session 1

Title: International Cooperation in Earth Observation Missions
Description: Focus is on efforts being made by governments, agencies and society to achieve coordination, cooperation and compatibility in the development of space-based Earth observation systems. Presentations are encouraged which involve cooperative efforts with developing countries. Papers on current and ongoing missions involving coordination among commercial, government and other entities are especially encouraged.
Date: 2012-10-02
Time: 10:15
Room: TS03 (Sala Altair, Hall 2)

IPC members

Chairman: Mr. John Hussey, Consultant, United States;
Chairman: Mr. Pierre Ranzoli, EUMETSAT, Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Brent Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States;

papers
Order	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE: Monitoring weather and climate from the geostationary orbit: The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Programme	30'	confirmed	Mr. Sergio Rota	EUMETSAT	Germany
2	INVITED PAPER: CEOS 2012 Update	15'	confirmed	Mr. Kiran Kumar Seelin	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)	India
3	Assessing the waves and ocean surface wind properties: the CFOSAT project	15'	confirmed	Mr. Castillan Patrick	Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)	France
4	Design concept and architecture of MUSIS – CIL: a Common Interoperability Layer federating the optical space system CSO and the radar imaging system CSG.	15'	confirmed	Mr. Davide Di Domizio	Italian Ministry of Defense	Italy
5	Introduction to FORMOSAT-7 Mission	15'	confirmed	Ms. Chung-Huei Chu	National Space Organization	Taiwan, China
6	Implementation of GEOSS Data Sharing Principles: relationship with the regional and national data access regimes	15'	confirmed	Dr. Catherine Doldirina	Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission	Italy
7	ceos working group on capacity building and data democracy: opportunities for cooperation	15'	confirmed	Ms. Tiffany Chow	Secure World Foundation	United States
8	Advances in Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Management in Central America	15'	confirmed	Ms. Africa Flores Cordova	University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
9	Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Food Security: Utilizing NASA's EOS data in the DSSAT crop model to research the potential effects of climate change on food security in HKH region	15'	confirmed	Ms. Claire Herdy	NASA DEVELOP National Program	United States
10	The importance of international cooperation: an insight into the EU-South Africa Earth Observation Initiatives	15'	confirmed	Ms. Lulekwa Makapela		South Africa
11	Collaboration in Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development between GISTDA and NSPO	15'	confirmed	Ms. Pirada Techavijit	Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)	Thailand

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