EARSC EO Product Award 2018: industry contributions to the SDGs

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...

Takeaways from ICLEI’s 2018 Resilient Cities Congress

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...

Takeaways from the Seventh Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs Indicators

By Mike Gill, Director, Biodiversity Indicators Program, NatureServe and Co-Chair, Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network As Co-chair of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)– Biodiversity Observation Network and Director of NatureServe’s Biodiversity Indicators Program, I have been involved...

Harnessing the Potential of Earth Observations for the SDGs

Earth observations, including observations from remote sensing satellites, in-situ instruments, ground-based stations, and aerial platforms, are essential in monitoring and assessing the dynamics of Earth as an integrated system, and the unprecedented impact of human influence on our planet....

Seventh meeting of the IAEG-SDGs

The seventh meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), will be held from 9 to 12 April 2018 in Vienna, Austria. The meeting will be hosted by The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)....

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