37th CEOS Plenary

Event Dates: November 14th - 16th, 2023

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Minutes v1.0 FINAL (PDF | DOC, 3 February 2024)

Decisions and Actions v1.0 FINAL (PDF | DOC, 3 February 2024)

November 14

• Special Side Event: Satellite Earth Observation & Carbon Accounting
  • Agenda
  • Presentations
    

    1. Carbon Cycle and Applications: NASA Perspectives & Contributions

    2. Space Technologies for Addressing Climate Change – JAXA Application of Satellite Earth Observation Data to Monitor Sources and Sink of Greenhouse Gases

    3. The U.S. Approach to Greenhouse Gas Inventory Estimation, and NOAA’s Emerging Capabilities to Improve It

    4. EO of Carbon Fluxes and Stocks: Scientific Evidence from Space on Carbon Emissions and Removals

    5. Impressions and findings from ESA’s EO for Carbon Market Forum

• Side Meetings
• Welcome reception

November 15

• CEOS Plenary 2023 Day 1

November 16

• CEOS Plenary 2023 Day 2
• Dinner reception

November 17

• CEOS 2023 “Unseen Space” Exploration

Agenda

• 2023 CEOS Plenary Objectives & Agenda

Documents and Supporting Materials

• 4.1: CEOS_AFOLU_roadmap_FINAL_V1.0.pdf
• 4.6: CEOS_AquaticCarbonRoadmap_support_paper_plenary_2023_v1.docx
• 5.1: ECCC Letter for CEOS Associate Membership October 12, 2023.pdf
• 6.2: Nomination Letter for WGISS Vice Chair: Nitant Dube of ISRO
• 6.2: Interoperability Framework and Roadmap.pptx
• 6.3: Nomination Letter for WGCapD Vice Chair: Julio César Castillo Urdapilleta of AEM
• 6.4: Nomination Letter for WGDisasters Vice Chair: Lôrânt Czârân of UNOOSA
• 6.4: G-VEWERS proposal.docx
• 6.4: WGDisasters_Plenary_2023_Pre-Operational-RO proposal.pdf
• 6.5: CEOS-CGMS_Statement_for_SBSTA59-For Plenary Endorsement.pdf
• 6.5: CEOS-CGMS_Statement_for_SBSTA59-For Plenary Endorsement – Redlined changes.docx
• 7.1: GEO Post 2025 Strategy Full Document.pdf
• 7.1: Cape Town Ministerial Declaration.pdf
• 7.2: GEOWeek2023_CEOS_Statement.pdf
• 9.1: Ecosystem_Extent_TT_White_Paper_V1.0
• 10.1: 10.1_CEOS OCG deliverables transmission memo_v1.1_Oct 26 2023.pdf
• 10.1: CEOS OCG – IOC and UN Ocean Decade Activities – List of Activities.pdf
• 10.1: CEOS OCG – Upcoming Ocean-related Missions Oct_19_2023.pdf
• 10.2: 10.2a_CEOS_COAST_VC_WP_November_2023_V1.1.pdf
• 10.2: 10.2b_COAST_VC_TermsofReference_Oct2023_V1.3.pdf
• 11.1: CEOS Communication Strategy 2023 v1.0.pdf
• 12.1: CEOS_SIT_Cover_Letter_NSTT_White_Paper.pdf
• 14.1: 20230731 UKSA self-nomination- CEOS Chair 2025 (1).pdf
• 14.2: NASA_CEOS SIT Vice Chair and SIT Chair Nomination_2023 April 11 Executed (1).pdf
• 14.5: CSA CEOS Chair Priorities 2024 v1.0 – 7 November 2023

Presentations

1.1: Welcome, Opening Remarks, Agency Introductions, and Summary of Objectives 1.2: CEOS Executive Officer (CEO) Report 1.3: Update on the next CEOS Executive Officer (CEO) 2.1: 2023 CEOS Chair Priorities – Report on Outcomes 2.2: THEOS-II and GISTDA SPHERE Platform 3.1: CEOS Agency Reports (See below) 4.1: CEOS Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Roadmap Update and Issues 4.2: WMO Global Greenhouse Gas Watch 4.3: CEOS-UNFCCC Interface 4.4: GHG Satellite Mission Portal 4.5: CEOS Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Roadmap 4.6: Aquatic Carbon Roadmap 4.7: Session wrap up, summary of actions and decisions 5.1: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) nomination to become a CEOS Associate Member 6.1: Working Group on Calibration & Validation (WGCV) 6.2: Working Group on Information Systems & Services (WGISS) 7.1: Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat Report 7.2: CEOS Support to GEO Governance and the GEO Work Programme  6.4: Working Group on Disasters (WGDisasters) 6.3: Working Group on Capacity Building and Data Democracy (WGCapD)

6.5: CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate) 8.1: Virtual Constellation Synthesis Report 9.1: Ecosystem Extent Task Team 9.2: Overview of the Ecosystem Extent Task Team Demonstrator Effort 10.1: CEOS Ocean Coordination Group (OCG) 10.2: Coastal Observations Applications Services and Tools (COAST) Ad Hoc Team 11.1: CEOS Systems Engineering Office (SEO) Annual Report 11.2: CEOS Missions, Instruments and Measurements (MIM) Database Report 11.3: 2023 Earth Observation Handbook: Space Data for the Global Stocktake 11.4: CEOS Analysis-Ready Data (CEOS-ARD) Update 12.1: New Space Task Team 13.1: CEOS Agency Reports (See below) 14.2: Nomination for CEOS SIT Chair for the two-year term of 2026-2027 14.3: ESA SIT Chair Term Report 14.1: Nomination for 2025 CEOS Chair 14.4: JAXA SIT Chair Term Prospectus 2024-2025 14.5: CSA 2024 CEOS Chair Presentation 14.6: CEOS Chair Transition + Photo 14.7: Review of Preliminary Action and Decision Record 14.8: Closing Remarks

CEOS Agency Reports (Agenda Item 3.1 and 13.1)

European Commission NIER CSA USGS NOAA UKSA NASA ESA WMO EUMETSAT ROSCOSMOS

CNES JAXA UNOOSA SANSA ASI Portuguese Space Agency CAST UNESCAP ISRO DLR