GEOSS Future Products Workshop Workshop Dates: 26-28 March 2013 Summary and Recommendations Report

The GEOSS Future Products Workshop was held March 26-28, 2013 at NOAA Science Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA with participation of more than 50 people from different sectors in the private industry, academia, government agencies. Organizations were from USA, Europe, Africa and Brazil. This workshop provided a unique opportunity to learn how GEOSS as a platform makes all sorts of sensor and model data available in an interoperable manner. Data streaming from in-situ and remote sensing sensors (Sensor Web), models (Model Web) offers a huge potential to generate a wide portfolio of on-demand and near real time products. This multi-day workshop will feature: invited speakers and contributed positions; breakout sessions to exchange views and provide proposed approaches; with summaries posted on the web. Recommendations from the workshop are provided in the following categories: o Use methods of science to guide use of observations and predictions. o The utility of Sensor Web has been shown; development is needed to meet remaining challenges. o The Model Web vision should be advanced with a short-term plan. o Interaction of Sensor Web and Model Web brings benefits beyond their individual use. o Further develop the understanding of the diversity of GEOSS Users o Authentication and Interoperability issues can be advanced with support by SIF and AIP o Go beyond the current state of GCI to meet expectations o Capacity Building activities can improve how GEOSS is used o Improve public messaging about GEO