Unleashing the Power of Earth Observations

Unleashing the Power of Earth Observations

Barb Ryan
Dr. Barb Ryan at TEDxBarcelona in November 2013. Image credit: GEO/YouTube
In December 2013, the Secretariat Director of the Group on Earth Observations gave a TEDx talk in Barcelona, Spain making the case that all Earth-oberservation data collected from governments and institutions should be open and available to everyone. She illustrates how this could reduce hunger and improve the quality of life of all Earth’s inhabitants. Ryan emphasizes that Earth observation data show Earth without political boundaries, as an entire system.
Source: Unleashing the Power of Earth Observations: Barbara Ryan at TEDxBarcelona, YouTube

Related Information:
+ The Group on Earth Observations Looks Toward a Second Decade of Data Sharing, Earthzine

Post Last Updated on January 21, 2014
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