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K-Geog로고이미지입니다.

Korea- Global Earth Observation (K-GEO) Introduction
kgeo인트로이미지입니다.

The Global Earth Observation (GEO) was formally established in February 2005 to promote the establishment of an integrated Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) that will cooperate with the world to find solutions to global problems such as the rapid rise of global warming and natural disaster.

Korea joined the GEO as its founding member and has been a member of the GEO Executive Council thus far. From 2018, it has been co-chairing the GEO Asia-Oceania region.

The Secretariat of the K-GEO was transferred from the Korea Meteorological Administration to the Ministry of Science and Technology in January 1, 2017 and currently the Ministry of Science, Technology and Information’s Department of Large Public Research Policy is the Secretariat.

Specialist research institutes and academic groups in various subject areas such as biodiversity, ecosystem, environment, forest, land and urban planning, disaster, ocean, water resources, agriculture, weather/climate, energy and resources are participating in the Korea Global Earth Observation.

History

2002

September

  • World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • Demand for coordinated observation on the current Earth

2003

July

  • 1st Earth Observation Summit (Washington D.C., US)
  • Adopt Declaration for the establishment of ad hoc GEO
  • Co-Chair: EC, Japan, South Africa, USA

2004

April

  • 2nd Earth Observation Summit (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Adopted Framework Document defining scope and purpose of GEOSS

2005

Feburary

  • 3rd Earth Observation Summit (Brussels, Belgium)
  • Adopt GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (2005-2015) and establish GEO

2005

March

  • GEOSS national governance plan reported to the Cabinett meeting

2005

July

  • 1st National Response Strategy Committee meeting

2005

September

  • Korea-GEO secretariat office in KMA(Korea Meteorological Administration)

2006

June

  • 1st Working Measure Commttee meetiing & 2nd National Response Strategy Committee meeting

2007

July

  • 2nd Working Measure Commttee meetiing

2010

May

  • 3rd Working Measure Commttee meetiing

2011

May

  • 4th Working Measure Commttee meetiing

2014

April

  • 5th Working Measure Commttee meetiing

2017

January

  • Transfer of K-GEO secretarial to MIST (Ministry of Science and ICT)

2017

March

  • Science and Technology Subcommittee launched