NORDUnet Supports Global Observation Information Network (GOIN) Demonstration in Stockholm
NORDUnet cooperated with the NASA Research and Education Network (NREN) and
the Asia-Pacific Advanced Network (APAN), to support live demonstrations of
the Global Observation Information Network (GOIN) in Stockholm, during the
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) 1999 Plenary. The event
was hosted by the European Meteorological Satellite (EUMETSAT)
organization, with the support of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). CEOS
(www.ceos.org) is the worldwide technical coordinator for all agencies that
develop and operate satellites that observe the earth from space.
GOIN was initiated in 1993 by the President of the United States and the
Prime Minister of Japan, under the United States-Japan Framework for a New
Economic Partnership. It is a cooperative effort between agencies of both
governments to strengthen Earth observation information networks, involving
both satellite and in-situ data.
Over the past two years, GOIN has expanded to include Asia-Pacific regional
partners. Of particular interest would be the addition of European earth
observation research organizations, such as the EC Joint Research Centre
(JRC) in Ispra, Italy.
Collaborators
NASA Research and Education Network (NREN), USA and Asia-Pacific Advanced
Network (APAN), Japan
http://www.nordu.net/news/index.html
http://www.nnic.noaa.gov/GOIN/GOIN.html
(Overview and links to various projects)