CEOS Development Environment

WGCV-56 & LSI-VC-19 Joint Meeting

Event Dates: April 20th - 24th, 2026

Location: USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Agenda: (PDF | DOCX)

Presentations

Session J1: Opening and USGS Welcome

J1.1: Welcome and Introductions
J1.2: USGS Updates (Landsat Next & Collection 3)
J1.3: JACIE Report

Session J2: 2026–2031 CEOS-ARD Strategy

J2.1: CEOS-ARD Progress and Future of CEOS-ARD Campaign
J2.2: 2026–2031 CEOS-ARD Strategy Introduction

Session J3: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Quality, Integrity & Provenance

J3.1: Introduction
J3.2: Interoperability Handbook ‘Quality’ Chapter
J3.3: Overview of the ESA-NASA Joint Quality Assessment Framework
J3.4: Sharing perspectives and approaches to documenting and assessing data ‘quality’:
GISTDA
USGS
NASA CSDA Program
NPL Uncertainty Metadata Convention
JAXA SAR Quality Assessments
J3.5: WGCV Product Validation Platform
J3.6: WGCV Cal/Val Networks – Overview, status and future developments:
RadCalNet
SARCalNet
TIRCalNet
HYPERNETS
J3.7: Discussion

Session J4: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Fitness for Purpose (Draft CEOS-ARD Strategy 2026–2031)

J4.1: Introduction
J4.2: Stability Parameter Discussion
J4.3: Discussion

Session J5: Commercial Engagement Session

J5.1: Welcome and Introductions
J5.2: Vantor
J5.3: SatVu
J5.4: OroraTech
J5.5: Constellr
J5.6: Planet
J5.7: EarthDaily
J5.8: New Space Intelligence
J5.9: Discussion: Barriers to Commercial Sector Uptake of CEOS-ARD
J5.10: Unlocking Commercial Archives for Public Good
J5.11: Discussion: Data Assessment & Procurement

Session J6: SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet – Seeing Earth’s Water from Space

J6.1: Overview of NASA SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet
J6.2: SWOT
J6.3: PACE
J6.4: Landsat Aquatic Reflectance Product Status
J6.5: Surface Reflectance Quality and Consistency Project
J6.6: Best Practice Guidance for Integrating Multiplatform/Multisensor Data for Water
J6.7: Discussion: NASA SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet
J6.8: Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) ESA Perspectives

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