FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI An introduction to the 'Oceans and Society: Blue Planet' initiative BT AF SMAIL, Emily A. DIGIACOMO, Paul M. SEEYAVE, Sophie DJAVIDNIA, Samy CELLIERS, Louis LE TRAON, Pierre-Yves GAULT, Jeremy ESCOBAR-BRIONES, Elva PLAG, Hans-Peter PEQUIGNET, Christine BAJONA, Lenore ZHANG, Li PEARLMAN, Jay STEVEN, Andy HODGE, Jonathan RACAULT, Marie-Fanny STORLAZZI, Curt SKIRVING, William HOEKE, Ron MARRA, John VAN DONGEREN, Ap MULLER-KARGER, Frank CRIPE, Douglas TAKAKI, Daniel AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:5;6:6,26;7:7;8:8;9:9;10:10;11:11,12,13;12:;13:14;14:15;15:15;16:16,17;17:18;18:19,20;19:21;20:22;21:23;22:24;23:25;24:2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:PDG-ODE;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:;19:;20:;21:;22:;23:;24:; C1 Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), College Park, MD, USA Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) Secretariat, Plymouth, UK; European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Lisbon, Portugal Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Hamburg, Germany Mercator Ocean, Ramonville St Agne, France MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA; Met Off, Exeter, Devon, England. Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Instiutute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI), Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hainan Key Laboratory of Earth Observation, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Instiutute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI), Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hainan Key Laboratory of Earth Observation, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; FourBridges, Port Angeles, WA USA. Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Brisbane, Australia; Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), Plymouth, UK Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), Plymouth, UK Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, US Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Coral Reef Watch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD, US ReefSense Pty Ltd, Townsville, Qld, Australia. Sea Level, Waves & Coastal Extremes, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia; National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), NOAA/NESDIS, Honolulu, HI, USA Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands; vIHE Delft, Delft, The Netherlands; College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA; Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland C2 UNIV MARYLAND, USA NOAA, USA POGO, UK EMSA, PORTUGAL CLIMATE SERV CTR GERMANY GERICS, GERMANY MERCATOR OCEAN, FRANCE UNIV COLL CORK, IRELAND UNIV NATL AUTONOMA MEXICO, MEXICO UNIV OLD DOMINION, USA MET OFF, UK UNIV DALHOUSIE, CANADA CHINESE ACAD SCI, CHINA HAINAN KEY LAB EARTH OBSERVAT, CHINA FOURBRIDGES, USA CSIRO OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, AUSTRALIA PML, UK NCEO, UK US GEOL SURVEY, USA NOAA, USA REEFSENSE PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA CSIRO, AUSTRALIA NOAA, USA DELTARES, NETHERLANDS UNIV S FLORIDA, USA GEO, SWITZERLAND IFREMER, FRANCE SI MERCATOR SE PDG-ODE IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 4.04 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00878/98983/108744.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Ocean observations;group on earth observations;Oceans and Society;Blue Planet;Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON);ocean best practices;science for society;user engagement AB We live on a blue planet, and Earth's waters benefit many sectors of society. The future of our blue planet is increasingly reliant on the services delivered by marine, coastal and inland waters and on the advancement of effective, evidence-based decisions on sustainable development. 'Oceans and Society: Blue Planet' is an initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that aims to ensure the sustained development and use of ocean and coastal observations for the benefit of society. The initiative works to advance and exploit synergies among the many observational programmes devoted to ocean and coastal waters; to improve engagement with a variety of stakeholders for enhancing the timeliness, quality and range of information delivered; and to raise awareness of the societal benefits of ocean observations at the public and policy levels. This paper summarises the role of the initiative, current activities and considerations for future directions. PY 2019 PD NOV SO Journal Of Operational Oceanography SN 1755-876X PU Taylor & Francis Ltd VL 12 IS Sup 2 UT 000476458600001 DI 10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959 ID 98983 ER EF