The 2017 SIT Technical Workshop took place in Frascati, Italy during 11-14 September, 2017. The Strategic Implementation Team (SIT) Technical Workshop was intended to review CEOS progress against the CEOS 2017-2019 Work Plan, to prepare topics for CEOS 2017 Plenary,
Learning how to apply satellite data to estimate total forest area and forest change: A June 2017 NASA webinar enabled participants to learn how satellite data can be applied to address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concerning forestation. The webinar demonstrated
Learning how satellite-derived annual datasets can help assess global air quality and health impacts: A March 2017 NASA webinar enabled participants to learn how satellite data can be applied to address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concerning air quality. The webinar
Earth Observations in Service of the Sustainable Development Goals: Country Experiences At an informal brown bag session at NASA Headquarters in July 2017, representatives from Colombia and Kenya shared country-level experiences with monitoring and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Several national agencies in Colombia are working to integrate national statistics, household surveys and routine administrative data with Earth observations, geospatial information, and other data to monitor and implement the SDGs at country level. Colombia has successfully implemented several projects
In collaboration with GEO and space agencies such as NASA, ESA and JRC, the UN Environment has initiated efforts to provide countries with Earth observations products that can be used with nationally generated data to support monitoring of SDG 6 Indicators
