SIT-31
Location: ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
SIT-31 Participants
Important Dates
- Monday 4th April: Documents for Endorsement Due
- Monday 11th April: Presentation Materials Due (PPT Template)
- Monday 18th April: Side Meetings
- Tuesday 19th-Wednesday 20th April: SIT-31
Group Photo – low res | high res
Logistics and Agenda Documents
- Invitation
- Logistics Information
- Agenda Draft Version v1-2 – Word | PDF
- SIT-31 Discussion Paper
Minutes
Documents for Review
- SIT-31 Sessions Summary [presentation]
- Item 5:
- SDCG Element-3 Strategy: Satellite Data in Support of Research & Development (R&D) Activities v2.0 [for endorsement]
- Baseline Global Acquisition Strategy For Satellite Data 2015 Implementation Report [for information]
- SDCG Global Data Flows Study [cover letter] [draft document] [for information]
- SDCG 3-Year Work Plan [MS Word | PDF] [for information]
- GFOI Strategic Plan [for information]
- Item 7:
- Delhi Declaration [for information]
- Item 8:
- WGClimate Work Plan [for information]
- WGClimate Gap Analysis Process [for information]
- WGClimate Gap Analysis Instruction Guide [for information]
Monday, April 18th, 2016 – Side Meetings
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Meeting |
Time |
Contact |
Room |
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ESRIN Facilities Tour |
09:00 – 10:00 |
RSVP SIT Chair Team |
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Future Data Architectures |
09:00 – 12:30 |
T Cecere (USGS) and R Woodcock (CSIRO) |
Magellan |
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CEOS and UN SDGs |
10:00 – 12:00 |
A Held (CSIRO) |
Cook |
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GEO Global Agriculture Monitoring |
13:00 – 17:00 |
B Doorn (NASA) |
Magellan |
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Non-Meteorological Applications for Next Generation Geostationary Satellites |
13:30 – 17:00 |
C Bruce (CSIRO) |
Room D |
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Water Constellation Feasibility Study |
14:00 – 16:00 |
C Ishida (JAXA) |
Cook |
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CEOS SEC |
17:00 – 18:00 |
A Held (CSIRO) |
Magellan |
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 – Day 1
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Security Information: All participants are asked to ensure they have their passport in order to gain access to ESRIN. Security is now a little tighter than in the past and time should be allowed for this. |
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| Coffee & Registration | 08:30-09:00 (30 min) | |
| # | Item / Presenter | Time (Duration) |
| Session 1: Introduction | ||
| 1 |
Welcome (V Liebig, ESA Director EO Programmes)
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09:00-09:10 (10 min) |
| 2 |
SIT Chair Term Themes and SIT-31 Objectives (S Briggs) [presentation]
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09:10-09:30 (20 min) |
| Session 2: CEOS Plenary Session | ||
| 3 | CEOS SIT Vice-Chair Nominations and Call for Endorsement (CEOS Chair) | 09:30-09:45 (15 min) |
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Session 3: Strategic Directions and Partnerships – Introduction |
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| Key Questions:
Do CEOS Agencies agree on the trends identified in CEOS activities and relationships? Should we emphasise particular partnerships and/or explore new ones? Are their strategic directions CEOS should chart to serve members in the coming 10 years? |
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| 4 |
Strategic Partnerships Session – Introduction (SIT Chair) [presentation]
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09:45-10:15 (30 min) |
| Session 4: GEO and GEO Initiatives | ||
| Updates on GEO Status and future, and specifically on flagships GFOI and GEOGLAM. Strategic assessment of outlook and impact for CEOS and Agencies. Highlight opportunities and challenges. Identify actions specific to each to direct and progress. Consider new priorities and resources in areas of common importance (internal timings approximate). | ||
| 5 |
GEO Framework Update and Outlook (B Ryan) (45 min) [presentation] GFOI Status and Issues (CEOS Lead/SDCG EXEC) (15 min) [presentation] GEOGLAM Status and Issues (S Cherchali, B Doorn) (15 min) [presentation] Blue Planet Update (P DiGiacomo) (5 min) [presentation] Other CEOS actions in GEO WP (CEO/DCEO) (10 min) [presentation] (Discussion & Actions in Each Item) |
