Earth observation in service of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

• Published in: Geo-spatial information science Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 77 - 96
• Main Authors: Anderson, Katherine, Ryan, Barbara, Sonntag, William, Kavvada, Argyro, Friedl, Lawrence
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wuhan Taylor & Francis 03.04.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Cross cutting; Decision making; Earth observation; Financing; Group on Earth Observations (GEO); Monitoring; Return on investment; Sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goal (SDG); System of systems; the 2030 Agenda

This paper reviews the key role that Earth Observations (EO) play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as articulated in the 2030 Agenda document and in monitoring, measuring, and reporting on progress towards the associated targets. This paper also highlights how the Group on Earth...