On October 24, 2017, EO4SDG held its annual side meeting as part of the GEO-XIV Plenary, which took place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
EO4SDG Group Meeting
The EO4SDG Initiative will hold a group meeting on October 27, 2017, upon completion of the GEO Week 2017. The Group meeting will focus primarily on: key achievements, activities, and lessons during 2016-2017; review of items and findings from Side Event
Data4SDGs High-Level Side Event at the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, EO4SDG participated in a high-level side event on Data and Technology to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Tackling Global Threats and Ensuring a Better Future for Us All, co-organized by the governments of Kenya, Colombia, Ghana and
Zero Hunger: A Primer on Sustainable Development Goal 2
The EO4SDG Initiative, in collaboration with the GEO Secretariat and CEOS, developed a primer on Sustainable Development Goal 2, End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
EO4SDG Group Meeting
The EO4SDG Initiative will hold a group meeting on October 27, 2017, upon completion of the GEO Week 2017. The Group meeting will focus primarily on: key achievements, activities, and lessons during 2016-2017; review of items and findings from Side Event
Satellite Observations of Water Quality for Sustainable Development Goal 6
This training is a side meeting during the Geo Week 2017 and aims to address how NASA satellite observations can be used to address UN Sustainable Development Goals related to water quality, specifically Goal 6. The training will provide an overview of
GEO-XIV Plenary
On 23-27 October 2017, the Group on Earth Observations community will come together at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. for GEO Week 2017. The Plenary is preceded by Side Events organized through the GEO
New publication: Earth observation in service of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The GEO secretariat, in collaboration with the EO4SDG co-chairs and secretariat, published an article in the Geo-Spatial Information Science on the value and contributions of Earth Observations for the Sustainable Development Goals.