2026 SIT Technical Workshop
CEOS EO Data Collaboration Forum 2026
Minutes v1.0 FINAL: (PDF | DOC, 29 October 2026)
Actions v1.0 FINAL: (PDF | DOC, 29 October 2026)
Week at a Glance
Tuesday, 8 Septemeber:
- CEOS SEC-351 (closed meeting)
- Earth Observation Data Providers Collaboration Forum
Wednesday, 9 September: Workshop Day
- Data Value Chain & Impact Assessment
- CEOS Analysis Ready Data Strategy
- Water Planet
- CEOS Support for Adaptation & Resilience
2026 CEOS SIT Technical Workshop
Thursday, 10 September:
- Virtual Constellations: State of the Earth Observation System
- Preparation for 2026 CEOS Plenary
Friday, 11 September:
- Second CEOS Water Quality Workshop
Earth Observation Data Providers Collaboration Forum
SIT Technical Workshop Documents
Workshop 1: Data Value Chain & Impact Assessment
Workshop 2: Water Planet
Workshop 3: 2026-2031 CEOS Analysis Ready Data (CEOS-ARD) Strategy
Workshop 4: CEOS Support for Adaptation & Resilience
Session 1: Virtual Constellations: State of the Earth Observation System
1.1 – Session Introduction and Objectives
1.2 – Virtual Constellation Reports:
Atmospheric Composition (AC-VC)
Sea Surface Temperature (SST-VC)
Biodiversity (B-VC)
Land Surface Imaging (LSI-VC)
Ocean Colour Radiometry (OCR-VC)
Ocean Surface Topography (OST-VC)
Ocean Surface Vector Wind (OSVW-VC)
Precipitation (P-VC)
Coastal Observations Applications Services and Tools (COAST-VC)
1.3 – Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Update
1.4 – Proposal: Annual CEOS Report on the State of the Virtual Constellations
1.5 – Establishing the Synthetic Aperture Radar Virtual Constellation (SAR-VC)
1.6 – CEOS-CGMS Coordination
Session 2: Preparation for the 2026 CEOS Plenary
2.1 – CEOS Governing Documents Updates
2.2 – CEOS Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Process Paper
2.3 – CEOS Aquatic Carbon Roadmap
2.4 – AC-VC’s Expanding Geostationary Monitoring of Atmospheric Composition white paper
2.5 – WGDisasters Updates
2.7 – Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) 2027 CEOS Chair Themes
2.8 – Working Group Vice Chair Nominations for CEOS Plenary Endorsement
2.9 – Reflection on Earth Observation Data Providers Collaboration Forum
2.10 – SEO Report
Session 3: Closing Session