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Data Services
GEONET Cast
GEONETCast is a near real time, global network of satellite-based data dissemination systems designed to distribute space-based, air-borne and in situ data, metadata and products to diverse communities. Read More
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Ecosystem
The eventual outcome of GEOSS in global systematic ecosystem studies will be to support natural resource industries and managers in understanding resource production potential and limits to inform policy making and ensure sustainability.
For this, it is essential to improve the basic knowledge of temporal and spatial variations in ecosystems. GEOSS will allow repeated mapping of ecosystems extent and the quantification of ecosystems condition. This requires the development of standardized and integrated methodologies, observations and products, on a global basis.
Activities for 2006 will focus on:
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About GEO
 The intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is leading a worldwide effort to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) over the next 10 years. GEOSS will work with and build upon existing national, regional, and international systems to provide comprehensive, coordinated Earth observations from thousands of instruments worldwide, transforming the data they collect into vital information for society. |
Capacity Building