31st CEOS Plenary

EROS Center Visit in Sioux Falls (optional)

• Transport from hotel(s) to EROS Center
• Tour EROS Center (8am)
• Transport to Rapid City (late-morning)

Side Meetings

Room:

Salon B/C

08:30-09:00

Troika

(CSIRO, USGS, COM, ESA, MOAA)

09:00-10:00

CEOS SEC-229

10:00 – 11:00

CEOS Data Cube

 [ Agenda ]

11:00 – 12:00

LSI-VC

12:00 – 13:00

SDG-AHT

Room:

Salon G/H

15:00-16:00

WGCapD

Morning 09:00 – 13:00

Core Plenary Business

·   CEOS Chair Introduction

·   30th CEOS Plenary Actions

·   CEOS 3-Year Work Plan Annual Update

Climate Session

·   Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) Inventory

·   GCOS IP Space Agency Response

·   COP23 CEOS/CGMS Presence

·   SBSTA 47 Space Agency Statement

·   WGClimate Vice-Chair Nomination

·   Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Update

Carbon Session

·   CEOS Carbon Strategy Actions

·   AC-VC Greenhouse Gas Constellation

·   2019 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

·   GFOI/SDCG

·   Synthesis of Carbon Observations Discussions in CGMS

·   Broader Coordination of Carbon Observations

Afternoon 14:00 – 17:30

Agency and Partner Updates

·   GEO Update

·   GEO Programme Board Report

·   GEO-XIV Plenary Preparations

·   GEO Executive Committee Report

·   International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

·   Agency Reports

Agriculture Session

·   GEOGLAM

Disasters Session

·   WGDisasters

·   GEO-DARMA

Morning 08:30 – 12:20

Water Session

·   Overview of Existing Water Activities and CEOS Engagement

·   Feasibility Study on Satellite Missions/Instruments Focused on Water Quality Measurements

·   Priorities and Way Forward for CEOS

EO Data Access, Delivery & Interoperability Session

·   FDA Strategy

·   CEOS Data Cube + FDA Pilot Outcomes

·   CEOS Analysis Ready Data (ARD)

·   FDA Way Forward

·   Moderate Resolution Interoperability (MRI) Initiative

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

·   SDG-AHT

·   CEOS Agency SDG Activities

Afternoon 13:30 – 17:30

WGs and VCs

·   WGISS, WGCV, WGCapD

·   Virtual Constellation Issues, Discussions, Decisions

·   LSI-VC / SDCG / GEOGLAM Coordination

Other CEOS Business

·   MIM Database

·   SEO Report

Closing Session

·   CEOS Ad-Hoc Teams Continuation

·   SIT Chair Handover

·   CEO Handover

·   2019 CEOS Chair Recommendation and Decision

·   Future CEOS Chairs Discussion

·   CEOS Chair Handover

·   CEOS Chair Priorities for 2018

·   Plenary Decisions and Actions

Excursions (optional)

• Black Hills Tour  (8am- 3pm) – Lunch provided
• Evening Bus Trip to Deadwood Tour (5pm – 10pm) – Dinner non-hosted 

Thursday, October 19th – Plenary Day 1

CEOS Chair Introduction

• Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Plenary Themes
• Tour de Table

F. Kelly

CEOS Chair

30^th CEOS Plenary Actions Status [ Presentation ]

 [ Presentation ]

• GCOS IP Space Agency Response (For Information) [ Document ] 
• SBSTA 47 Space Agency Statement (For Information) [ Document ]
• COP23 CEOS/CGMS Presence (For Discussion/ Decision)
• Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) Inventory
  • Way Forward on Gap Analysis Report and Coordinated Action Plan (For Information/Discussion)
• Perspective for the Next Two Years (For Information/Discussion)
• WGClimate Vice-Chair Nomination (For Decision)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.1, Obj/Del: CMRS-14 – CMRS-21

P. Lecomte & J. Schulz

CEOS-CGMS WGClimate

Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) – Facilitating Data Transfer and Free Accessibility [ Presentation ]

C. Richter

GCOS

CEOS Carbon Strategy Action Status (For Information) [ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.2, Obj/Del: CARB-13/14/16/19

