The intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is dedicated
to achieving societal benefits worldwide through comprehensive,
coordinated and sustained observations of the Earth system. The many
nations and participating organizations that comprise GEO are now
implementing the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).
The GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan and related information are
available from the GEO Web site at http://earthobservations.org
FGDC Contributions to the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
Workplan
To support the vision of a global system-of-systems for access to
all types of geospatial information, the international Group on Earth
Observations (GEO) Executive Committee has officially accepted the 2006
Work Plan, Version 4 as the basis of GEO activities for this year. The
FGDC Secretariat will lead or co-lead three tasks this year related to
geospatial data and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). The first task
(DA-06-04) will help facilitate the discovery of geospatial information
through harmonization of metadata and data products. The second task
(DA-06-06) will promote the adoption of existing SDI protocols and
system interfaces. The third task (DA-06-07) is to define a model web
portal system that would provide access to existing distributed
national portals and systems. The 2006 workplan and task sheets are
available at:
ftp://ftp.wmo.int/Projects/GEO/