GEOCRI-HiMAC Side Event on Post 2025 Earth Intelligence

Date: 14:00~17:40 (UTC+8), 10th Jun., 2025 Venue: Double Tree Hotel, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Description

The GEO Cold Regions Initiative (GEOCRI) aims to address the challenges posed by climate change in the world's cold regions, affecting water resources, ecosystems, infrastructure, and sustainable development, where effective responses have long been constrained by a lack of observations and data services, and through international collaboration. This session focuses on the GEOCRI post-2025 (2025-2030) strategic plan, which centers on the deep integration of Earth Observation (EO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to dramatically improve scientific understanding, management, and operational efficiency in the cold regions. Key initiatives include: developing AI-driven online computing capabilities for data processing, predictive modeling, and filling temporal and spatial gaps; developing standards for high-quality data products on essential cold-region variables (ECRVs) to meet resource management and hazard prediction needs; and optimizing information services to provide easier-to-use visualization and analytical tools to support multi-stakeholder decision-making. In addition, GEOCRI will expand user participation, strengthen collaboration with international agencies and scientific programs, and plan to establish an international scientific committee to provide high-level scientific guidance. Through these efforts, GEOCRI is committed to providing critical geo-smart solutions for cold regions, enhancing climate change resilience, and serving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Conveners

Massimo Menenti

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

SHI Jiancheng

National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

QIU Yubao

Areospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Draft Agenda

14:00 - 14:30
Opening

Chair: Yubao QIU

14:00-14:15
Amos T. Kabo-Bah, Co-Chair to GEO Programme Board
Gensuo JIA, Chair of the GEO Climate Change Working Group
JianCheng SHI, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

14:15-14:25
GEO Cold Regions Initiative Work Programme for Post 2025
Yubao QIU, Massimo Menenti , PoC to Co-Lead Group

14:25-14:30
Questions

14:30 - 15:30
Theme 1: Earth Observations and Intelligence of Information Service for Cold Regions

Chair: Massimo Menenti

14:30-14:40
Modeling and observation of snow over Tibetan Plateau
JianCheng SHI, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

14:40-14:50
Global SnowPack and IceLines – two operational Cryosphere products provided by DLR based on remote sensing data(online)
Andreas J. Dietz, Aerospace Center (DLR), German

14:50-15:00
Monitoring snow mass in mountain regions based on radar remote sensing(online)
Hans Lievens , Ghent University, Belgium

15:00-15:10
Challenges of Japanese Polar Data Sciences(online)
Hiroyuki Enomoto, National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Japan

15:10-15:20
Current status and future prospect of glacier inventory in High Mountain Asia
Shiyin LIU, Yunnan University

15:20-15:30
Daily snow fraction and snow water equivalent dataset over China
LingMei JIANG, Beijing Normal University, China

15:30 - 15:40
Break and Group Photo
15:40 - 16:00
Questions and Discussion for Theme 1

Chair: Massimo Menenti

16:00 - 16:50
Theme 2: System and Requirement for Cold Regions Operations

Chair: JianCheng SHI

16:00-16:10
An earth observation system to monitor energy and water fluxes in the Tibetan Plateau
Massimo Menenti, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

16:10-16:20
The Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO) White Paper: Summary of the AASCO event on February 4–5, 2025 in Monaco & next steps(online)
Hanna K. Lappalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland

16:20-16:30
Data center and energy in cold regions
DUAN Fengjun, The Canon Institute for Global Studies, Japan

16:30-16:40
Snow Avalanche Monitoring in the High Mountain Asia
LI Lanhai, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy

16:40-16:50
A Threefold Approach for Acceleration of SDGs in Himalayan (online)
Pradhan Prajal, University of Groningen, Netherlands

16:50 - 17:10
Questions and Discussion for Theme 2

Chair: JianCheng SHI

17:10 - 17:40
Conclusion for the Next Step

Chair: Yubao QIU

Wrap-up and Next
Yubao Qiu, Massimo Menenti, JianCheng Shi

Contacts

For more information and participations, please contact:
Ms. Xiaoting Li
Email: lixt@aircas.ac.cn
Ms. Shuwen Yu
Email: yushuwen23@mails.ucas.ac.cn