Contact: Ellen Klicka
(202) 355-9812 eklicka@ametsoc.org
The workshop report is now available
Earth observations, science, and services (OSS) constitute a primary component of our critical infrastructure – a national asset that, if lost or degraded, will not meet future societal needs that span the whole of the national agenda.
This forum, the first in a new series, will bring together users and providers of Earth OSS in order to identify key existing needs and potential future opportunities. Participants will also consider how to realize these future benefits in the face of fiscal constraints and a polarized political environment. This will create an occasion for those leading and immersed in these diverse efforts to make their work more effective – to consider progress and prospects for the enterprise as a whole, and how to best collaborate with the greater society we all serve.
Workshop Overview
Part 1: Overview of Existing Resources
Perspectives on the Earth observation network, Earth science research, and Earth and environmental services: present capabilities and future opportunities
Part 2: Budget and Business Model
Panel discussion on the budget and business model for Earth OSS enterprise as a whole
Part 3: Sectors that depend on Earth Observations, Science and Services
Each sector will be explored by a panel of leading experts in government, private sector, academia and nonprofit sector, followed by an interactive Q&A session
Sectors:
Agriculture
Energy
Water resources
Public Health
Disaster Preparedness/Safety
National Security
Part 4: Future needs and opportunities for U.S. Federal Policy
How do current policies foster or inhibit the use and benefits of weather and climate information across one or multiple sectors? What changes would make these policies more effective?
Questions this workshop will discuss
- In what ways do weather and climate affect critical economic sectors?
- In what ways could improved weather and climate information help these economic sectors (e.g., foster greater supply, conserve demand, lower cost, reduce disruption)?
- What elements of the Earth OSS infrastructure are aging and need replacement?
- Where is scientific understanding lacking, and how might it be augmented?
- Where are the greatest future opportunities?
- What long-term needs are just now emerging?
- How might this work best be reconciled with limited federal budgets?
- What economic analysis and policy guidance is available to shape priorities?
- What is the blend of public- and private-benefit, and what does this mix imply for the governing policy framework?
- Are there opportunities for more effective partnership across the government agencies, corporations, and universities involved, and how might this collaboration be achieved?
Participation is by invitation only due to space limitations in the auditorium. If you would like to suggest colleagues whom you feel should attend this forum or if you have arrived at this page without an invitation, please contact either Bill Hooke or Ellen Klicka.
Photo credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights)
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2429
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