responsible growth through a reform and transform approach can unlock new resource opportunities and respond to the economic and social challenges faced by many countries. Presented is a new digital mapping decision making tool that integrates resources: minerals, energy and water, within a social, economic and environment frame.
Addressing social licence and environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly important to ensuring the future economic development of Earth resources. The challenge for geoscientists is to create tools using data integrated from multiple disciplines to deliver insight into the complex interactions between diverse Earth systems and human society. These tools will enable specialists and non-specialists in communities, government and industry to make informed decisions for a sustainable future.
Organizers
Geoscience Australia in conjunction with other geological surveys
Contact
Marina Costelloe - Geoscience Australia, Ron Hackney - Geoscience Australia (marina.costelloe@ga.gov.au, ron.hackney@ga.gov.au)
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SPEAKERS: Stuart Minchin, Geoscience Australia Andrew Campbell: CEO Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Martine Woolf, Geoscience Australia Adam Lewis, Managing Director Digital Earth Africa (Program Establishment) Partners: Phoebe Odour, Regional Centre for Mapping for Resource Development Bako Mamane, AGHRYMET Regional Centre Patricia Cummins, Esri Tom Veldkampf, University of Twente Ivan Deloach, USGS Andiswa Mlisa, South African National Space Agency |
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SUMMARY: Introduction from Andrew Campbell: Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) is an initiative that will aid the broader continent in addressing a range of different challenges, from allowing investors to manage risk, through to allowing governments and individuals to manage food security and track trends in changing seasons and water use. These issues are a public priority, and there is a need to prioritise investments at a continental scale. Update on the current state of the program from Adam Lewis: DE Africa is an ambitious program and involves a large number of players from across the globe. Funding comes from the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the Australian Government. The data driving the program, such as Landsat data, is open and free, but then improved using Australian innovation of the Open Data Cube developed by Digital Earth Australia. DE Africa also relies on international cooperation from GEO, CEOS, regional groups, and the assistance of cloud services provided by Amazon. Without the input and cooperation from these different groups and organisations, DE Africa would not be possible. DE Africa works from using Earth observations to create analysis ready data. Once satellite data is collected, it is stacked over time to create a data cube. This data can then be exploited to produce useful data products that are capable of addressing a range of different issues for a range of different stakeholders. The project has made significant progress to date. Australia took Digital Earth Australia and learnings from the Africa Regional Data Cube, adapted it to the cloud, and used these algorithms to create DE Africa. This allows low cost monitoring of a range of different parameters including flooding, cropping, and illegal mining from across the continent, and can be used to drive decision-making. First panel discussion: A range of panellists from organisations involved in DE Africa spoke about their involvement. Phoebe Oduor, Regional Centre for Mapping Resource for Development (RCMRD): DE Africa is a potential solution for issues that affect everyday people such as floods, famines, and droughts, and a solution, which importantly, allows capacity for problem solving to remain in Africa. RCMRD is collaborating with DE Africa due to the alignment of core missions, and within the project, RCMRD works to ensure there is representation on the Technical Advisory Committee that member states are able to access DE Africa infrastructure, and that training is available to people within the region. Patricia Cummens, Esri: Esri’s goal is to engage in creative ways with end users and make it easier for them to achieve their objectives through creating a platform for analytics and data manipulation. This has been achieved through the creation of the Africa Geoportal, a free and open collaboration platform to support the people of Africa in using DE Africa data regardless of their level of technical expertise. Tom Veldkampf, ITC: The main goal of ITC is to provide capacity development for DE Africa. Capacity is not just developing teaching materials and training people; it is also about ensuring the technology is embedded in the ecosystem. In the same way weather forecasting is used on a daily basis to address pre-existing issues, the ultimate objective is to ensure DE Africa is used on a daily basis to address issues relevant to each country. ITC provides a network of ITC alumni across the country to ensure capability is available within the continent. The DE Africa panel opened the floor to questions. Two key questions emerged; how can we integrate data from other sources, and what is the vision of the project beyond three years? To the first question, the panel expressed that data integration would happen in whichever way was easiest for the user, whether this be through the Africa GeoPortal or elsewhere. To the second question, the panel reiterated that the vision is for the project to persist into the future in a way where it became routine information that was used to drive continuous decision-making. Second panel discussion: The second panel discussion took a focus on the supply chain and the perspectives from data production down to country level impact. Ivan Deloach from the USGS is the US Rep on the GEO program board, has been involved in GEO since its inception. Over this time, he witnessed the evolution from the announcement of LandSat data in 2007 through to the development of DE Africa, which now allows analysis ready data to be used by a range of users. Changes in technology have been the driver of allowing this shift. Ana Privette is the program lead for the Amazon sustainability data initiative. The program leverages amazon’s scale and technology to promote more innovation for sustainability in the world, and is a technical enabler for the DE Africa project. Amazon’s participation mean that data infrastructure is no longer a challenge, and the focus can instead be on processing data at a scale to address problems facing the continent. Andiswa Mlisa is from the South African National Space Agency. The challenge for nations is to ensure