LSI-VC-4 / SDCG-12 / GEOGLAM Trial Joint Meetings

J1

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome Remarks

Tour de table introductions

Co-Leads: LSI-VC, SDCG, GEOGLAM

J2

09:10 – 09:20

Overview and Recap [presentation]

• Motivation and Objectives
• Framing final Session discussions on future joint activities
• Joint Topics
• Agenda Outline

S Ward (SIT Chair Team)

J3

09:20 – 10:00

Core Mission Status
Provide a common background for all participants on the status of core land surface missions (e.g. technical, programmatic, product)

• Landsat-7, -8, -9+ (10 min, J Lacey) [presentation]
• Sentinel-2A, -2B, + (10 min, B Hoersch) [presentation]
• Sentinel-1A, -1B, + (10 min, P Potin TBC) [presentation]
• Sentinel-3A,-3B, + (10 min, TBA) [presentation]

J4

10:00 – 10:10

CARD4L Overview and Status [presentation]

• Status report on the CARD4L efforts and outlook
• Discussion of the broader CEOS ARD strategy
• Discussion: How can LSI-VC and the thematic activities work together to encourage more data providers to see the need to provide CARD4L compliant data?

Adam Lewis (LSI-VC)

J5

10:10 – 10:30

CARD4L-Compliant Product Generation
Status, plans, roadmap

• USGS (Landsat, 10 min) [presentation]
• ESA (Sentinel-2, 10 min) [presentation]

USGS TBA, ESA TBA

J6

10:30 – 10:40

ARD Needs and Plans for Thematic Pilots [presentation]

• GFOI, GEOGLAM, Data Cubes
• Sentinel-2 Surface Reflectance products for CEOS pilots
• Discussion: How can the thematic pilots help in terms of validation data for CARD4L product assessments and ongoing QA, and in providing a feedback loop on the ‘business case’ for ARD?
• Outcome: A statement of ARD needs for thematic pilots.

B Killough

J7

10:40-10:50

GOES-16 Surface Reflectance Products

Discussion on CARD4L potential and value for land applications (forests, ag, others)

All

J8

10:50 – 11:10

Discussion

Broader CEOS ARD Strategy

All

J9

11:30 – 11:45

Overview [presentation]

• Framework
• Case study
• Survey

E Fosnight

J10

11:45 – 12:00

Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2

HLS case study

[presentation]

J Masek

J11

12:00 – 12:15

EC/ESA MRI-related activities

All

J12

12:15 – 13:00

Discussion time
Spread across the session and in conclusion

• Synergy among CARD4L, MRI, FDA, GFOI, and GEOGLAM
• MRI transition to 2018: organizational structure, update of framework, case studies, and Survey
• Demonstrating generation of the HLS data set and future data cube ingestion

All

14:00 – 18:00

Parallel meetings LSI-VC-4, SDCG-12, and GEOGLAM.

09:00 – 13:00

J13

14:00 – 14:10

Session Overview

B Killough

J14

14:10 – 14:20

Review of Global Data Flows Study [presentation] [Better Than Free]

G Dyke

J15

14:20 – 14:50

FDA Update and Implications [presentation]

• Current and future activities
• Plenary recommendations and decisions

S Ward

J16

14:50 – 15:00

Report on Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) [presentation]

B Rosich (TBC)

J17

15:00 – 15:20

Data Cube Pilots

• ODC Status and Vision
• Status of Pilots: Switzerland, Colombia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Uganda
• Lessons Learned

B Killough

J18

15:20 – 15:45

Discussion

All

J19

16:00 – 16:30

Land Imaging Requirements Assessment [presentation]

• Requirements tables and approach
• Example from GEOGLAM, including 2017 “refresh”
• Inclusion of in-situ requirements
• Identifying common requirements across applications
• Carbon assessment plans

A Whitcraft

J20

16:30 – 17:00

Systems Engineering Tools for Integrated Land Surface Imaging

• CEOS Tools for Land Imaging Assessments
• MIM Database API plans (gap analysis queries)
• COVE Tool updates (new coverage analysis tool, demo)
• Lesson Learned (gap analyses, integrated observing strategies)

B Killough

J21

17:00 – 18:00

Discussion: Land surface imaging requirements and CEOS integrated observing strategy

Including gap analysis objectives

All

J22

09:00 – 09:15

GEOGLAM Meeting Main Outcomes [presentation]

GEOGLAM Co-Leads

J23

09:15 – 09:30

SDCG-12 Main Outcomes [presentation]

SDCG Co-Leads

J24

09:30 – 09:45

LSI-VC-4 Main Outcomes [presentation]

LSI-VC Co-Leads

J25

09:45 – 10:00

Options for Joint Way Forward [presentation]

SIT Chair Team

J26

10:00 – 10:30

Discussion of Options for Joint Way Forward

All

J27

10:30 – 11:00

Discussion of Options for Joint Way Forward (continued)

• Potential for harmonisation
• Next steps brainstorming
• Future meetings

All

11:00 – 11:15

Presentation of Joint Meeting Outcomes to SIT Technical Workshop

Coordination of a joint briefing from the LSI-VC, SDCG, and GEOGLAM ad hoc WG Co-Leads to SIT TWS

All

J28

11:15 – 12:00

Additional discussion on coordination topics

All

J29

12:00 – 12:15

Review of Actions

Secretariat

J30

12:15 – 12:30

Closing Remarks

Co-Leads: LSI-VC, SDCG, GEOGLAM