WGCV-56 & LSI-VC-19 Joint Meeting Posted on January 5, 2026 by Harvey Jones Event Dates: April 20th - 24th, 2026Location: USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Agenda: (PDF | DOC) Actions: (PDF | DOC) Minutes: (PDF | DOC) Presentations Session J1: Opening and USGS Welcome J1.1: Welcome and Introductions J1.2: USGS Updates (Landsat Next & Collection 3) J1.3: JACIE Report Session J2: 2026–2031 CEOS-ARD Strategy J2.1: CEOS-ARD Progress and Future of CEOS-ARD Campaign J2.2: 2026–2031 CEOS-ARD Strategy Introduction Session J3: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Quality, Integrity & Provenance J3.1: Introduction J3.2: Interoperability Handbook ‘Quality’ Chapter J3.3: Overview of the ESA-NASA Joint Quality Assessment Framework J3.4: Sharing perspectives and approaches to documenting and assessing data ‘quality’: GISTDA USGS NASA CSDA Program NPL Uncertainty Metadata Convention JAXA SAR Quality Assessments J3.5: WGCV Product Validation Platform J3.6: WGCV Cal/Val Networks – Overview, status and future developments: RadCalNet SARCalNet TIRCalNet HYPERNETS J3.7: Discussion Session J4: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Fitness for Purpose (Draft CEOS-ARD Strategy 2026–2031) J4.1: Introduction J4.2: Stability Parameter Discussion J4.3: Discussion Session J5: Commercial Engagement Session J5.1: Welcome and Introductions J5.2: Vantor J5.3: SatVu J5.4: OroraTech J5.5: Constellr J5.6: Planet J5.7: EarthDaily J5.8: New Space Intelligence J5.9: Discussion: Barriers to Commercial Sector Uptake of CEOS-ARD J5.10: Unlocking Commercial Archives for Public Good J5.11: Discussion: Data Assessment & Procurement Session J6: SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet – Seeing Earth’s Water from Space J6.1: Overview of NASA SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet J6.2: SWOT J6.3: PACE J6.4: Landsat Aquatic Reflectance Product Status J6.5: Surface Reflectance Quality and Consistency Project J6.6: Best Practice Guidance for Integrating Multiplatform/Multisensor Data for Water J6.7: Discussion: NASA SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet J6.8: Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) ESA Perspectives For the parallel LSI-VC-19, WGCV-56, and CEOS-ARD Oversight Group Meetings, visit: https://ceos.org/meetings/wgcv-56/ https://ceos.org/meetings/lsi-vc-19/ https://ceos.org/meetings/ceos-ard-oversight-group-apr-2026/