The Agenda 2030 provides a framework to make life on our planet better and more sustainable for our future generations. It consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), divided into 169 targets and approximately 232 indicators which relate to all
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Capacity Building and Data Democracy and the CEOS Ad Hoc Team on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) held an SDG Awareness Webinar on December 19, 2018.
On October 29, EO4SDG held a side meeting featuring representatives from GEO member countries and participating organizations, national governments, the United Nations, civil society, international initiatives and research organizations, and academia, as part of the GEO Week 2018 in Kyoto,
The second UN World Data Forum will be hosted by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority of the United Arab Emirates from 22 to 24 October 2018 in Dubai. On October 23, EO4SDG will host a session on Earth Observation Applications
The objective of the project is to explore the potential of Earth observation (EO) satellite data for taking stock of, and monitoring, wetlands, a vital component of the global water resources ecosystem. This activity will pilot design and development of
Read our latest progress report on updates and activities in support of broadening interest and awareness of Earth observations (EO) support to the SDGs, increasing skills and capabilities in uses of EO for the SDGs, and expanding successful use cases of
This two-day workshop, given in the context of the Eighth session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM 8) on July 30-31, 2018, aims to illustrate the potential and current uses and applications of
The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) competition “European EO product of the year” rewarded Silex Clouds S.R.L, a start-up promoted by a group of researchers from the University of Rome, for developing the Dust Frequency Map product that provides a historical analysis
This side event, within the context of the 2018 High Level Political Forum, will center on a panel discussion with countries (Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Greece, and Namibia) sharing: how Earth observation data is going to help them achieve the SDGs,
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and Resilience Brokers convened a special session on Earth observations for climate-resilient cities at ICLEI’s Resilient Cities 2018 congress in Bonn, Germany. By: Steven Ramage, Andrew Simmons, Stephen Passmore, Olanda Bata Each spring, a