the data produced from DE Africa is easy to understand and can be used to make better decisions, and allow governments to determine how they can allocate resources. The room directed a range of thought provoking questions to the panel. The panel discussed the benefits and challenges of using the cloud, and how centralising data has the ability to increase use and reduce issues with version control, but considerations need to be made to ensuring the infrastructure was not restricting access in areas where internet connection may not be reliable. The panel also discussed the importance of ownership within the continent, and how continued engagement with people on the ground is vital in establishing and maintaining the value of DE Africa for individuals, corporations, and governments within Africa. A discussion also focused on the importance of partnerships in ensuring success of the project, and how different groups can work together to ensure DE Africa is used. In their concluding remarks, the panel spoke of the importance of continuous engagement, and ensuring DE Africa remains relevant for years to come. |
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QUOTES: “Not everyone is a GIS expert, so how can we make it easier? Can we allow everyday people to render the data and perform specific tasks to meet their needs? Through the Africa Geoportal, we open up more users to access the richness of data available from Digital Earth Africa” Patricia Cummens, Esri “To address the question ‘what is the one most important impact of Digital Earth Africa?’ We should not try to define what products we need to create; people will generate the product that is fit for their own purpose. Let’s put the platform out there, and let people drive what they want to do with it” - Andiswa Mlisa, South African National Space Agency. |
ABSTRACT:
DE Africa will provide a routine, reliable and operational service that will enable Africans and others to track changes across countries and the continent in unprecedented detail. Leveraging technology and services developed in Australia, and the groundbreaking work of the Africa Regional Data Cube, DE Africa will deliver a continental-scale platform to process and analyse satellite data. This Key Side Event will showcase the DE Africa Program and its first continental-scale product. It will cover the background, progress, and next steps for this exciting Program. The Event format will include a high profile convener and panel, with audience interaction through sli.do, discussing the
pathways to impact for DE Africa.
Organizers
Australian Government (Geoscience Australia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA); United Nations - Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM); Global Partnership for Sustainable Data Development (GPSDD); Esri; South African Space Agency (SANSA); Regional Centre for Mapping for Resources Development (RCMRD); Amazon Web Services (AWS); UK Government (Department for International Development)
Contact
Dr Lisa Hall - DE Africa Establishment Team (lisa.hall@ga.gov.au)
Abstract
NextGEOSS is a H2020 project planned to end mid of 2020. The partners of the project have submitted a proposal of GEO Community of practice to the GEO Secretariat. The goal of this targeted side event is to work on this transition with the future potential partners.
The project is delivering :
Organizers
BLB, OGC, DEIMOS
Contact
Marie-Francoise Voidrot (OGC) or Bente Lijla Bye (BLB) (mvoidrot@ogc.org, bentelil@hotmail.com)
Abstract
A dedicated side event of the GEO 2018 Plenary in Kyoto resulted in the well perceived proposal to structure in-situ related GEO strategies and activities according to major categories of in-situ observation, namely (1) regular national or regional in-situ environmental monitoring, (2) networks and projects of limited duration with a high risk of data legacies to be lost, and (3) permanent and better formalized organizations, frequently with specific observation targets and increasingly organized as Research Infrastructures (RIs).
The side event will explore, how the (1) purpose of interactions, (2) the possibly required coordinating activities by GEO and (3) the support needed from GEO vary across the identified functional and organizational categories of in-situ data producers.
Aspects like the further development of a in-situ site registry, the governance of in-situ related activities, GEO requirements and contributions, and the closely related reference framework for observation variables will be addressed.
Agenda
15.15-15.30: Organizational issues of the new group: Introduction, new co-chairs identification of new candidates (Bob Chen - All)
15.30-15.40: Objectives and Priorities for the 2020 (Bob Chen, Robert Downs)
15.40-15.50: Concrete milestones and events for the new group: e.g. 4th DPW in 2020, GEO Symposium (Co - Chairs , Paola De Salvo)
15.50-16.00: FAIR principles and CODATA activities (Alena Rybkina)
16.00-16.10: Analysis of FAIR and DMPs (Bob Chen)
16.10-16.20: Implementing the Data Sharing and Data Management Principles (Robert Downs)
16.20-16.30: How adoption of DMP will enable CitSci to contribute to GEOSS? (Joan Maso)
16.30-16.40: Data Sharing and Data Management principles for In situ and for Satellites data, National capacity, Survey on Data sharing (Steve Browdy – ppt – presented by tbc)
16.40-17.15: Discussion
Abstract
Talanoa is a traditional word used in Fiji and across the Pacific to reflect a process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. Talanoa fosters stability and inclusiveness in dialogue, by creating a safe space that embraces mutual respect for a platform for decision making for a greater good.
This event, led by SPC and SPREP together with other partners, will examine how the GEO community can best support the region with its EO needs. Outcomes of this critical session will inform the GEO Plenary and Ministerial Summit.
Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
Led by FrontierSI and the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC), this session will present some of the most exciting developments by European and Australian industry in remote sensing. It will be an opportunity for business-to-business interaction and to learn more about companies, capabilities and activities occurring in these regions.
This event is:
Opening Address
Presenters
The format of the workshop will involve discussion, rapid-fire pitches and networking. The focus will be on uncovering complimentary applications and activities in the European and Australian regions, opening the room for collaboration, deepening the understanding of the markets where companies are active, and having an update of the most novel developments.
Do not miss the AU-EU Melbourne Cup GEO Competition!
