The IEEE Committee on Earth Observation (ICEO) is a volunteer organization of the IEEE focused on engineering for humanity through GEOSS. There are exciting global opportunities for engineers and scientists in building GEOSS, in capacity building and outreach and in projects focused on developing countries. See below for some of the opportunities. Write to iceovolunteers@ieee.org for more information.
Opportunity for Volunteers
Building the Infrastructure and Enabling Interoperability for a Global Earth Observation and Information System (GEOSS)
Architecture: creating information access that everyone can use
Best Practices: sharing practices that facilitate interoperability
Quality Assurance: establish strategy for Data and Information Quality
Standards: creating the basis for systems that can inter operate
Capacity Building, Outreach, and User Participation
Distinguished Lecture Series – facilitate international technical expert series
Earthzine – write for IEEE webzine on Earth’s environment and its impacts
Game development – scientists to work with game developers in SaveEarthGame.org
JSTARS – contribute to a peer-reviewed Applications Journal for GEOSS as an associate editor
ICEO Website – Associate Webmaster and contributors for website
User Communities of Practices – Facilitating GEO communities of practice
Web-based Lecture Series – Expand an international lecture series on Earth applications
Workshops – Associate Coordinator for ICEO Global Workshops (www.ieee-earth.org/Conferences/GEOSSWorkshops)
Programs and Initiatives
Communications for developing countries – advances in mobile technology applications
EuroGEOSS – Outreach for European Commission Program in Forestry, Drought and Biodiversity
International Science and Technology Collaboration – advisory panels
Standards for Greenhouse Gas – initiatives in electric-sourced vehicles and in framework interoperability
Water for the World – expanding water availability for developing countries