10:15-11:45 (90 min) |
| Break (Group Photo) | 11:45-12:00 (15 min) | |
| Session 5: UN Framework Initiatives | ||
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Updates on UN-WCDRR and UN-SDG Processes Outlook and Impact for CEOS and Agencies Agreement on Objectives and Next Steps |
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| 6 |
UN Framework Initiatives Session UN-WCDRR
UN-SDG [presentation]
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12:00-13:15 (75 min) |
| Lunch (ESRIN Cafeteria) | 13:15-14:15 (60 min) | |
| Session 6: Coordination of Climate Observations | ||
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Impact Assessment and Opportunities Arising from COP21. Evolution of the Key Relationships: CEOS-GCOS-UNFCCC Next Phase of CEOS-GCOS Documentation, GCOS IP16 Satellite Supplement Scope for Carbon Supplement ECV Inventory and Climate Architecture Directions & Schedule |
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| 7 |
Coordination of Climate Observations
2016 Implementation Plan, Satellite Supplement, and CEOS-CGMS Responses (WGClimate/GCOS) |
14:15-15:30 (75 min) |
| 8 |
ECV Inventory and Climate Architecture (WGClimate) [presentation] |
15:30-16:15 (45 min) |
| Break | 16:15-16:30 (15 min) | |
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Session 7: Data Architectures and Enhanced Exploitation |
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What are Agencies’ views on whole dataset holdings of commercial operators? How can Agencies benefit from this development? What are the opportunities offered through cloud architectures? What other new data exploitation approaches are on offer? |
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| 9 |
Data Archives, Access and Exploitation (SIT Chair, SEO, GA/CSIRO) [presentation]
Discussion |
16:30-17:30 (60 min) |
| 10 | SIT-31 Day 1 Closing Remarks (S Briggs) [presentation] | 17:30-17:45 (15 min) |
| Adjourn | 17:45 | |
Social event: Wine tasting followed by a hosted dinner at Casale Marchese (Frascati). Transportation bus from ESRIN to Casale Marchese and after dinner, from Casale Marchese to Frascati downtown.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 – Day 2
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Security Information: All participants are asked to ensure they have their passport in order to gain access to ESRIN. Security is now a little tighter than in the past and time should be allowed for this. |
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| Coffee and Registration | 08:30-09:00 (30 min) | |
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Session 8: Thematic Observing Strategies |
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| Strategic consideration of emergence and status within CEOS of the many acquisition requests and reflection on CEOS capacity and ability to manage multiple parallel requirements. What thematic coverage has CEOS committed to? What are the current and future resource requirements to address those commitments and the adequacy of CEOS resources? Does CEOS capacity allow it to take on new commitments? | ||
| 11 |
CEOS Carbon Strategy (M Dowell) [presentation]
CEOS Water Strategy (C Ishida (WebEx)) [presentation] Coordination of Thematic Observations
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09:00-11:00 (120 min) |
| Break | 11:00-11:30 (30 min) | |
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Session 9: CEOS VCs and WGs: Issues for Attention/Decision of SIT-31 |
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| Addressing Key Issues Identified During SIT Chair Telecons. | ||
| 12 |
VC Leads and WG Chairs Issue Reports
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11:30-13:00 (90 min) |
| Lunch (ESRIN Cafeteria) | 13:00-14:00 (60 min) | |
| Session 10: Copernicus Sentinel Data Uptake and Application | ||
| 13 |
Sentinels Space and Ground Segment Status (EC/ESA/EUM) |
14:00-14:45 (45 min) |
| 14 |
Discussion: Inputs from CEOS Initiatives (VCs, WGs, AHTs etc.) on Access and Uptake of Sentinel Data in CEOS Actions |
14:45-15:30 (45 min) |
| Session 11: SIT-31 AOB, Actions, and Closing | ||
| 15 |
AOB: Including:
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15:30-16:00 (30 min) |
| 16 | Review of Actions (SIT Chair Team) | 16:00-16:15 (15 min) |
| 17 | SIT-31 Closing Remarks | 16:15-16:45 (30 min) |
| Adjourn | 16:45 | |