While focusing on Australia and Europe, this session is open to all GEO participants and will include a free networking event with drinks and nibbles to watch Australia’s biggest horse race, the Melbourne Cup, including prizes for the participants!
Organizers
Australian Host
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Co-design methods are regularly described as a means to design services based on EO-data – still, co-design methods are varied and were not necessary developed (and hence are not necessary adapted) to fit with EO-data context, that is characterized by high level expertise and very complex organizational situations.
In this session we show why co-design methods have to be adapted to meet EO-specific situations, we explain how to develop new co-design methods (based on the most advanced design theory), and we illustrate these new methods on the E-Shape co-design experiments.
Organizers
Mines-ParisTceh
Contact
Raphaëlle Barbier ; Pascal Le Masson ; Lionel Menard ; Philippe Blanc ; Thierry Ranchin (raphaelle.barbier@mines-paristech.fr ; pascal.le_masson@mines-paristech.fr ; lionel.menard@mines-paristech.fr ; philippe.blanc@mines-paristech.fr ; thierry.ranchin@mines-paristech.fr)
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Combining demographic sources, satellite and aerial imagery and other cartographic sources, Africapolis is designed to enable comparative and long-term analyses of urban dynamics in Africa – covering 7 600 urban areas in 50 countries. Africa is projected to have the fastest urban growth in the world – by 2050, its cities will be home to an additional 950 million people – placing urban planning and management at the core of development, environmental and economic challenges. The session will show how Africapolis data improves our understanding of Africa’s urban transition and dispels common misconceptions of this complex and diverse process.
Organizers
OECD Sahel and West Africa Club
Contact
Philipp Heinrigs (philipp.heinrigs@oecd.org)
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Abstract
Aimed at interested scientists, managers and policy makers who want a full range of tools, data and systems necessary for investigating, modelling, forecasting and predicting the complexities of our future environment. NEPS aims to become a robust, quality-controlled national resource open for use to all sectors of Australia with results accepted by society - like weather forecasts. Catch up on progress being made in the Scoping Study’s consultations. Learn how to get involved. Help the Expert Panel formulate inspired options for the system design, governance structure and business model to be submitted to the Australian Government in 2020.
Organizers
TERN
Contact
Mark Grant (TERN Science Communication and Engagement Manager) (m.grant3@uq.edu.au)
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It has been difficult to estimate the real population movement within the country especially from rural to urban using census data. However this movement effect much the urban planning programs for hosting places.
The research on exploring internal migration trends in Rwanda using mobile cell detail records to provide estimates on current population movements. The research intend to provide good estimates on small geographic areas vis a vis to the urbanisation projects wich aimed to build more than 415,000 new houses by 2032 in Kigali city and also contribute to the broader literature of population movement in developing countries.
Contact
Patrick Nshimiyimana (nsipal5@gmail.com)
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The contribution will summarize applications in multi scale hyperspectral data analysis for mineral resource exploration and soil characterization.
Applications e.g. on mineral and lithology mapping, mineralization vectoring, derivation of soil parameters, and further engineering measures will be shown.
Multi scale hyperspectral data analysis characterizes the composition of rocks, drill cores and, geological formations. This way terrestrial exploration can be supported and optimized in a way that mineral and raw materials are detected, extracted and processed efficiently with a low environmental impact.
Furthermore, large areas of arable land can be classified. Thus, optimized selection of crops and fertilizers is possible.
Organizers
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of Germany
Contact
Martin Schodlok (martin.schodlok@bgr.de)
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For the implementation of the consistent German Ground Motion Service based on space borne radar interferometry huge challenges had to be overcome. Some of them are the consistency with terrestrial GNSS stations and the large area covered (356.000 km²).
The presentation summarizes the concept and the implementation of the German Ground Motion Service. It will highlight specific peculiarities of the dissemination process and shed a light on the chances and limits of PSI-techniques.
Applications e.g. on groundwater management, energy storage, mining facilities and further engineering measures will be shown. The European Ground Motion Service will be addressed.
Organizers
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of Germany
Contact
Thomas Lege (thomas.lege@bgr.de)
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The GEO Global Water Sustainability Initiative (GEOGLOWS) is working to provide relevant, actionable information about water that promotes the use of earth observations while strengthening observational networks in local operational frameworks. We invite you to come learn how your organization can take advantage of the data services that provide essential water variables, both historical and forecasted from earth observations on every river and watershed in the world. Information that is easily visualized, accessed, and customized through application programming interfaces (APIs) and simple web map applications.
Organizers
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact
Angelica Gutierrez ; Jim Nelson (angelica.gutierrez@noaa.gov ; jimn@byu.edu)
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Contribution to the Capacity Development interventions of the GEO Flagships, Initiatives and Regional GEO’s: enhancing the skills and competencies of the GEO community (end-users) in collecting, applying and sharing large volumes of (geo)data by dedicated research, (post)graduate education and organizational strengthening.
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Ir. A. Veldkamp (Dean of ITC)
Organizers
ITC- Twente University /GEO Secretariat
Contact
Joost Teuben (jteuben@geosec.org)
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The coastal line of the Mediterranean Sea is rich with diverse ecosystems and flora species, which is estimated at over 25,000 species. Unfortunately, there is a growing need to maximize the value and benefit of these ecosystems for social and economic development. This could be through by accurate mapping and efficient quantification of these ecosystems as well as assessing the vulnerability status of these ecosystems. There are various transboundary issues facing most countries of the Mediterranean Sea basin.
