The use of Earth Observations (EO) represents an opportunity to obtain reliable, timely and continuous information, which, integrated with geospatial information and official statistics in the national information system, may allow direct support for the monitoring and measurement of Sustainable
EO4SDG Progress Report 2020 Now Available
We are pleased to share the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals Initiative Report 2020.
Summary Report of Special Session on SDGs at AOGEO Symposium
Partnerships between Earth Observation and Statistical Communities for SDGs strongly encouraged at Special Session on SDGs at AOGEO Symposium The first Special Session of the 13th Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) Symposium, which took place on the 3rd
Special Session on SDGs at the 13th AOGEO Symposium
EO4SDG will be highlighted at an upcoming Special Session at the 13th Asia Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) Symposium on Wednesday, March 3 (09:00-10:30 CET/17:00-18:30 JST/21:00-22:30 NZDT). This special session aims at “Linking Earth Observations with Statistical Community
Launch of the “EO Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements”
Today the “Earth Observation Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements” was officially launched at a side event of the United Nations Statistical Commission. The event brought together actors and experts from both the statistical and geospatial communities and situated
Launching the Earth Observation Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements
Consisting of two interlinked segments, the launch of the EO Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements brings together actors and experts from both the statistical and geospatial communities. The first segment sets the scene and introduces the concept, outline
“Round Robin inter-comparison of Surface Water detection algorithms”
The European Space Agency and the WorldWater project with support from CNES, NASA, EARSC, CEOS and GEO invite interested parties to express their interest in participating in a Round Robin inter-comparison of inland surface water detection and monitoring algorithms using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2
Release of Compendium of EO contributions to the SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a data driven agenda, containing a framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, supported by 231 indicators. Data is at the core of the 2030 Agenda. Its success depends on
EO4SDG Annual Meeting Summary Report
The EO4SDG Annual Meeting was held virtually on November 18-19, 2020. The meeting included presentations from three of the four newly formed GEO Working Groups – Capacity Development, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction – and the Urban Resilience Programme
Predictive Tracking of Aquatic Invasive Species Nation-Wide
The main objective of the project entitled “Predicting the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species Using Remote Sensing, Genetics, and Climate Modeling” is to predict the presence and spread of a multitude of aquatic invasive species (AIS) that are currently invading