The organisational structure of the consortium shall comprise the following Consortium Bodies:
Two External Experts Advisory Committees (EEAC) are: the Data Providers Committee and the User Feedback Group.
The Data Providers Committee (DPC) consists of representatives from the Agencies (one representative per agency) that have committed to being a GNSS data provider (by signing the EPOS GNSS Supplier Letter) or a GNSS data node (by signing the EPOS GNSS Data Node Letter).
The TCS Office maintains the dynamic member list of the DPC, which is also foreseen as Attachment 4 of the Consortium Agreement. This list is maintained based on the information provided by the M3G service (Metadata Management and distribution system for Multiple GNSS networks), which is one of the current GNSS TCS Services and collects the metadata about all GNSS data providers contributing to EPOS.
The User Feedback Group (UFG) consists of scientific users selected by the Consortium Board (CB). The TCS Office maintains the dynamic member list of the UFG.
The UFG is to give early user feedback on new prototypes of services or be involved in usability tests of the TCS portals. Additional user feedback will be collected using feedback forms on the web portals maintained by the GNSS TCS.
To ensure the efficiency of both EEACs, one Consortium Board member is appointed to convene, attend, and minute the EEAC meetings at least once a year, and oversee the implementation of their suggestions. The TCS Secretariat/Office will assist this CB member. Together, the EEACs form the EPOS-GNSS community, which actively participates in shaping the TCS direction by providing input on user needs through their representation on the Consortium Board.
Both EEACs will each elect (by simple majority vote) two representatives who will represent their interests within the CB. These representatives will be invited at all meetings of the CB.
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