Challenge or Opportunity the event will present: The Key for success in addressing transboundary problems is the joint political commitment of all countries in the basin. This requires building synergies between the national stakeholders in the Mediterranean basin countries to develop strategic action plan for preserving the environment.
Organizers
Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)
Contact
Omar Elbadawy (elbadawy@cedare.int)
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Ground stations at the core of global satellite networks, are facilities that provide communications between the ground and satellites using antennas to receive data and control systems to command satellites. Today, you must either build your own ground stations, or obtain long-term leases with providers, often in multiple countries to provide enough opportunities to contact the satellites as they orbit. Once this data is downloaded, you need servers, storage, and networking in close proximity to the antennas to process, store, and transport the data. AWS Ground Station eliminates these problems by delivering a global Ground Station as a Service.
Organizers
Amazon
Contact
John Hildebrandt (johnhild@amazon.com)
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Geospatial shares the opportunities and the challenges of both high performance computing and big data. With applications from visualising IoT data through to ingesting drone footage, it brings with it increasingly large data sizes, complicated data pipelines, HPC-level transformation demands, and often massive traffic from public users. From Smart Cities through to location-based marketing, rapid analysis of large volumes of geospatial data is becoming increasingly important. In this session you will hear how AWS customers build powerful, flexible, secure, and future-proof geospatial platforms. These systems deliver more business value from location-based data while minimising both compute costs and management overhead.
Organizers
Amazon
Contact
John Hildebrandt (johnhild@amazon.com)
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Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a brains-trust for the Earth science data and informatics community. For over 20 years ESIP has coordinated the co-development of conventions, practices, and guidelines as well as peer-led education and training, to make Earth science data more FAIR. ESIP node initiatives are now appearing: for example, the Earth and Environment Science Information Partners (E2SIP) coordinates users and providers of earth science data in the Australian research and statutory sectors. Globally connected networks of Earth, Space and Environmental Science data practitioners such as that organized through ESIP, E2SIP, and other international partners make earth science data matter.
Organizers
Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Contact
Erin Robinson (erinrobinson@esipfed.org)
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Being the tallest peak of the world, height of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) is a matter of global interest. There were concerns from different corners regarding its height after the Gorkha earthquake 2015. Several organizations have made efforts to measures its height earlier with different methods and with different results. It has been important for the Nepal government to re-establish a scientifically determined height using the latest available technologies.
This is for the first time a team of Geo-Surveyors reached on the top of the world with technical equipment and devices to measure its height. All data processing and precise geoid computation is ongoing, waiting for final result. Looking forward for the scientifically measured, commonly accepted and authentic height of the 3rd pole.
Contact
Mr. Khim Lal Gautam (Chief Survey Officer Mount Everest)
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Abstract:
Earth Observation data acquired by radar satellites enables the mapping of ground deformation over large areas. With the advent of ESA’s Sentinel-1 mission, satellite radar data is acquired routinely and open access for the entire Australian continent. This new operational radar dataset presents the opportunity to develop a national scale ground deformation reconnaissance tool, that can be used to mitigate risk related to natural and anthropogenic hazards. This presentation will discuss how satellite radar data can be used to detect and monitor ground deformation related to natural and anthropogenic phenomena, and the value of a consistently processed national-scale ground deformation database. We will showcase examples where satellite radar data have been used to detect ground deformation in Australia, including:
Organizers
Geoscience Australia
Contact
Thomas Fuhrmann, Matthew Garthwaite, Nicholas Brown (thomas.fuhrmann@ga.gov.au)
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) collected and managing the data of 1.3 Billion people approx. in a country like India. For last over a decade the data has been shared and utilized multipurpose by both private and government.
There are many issues related to privacy and rights of citizens as the bigdata base contains biometric data such as Iris and Finger Print. Of late the data has been misused for various purposes.
I can contribute related to Analysis of Surveillance. How is surveillance affecting civil society? I can propose a session on digital surveillance on civil society and citizens as an example of India.
Mass digital based surveillance on citizens and civil society in the name of unique identification in India has become a dangerous precedence in democratic setting. Collecting bio-metric and iris data from citizens and storing and disclosing is a big privacy issue.
Organizers
PROGRESPECT
Contact
Dr. Sriram Kannekanti (sriram@progrespect.org)
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Using satellite remote sensing data, historical city maps, population and economy data, we have developed data sets on urban expansion and urban land use/coverage change for multiple periods from 1949 to 2018. Here we characterized the change of urban build-up area over past 70 years and simulated the urban expansion in different scenarios in the next 30 years. Furthermore, the uneven distribution of urban space in China was revealed and problems in urban greening and ecological construction were identified. Ultimately, we proposed paradigm for the future realization of the “Beautiful China” city livability and strategies for sustainable development goals.