M. Dowell

COM

AC-VC Greenhouse Gas Constellation

Interim White Paper (For Information) [ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.2, 3.8; Obj/Del: CARB-12, VC-3

B. Veihelmann /

M. Dowell / D. Crisp

AC-VC

2019 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories [ Presentation ]

• MOE/NIES Methodology (For Information)
• CEOS Review; Way Forward (For Discussion)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.2, Obj/Del: CARB-17

A. Suzuki

JAXA

GFOI/SDCG Report (For Information) [ Presentation ] [ 2016 Global Baseline Implementation Report ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.2, Obj/Del: CARB-4/5

G. Fosnight /

S. Ward

SDCG

J. Schulz

EUMETSAT

M. Dowell

COM

T. Ganina

B. Ryan

GEO

J. Ross

CEO

GEO-XIV Plenary Preparations and Inputs

CEOS Statement to GEO-XIV (For Decision)

[ Presentation ] [ Draft Statement ] [ EO & Public Policy Document ]

J. Ross

CEO

S. Briggs

SIT Chair

International Financial Institutions (IFIs) [ Presentation ]

• 1-Page Statement on EO and Overseas Development Aid (ODA) (For Endorsement) [ Word | PDF ]
• Action to Develop the Supporting Document of Examples for the Statement on EO and ODA (For Decision)

S. Briggs

SIT Chair

S. Volz

M. Freilich

EUMETSAT [ Presentation ]

A. Ratier

UKSA [ Presentation ]

C. Mealing-Jones

Australian Government Agency Update

A. Held

European Commission [ Presentation ]

M. Facchini

ESA [ Presentation ]

USGS [ Presentation ]

NSMC/CMA [ Presentation ]

ASI [ Presentation ]

JAXA [ Presentation ]

ISRO [ Presentation ]

CNES [ Presentation ]

GEOGLAM [ Presentation ]

• Status Report (For Information) [ Scope of Work ]
• Renewal of the CEOS-GEOGLAM ad hoc Working Group (For Decision)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.3, Obj/Del: AGRI-4/8/9

B. Doorn

CEOS-GEOGLAM 

ad hoc WG Co-Lead

WGDisasters [ Presentation ]  [ Items for Decision and Reference ]

• Disaster Risk Management Pilot Initiative Final Reports (For Decision)
• Report on Follow-on Actions for the Volcano and Seismic DRM Pilots (For Decision)
• Recovery Observatory Operational Plan (For Decision)
• GEO GSNL Proposal (Southern Andes and Virunga Volcanoes Supersites) and Biennial Reports (Ecuador and New Zealand Supersites) (For Decision)
• New WGDisasters Vice-Chair (For Decision)
• Geohazards Lab Implementation Plan (For Decision)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.4, Obj/Del: DIS-10/12/13/15

S. Chalifoux

WGDisasters Chair

GEO-DARMA [ Presentation ]

• Status Report (For Information)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.4, Obj/Del: DIS-15

I. Petiteville

Lead Coordinator for GEO-DARMA

Friday, October 20th – Plenary Day 2

Overview of Ongoing Efforts in the Water/Ocean Space (GEO/CEOS Water Strategies, AquaWatch, GEOGLOWS, Blue Planet, COVERAGE, UN GOOS, SDGs, etc.) (For Information)

[ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.5, Obj/Del: WAT-4

K. Sawyer

SIT Vice-Chair Team

Feasibility Study on Satellite Missions/Instruments Focused on Water Quality Measurements (For Information)

[ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.5, Obj/Del: WAT-3

Way Forward [ Presentation ]

• Water Coordination Planning Workshop Plan [ Document ] (For Endorsement)
• Discussion 

Future Data Architectures (FDA) Strategy (For Information)

[ Strategic Discussion Paper ]  [ Presentation ]  [ Video ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.6, Obj/Del: FDA-1/6

S. Labahn /

A. Held /

N. Hanowski

FDA-AHT

CEOS Data Cube (CDC) (For Information) + FDA Pilot Outcomes (For Information) [ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.2, 3.3, 3.6; Obj/Del: CARB-18, AGRI-8, FDA-2/3/4/5

