The Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) is used to facilitate communication regarding world ecological research networks. There are also tools on this website to describe the three regional observation programs in Southern Africa and Central and Eastern Europe. The shared information includes data on Net Primary Production (NPP), Terrestrial Carbon Observation (TCO), Terrestrial Panel on Climate (TOPC), and Global Observation of Landcover Dynamics. Users can also access Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites (TEMS), which concentrate on remote sensing data collection from over 500 individual sites located in primarily mountain or coastal regions. The TEMS program began in the early 1990's and is the international equivalent of Long Term Ecological Research sites found primarily in North America. TEMS are used to link ground and remotely sensed observations as well as to provide temporal assessment of ecological conditions. Other general data collected includes land quality, water resources, climate change, biodiversity, pollution and toxicity, global/ regional/ national environments, and international conventions.
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