Organizers
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Contact
Wenhui Kuang (kuangwh@igsnrr.ac.cn)
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Following the launch of the Global Ecosystem and Environment Observation and Analysis Annual Reports by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in 2012, GEOARC has been accepted as a Community Activity in the GEO Work Programme from 2018. Firstly, this session will give a brief introduction to the GEOARC. Then, the significant progresses will be summarized for the series of reports released from 2012 to 2018. Thirdly, we will present the research results of this year, including 4 topics: the global forestry monitoring, global desertification monitoring, the supply situation of grain and oil crops, and the global disaster monitoring. Expectation for the future, GEOARC will focus on the global or regional ecological environmental monitoring, to provide information and knowledge services to support the three GEO priorities: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Agreement, and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. We will promote the international cooperation to improve the product validation, data sharing, information communication and policy decision-making support.
Contact
Zhang Songmei ; Liu Qinhuo ; Wu Junjun (songmei.zhang@nrscc.gov.cn ; liuqh@radi.ac.cn ; wujj@radi.ac.cn)
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Abstract
e-shape is a multi-national initiative bringing together decades of public investment in Earth Observation and in cloud capabilities into services for decision-makers, citizens, industry and researchers. It allows Europe to position itself as global force in EO through leveraging Copernicus, making use of existing capacities and improving user uptake of the data from GEO assets.
The showcase on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture contributes to SDG 2. It consists of four pilots, leveraging existing technologies (developed in previous research work like the GEO-CRADLE project) demonstrating that Copernicus data sets combined with the necessary in-situ data (collected based on existing networks and through citizen sourced streams), weather and soil data can deliver improved information at global, national and local scale, exploiting the processing infrastructures offered by Copernicus DIAS.
Organizers
VITO and i-BEC
Contact
Sven Gilliams (VITO), Nikolaos Tsakiridis (iBEC), Nikolaos Tziolas (iBEC) (sven.gilliams@vito.be, tsakirin@auth.gr, n_tziolas@hotmail.com)
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This study explores the use of Sentinel 1 and 2 images in mapping of burnt scars occurring after a high severity wild forest fire. We utilized the backscatter intensity, GLCM texture and polarimetric H-alpha decomposition of S1 data as well as the atmospherically corrected S2 reflectance values and the difference normalized burnt ratio (dNBR). We used supervised contextual Support Vector Machine - Markov Random Field classifier (SVM-MRF) to integrate the spectral and spatial context information. The main study areas: 3 recent bushfires in Victoria, Australia, and 2 recent forest fires in Spain. A strong relation of spectral, textural and polarimetric data and burnt/unburnt classes.
Contact
Stella Mutai (stellachela1@gmail.com)
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Atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is a critical variable in determining plant photosynthesis. Synthesis of four global climate datasets reveals a sharp increase of VPD after late 1990s. In response, the vegetation greening trend indicated by a satellite-derived vegetation index (GIMMS3g), which was evident before the late 1990s, subsequently stalled or reversed. Terrestrial gross primary production derived from two satellite-based models (revised EC-LUE and MODIS) exhibits persistent and widespread decreases after the late 1990s due to increased VPD, which offset the positive CO2 fertilization effect. Six Earth System Models have consistently projected continuous increases of VPD throughout the current century. Our results highlight that the impacts of VPD on vegetation growth should be adequately considered in order to assess ecosystem responses to future climate conditions.
Organizers
Sun Yat-sen University
Contact
Prof. Wenping Yuan (yuanwp3@mail.sysu.edu.cn)
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GEOMUSYQ is to develop the technology and standards to support the Multi-source Synergized Remote Sensing Data Processing, Common Product Generation, Global Product Evaluation and Validation, especially to promote the Chinese Satellite data sharing and application. At first, this session will give an introduction of MUSYQ system. Secondly, several new concepts, such as common RS product, multi-source RS data normalization, synergized quantitative RS inversion will be proposed and explained. Then, the newest research advances will be presented, which include the multi-source RS data normalization, quantitative RS production, data publication and sharing. More than 10 kinds of global biophysical or hydrological parameter products from 2010-2015 will be presented and analyzed, which are retrieved by synergizing multi-sensor datasets include MODIS-Terra/Aqua, MERSI-FY3, and VIRR- FY3.
Organizers
RADI China
Contact
Qinhuo Liu ; Li Li (liuqh@radi.ac.cn ; lili3982@radi.ac.cn)
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Monitoring biodiversity is essential for the conservation and management of forest resources. We use a method called “spectranomics” in combination with airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR data to detect the relationship among the spectral, biochemical and taxonomic diversity of tree species, and then map the species richness and Shannon–Wiener index in one forest nature reserve of China. The results show that forest species diversity can be directly predicted using clustering method based on crown-by-crown variations in biochemical and structural properties without the need to distinguish the individual tree species.
Organizers
RADI China
Contact
Yuan Zeng (zengyuan@radi.ac.cn)
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Abstract
After launching 3 years, the TanSat science team will provide the first version of official Level 2 products, which derived by IAPCAS retrieval algorithm. The products are consist of 3 kinds of products: Column mixing ratio of carbon dioxide (XCO2), Solar-Induced Chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and Cloud detection products. The XCO2 has been validated with TCCON data with 1.5 ppm precision, which can be applied in the CO2 flux inversion research. These achievements demonstrate TanSat mission has achieved its scientific objective under the strong support of Chinese government.
