The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has been working for more than a decade to open access to Earth observation data and information, and increase awareness around their socioeconomic value. As GEO moves into the second decade four new global partners are announced...
Investments in Open Earth Observation Data Set to Grow
Geneva - A global trend towards open data, i.e. data that anyone can access, use and share without restriction is steadily replacing a previous tendency by governments to charge for Earth observations, especially satellite imagery. The Group on Earth Observations...
Open Earth Observation Data Now More Accessible
St Petersburg, - At the Thirteenth GEO Plenary Meeting, held in St Petersburg, Russian Federation from 9-10 November, 2016, representatives from GEO’s 103 Member governments and 106 Participating Organizations (POs) convened to launch a new look for the Global...
Unleashing the Power of Open Earth Observation Data Group on Earth Observations to Convene in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Geneva - Hosted by the Russian Federation, led by ROSHYDROMET and ROSCOSMOS, the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will convene its international Plenary on 9- 10 November in St. Petersburg. The entire Earth observation community gathers once a...
EARSC is Now a GEO Participating Organization
The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) is pleased to have been accepted as Participating Organization for joining the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). “This is a critical step forward in GEO's efforts to collaborate with the private sector...
ESSC Statement on Climate Change
The European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) supports the Article (2) agreement on climate change of the Declaration of the '2015 Budapest World Science Forum on the enabling power of science' urges such a universal agreement aiming at stabilising atmospheric...
GEO Unleashes the Power of Open Data in Mexico City, November 9 – 13
Geneva, November 4, 2015 — Hosted by the Government of Mexico, the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will convene its international Plenary and Ministerial Summit on 9-13 November in Mexico City. Against the backdrop of recent approval of the UN...
