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WGISS-33 Meeting
The WGISS-33 meeting will be hosted by JAXA, in Tokyo, Japan, during the week of April 23-27, 2012.
WGISS is one of three subgroups supporting the Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS). CEOS addresses coordination of the satellite Earth Observation (EO) programs of the world's government agencies, along with agencies that receive and process data acquired remotely from space.
The Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS) promotes collaboration in the development of systems and services that manage and supply EO data to users world-wide.
WGISS has two subgroups: Applications Subgroup and Technology Subgroup.
About the Applications Subgroup
The emphasis in the Applications Subgroup is on the support of specific applications, working with outside organizations to understand their requirements and help them exploit the tools and services available through WGISS and its members and associates. The various individual demonstrations and prototypes are created and monitored under the Applications Subgroup. Other projects with a strong external interaction are also included in this subgroup.
About the Technology Subgroup
The Technology Subgroup (TSG) of the CEOS Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS) covers the internal management of data, the creation of information systems and the delivery of interoperable services. The interests of the Subgroup span the full range of the information processing chain from the initial ingestion of satellite data into archives through to the incorporation of derived information into end-user applications. The creation and standardization of metadata to support the discovery of, and access to, data is an important aspect of this work. The co-ordination of member Agency computer networks, making use of the Internet where appropriate, is also a major feature of the activities.
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