United Arab Emirates’ Practice in Calculating Rural Access Index and Mountain Green Cover Index Using Earth Observations

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center (FCSC) in its capacity as the Secretariat of the UAE National Committee to track and report SDG indicators, is continuously trying to utilize the latest techniques and tools available such as Earth observations, geospatial information and big data to calculate SDG indicators.

Examples include the approaches used in calculating SDG indicators 9.1.1 and 15.4.2.

Read the United Arab Emirates SDG Indicator 9.1.1 Use Case

Read the United Arab Emirates SDG Indicator 15.4.2 Use Case

Source: UAE SDG Data Hub https://uae-sustainable-wildlife-fcsa.hub.arcgis.com/
United Arab Emirates’ Practice in Calculating Rural Access Index and Mountain Green Cover Index Using Earth Observations
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Contributors

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  • Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia
  • European Space Agency
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
  • Committee on Earth Observations Satellites
  • World Health Organization
  • UN Initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management
  • Sustainable Development Solutions Network
  • International Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
  • European Association for Remote Sensing Companies
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • inter-Balkan Environment Center
  • Future Earth
  • International Council for Science
  • Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research
  • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
  • Bellmont Forum
  • Center for International Earth Science Information Network
  • SSAI
  • University of Twente ITC
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