| Abstract |
The Global Observation Information Network (GOIN) was implemented under the United States-Japan Framework for a New Economic Partnership which was initiated in April 1993 by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Japan.
GOIN is a cooperative effort between the United States and Japan to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Earth observation information networks, involving both satellite and in-situ data.
GOIN is intended to Strengthen bilateral cooperation in Earth observation information networks involving both satellite and in-situ data. It is charged with meeting to "identify existing linkages, to develop conceptual architecture, and to suggest implementation strategies for bilateral and global network connectivity. This work will aim to expand links among existing networks on both sides to promote global change research, disaster monitoring, and Other applications in support of upcoming U.S.-Japan cooperative space missions, and to facilitate collaboration in analyzing and using satellite and in-situ data".
The GOIN initiative is an ad hoc coordination process where participation in GOIN and the programs it develops are on a voluntary basis. As an ad hoc initiative, GOIN has no direct dedicated funding and emphasizes the use of existing infrastructure and programs in the agencies of the United States and Japan (such as existing agency networks and data and information systems).
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