16 Jan 2026Blog

GEO Data and Knowledge Dialogue series: Interoperability in Practice

GEO Data and Knowledge Dialogue series: Interoperability in Practice

Join us this year for a series of webinars to co-develop our implementation guidelines for Open Knowledge.

Building on last year's GEO Onboarding Webinars for GEO Work Programme Activities, you are invited to share your ideas, experiences and expertise to help us create practical guidelines for the Earth observation community.

Organised by the GEO Data and Knowledge Working Group, the next dialogue of the GEO Data and Knowledge Dialogue series will take place on 19 February at 3pm CET.

Topic: In-situ, Satellite, and Citizen Science Data: Interoperability in Practice.

Agenda

  • Welcome and context – In-situ strategy implementation | Leo Chiloane, SAEON
  • The role of citizen science in Earth observation – Use cases from the ENFORCE project | Linda See, IIASA, Vanessa-Sarah Salvo, ICM-CSIS, Maria Josè Chesa Marro, BCN local council, Alessia Tisci, ASUD
  • Water Quality Data Sharing Network: A Canadian Case Study | Grace Saunders-Hogberg, Veritas Terrae
  • Data provider perspective – Copernicus In-Situ Data Component | Franca Disabato, LINKS
  • In-situ data for satellite calibration, validation, and enhancement | Thierry Marbach, EUMETSAT
  • Interoperability and standards | Piotr Zaborowski, OGC
  • Introduction and overview of the GEO In-Situ Data Strategy | Helen Glaves, British Geological Survey
  • Open discussion

Full series schedule

  • 22 January - Advancing Open Knowledge to Earth Intelligence 
  • 19 February - In-situ, Satellite, Citizen Science: Interoperability in Practice
  • 10 March - Data Spaces & Ecosystems: Enabling Scalable Earth Intelligence
  • 19 March - Governance, Licensing & Ethics for Earth Intelligence
  • 16 April - Capacity Building for, AI and Equity in Earth Intelligence
  • 23 April - Measuring Impact: KPIs and Metrics for Earth Intelligence Services

Find out more on the GEO Knowledge Hub.