EO Science Strategy Review Workshop 2024
7-8 May 2024 | ESA-ESRIN | Frascati (Rome), Italy
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK [Deadline: 31 May]
Background
The EO Science Strategy Review Workshop was held on May 7 and 8th at ESA-ESRIN. The Review workshop follows a previous consultation with the EO community in June 2023 during the EO Science Strategy Workshop held in Bruges, Belgium. Summaries of the splinter sessions held at the Review Workshop have been collated and provided online on the workshop website. These summaries already capture the recommendations made during the workshop. All registered workshop participants can now provide any additional final online feedback on elements of the EO Science Strategy 2040 by suggesting improvements in the draft document.
As communicated at the workshop, community feedback comprising workshop and online contributions will be tabled for consideration at the June 12-13th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Earth Observation (ACEO). ACEO is the senior advisory body to the Director of Earth Observation Programmes on all matters concerning Earth science for ESA's Earth Observation Programmes. Please note that ACEO members also participated in the 2023 and 2024 workshops as observers. A final update to the document is planned following the ACEO meeting in the June or September time frame, and will take into account their recommendations.
Supporting information sources
As workshop participant, you have been provided with a full overview of the objectives, role and development of the EO Science Strategy 2040, as well as access to the draft strategy document.
Below are the main reference documents/presentations that should be taken into account when providing feedback. All are accessible via the workshop website, and are linked via the Workshop Programme or Workshop Documents tab.
Document or information source | Relevance to the review and feedback process |
The draft EO Science Strategy Document and the focus of the EO Science Strategy Review workshop | |
ESA programme context for the strategy and summary of the workshop objectives | |
Outlines the objectives, future role and process followed in the developing the new EO Science Strategy 2040. | |
Summary of the results from the Foundation Study | |
Reference document describing all steps in derivation, selection and categorization of the Candidate Science Questions (CSQs) | |
Describes linkage between the Geophysical Observables required by the CSQs and the capabilities of existing and planned EO Missions, and the results of the observation gap analyses. |
Guidelines for providing feedback
You are welcome to provide additional comments and suggestions on aspects of the EO Science Strategy Document. To help focus and structure your feedback and support an effective review, please note and take into account the following guidelines:
Kindly enter your contact details at the top of this page so that modifications are traceable to the community recommendations;
Make sure you identify page number, section and paragraph, or line number, of the Science Strategy Document to which your comment refers so that your comments can be reviewed and structured with other feedback in an efficient manner;
Objective and structured feedback is kindly encouraged, with justification for the proposed adjustments/changes and how these will improve the EO Science Strategy document. In doing so, please consider the objectives and process followed in developing the EO Science Strategy.
You have the option to upload supporting material (PDF, image figures or other electronic media)
Improvements to the Candidate Science Questions will only be considered if justified and accompanied by the recommended inputs to the supporting documentation.
Changes/adjustments to the CSQ narrative shall be justified and accompanied by suitable references to peer reviewed publications
Additional KAOs shall be justified, and backed up by all the accompanying tabulated information such as reference links to CEOS/OSCAR geophysical observables and measurement specifications, datasets, methods, tools and models, policies and benefit areas;
Additional CSQs were solicited from the community at the previous EO Science Strategy workshop in 2023. At this point we are looking to consolidate or amend existing CSQs only.
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