Our Global Capacity To Observe Earth – Too Much Or Too Little?
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
Today you'll find a myriad of different Earth observation systems covering all from local to global areas, collected from sub-sea to ground to air and of course space. Providers of these Earth observation services come from both public and private sector. Some of the collected data are required through national regulations while others are in demand because of global challenges such as climate change etc. The need for Earth observations permeates the entire global society. Answering this need for Earth observation capacity several Earth observation systems have been built. Agenda 21, G8 meetings and other international declarations (the latest from Rio +20) lend political support and reference for this capacity building. read more