CGMS-50 special event
The CGMS will hold a special 50th anniversary event on Friday 17 June 2022, following the 50th plenary session.
Modus of CGMS-50 plenary session confirmed
Following consultation with CGMS members and the host, WMO, we are now pleased to confirm that the 50th CGMS plenary session will be held face-to-face in WMO, in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15-17 June 2022, from 06:00-12:00 UTC / 08:00-14:00 CEST (local time) on a daily basis. Remote access will be enabled for those not able […]
AMS 102nd annual meeting, 23-27 January 2022
The American Meteorological Society holds its 102nd annual meeting on 23-27 January 2022. On 27 January at UTC 02:30 PM – 4:00 PM, there will be a Joint Panel Discussion to mark 50 years of Earth Observation Coordination with an address by the Head of the CGMS Secretariat among other.
Dates of CGMS-50 plenary session
The CGMS-50 working groups will be held virtually in April and May 2022. These meetings will be followed by the CGMS-50 plenary session on 15-17 June, with a special event on 21 June. Both meetings are planned to be held in a hybrid format, circumstances permitting. Please visit the online CGMS calendar for details.
CGMS engages with spacecraft operations community on Space Weather activities at SpaceOps 2021 Conference
CGMS engages with spacecraft operations community on Space Weather activities at SpaceOps 2021 Conference
CGMS-49 virtual Working Group meetings
In view of the current pandemic situation, the CGMS-49 plenary working groups will be held virtually and moved forward in time. The schedule is available here. The plenary dates have been maintained for 20-21 May 2020.
Publication of the CGMS-48 report
The reports of the 48th virtual plenary session on 25-26 August and the working group sessions on 25-29 May 2020 have been published.
Publication of version 3.0 of the ECV Inventory by the joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate)
The joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate) has published a new version of the ECV Inventory (v3.0) (https://climatemonitoring.info/ecvinventory/). With the release of version 3.0, the published content has been reviewed and agreed with the respondents. This corresponds to the characteristics of 1137 Climate Data Records addressing 35 GCOS ECVs spanning the atmospheric, oceanic, and […]
Key outcomes of the CGMS-48 Working Groups, 25-29 May 2020
The five CGMS working groups met on 25-29 May 2020 to prepare for the 48th plenary session of CGMS in August. They key outcomes are provided here.
CGMS-48 plenary confirmed for 25-26 August 2020
The 48th plenary session of CGMS is now confirmed to be held virtually on 25-26 August 2020.
Vision for WIGOS in 2040 published (WMO-No.1243)
The WMO has published the “Vision for WIGOS in 2040” (Publication WMO-No.1243).
CGMS Data Collection Services Handbook published
The first version of the CGMS Data Collection Services Handbook has now been published.
Revised deadlines for CGMS-48 working group papers
The CGMS-48 working group meetings will be held _virtually_ the week of 25 May 2020. The working group co-chairs and rapporteurs are currently finalising the schedule of the respective meetings (WGI, WGII, WGIII, WGIV, SWCG and joint meetings) to be announced in the coming days. We have changed the deadlines for the provision of working […]
CGMS-47 plenary report published
The 47th CGMS plenary report is now published.
WMO calls for protection of radio frequencies vital to weather forecasts
Over the past few years, CGMS plenary has raised the need for the protection of radio frequencies for Earth observation satellites dedicated to the observations and monitoring of the weather, ocean, climate and environment. The World Meteorological Organization has now issued a press release calling on governments to protect radio frequencies allocated to Earth observation […]
CGMS-48 SAVE THE DATE
Open online course on atmospheric composition starting on 5 November 2018
Dear colleagues, EUMETSAT and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service/ECMWF are running a new, free, “massive” open online course on atmospheric composition starting on Monday 5 November 2018. This online course runs over five weeks and will give participants the chance to discover the space, air and ground-based technologies used to monitor and forecast air quality […]
Himawari-8 conducts first target area observation in response to international user request
JMA’s Himawari-8 meteorological satellite began conducting on-demand Target Area (TA) observation around Darwin in northern Australia at 06:30 UTC on 15 October 2018 in response to a request made by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). This is the first operation of its kind to be performed under the new HimawariRequest service. More information can be […]
CGMS-46 report published
The final report of the CGMS-46 meeting has been published.
CGMS-46 key outcomes and achievements
The key outcomes and results following the 46th plenary session on 3-8 June 2018 are available here.
CGMS High Level Priority Plan (HLPP) – 2018-2022
The CGMS High Level Priority Plan (HLPP) has been revised taking into account the discussions of the 46th plenary session in Bengaluru, India. The revised plan focuses on the period 2018-2022.
VLab training events in March 2018
The VLab is undertaking a number of training sessions in March 2018. Please visit their website for more information.
WGIII inter-sessional meeting #2 – CANCELLED
The second inter-sessional meeting of WGIII planned for 23 January 2018 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in due course.
Launch of JMA’s “HimawariRequest” service
JMA has launched a new international service called “HimawariRequest”. The service allows Meteorological and Hydrological Services to request regional target area observations provided by Himawari-8/9 every 2.5 minutes. For further details, please visit the related news release.
First images of JAXA’s Shikisai mission
JAXA successfully launched Shikisai, the Global Changing Observation Mission – Climate (GCOM-C) on 23 December 2017. The first images were made available on 12 January 2018. For more information, please visit the JAXA website.
