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
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
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.
A central part of GEO’s Mission is to build the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). GEOSS is a set of coordinated, independent Earth observation, information and processing systems that interact and provide access to diverse information for a
During this training event, held at the 2017 United Nations High Level Political Forum, participants learned about the challenges countries face in addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and about several unique methods being developed and piloted to enable use of
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
