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 and Alexander Fridman
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Samuel Epelbaum: Pace University, USA
Mo Mansouri: Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Alex Gorod: Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Brian Sauser: Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Alexander Fridman: Institute for Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 2011, vol. 2, issue 1, 36-62

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.

Date: 2011
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