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Sensing the Pulse of the Planet

Sensing the Pulse of the Planet. BGEN John J. Kelly, Jr. (USAF, Ret.) Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere April 14, 2005. Sensing the Pulse of the Planet. Science is the World’s Integrator Weather, Water and Climate Know no Boundaries

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Sensing the Pulse of the Planet

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  1. Sensing the Pulse of the Planet BGEN John J. Kelly, Jr. (USAF, Ret.) Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere April 14, 2005

  2. Sensing the Pulse of the Planet • Science is the World’s Integrator • Weather, Water and Climate Know no Boundaries • Robust, Reliable, Sustainable System to Measure and Convert Data into Useful Information is Key to Understanding and Predicting Environmental Processes

  3. Sensing the Pulse of the Planet • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Allows Integration of Unrelated Data Pieces into a Useable Picture • Myriad of Graphically Depicted Products • Lead to More Sound Decision Making • Yield Multiple Interrelated Societal Benefits

  4. The Indian Ocean Tragedy Frequent Question: Why did it happen?

  5. Building a Global System “...it makes sense to develop a global tsunami warning system within the GEOSS framework.” Koichiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director General (World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan, January 2005) Our approach can be fragmented… Tsunami warning system shatters on nationalistic shoals . . . or coordinated.

  6. Global Earth Observation System of Systems • GEOSS is a distributed system of systems built on current international cooperation efforts among existing Earth observing and processing systems • GEOSS is: • Comprehensive—observations and products from all components • Coordinated—leverages contributing members resources • Sustained—by will and capacity of all members • GEOSS will enable the collection and distribution of accurate, reliable Earth Observation data, information, products, and services to both suppliers and consumers worldwide—an end-to-end process

  7. International Effort • Earth Observation Summit III, Brussels, Belgium • 10 Year Implementation Plan • Resolution Endorsing Plan • Tsunami Communiqué

  8. International Commitment • The international effort to develop an earth observations system will fundamentally change business operations, policy decisions, and resource management in real and substantial ways. • Former Secretary of Commerce Donald EvansAlliance for Earth Observations, September 2004

  9. Challenges • Political Will • Scientific Will • Data Sharing • Data Standards and Quality • Data Volume • Data Integration • Capacity Building

  10. The Mechanism for Data Integration

  11. Improved Flood Forecasting Observations Forecast ModelInputs Geospatial Products Precipitation Snow Pack Soil Moisture River Flow Coastal WaterConditions

  12. Forecast Flood Inundation Image NOAA partners with the USGS and Susquehanna River Basin Commission

  13. Flood Inundation Display

  14. U.S. Commitment • “The United States is making the commitment to move earth observation to the next level to benefit this next generation. This is one of President Bush’s environmental priorities… US Secretary of CommerceCarlos Gutierrez Earth Observation Summit IIIFebruary 16, 2005Brussels, Belgium

  15. Question to You • What Role Do You See Yourself Playing? • Are You Willing?

  16. Questions From You? BGEN John J. Kelly, Jr. (USAF, Ret.) Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and AtmosphereApril 14, 2005

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