session 6

Title: Improving Earth Observation thru Data Sharing
Description: Focus on improving earth observation data sharing plans, methods and systems.
Date: 2011-10-06
Time: 15:00
Room: TS-05

IPC members

Chairman: Mr. Jan Kolar, Czech Space Office, Czech Republic;
Chairman: Dr. Brent Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States;
Rapporteur: Mr. Paul Kamoun, Thales Alenia Space France, France;

papers
Order	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	Data sharing in GEOSS	20	confirmed	Dr. David Brent Smith	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	United States
2	The Progress of Setting up GEOSS after November 2010 – the Necessity to Secure Adherence to its Data Sharing Guidelines	20	confirmed	Dr. Catherine Doldirina	Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission	Italy
3	GMES Space Component Data Access and its role in Coordinated Environmental Information supply	20	no-show	Mr. Luca Martino	SERCO S.p.A	Italy
4	Enhancing global climate data exchange to better monitor climate change and empower policy makers, scientists and the community.	20	confirmed	Dr. Muhammad Shafiq	University of Innsbruck	Austria
5	Using space applications to improve agricultural output in africa	20	confirmed	Ms. Nsih Mirabell Kum		Cameroon
6	Protecting the Panama Canal Watershed through the Exchange of Geospatial Data	20	confirmed	Mr. Zachary Langford	Pennsylvania State University	United States
7	FORMOSAT-2 Satellite to Support the Global Relief Operations	20	confirmed	Dr. An-Ming Wu	National Space Organization	Taiwan, China