In his second essay on access of geospatial data , Lance McKee argues that the technical standards in the geosciences are largely in place and have the necessary institutional commitment, but their availability and usefulness are not yet well known. His first essay presented the rationale for making Earth location-referenced data widely available and shared.
The Biodiversity Information and Monitoring System for Northern Portugal (SIMBioN) is a regional initiative in support of GEO and GEOSS that aims to harmonize processes; standardize data collection, systematization and flows; create a collaborative structure that promotes capacity building and normative support; and promotes organizational dynamics that allow information dissemination and help ensure the fulfillment of institutional, political and reporting commitments.
The first Austrian GEO/GEOSS workshop on 25 November 2010 in Vienna was organized by the Austrian GEO Secretariat and hosted by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) to inform about and promote the GEOSS process.
Austria formally joined the Group on Earth Observation in 2009, having participated as an observer since 2005, and actively contributes to and supports the establishment of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems. But Austria has been engaged in space for many decades, primarily in Earth observation, and can trace its meteorological history to establishment of an International Meteorological Organization (IMO) that was agreed at the International Meteorological Conference in Vienna in September 1873.This article thoroughly explores this expansive, dynamic perspective.
Lena HÌ_ll Eriksson, head of the Swedish delegation to GEO and Director General of the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, on behalf of the Swedish Minister for the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, spoke eloquently in support of the Group on Earth Observation and GEOSS on the final day of the GEO Beijing Ministerial Summit, 5 November 2010.
Dr. Alberto Moreira, president of the IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society, has a dynamic vision for remote sensing that is now, he says, in its golden age. In this far-ranging interview, he talks about the early days of remote sensing, the field’s contributions to GEOSS, and humanity’s responsibilities to Earth.
Earthzine is recruiting a motivated individual with interest in environmental issues to serve as Science Editor to support the development of its technical content.
The report by the U.S. Group on Earth Observations to the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy was presented to the United States Congress on September 10, the GEO Secretariat announces. Details are available here.
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and the GEO Secretariat invite you to participate to the Training on Registering Resources with GEOSS that will be held on 8 September, via WEBEX.
The Global Mapping Project is developing a Global Map through an international cooperation of National Mapping Organizations (NMOs) of the world. Global Map is composed of basic geospatial datasets covering the whole land area of the globe.