Organizers
GEO China Secretariat
Contact
Yi Liu (liuyi@mail.iap.ac.cn)
Organizers
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
Open to all
Buses depart the NCC at 18:15 – Invite Only
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1.1 Welcome from Australia
1.2 Opening Remarks
Vice Minister Huang Wei
Pengde Li
Patrick Child
Mmboneni Muofhe
Neil Jacobs
Gilberto Camara
1.3 Welcoming of new Members, Participating Organizations and Associates
1.4 Approval of Agenda
1.5 Approval of Draft Report of GEO-XV
1.6 Opening Keynote Presentation
Sameh Wahba, Global Director, Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice, World Bank
1.7 Introduction of the Canberra Ministerial Declaration
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2.1 Session Objectives: Principals provide guidance on the actions that GEO needs to take to accelerate efforts that support climate action, including relevant objectives under the Paris Agreement.
Session Facilitator
Patrick Child, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
External Speaker
Nga Puna, Director, Tu’anga Taporoporo, National Environment Service, Cook Islands
Delegations
Member or PO
David Oehmen, Programme Officer for Digital Strategy and Innovation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
2.2 Session outcomes and recommendations
Documents:
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3.1 Session Objectives: Principals provide guidance on the actions that GEO needs to take to accelerate its efforts to support implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Session Facilitator
Yoshiyuki Chihara, GEO Principal of Japan
External Speaker
Lisa Robinson, BBC Media Action
Delegations
Member or PO
Tiziana Bonapace, Director Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UNESCAP
3.2 Session outcomes and recommendations
Documents:
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4.1 Session Objectives: Principals provide guidance on the actions that GEO needs to take to accelerate its efforts to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Session Facilitator
Sasha Alexander, Policy Officer, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
External Speaker
Claire Melamed, CEO, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)
Delegations
Member or PO
Fan Chen, Deputy Director, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, (RADI)
4.2 Session outcomes and recommendations
Documents:
Open to all
The GEO Gala Dinner will be held at the National Arboretum with spectacular views across Canberra and will be the social highlight of GEO Week 2019! Part of the official program for the evening will be an awards ceremony recognising the significant contributions of individuals and groups to the furthering of GEO objectives.
The Gala Dinner is open to:
For more information, please visit the following page.
Abstract
Mangrove forests on the island of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), are at risk from climate change, and the lack of areas for the mangroves to migrate to in response to sea level rise.
This event highlights ongoing work by a number of partners to produce scientific evidence (including an island wide vulnerability assessment and a climate model) paired with local knowledge of the vulnerability and resilience of the mangrove forests to support the identification and implementation of viable management options for increasing mangrove resilience for the people and communities that rely on them.
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Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
Abstract
Learn about Europe’s Copernicus Programme in the Pacific and about the already available services, data and projects. The information session will provide an overview of Europe’s ambitious Earth Observation Copernicus Programme, looking at our planet and its environment.
With focus on:
The outcomes of this session are to better understand Europe’s Earth Observation Copernicus Programme and its available global products and services; how to engage with the Copernicus Programme, the Copernicus Australasia Regional Data Hub, and who to contact to explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Format: Lunch will be provided 15 minutes before commencement of the information session. Short presentations will be made by the speakers followed by an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
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Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
Industry Track participants will be welcomed to GEO Week 2019 and then keynote speakers will set the scene for discussions by drawing out the issues and opportunities in the global Earth observation industry, providing insight for greater cooperation and industry growth in a rapidly evolving sector.
Opening address
Organizers
Australian Host
9h30-10h30:
Led by the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) and Earth Observation Australia (EOA), this session will be a forum for leaders within the global EO community to exchange views and opinions on the future demands and potential solutions facing this ever changing industry. Crucial to the success of this session will be input from the GEO user community identifying the obstacles, challenges and future demands of EO and the potential solutions envisioned by academia and potentially delivered by industry.
MC: Rod Drury – Lockheed Martin & Chair, Space Industry Association of Australia
Discussion Panel #1
‘Are new Earth observation technologies going to help industry address GEO objectives?’
Presenters
1100-1200:
Discussion Panel #2
‘Towards a global digital ecosystem for the environment: addressing GEO objectives while building Earth observation industry capabilities and revenue. What are the roles for citizens, governments, the private sector and intergovernmental organizations in collecting, sharing and processing data to create analytical insights and information?’
Presenters –
Organizers
Australian Host
Facilitator
The Town Hall discussion is an opportunity for the broader EO community to be heard on a variety of issues important to them, including observations and data, GEO’s approach to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), transparency and governance, and other topics of interest. A professional facilitator will ensure all participants have an opportunity to be heard and the outcomes of this discussion will be reported to the GEO Plenary the following day.
