NOAA Transition: Councils
NOAA Observing Systems Council
Mary Kicza
Assistant Administrator
for Satellite and
Information Services
Chair(s)
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services
Assistant Administrator for Weather Services
Principals
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
National Weather Service
National Ocean Service
National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Program, Planning and Integration
Chief Information Officer
Program Analysis and Evaluation
Advisors
NOAA Observing Systems Architect
Role
Jack Hayes
Assistant Administrator
for Weather Services
The Observing System Council is the principal advisory body to the Under Secretary for NOAA's Earth observation and environmental observation-related data management (end-to-end collection, processing, storage, archiving, accessing, and disseminating) activities. It also serves as NOAA's principal coordinating body to the White House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Earth Observations. Specific tasks include:
- Provide recommendations to the NOAA Executive Panel on requirements, architectures, and acquisitions to meet NOAA, national, and international observing needs.
- Oversee the work of the NOAA Observing Systems Architect, providing guidance in the development of the NOAA Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System architecture.
- Work with local, state, regional, national, and international partners to develop global-to-local environmental and ecological observation and data management systems for comprehensive, continuous monitoring of coupled ocean/earth/ atmosphere/land domains.