Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects

07 May 2009, 8:36pm

Call for Proposals: Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects

The Group on Earth Observations has issued a Call for Proposals (CFP) inviting organizations to propose or participate in projects that apply Earth observations to decision support activities. Managed by the Capacity Building and User Interface committees, this CFP seeks to promote the practical application of Earth observations for improved decision making and to highlight specific examples of how Earth observations can benefit society.

Key aim of the CFP are to support end users in developing countries committed to applying Earth observations and to demonstrate the benefits of Earth observation applications to end users in these countries. The CFP also seeks to identify individuals and organizations interested in serving as advisors to project teams.

This CFP seeks to identify projects for the following GEO Societal Benefit Areas:

* Agriculture (including forests)
* Health (including air quality)
* Energy
* Water

Funding for the selected projects will not be directly available from GEO; instead, GEO will attempt to match projects, particularly those focused on developing countries, with resource-providing organizations. GEO will also connect project teams with organizations and advisors who can provide expertise on Earth observations, GEOSS, applications, and project development.

The schedule for the Call for Proposals is:

GEO CFP Released: February 13, 2009
Brief Concept Proposals Due: June 4, 2009
Full Proposals Due: November 10, 2009
Selections Announced: January 2010
Kick-off Meeting: March 2010

The Full text of the Call for Proposals and related information documents are available at the links below.

* The Call for Proposals document
* Frequently Asked Questions (coming soon)
* Information sheet on Societal Benefit Areas
* CFP powerpoint presentation

Points of Contact for questions and clarifications:
Fernando Ramos and Imraan Saloojee at secretariat@geosec.org

please also visit the GEO key documents page at the link below.

Call for Proposals document

Information sheet on Societal Benefit Areas

CFP powerpoint presentation

GEO key documents page

Geo: International