B. Killough SEO /

FDA-AHT

CEOS Analysis Ready Data for Land (CARD4L) Status (For Information) [ Presentation ]

Broader CEOS ARD Strategy (For Discussion)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.6, 3.8; Obj/Del: FDA-7, VC-27

A. Lewis

LSI-VC

FDA Way Forward in the CEOS Structure / Work Plan (For Discussion and Decision)

• Possible CEOS Agency Contributions
• FDA-AHT Continuation / Conclusion  [ Strategic Discussion Paper ]  [ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.6, Obj/Del: FDA-6

S. Labahn /

A. Held /

N. Hanowski

FDA-AHT

Moderate Resolution Interoperability (MRI) Initiative

• MRI Framework (For Information) [ Document ] [ Presentation ]
• Continuation of MRI Initiative (For Information)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.8, Obj/Del: VC-29/30

G. Fosnight

LSI-VC

SDG-AHT [ Presentation ]

• Report on: Compendium of Existing CEOS Agencies’ Engagement and Activities in the SDG Framework (For Information)
• Implementation Plan (For Information) [ Document ]
• Renewal of the SDG-AHT (For Decision)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.9, Obj/Del: SDG-1

A. Held

SDG-AHT

WGISS [ Presentation ]

• Future Data Architectures (FDA) Themes Aligned to WGISS Priorities (For Discussion)
• CEOS Carbon Data Portal (For Discussion)
• ECV/CDR Discovery and Access Through WGISS Systems (For Discussion)
• WGISS Vice-Chair Vacancy (For Decision)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.2, 3.6, 3.7; Obj/Del: CARB-15, FDA-6, DATA-9

A. Mitchell

WGISS Chair

K. Thome

WGCV Chair

WGCapD [ Presentation ]

• Exploring Support to Other WGs (For Discussion)
• Chair Handover
• WGCapD Vice-Chair Vacancy (For Discussion)

CEOS-WP: Section 3.7, Obj/Del: CB-22

P. Sibandze WGCapD Chair

Virtual Constellation Issues, Discussions, Decisions

[ Presentation ]

• CEOS Work Plan VC Action Status (CEO)
• Sea Surface Temperature Passive Microwave Radiometer Continuity (Discussion, 10 mins)

J-L. Fellous

SIT Chair Team

S. Ward

SIT Chair Team

Missions, Instruments, and Measurements (MIM) Database Report (For Information) [ Presentation ]

CEOS-WP: Section 3.7, Obj/Del: CB-10

I. Petiteville

ESA

B. Killough

SEO

12.1

16:20

Recap of Decisions on One-Year Extensions of the CEOS Ad-Hoc Teams and WG Leadership Succession [ Presentation ]

F. Kelly

CEOS Chair

12.2

16:25

SIT Chair Handover

• Outgoing SIT Chair’s Presentation [ Presentation ]

• Incoming SIT Chair Priorities Presentation [ Presentation ]

S. Briggs

SIT Chair

S. Volz

SIT Vice-Chair

12.3

16:40

SIT Vice-Chair Nomination (For Decision) [ Presentation ]

A. Held

12.4

16:50

CEO Handover

J. Ross: Outgoing CEO

S. Hosford: Incoming CEO

12.5

16:55

Future CEOS Chairs (For Discussion) [ Presentation ]

F. Kelly

CEOS Chair

12.6

17:00

CEOS Chair Handover

F. Kelly

2017 CEOS Chair

M. Facchini

2018 CEOS Chair Representative

12.7

17:05

2018 CEOS Chair Presentation

• 2018 CEOS Chair Priorities [ Document ]  [ Presentation ]

• 2018 Plenary Video [ Video ]

M. Facchini

2018 CEOS Chair Representative

12.8

17:20

2017 CEOS Plenary Decisions and Actions Recap [ Presentation ]

F. Kelly

2017 CEOS Chair

12.9

17:40

Closing Remarks

F. Kelly

2017 CEOS Chair

17:55

230^th CEOS Secretariat Meeting (SEC-230)

Chaired by COM

18:25

Troika Meeting #2 (USGS, COM, VAST, NOAA)

Chaired by COM