Through the Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP), a collaboration between public, private, and government sectors, open-source data may change the way the world approaches climate change.
OGC and FAA Harmonization Initiative: Connecting Airplanes to Updated Infrastructure
Transporting people and goods from point A to point B requires technological standards that reduce risk, streamline communications and improve efficiencies. The FAA, in partnership with agencies like the Open Geospatial Consortium, is working to upgrade and implement new technologies to make air travel safer, cleaner and faster.
Architecting an Earth Observation Strategy for Disaster Risk Management
Supporting international disaster management with satellite observation often involves ad hoc arrangements among many players. This limits the effectiveness and efficiency of satellite support to disaster management operations. To address this challenge, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Working Group on Information Systems and Services documented a high-level reference model for the use of Earth observation satellites and associated products to support disaster risk management within the Global Earth Observation System of Systems context.
Data Drives Everything (But the Bridges Need a Lot of Work)
In a world driven by data, finding new ways to share information is critical to progress in all fields. With the Research Data Alliance, Dr. Francine Berman is hoping to change the way data is collected, used, and shared to solve problems around the globe.
Weaving the Narrative of Climate Change: The Process Behind the IPCC 5th Assessment Report
The 5th Assessment Report from the International Panel on Climate Change represents an example of broad scientific collaboration. In an interview with Earthzine, Lead Author Chris Field discusses the challenges and benefits of this international enterprise and why he feels that science has the capacity to address the challenges posed by the potential impacts of climate change.