GEO and Amazon Web Services collaborate to provide cloud credits for projects that improve understanding of our planet

GEO member agencies and research organizations from developing countries are now able to access cloud services to help with the hosting, processing and analysis of big data about the Earth to inform decisions for sustainable development.

Eligible government agencies and research institutions can apply for Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud credits that will enable them to build Earth observations applications that support environmental and development goals, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Recipients of cloud credits through this initiative will also receive support from the GEO community and AWS experts to refine and implement their projects for the best possible results. AWS and GEO first announced their collaboration in 2017 to support the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) open data platform.

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The intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is leading a worldwide effort to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) over the next 10 years.

Art and Science!
ESA is giving this opportunity to artists in order to submit an original concept that conveys the theme of “Climate from Space”!
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The European Space Agency's Climate Office seeks to develop new creative outreach material to communicate its work to the public.We invite artists to submit an original concept that conveys the theme of “Climate from Space” to represent ESA Climate Office activities, which provides satellite .... ... See more

"The GEO-CRADLE Initiative: Coordination and Integration of EO Activities Accelerating the Development of Links with Copernicus & GEO/GEOSS" presented this morning by Alexia Tsouni, NOA, in the Opening Session of the MED 2018 user consultation meeting in ESA -ESRIN Frascati, Italy.

The aim of the meeting is to define a roadmap for a Mediterranean initiative within ESA's EO Science for Society Programme Element, encompassing topics such as atmosphere, oceanography, climate and land research and applications.

The Mediterranean Sea region is surrounded by 22 countries, which together share a coastline of 46000 km. About 250 million people resides in coastal hydrological basins and a 50% population growth was reported in 20 years at the end of the 90’s.

Fragility and vulnerability of the Mediterranean system is well known and since the 70’s international efforts are ongoing to protect it. In this context, Earth Observation (EO) represents an opportunity for innovative science, applications and information services to face some of these issues as well as a potential catalyser for innovation and growth in the region.

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Our members in Morocco, the Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS) are hosting our 2018 #MembersDay today in Rabat! An opportunity to get together our community to exchange on space applications in Europe and particularly the Mediterranean region, the Copernicus EU Earth Observation programme, Geo-Cradle and capacity building efforts in the area! ... See more