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CONTENTS10th Anniversary Celebration in Berlin---This page
Report from CEOS 8th Plenary in Berlin
10th Anniversary Celebration in Berlin
Integrated User Data Requirements for Global Change Research
CEOS Special Report on Successful Applications of Earth
Observation Satellite Data (Pilot Version)
Advancing Global Topographic Kowledge: Significant Progress,
but CEOS Members Can Help Greatly
Advancing Global Topographic Kowledge: Significant Progress, but CEOS Members Can Help Greatly(continued page)
CEOS Activity Plan for 1995/News Highlights/CEOS Meeting Calendar
10th Anniversary Celebration in Berlin
Volker Liebig
Head of Division, Earth Observation Utilization
German Space Agency (DARA)
Dr. Jan-Baldem Mennicken, CEOS Chairman 1994, opens the tenth anniversay celebration in Berlin.
- On September 28 CEOS celebrated its tenth anniversary in the historical
environment of the Kronprinzenpalais in Berlin. About 150 guests from policy,
science and space agencies took part. Many participants of the first plenary
in Washington, September, 1984 and all current working group chairpersons
were present.
CEOS chairman Dr. Jan-Baldem Mennicken, Director General of DARA, opened the event underlining the need to have an organization as CEOS in the dynamic and quickly changing world of Earth Observation but pointed out that also CEOS has to change and adopt constantly to keep pace with the new developments. He expressed his belief that CEOS, due to its organizational structure that builds purely on the effort of the member organizations and the consensus they reach, is well equipped for the future.
The second speaker, Dr. Reinhold Leitterstorf, Director General, German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology, greeted CEOS on behalf of Federal Minister Dr. Kruger and State Secretary Dr. Ziller. He recalled the successful history of CEOS and mentioned new challenges emerging from increasing inclusion of cost aspects in all future decisions, the high-speed development fo technology, and the necessity of an increasing orientation to the end user.
Joint Resolution by the Goverments of CEOS Members and Observers on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of CEOS
- Spaceborne Earth observation is of growing importance of understanding
and monitoring global climate and environmental changes and supporting
the economic development of nations. Applications include assessment of
land cover changes, disaster monitoring and mitigation, and weather forcasting
as well as agricultural planning and many other regional aspects meeting,
amongst others, the specific needs of developing countries.
The magnitude of financial and other resources needed to develop, build and operate advanced Earth observation satellite systems calls for worldwidecooperation leading to an effective utilization of existing systems and data, and ensuring coordination in developing additional instruments and systems needed by users. The 1992 UNCED Conference in Rio de Janeiro strongly endorsed the establishment of a global earth observing system.
In this regard we recognize the substantial pregress made by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellite (CEOS) together with affiliated user organizations in coordinating space programmes for themonitoring of the global environment and in establishing pronciples for the provision of data. In the 10years since its formation in 1984, CEOS has steadly grown; its members, and observers, and affiliates now comprise agencies from most parts of th world and the most important international scientific and intergovernment user organizations.
We wish to confirm that promary objectives as set forth in the Terms of Reference of CEOS continue to be vital importance and should continue to guide its future work. We want to encourage CEOS to further develop its coodination efforts in order to enhance the ability to observe our planet and to promote easier and continuous access to Earth observations data and information in a readily understandable form for the benefit of the global community including the needs of developing countries.
We call on all parties involved to support the work of CEOS by all appropriate means, as well asd to make efforts for further development of their respective Earth observation satellite programmes.
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