Organizers
Australian Host
Programme
1400-1420: ‘WatchITgrow: online platform to support agriculture industry’, Sven Gilliams, Vito
1420-1440: ‘Australian WaterTools: using remote sensing to predict drought and low water availability’, Trudy Green & David Hehir, eWater
1440-1500: ‘An initiative of application solutions hub for EO industry’, Tau Guo, Piesat
1500-1520: ‘The business of integrated EO based information & insights’, Peter Hausknecht, Earth-i
1600-1620: ‘Esri Engagement and Opportunities for the GEO Community’, Pat Cummens, Esri
1620-1640: ‘Polar TEP: A Central Hub within the Polar Data Ecosystem’, David Arthurs, Polar View
1640-1700: ‘Accelerating EO Services adoption and scientific data preservation: a European endeavour’, Marion Devouassoux, CERN
Copernicus DIAS Presentations
1700-1710: ‘Introduction to Copernicus Data and Information Services (DIAS)’, Rory Donnelly, EARSC
1710-1720: ‘Sobloo: the all-in-one geospatial ecosystem where your project can take shape, scale-up quickly and succeed!’, Seyed Miri, Airbus
1720-1730: ‘WEkEO DIAS: Get real time access to the entire Copernicus portfolio and process it in the cloud’, Alain Arnaud, Mercator
1730-1740: ‘ONDA DIAS: A driver for user uptake’, Franck Ranera, Serco
1740-1750: ’Mundi DIAS’, Fabio Volpe, e-GEOS
Any queries regarding the EO Industry Track can be sent to GEOIndustryTrack@ga.gov.au
Facilitated by FrontierSI, this session of the Industry Track will be centred on the end users and customers for EO. What are their needs? How do I better design my solution to make it truly useful?
In this panel session, end-users will take the stage as we hear directly from key representatives of the Agriculture, Mining, Aquaculture, International Development Aid and Banking sectors. We will uncover their pressing problems and needs, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions live.
Panel speakers
The session recognises that the growth of the EO industry globally will be driven by focusing on solving real end user problems; and it will consider current and potential markets for EO products and services from the end user perspective.
Organizers
Australian Host
This session will be an expert-delivered training session on Design Thinking, aimed at helping companies better connect with their users, to understand their problems and to create better products and services as a result.
Coordinated by FrontierSI, the session will build on the discussions from the “End User Forum”. Participants will have the opportunity to use some of the previously uncovered real end-user problems as examples to test new discovery research capabilities, tools and methods for collaboration and problem solving. A focus will be uncovering how the market for EO products and services can be widened by understanding and deploying new skills and frameworks, better defining user problems and tailoring product offerings.
Facilitator
This session will be delivered as a collaborative workshop and has limited places available.
Organizers
Australian Host
The future of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is invited to explore the exciting career opportunities offered by Earth observations.
Senior secondary students, university and TAFE students, and early career researchers will have the chance to meet Earth observation leaders and innovators from around world on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at an international event called GEO Week being held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, Australia.
Earth observations are data and information collected about our planet, whether atmospheric, oceanic or terrestrial. This includes space-based or remotely-sensed data, as well as ground-based or in situ data. Coordinated and open Earth observations enable decision makers around the world to better understand the issues they face, in order to shape more effective policies.
A special program has been put together for STEM students, which includes a tour of the GEO Week Exhibition, a showcase of the latest in Earth observation data and technology, and an hour-long discussion about the different and fulfilling directions a career in Earth observations can take you.
Registration
Spots for this free opportunity are limited. Please email at GEOMinisterial@ga.gov.au by Friday, 18 October 2019 to register.
Background
In November 2019, Ministers from the Group on Earth Observations’ (GEO) 105 Member governments, business leaders, heads of international non-profits and passionate experts will meet in Canberra, Australia for GEO Week 2019 and the GEO Ministerial Summit.
GEO is an intergovernmental organisation working to improve the availability, access and use of Earth observations for the benefit of society. GEO works to actively improve and coordinate global Earth observation systems and promote broad, open data sharing.
Program
1:30 – 3:00pm: Tour of GEO Week Exhibition 3:00 – 4:00pm: Who does what in Earth observations
4:00 – 5:00pm: Tour of GEO Week Exhibition
5:00pm: Close
Contact
John Pring (geoministerial@ga.gov.au)
Hosted by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, this breakfast will be an opportunity for Ministers attending the Summit to hear about Australia’s emerging space industry, find out more about CSIRO’s Earth observation activities, and consider opportunities for cooperation on global challenges where the EO public and private sectors can play a key role.
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5.0 Review of Day One
5.1 Introduction to Session
Session Objective: Plenary determines how GEO will accelerate its impact through enhancement of key relationships and implementation of targeted strategies.
5.2 Economic Impact
Topic Objective: Agree on how GEO should approach formalizing and structuring its engagement with key multilateral economic cooperation fora (G20, G7/8, ASEAN, APEC, etc).
Nicholas Davis, Director, SWIFT Partners, World Economic Forum
5.3 Regional Impact
Topic Objective: Agree on actions GEO should take to better exploit the downscaling role of Regional GEOs, and their ability to connect GEO to additional countries and communities.
Phoebe Odour – Afri GEO
Angelica Gutierrez - Ameri GEO
Xingfa Gu - AO GEO
Gilles Ollier - Euro GEO
5.4 Local Impact
Topic Objective: Agree on actions GEO should take to better enable delivery of impact at a local scale, in particular actions that draw on expert advice and feedback from the development experts and commercial sector actors most skilled at deploying solutions at this scale.
Valrie Grant, Managing Director, GeoTechVision (Jamaica)
5.5 Engaging and Enabling Communities
Topic Objective: Agree on actions GEO should take to better leverage the power of key ‘enabling communities’, those communities who can bridge the EO community with end-user communities who typically need products and services of which EO data is only one part.
