Report of the Data Sharing Working Group The GEO-VIII Plenary accepted the recommendation of the outgoing Data Sharing Task Force that a new Working Group on data sharing should be established, the Data Sharing Working Group

Sharing Task Team. (or into another body as recommended by Plenary, that is the Data Sharing Working Group), that will be fully in charge of implementing Task ID-01 and advancing the GEOSS Data Sharing Principles. The new Data Sharing Working Group will carry out specific actions, with a focus on promotion of the GEOSS Data Sharing Principles and the Data Sharing Action Plan." This report outlines the actions undertaken by the DSWG through to the end of February 2012. It also seeks the approval of the Executive Committee (EXCOM) for the draft Terms of Reference for the DSWG and guidance from EXCOM on the draft task sheet for the task ID-01: Advancing the GEOS