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Challenge Soluti<strong>on</strong> Acti<strong>on</strong>/<br />

Next Steps<br />

Acquiring<br />

knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> use<br />

the data and<br />

understanding the<br />

applicati<strong>on</strong> of the<br />

data (c<strong>on</strong>tinued)<br />

Cost of Data<br />

•Establishing<br />

programs that could<br />

provide data <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

developing countries<br />

•Augment data for use<br />

with free software<br />

•Develop and<br />

implement public<br />

outreach programs<br />

in schools and<br />

universities<br />

•Initiate ‘<str<strong>on</strong>g>SAR</str<strong>on</strong>g> Day’<br />

as an educati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

outreach<br />

opportunity<br />

•Multi-media<br />

outreach products;<br />

video clips<br />

Replicate existing<br />

programs (GMES)<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> supply data <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

developing<br />

countries<br />

Challenge Soluti<strong>on</strong> Acti<strong>on</strong>/<br />

Next Steps<br />

Managerial<br />

support/political<br />

support<br />

•Develop cost-benefit<br />

product <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> inform<br />

decisi<strong>on</strong> makers<br />

•Present the<br />

informati<strong>on</strong> product<br />

•Communicati<strong>on</strong> of<br />

the societal benefits<br />

from the<br />

scientists/researchers<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the decisi<strong>on</strong><br />

makers and funding<br />

agencies and<br />

industries {insurance<br />

agencies}<br />

•Dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> of<br />

benefits <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> policy<br />

makers<br />

Derive<br />

dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong><br />

products <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> prove<br />

benefits<br />

Share demo<br />

products (success<br />

s<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ries) via ‘Geo<br />

Portal’<br />

Owner/Lead<br />

Space and<br />

development<br />

agencies<br />

Owner/Lead<br />

Researchers,<br />

developers, endusers,<br />

GEO

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