The completion of the CARD4L Product Family Specifications is just one milestone in the CEOS effort to lower the barrier to broad utilisation of space-based data; hurdles remain in relation to data production;accessibility;and usability in particular. Unless CARD4L is produced systematically;easily accessible at volume;compatible with varied existing work flows;and guaranteed to be sustained into the future;the benefits of the Specifications will not be realised. This task is intended to cover aspects such as: ? CARD4L production from multiple instruments across the spectrum of available PFS; ? routine publishing of this CARD4L via agency data portals;cloud data stores;other data aggregators/platforms; and, ? investigation and implementation of new data paradigms such as COGs and STAC for CARD4L usability and discoverability. Digital Earth Africa has been agreed as an initial focal point;however this task is by no means exclusive to this initiative. GFOI;GEOGLAM;and other activities may also present opportunities for CARD4L supply and user access trials.
September 2018: LSI-VC engaged a range of stakeholders (including the GFOI, GEOGLAM, and Open Data Cube communities) via a survey to gather feedback on CARD4L. 22 responses were received, yielding substantial feedback for the annual updates of the PFS as well as on the CARD4L concept in general.VC-31 will remain open in the 2019-2021 CEOS Work Plan (due Q4 2019), however two specific sub-points will be added to reflect the planned CARD4L pilot activities (e.g., with SDCG for GFOI) and also the continuation and expansion of the CARD4L survey.
September 2019:
This remains an ongoing task.
The LSI-VC and CEOS-ARD Oversight Group will be collecting case studies for a 'CEOS-ARD Impact' compilation.
Case studies discussed include some from: Digital Earth Africa, Silvacarbon/GFOI (related to national inventory work), COAST, CEOS EAIL, USGS and ESA.