Global Earth Observation Systems (GEOS)
Much of the spatial data used to support research efforts into ecosystems services and management is conflicting, difficult to combine, or has received only limited validation. ESM is quantifying the benefits of Earth observation and GEO, by helping to form the Earth Observation Benefits Community of Practice. New efforts are also being made in the area of volunteer geography, opening up the vast potential of citizen science (e.g., through development of the Geo-Wiki).
For more details, see the following pages relating to Earth Observation systems at IIASA.
Click through the box, "ESM: Scientific Achievements in 2012" to read about more scientific research.
GEO/GEOSS: Earth Observation Policy
IIASA's wide-ranging role within the global GEO community allows it to influence current developments and to emphasize the crucial role of open and transparent data in science. More
Global Cropland Mapping: Release of First Hybrid Cropland Map
A new global cropland map has been created from a number of different national, regional, and global land cover products, and then calibrated with national and subnational crop statistics. More
Geo-Wiki & Citizen Science
Geo-Wiki is a crowdsourcing tool for improving the quality of global land cover and other thematic datasets. To encourage participation of “the crowd,” a number of competitions were set up in 2012 around different research questions. More
Earth Observation Benefit Assessment (EOBA)
Stakeholders, decision makers, and funders are showing increasing interest in Earth Observation benefit assessment at which ESM was again at the forefront in 2012. More
The Northern Hemisphere and Global Change
Four ESM scientists contribute to new book on current state and future dynamics of Siberian land cover More
