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GlobalEarth ObservationSystem of Systems (GEOSS) aims to involve all countries of the world to integrate ground-based (in situ), airborne, and space-based observation networks. Those Earth observation (EO) systems which participate in GEOSS retain their existing mandates but share primary observational data as well as information derived from those observations. The sharing of and access to data is enabled through common data standards. GEOSS is designed to address nine societal benefit areas, namely, ecosystems, biodiversity, health, disasters, energy, climate, weather, water, and agriculture. GEOSS seeks to connect the producers of environmental data and decision-support tools with the end users of these products, with the aim of enhancing the relevance of Earth observations to global issues. The end result is a global public infrastructure that generates comprehensive, near-real-time environmental data, information, and analyses for a wide range of users. The Group on...
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Fritz, S. (2014). Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). In: Njoku, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_57
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