Target evaluation and correlation method (TECM) as an assessment approach to global earth observation system of systems (GEOSS)

Samuel Epelbaum, Mo Mansouri, Alex Gorod, Brian Sauser, Alexander Fridman

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    Abstract

    The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) is a ten-year-long Implementation Plan, which commenced in 2005 as a group effort by numerous participating countries and organizations to build a large-scale network to effectively monitor and respond to the increasingly complex web of global environmental and socio-economic issues. This paper proposes the Target Evaluation and Correlation Method (TECM) as an assessment approach to GEOSS with its 241 Targets across the nine "Societal Benefit Areas," along with a method to identify Target Correlation Levels (TCL). Applying TECM allows concluding whether the chosen targets within the GEOSS fall into the domain of System of Systems (SoS), while using TCLs delineates the extent of inclusion for these targets in the form of a system. Furthermore, this research investigates the possible ways of raising the correlation levels of the targets for the cases in which TCLs are low.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)36-62
    Number of pages27
    JournalInternational Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
    Volume2
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 2011

    Keywords

    • Assembly
    • Chaotic
    • GEOSS
    • System of Systems (SoS)
    • Target Compatibility Level (TCL)
    • Target Correlation Matrix (TCM)
    • Target Evaluation

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