Announcing GEO SDG Awards Program To Recognize Innovation
GEO launches Awards Programme to recognize innovation for the SDGs and individual excellence in Earth observation....
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....
