Continuing the partnership that produced the COVID-19 Earth Observing Dashboard by 2020, NASA and its international partners in Europe and Japan have combined the scientific power of their satellite data to observe Earth in expanding an online resource to cover a wide range of planets – global changes in the environment and human society. The extended dashboard from NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), covers six new focus areas – space, agriculture, biomass, water and ocean, cryosphere, and economy – allowing users to hit the ground running on data-driven issues and jointly evaluate relevant data sets.
“At NASA, data access is a priority,” said Karen St. Germain, director of the NASA Earth Science Division. “With partners in ESA and JAXA, this is another important step in getting the latest information from the public about our changing planet, in an accessible and simple way, that informs decisions and organizes communities around the world.”
Dashboard providesfor scientists
The dashboard provides an easy-to-use tool for public scientists, decision makers, and people who may be familiar with satellite or earth view data. It provides an accurate, complete, and complete view of our planet. Using accurate remote sensing perception, the dashboard shows the changes that take place in the atmosphere, on earth, and in the Earth’s water and its effects on human activities. Users can scan countries and regions around the world to see how specific locations change over time. Agencies collaborated to identify the most appropriate satellite data streams and streamline existing computer infrastructure to share information from all sectors and generate relevant indicators and issues.
“International co-operation between our space institutions is crucial,” said Simonetta Cheli, director of Earth Observation Programs at ESA. “Our enhanced Earth satellite data provided by ESA, NASA and JAXA is used on a daily basis for the benefit of society as a whole and to enhance our knowledge of our home planet. Following the success of the Earth Observing Dashboard, I am delighted to see how our resources and technological know-how can be expanded and utilized to improve our understanding of global environmental change and other social challenges affecting our planet. ”
Atmospheric focus shows how air pollution and climate change are contributing to the major environmental challenges of our time. In an agricultural-focused area, users can view satellite data that provides information on agricultural production, crop conditions, and food supply. The biomass focus area has a story that explains how trees and plants remove large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. At the core of the cryosphere, a story about the effects of global warming on sea ice allows the reader to share a glimpse of JAXA’s offshore database.
Earth’s largest natural resource
The water and ocean environment focuses on the Earth’s largest natural resource and allows users to experience a rich and complex ocean view like that of the earth. The economic focus area provides access to a database that shows how global social and economic systems are connected to the environment. In addition to the selected issues and data set provided in each focus area, Earth Observing Dashboard provides direct access to the database testing tool, which allows users to share multiple different indexes in detail.
“After partnering with NASA and ESA on COVID-19, we expanded this dashboard to provide more information on environmental issues and climate change in a collaborative environment,” said Koji Terada, JAXA vice-president and executive director. of Space Technology Directorate I. “With a view to contributing to the understanding of the Earth’s ecosystem and systems and to improving global viewing data, we at JAXA will continue to work on updating this dashboard.”
Last year, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced the idea of NASA’s Earth Information Center, an opportunity for the agency to use its data capabilities and modeling capabilities to work with trusted governments and social partners by engaging longer in communities most affected by climate change. The expanded Earth Observing Dashboard complements the ongoing planning of the Earth Information Center.
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