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

Presentations

Joint WGCV-56 / LSI-VC-19 Meeting WGCV-56 Meeting LSI-VC-19 Meeting
Session J1: Opening and USGS Welcome Session W1: Opening Session L1: Opening Session
J1.1: Welcome and Introductions W1.1: Action Updates L1.1: Recap and Reflection on Day 1
J1.2: USGS Updates (Landsat Next & Collection 3) Session W2: Subgroup Reports L1.2: Action Review
J1.3: JACIE Report W2.1: Microwave Sensors (MSSG) L1.3: Confirmation of CEOS-ARD PFS Building Blocks Implementation (Optical and SAR)
Session J2: 2026-2031 CEOS-ARD Strategy W2.2: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Session L2: Agency / CEOS-ARD Self-Assessment Reports
J2.1: CEOS-ARD Progress and Future of CEOS-ARD Campaign W2.3: Atmospheric Composition (ACSG) L2.1: GISTDA
J2.2: 2026-2031 CEOS-ARD Strategy Introduction W2.4: Infrared Visible Optical Sensors (IVOS) L2.2: ISRO
Session J3: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Quality, Integrity & Provenance W2.5: Terrain Mapping (TMSG) Session L3: LSI-VC Thematic Session
J3.1: Introduction W2.6: Land Product Validation (LPV) L3.1: GEO Land Degradation Neutrality
J3.2: Interoperability Handbook ‘Quality’ Chapter Session W3: FRM Assessment Framework L3.2: LSI-VC Forests and Biomass Subgroup Report
J3.3: Overview of the ESA-NASA Joint Quality Assessment Framework W3.1: FRM Assessment Framework Update L3.3: Wetlands
J3.4: Sharing perspectives and approaches to documenting and assessing data ‘quality’: W3.2: Discussion and feedback from FRM producers: L3.4: PolSAR Project Update & SAR-VC considerations
      GISTDA       HYPERNETS L3.5: GEOGLAM (Agriculture)
      USGS       USGS Session L4: Wildfires
      NASA CSDA Program Session W4: WGCV Collaboration Updates L4.1: LSI-VC Wildfire Subgroup
      NPL Uncertainty Metadata Convention W4.1: WGCV Calibration Network Updates L4.2: USGS Fire Science Activities
      JAXA SAR Quality Assessments W4.2: GSICS Coordination L4.3: Endorsement: LSI-VC Terms of Reference Update to Incorporate the Wildfire Subgroup
J3.5: WGCV Product Validation Platform W4.3: GSICS Lunar Calibration Workshop Announcement L5.1: CEOS-ARD Surface Temperature PFS Version 6.0
J3.6: WGCV Cal/Val Networks – Overview, status and future developments W4.4: Outcomes from ESA’s Gobabeb Science and Cal/Val Activities Workshop L5.2: Endorsement: Version 1.0 of the Composite Backscatter SAR PFS
      RadCalNet Session W5: GHG Cal/Val Session L7: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Standards and Interoperability
      SARCalNet W5.1: GHG Cal/Val Updates L7.1: Introduction
      TIRCalNet W5.2: GHG Network Updates L7.2: Existing ISO standards and the cross walk to CEOS-ARD
      HYPERNETS W5.3: OCO-2 Calibration: Successes & Surprises L7.3: Candid Core Framework
J3.7: Discussion Session W6: Agency Cal/Val Reports L7.4: CEOS-ARD UML
Session J4: 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy Pillar: Fitness for Purpose DRAFT CEOS-ARD Strategy 2026-2031 W6.1: GISTDA L7.5: CEOS-ARD Discoverability and Accessibility
J4.1: Introduction W6.2: ASI L7.6: Update on OGC/ISO Standards and Engagement
J4.2: Stability Parameter Discussion W6.3: JAXA L7.7: CEOS-ARD in the Cloud (VC-23-06)
J4.3: Discussion W6.4 USGS L7.8: Discussion
Session J5: Commercial Engagement Session W6.5: GA Session L8: AOB
J5.1: Welcome and Introductions W6.6: ESA L8.1: Emergence of a CEOS SAR VC and implications for LSI-VC
J5.2: Vantor W6.7: ISRO L8.2: LSI-VC-20 Meeting Plans
J5.3: SatVu Session W7: Uncertainty  
J5.4: Ororatech

W7.1: SatVu Uncertainty Budget Overview

 
J5.5: Constellr W7.2: Outcomes from 2026 Uncertainty Workshop  
J5.6: Planet W7.3: Discussion: Expressing Uncertainty Information  
J5.7: EarthDaily W7.4: Discussion: Measurand Definition  
J5.8: New Space Intelligence W7.5: CEOS-ARD Discussion  
J5.9: Discussion: Barriers to commercial sector uptake of CEOS-ARD Session W8: WGCV Initiatives Updates  
J5.10: Unlocking Commercial Archives for Public Good W8.1: SITSat Task Team update  
J5.11: Discussion: Data assessment & procurement W8.2: Pre-flight Calibration Workshop Guidelines  
Session J6: SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet – Seeing Earth’s Water from Space W8.3: Cal/Val Portal Update  
J6.1: Overview of NASA SIT Chair Priority: Water Planet Session W9: Closing  
J6.2: SWOT W9.1: 2027-2028 WGCV Vice Chair Nominations  
J6.3: PACE W9.2: Review of WGCV-56 Actions  
J6.4: Landsat Aquatic Reflectance Product Status W9.3: Plans for WGCV-57 Meeting  
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