Upcoming Events

March 12, 2007

Registration is now available for CEOS WGCV IVOS 18 (June 11, 2007) at NPL, London, and also for CEOS WGCV plenary 27 (June 12-15, 2007) at NPL, London.

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Results of: Survey to identify priority requirements for improved data quality for the success of GMES and GEOSS

March 12, 2007

The National Physical Laboratory, the UK national standards laboratory, is leading a study on behalf of ESA to identify and prioritise the requirements for improved data quality to satisfy the current and future needs of the European Earth Observation community, in the GMES context. The results are of course likely to be of interest to the international EO community as a whole in relation to the implementation of the objectives of GEO.

As part of this study a short web based survey was carried out to collect views from the EO community regarding the need for any improvement to data product quality not only in terms of its inherent property but also in how this is ascribed to a delivered product.

Although for some applications it will be essential that there is some form of “certification” of data product quality, it is critical that any new system must be “fit for purpose” and not add time, cost or complexity unless clear benefits are identified.

In order to consult as widely as possible all stakeholders within the EO community were encouraged to make their voice heard through the completion of a short web survey. The results of this survey are now available for review by the community in the associated document.

If you have any comments on the survey or its results please do not hesitate to contact me via the following methods.

More information about the survey is available here