V1.0 Actions of the GFOI Component Meetings Plenary Sessions
March 2nd to 6th 2015, Sydney, Australia
Actions V1.0
GFOI Component Meetings Plenary Sessions
No.
Action
Due Date
GFOI-1
MGD team to engage stakeholders (countries, capacity
building organisations, bilateral programme managers) in the
development and feedback process of the MGD 2.0 / Online
Portal.
GFOI-2
MGD and Space Data components to ensure sufficient
linkages between their respective tools and services.
GFOI-3
SDCG (CEOS SEO) to investigate and report on the
availability of core and contributing archive data (Landsat and
other) for Kenya from 1990-2000.
GFOI-4
All to provide feedback to Gene Fosnight on what standard
Landsat products are the most useful as part of USGS’s
systematic offerings.
GFOI-5
Kenyan SLEEK team to provide SDCG with a list of sites
where they require high-resolution data.
GFOI-6
The GFOI R&D Component, in collaboration with SilvaCarbon,
to investigate strategies for improving country linkages to the
forestry R&D community.
September 2015
GFOI-7
Helmut Staudenrausch to share details of the DLR open
solicitation for research projects once available.
September 2015
GFOI-8
Component Leads, with support from the GFOI Office, to
collaborate to define a process and practical plan addressing
deliverable availability, meetings, country engagement and
follow up – with a view to understanding the process of working
and meeting together for the next 1 to 2 years.
GFOI-9
Australian, Norwegian and US leads to consider how GFOI
deliverables might be promoted through Norway’s bilateral
partnerships in support of REDD+
GFOI-10
Henrik Fliflet, in collaboration with GFOI Leads, to explore how
Norway might resume support to the R&D Component within
its development aid funding constraints (e.g. in collaboration
with specific countries)
May 2015
September 2015
COMPLETE
May 2015
COMPLETE
June 2015
September 2015
April 2015
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V1.0 Actions of the GFOI Component Meetings Plenary Sessions
March 2nd to 6th 2015, Sydney, Australia
No.
Action
Due Date
GFOI-11
MGD Component to assess the potential for linkages with
and/or inclusion of the World Bank REDD+ Decision Support
Toolbox in the MGD 2.0 / Online Portal.
May 2015
GFOI-12
GFOI Leads to explore with Alex Lotsch how the GFOI
deliverables might be mainstreamed within the various World
Bank programmes in order to promote their uptake by
countries – including identification of which countries the World
Bank considers highest priority for application of GFOI
deliverables.
May 2015
GFOI-13
Henrik Fliflet and Helmut Staudenrausch to coordinate and
share ideas on how DLR could support GFOI R&D activities
April 2015
GFOI-14
Helmut Staudenrausch to work with SDCG, in coordination
with the GFOI Lead Team, to establish the scope and purpose
of the proposed September meetings in Germany, which will
include SDCG-8.
July 2015
GFOI-15
MGD Component Lead to follow up Richard Tipper’s offer to
share forest change detection methodologies with GFOI.
June 2015
GFOI-16
GFOI Leads to explore cooperation activities with the UK’s
International Climate Fund (ICF).
June 2015
GFOI-17
Richard Tipper and SDCG to share information and
experiences on cloud-based EO data distribution and
processing solutions for national forest MRV.
GFOI-18
GFOI Leads to work with the R&D component stakeholders to
address the governance, sustainability, membership, and
funding of the GFOI R&D component, firstly by working with
the GOFC-GOLD Office on leadership and funding issues.
GFOI-19
GFOI Office to investigate potential linkages with the IIASA
2020 Global Database for Biomass Data.
GFOI-20
All (in particular the GFOI Lead Team) to review the priorities
identified in the GFOI R&D Component Plan and send
comments to Ake Rosenqvist and Anthea Mitchell.
GFOI-21
Alex Held to follow up with the Kenya SLEEK team on potential
Kenyan interest in agricultural monitoring and GEOGLAM
RAPP.
September 2015
April 2015
September 2015
COMPLETE
Revised R&D Component
Plan available at:
http://www.gfoi.org/rd/
September 2015
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V1.0 Actions of the GFOI Component Meetings Plenary Sessions
March 2nd to 6th 2015, Sydney, Australia
No.
Action
Due Date
GFOI-22
FAO and SilvaCarbon, in consultation with the MGD
component manager, and utilising their GFOI Capacity Building
meeting in April, to produce a brief report on the state of play
with regards to partner engagement; requirements; and
national MRV in different countries, and to make
recommendations as to which countries might be the priorities
for uptake of the GFOI deliverables of MGD and Space Data.
April 2015
GFOI-23
SDCG to produce a GFOI Space Data Access Guide for the
reference of countries and for incorporation into the MGD
Online Portal, which will identify data sources, data/mission
specifications, and relevant points of contact for follow up.
GFOI-24
SDCG, with support from the GFOI Office, to work with Norway
and FAO to determine optimal representation of the Space
Data Component on the FAO SDMS Advisory Group.
GFOI-25
MGD Component to develop an MGD Portal Work Plan that
leads to the completion of a prototype portal by COP-21 in
December 2015.
GFOI-26
MGD Component to develop a work plan for the development
of MGD Version 2.0 (aiming for completion of the update by
June 2016).
GFOI-27
MGD Component to formalise a country feedback strategy.
September 2015
GFOI-28
SDCG to continue working to engage commercial space data
providers in GFOI, in particular in support of the Element-3
R&D Acquisition Strategy.
September 2015
GFOI-29
GFOI Lead Team to consult with the R&D component
stakeholders on the issue of a Lead for the R&D component,
and channels for funding R&D activities and coordination.
June 2015
September 2015
April 2015
COMPLETE
April 2015
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