Rolando Ocampo, Director, ECLAC Statistics Division, ECLAC
Documents:
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6.1 Introduction of proposed strategy to implement Results-Oriented GEOSS
Session Objective: Plenary determines the scale and nature of GEO’s future efforts to implement a Results-Oriented Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
6.2 Interventions from Delegations
6.3 Next Steps
Documents
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7.1 The role of the commercial sector in the delivery of GEO’s vision
7.2 The Impact of the first GEO Work Programme
7.3 Presentation of the 2020-2022 Work Programme
7.4 Interventions from Delegations
7.5 Formal Endorsement of the 2020-2022 Work Programme
Documents:
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8.1 Report of the Secretariat Director
8.2 Review of the Ministerial Summit Agenda
8.3 2018 Financial Statements and Audit Report
8.4 Proposed 2020 GEO Trust Fund Budget, including Pledges and Approval
8.5 Update of the GEO Rules of Procedure
8.6 Announcement of 2020 Lead Co-Chair and Slate of 2020 Executive Committee Members
8.7 Slate of the 2020 Programme Board
8.8 GEO-XVII Announcements
8.9 Any Other Business
8.10 Summary of Plenary Outcomes
8.11 Closing Remarks
Invite Only
Agenda
Session details will be available here shortly.
Abstract
An opportunity for flexible and informal side bar meetings with representatives from the Pacific to progress new projects, proposals or partnerships that will strengthen EO capability in the region.
Contact
Emma Luke (emma.luke@ga.gov.au)
Programme
0900-0920: ‘An integrated approach to environmental monitoring with Earth observation technologies’, Julian Kruger, Astron
0920-0940: ‘Hyperspectral Earth Observation in the Space 2.0 Era’, Terry Cocks, HyVista Corporation
0940-1000: ‘Applications of SuperView-1’, Lily Xu, Space Will
1000-1020: ‘Microsoft’s AI for Earth program, putting cloud and AI tools in the hands of those working to solve global environmental challenges’, Lee Hickin, Microsoft Australia
1020-1040: ‘Smart Eyes in the Sky: Quantify the Dynamic Planet’, Mehdi Ravanbakhsh, Mapizy
1040-1100: ‘From Data to Actionable Insight: Monitoring Methane Emissions at Industrial Facilities Using Satellites’, Jean-Francois Gauthier, GHGSat
1130-1150: ‘UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Program (IPP) – applying Earth observation to sustainable development’, Caroline Harper , UK Space Agency,
1150-1210: ‘NASA Partnership with Commercial and Non-Governmental Organisations’, Jamie Favors, NASA
1210-1230: ‘EARSC – the Gateway to the European Earth Observation Industry’, Geoff Sawyer & Rory Donnelly, EARSC
Any queries regarding the EO Industry Track can be sent to GEOIndustryTrack@ga.gov.au
09:00 - 11:00
As part of the Industry Track, CSIRO will host an EO Innovation workshop for the Startup and SMME community to engage with those in government and industry that seek novel Earth observation-enabled digital products. The workshop will also facilitate networking with leading industry leaders from the tech, space and geospatial ecosystems and the EO Community.
Presenters
Key topics to be covered include:
The first session will feature quick fire ‘elevator pitches’ from several EO Big Data platform providers showcasing their technology and how it helps to addresses the challenges facing GEO and society globally. Presenters include: CSIRO (EASI), ESRI, Google Earth Engine, Maxar, Satellite Applications Catapult and Sinergise.
11:00 - 11:30: Morning Break (tea and coffee provided in the Exhibition area)
11:30 - 12:30
Time to experience the platforms! Interactive live demonstrations with Q&A by EO Big Data players in a small group format with a rotation every 15 minutes. Platforms and presenters:
This session aims to stimulate discussion and interaction between some existing platform leaders and the larger GEO audience (Industry Track participants, GEO members, SMMEs EO data players, etc.). A final wrapping session will conclude the workshop, and should facilitate further networking opportunities.
Organizers
Australian Host
Abstract
An introduction to the what, why and how of the Google Earth Engine platform, including the philosophy and motivation behind its development. We'll survey Earth Engine's important use-cases, discuss datasets and the Data Catalog, and present a high-level overview of the computing infrastructure.
Presenter | Matt Hancher
Organizers
This session seeks an open and casual dialogue around the realities of seeking development finance to support your projects. Topics discussed will include how development bank funding is accessed, how programs are being structured to support private sector, and what works (and what doesn’t) when approaching organisations for development finance.
Presenters
Participants will have the opportunity to consider different attitudes towards technology and technology development and can expect to gain an increased understanding of how the commercial sector can engage with development bank funded activities.
Organizers
Australian Host
Facilitated by FrontierSI, this lively session is an opportunity to better understand the rich earth observation capabilities across the Asia-Oceania (A-O) region, get familiar with companies and expertise, current and potential markets, experiences, challenges, opportunities, and approaches to doing business.
Opening address:
Presenters:
The session will include an overview of the Earth observation industry in the A-O region, followed by a lively panel debate highlighting the pros and cons of industry involvement on EO activities in different parts of the A-O region. Participants can expect to gain an increased awareness of the market and detailed insights around business opportunities in the A-O region.
Organizers
Australian Host
Incorporating observations from both industry and the GEO community, this closing session will summarise the key points from the discussions during the week and highlight a positive way forward for further deepening the links between the commercial EO sector and GEO.
The Industry Track will be closed with a presentation on GEO Week 2020 and the opportunities for industry to be involved.
Organizers
Australian Host
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Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
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