Under the theme “Earth observations: investments in the digital economy,” Ministers from GEO’s 105 Member governments will gather on 7-8 November 2019 for a roundtable discussion, dinner and Ministerial Summit to discuss the integration of Earth observation data into the broader digital economy – critical for sustained, inclusive, economic growth. The GEO-XVI 2019 Plenary meeting […]
Press Release Launch of the new H2020 project e-shape for strengthening the benefits for Europe of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) – establishing ‘EuroGEOSS’ e-shape (EuroGEOSS Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe), a new project coordinated by ARMINES and funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme was successfully launched in Cannes, France […]
The 4th GEO Data Providers Workshop: Earth Observations-based Knowledge for International Policy Frameworksof the Group on Earth Observations international data community will be held in Vienna, Austria from 23-25 April 2019. This year’s edition of the workshop will be focused on exploring how to best make available Earth observations-based knowledge for international policy frameworks, including […]
The ISDE11 Symposium Program is shaping up! The CNR-IIA is organizing the 11th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE 11) that will be held in Florence from 24 to 27 September 2019. The Symposium will cover four thematic strands, namely: Remote Sensing and GIS, Digital Transformation in Society, Policy and International Programs, Digital Earth Communities. […]
The European Network for Observing Our Changing Planet (ERA-PLANET) Consortium will held a Side-Event at the GEO WEEK 2018 in Kyoto, Japan on 30 October 2018. In the last decade asignificant number of projects and programmes in different domains of environmental monitoring and Earth observation have generated a substantial amount of data and knowledge on […]
The GEO community will meet in Kyoto, Japan, from 29.10-02.11 for GEO Week 2018 and the GEO-XV Plenary. GEO’s 105 Member governments and 127 Participating Organizations will explore efforts and opportunities for the use of Earth observations for the benefit of humankind, focusing on GEO’s three priority areas: the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, […]
On October 23-27 2017, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)community will come together at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. for GEO Week 2017. GEO Week 2017, consisting of GEO-XIV Plenary, side events and exhibition, will highlight and promote the role, applications and opportunities to use Earth observations (EO) in delivering ‘Insight for a changing world’. An […]
‘Mercury is widespread and persistent. It is used in industrial processes, emitted from waste incineration and burning of fossil fuels, and is found in electrical appliances, medical instruments, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, dental amalgam and a variety of other products. From emissions to air, and releases to land and water, mercury contaminates various environmental media and can be transformed into methyl […]
