Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
During the third Earth Observation Summit held in Brussels, Belgium on February 16, 2005, an enforcement plan was recognized for the development of earth observation capabilties for the forthcoming ten years, and a corresponding reference document was generated. The importance of a data system, the outlining of a schedule for establishment, and the promotion of relevant research and development have been expressed in the enforcement plan for the corresponding ten year period. Moreover, an observation system, socio-economic data, and a simulation model need to be integrated for the completion of the reference document. Therefore, in addition to accountability, it is stated that communication, visualization, assimilation, standardization, and compatibility are important for the implementation of GEOSS, and in addition to the dispersive system, the necessity for construction of an extensive data integration and information fusion infrastructure is outlined further. Moreover, an intergovernmental working group, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) was established. The group is overseen by an executive committee of twelve nations, of which Japan is one member. Japan holds a position as co-chair of the Structure and Data working, providing leadership in the areas of data integration and information fusion.
Propulsion Strategy for Earth Observation (Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office)
The Council for Science and Technology Policy on December 27, 2004 presented a new outline for scientific research, "The Strategic Promotion of Earth Observation". This document aims to promote activities in support of data sharing, balanced with observation system development, systematic collection, responsible management, data integration, and the possibilty of information fusion; calling for the development of a centralized system supporting large quantities of data. The need to provide a distributed aspect supporting the management of data in small quantities was emphasized. Furthermore, a data reporting group was established under the main working group, and the "Earth Observation Data Integration and Fusion Center&guot; was created with support for features relevant to external organizations.
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