The use of Earth Observations (EO) represents an opportunity to obtain reliable, timely and continuous information, which, integrated with geospatial information and official statistics in the national information system, may allow direct support for the monitoring and measurement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators, as well as policy-making.
This side event of the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC), organized by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) of Mexico, allowed the review of national examples of good practices in the use and promotion of EO solutions to monitor and calculate SDG indicators in the Americas region, specifically the cases of Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico. Two initiatives in the region related to the use of EO for the SDGs were also shared: the EO Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements and the Regional Open Data Cube. The session was finalized with a question session from the audience to the panelists.
After the conclusion of the event, it is possible to recognize that the region of the Americas is strengthening efforts in terms of technology and infrastructure to leverage EO for the SDGs; however, there are still major challenges in supporting the production, monitoring and dissemination of SDG indicators from a data ecosystem that integrates EO with other data sources. Progress and learned lessons shared during this event are a contribution to achieving these goals. The session also highlighted the value of partnerships, joint work and global guidelines to make the most of technologies, sources of information and knowledge.
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