Roadmap meeting no. 1

The INTAROS Roadmap for a sustainable Arctic observing system is under development. This meeting was part of the process, where the outline document was discussed.

The document includes the following sections

1. INTRODUCTION
2. STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ARCTIC OBSERVING SYSTEMS
2.1 SCOPE OF THE OBSERVING SYSTEMS
2.2 USERS AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS, DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN USER CATEGORIES
2.3 PRIORITIES WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES AND WHAT SHOULD BE MINIMUM STANDARDS
2.4 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, LEGAL ISSUES
3. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PLATFORMS AND SENSORS
4. IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE OBSERVING SYSTEMS
5. DATA PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION AND MANAGEMENT
6. ORGANISATION – THE ROLE OF VARIOUS ACTORS
7. GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING
8. THE MAIN CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ARCTIC OBSERVING SYSTEMS
8.1 LAND-BASED SYSTEMS
8.2 OCEAN-BASED SYSTEMS
9. USEFUL LINKS AND BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
GLOBAL PROGRAMMES
ARCTIC PROGRAMMES
APPENDIX A: INTAROS TASK 1.5
APPENDIX B: EU CONSULTATION ON OCEAN OBSERVATION
TARGET AUDIENCE
WHY WE ARE CONSULTING

Documents form the meeting are attached