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| A number of parallel and related
activities are currently underway: |
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IGOS-P is completing the IGOS Theme
reports for Ocean, Integrated Global Carbon Observation, Integrated
Global Water Cycle Observation, Geo-hazards, Integrated Global
Atmospheric Chemistry Observation and Coastal. |
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The ad hoc Group on the Earth Observations
(GEO), established by the Earth observation Summit on July 31, 2003,
is developing a 10 year implementation plan for a comprehensive,
coordinated and sustained Earth observation system(s), and the
IGOS-P Themes are very relevant. |
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Within Japan, the Council for Science and
Technology Policy (CSTP) is formulating Japanese Earth observation
strategies and implementation plans for the Global Warming research
initiative and the Global Water Cycle research initiative. |
It is timely to assemble those IGOS
related organizations, ministries, agencies, researchers and users
in order to review these international and national Earth
observation strategies so that they can consider steps to improved
harmonization. They could also address issues central to
observations and research related to global environmental issues.
The discussion can hopefully result in recommendations as to how
IGOS Themes can be implemented internationally and domestically.
These recommendations can serve as a useful
input to the GEO subgroups and to the GEO process of developing a 10
year implementation plan for future Earth observation
system(s).
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