Open Knowledge: Implications for the GWP

Description

To solve our most pressing social and environmental challenges, data transparency and replicability are key. However, there are still widespread barriers between people and data. The overarching goals of Open Knowledge can help us create a transparent and inclusive environment that enables everyone - scientists, data and knowledge providers, policy makers, and the general public - to maximise the impact of Earth observations (EO) for the benefit of all. GEO advocates for the adoption of Open Knowledge to maximise the use and impact of EO data and tools. Through the GEO Knowledge Hub (GKH), an open-source digital repository of freely accessible, authoritative and reproducible knowledge created by the GEO community, the goal is to increase the impact of the GWP. This will be delivered by improving the discovery and replication of EO tools for policy development and decision making. The GEO community is a growing and diverse international network of researchers, policy makers, practitioners and students interested in both open EO data, open science and the broader concept of open knowledge.

Session Co-Chair:

Markus Konkol - (Netherlands)

Programme

Open Earth Alliance and Open Data Cube

Brian Killough - OEA- (US)

Human Planet

Robert Chen - Human Planet - (US)

EO4SDG & urban toolkit

Monika Kuffer - EO4SDG - (US)

GOS4M

Francesco d’Amore - GOS4M - (Italy)

GEOGLOWS

Riley Hales - GEOGLOWS - (US)

EO4Health & D-MOSS

Quillon Harpham - EO4Health - (UK)