A programme to connect ocean observers and the communities they serve
Observing networks, stakeholder communities
Provide a platform for linking new & existing ocean observing efforts
Observing Together will provide a platform for connecting new and existing ocean observing efforts while strengthening partnerships across the value chain - from observing networks, through data and forecasting systems, scientific analysis, to service providers and users.
The objectives:
1. Equitable and practical access to ocean observations enabled by engagement and co-design with local observation and stakeholder communities.
2. A system that makes a greater number of global and local observations available, integrated, interoperable and comparable.
3. Strengthened connections, mutual understanding, and improved knowledge sharing between ocean observers and the stakeholder communities they serve, globally and locally.
4. Increased evidence that ocean observations are applied to solve problems and inform decision-making for any community – national, regional, or global.
5. Efficient design and use of ocean observations to maximise return on investment.
When community users become aware of the real value of ocean observing to their lives, support for ocean science will grow.