The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)

A New Approach to Prevention, Early Warning & More Rapid Problem-Solving

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere NOAA AdministratorJune 18, 2008

Outbreak Detection and Response

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Effective Health Early Warning

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Earth Observations and Monitoring Information

Earth Observations and Monitoring Information

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OUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENTOUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

Monitoring Cholera Transmission Risk

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Bay of Bengal Lobitz et al. 2000 PNAS 97:1430

Sea Surface TemperatureLinked to Cholera

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El NiñoEarly Warning for Cholera

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The goal is to access the right information,in the right format, at the right time,

for the right people, to make the right decisions.

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Components of a Health Early Warning System

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Population Demographics, Transportation and Migration

Population Demographics, Transportation and Migration

Epidemiological SurveillanceEpidemiological Surveillance

Disease WatchEarly WarningDisease WatchEarly Warning

Risk Analysis, Vulnerability AssessmentRisk Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment

Response StrategyResponse Strategy

Communication and Action

Communication and Action

Evaluation and Feedback

Evaluation and Feedback

Ocean, Climate and Environmental Observation, Monitoring and Forecasts

Ocean, Climate and Environmental Observation, Monitoring and Forecasts

PredictiveModels

PredictiveModels

Social and Behavioral FactorsSocial and Behavioral Factors

Additional Sampling,Sensing

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Who is GEO?Group on Earth Observations

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Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belgium

Belize

Brazil

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Congo, Republic of the

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

European

Commission

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Guinea-Bissau

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Korea

Republic of Latvia

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Mail

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Morocco

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Philippines

Portugal

Romania

Russian Federation

73 Nations and the European Commission

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Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Uzbekistan

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GEOSS Operating Principles

Predicting, Preventing, Preparing

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NASA/USGS/NOAA

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Visualizing Movement of Polluted Air

New Orleans Flood Map

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United States Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS)

A vital contributor to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)nearly 80 countries — over 50 global organizations the European Commission• Improve Weather Forecasting

• Reduce Loss of Life and Property From Disasters

• Protect and Monitor Our Ocean Resource

• Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change

• Support Sustainable Agriculture and Combat Land Degradation

• Understand the Effects of Environmental Factors on Human Health and Well-Being

• Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts

• Protect and Monitor Water Resources

• Monitor and Manage Energy Resources