WMO Space Programme Update
Presenter:
Heikki Pohjola
WMO Space Programme Office
WMO Space Programme Office
Talk
This presentation provides an update on recent developments in the WMO Space Programme, which was initiated based on a decision by the fourteenth World Meteorological Congress in 2003 with the aim to increase the effectiveness and contributions from satellite systems to WMO Programmes and to coordinate the related environmental satellite matters and activities.
The Space Programme acts as a bridge between satellite operators and users and is supported by a dedicated WMO Space Programme Office (SAT) consisting of the Space-Based Observing System Division (SBOS) and the Satellite Data Utilization Division (SDU).
Its objectives are achieved through strong partnership with the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) and the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and their respective working groups and subsidiary bodies.
The presentation also reviews the outcomes of the eighteenth World Meteorological Congress, held in June 2019, and how they may impact the work of the WMO Space Programme.
Finally, the presentation recalls recent developments of interest to (e.g. IROWG), specifically the operational status of WIGOS, the adoption of the Vision for WIGOS in 2040 and decisions of the 47th Session of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS).
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