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September 2018: In 2017-18, LSI-VC has promoted CARD4L through a number of forums, including by publishing in the proceedings of IGARSS and adding references to CARD4L in journal articles on the calibration and validation of Landsat and Sentinel data. LSI-VC has also engaged with industry in conferences (e.g., Pecora 2017), industry workshops (e.g., UK Catapult workshop, September 2017; and the Planet ARD workshop, August 2018).

The following approach has been agreed for CEOS ARD promotion going forward:

1. Develop an information pack capturing the key value of CARD4L, using the CARD4L information notes as a basis.
2. Communicate actively with the commercial sector using the information pack and networks including UK Catapult, DIAS providers, and EARSC.
3. Increase communication with remote sensing agencies, scientists, and commercial providers through the ESA Living Planet Symposium, IGARSS, the ESA Ground Segment Coordination Body (GSCB), and other forums such as the World Geospatial Forum.
4. Act on the suggestions from the CARD4L survey.
5. Promote datasets via the CEOS ARD website (i.e., the CARD4L stocktake) and also through the relevant WGISS systems (e.g., Connected Data Assets (CDA)).

LSI-VC has agreed that the constituent tasks written in VC-34 are important, but no overarching strategy telling us how to go about these tasks is needed. There will be a 2019-2021 CEOS Work Plan task on "CEOS ARD Promotion", but there will be no mention of a "strategy document".