Irena Hajnsek from ETH Zurich Switzerland and the German Aerospace Center, Germany is leading the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Societies Technical Committee named REACT. REACT has several local focus areas. Adnan Siddique and Jakob Steiner, from ITU Lahore, Pakistan
2025 American Meterological Society Annual Meeting: January 12-16
The AMS 2025 Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Lousiana this month to hold symposia based upon the theme “Towards a Thriving Planet: Charting the Course Across Scales”. The 105th annual meeting will be an opportunity for researchers,
NASA’s Equity and Environmental Justice Program Helps Ensure Earth Observations Benefit All Communities
Erika Lisco is a master’s student in Geographic Information Science (GIS) at Clark University, graduating in December 2024. As a fall Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) intern with NASA, she contributed to outreach and engagement, climate adaptation, and communications efforts.
NASA’s Climate Resilience Program Strengthens the Adaptive Capacity of NASA Centers and Surrounding Communities
Ian Bohachek is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Geography, Cartography/Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Environmental Studies. Ian is a fall 2024 intern with NASA’s Climate Resilience program, where he supports capacity building efforts related to climate resilience
Urban Heat and Public Health: Using EO and GeoAI to Make Cities for Sustainable Against Rising Temperatures
Ajay K Gupta is the co-founder & CEO of HSR.health. Ajay also chairs the Health Domain Working Group of the Open Geospatial Consortium, co-chairs the Healthcare Infrastructure Small Work Group of the GEOHealth Community of Practice, and is the board
AGU 2024: 9-13 December
The 2024 American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting is taking place in Washington, D.C. for thousands across the geosciences to gather and present on innovative, impactful research & policy efforts. Themed What’s Next for Science, this hybrid conference will allow scientists,
5th World Data Forum: 12-15 November
The United Nations World Data Forum, UNWDF 2024 is the most important event of the international data and statistics community. Held every two years in different countries, it convenes experts in data and statistics from governments, civil society, private sector,
Using Earth Observation Data to Improve Fire Emission Calculations: A Case Study in Italy
SDGs-EYES is a project funded by the European Union which aims at boosting the European capacity for monitoring and reporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The following publication was created by the SDGsEYES GHG Emissions from Fire Pilot Team. The
UN-Habitat 12th World Urban Forum: 4-8 November
The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. Convened by
2025 GEO SDG Awards Cycle Officially Open!
The call for nominations for the 2025 SDG Awards Program has begun! Since 2019, these annual awards are presented to those making an impact on the 17 global goals put forth by the United Nations, as indicated by progress toward