GEO supports more than 100 UN Member States to advance access to open Earth observations. GEO offers all countries the opportunity to benefit from collective knowledge, expertise and skills to develop national Earth observations programmes.
List of members
Africa
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Commonwealth of Independent States
Member since September 2014
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since March 2009
Americas
Member since October 2008
Asia/Oceania
Member since March 2006
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2007
Europe
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since June 2014
Africa
Member since September 2010
Asia/Oceania
Member since January 2017
Africa
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since August 2011
Africa
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since May 2007
Africa
Member since February 2012
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since January 2007
Africa
Member since November 2022
Europe
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2021
Americas
Member since December 2014
Africa
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since September 2019
Europe
Member since May 2008
Africa
Member since October 2010
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since June 2010
Europe
Member since February 2013
Europe
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since October 2010
Europe
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since September 2019
Africa
Member since June 2009
Africa
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since April 2006
Europe
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Commonwealth of Independent States
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since October 2015
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since March 2006
Europe
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since September 2009
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since January 2024
Africa
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since May 2009
Africa
Member since May 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Commonwealth of Independent States
Member since October 2006
Asia/Oceania
Member since May 2016
Africa
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since October 2020
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since April 2020
Africa
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since April 2017
Asia/Oceania
Member since November 2007
Americas
Member since July 2007
Americas
Member since April 2006
Americas
Member since November 2008
Asia/Oceania
Member since November 2005
Europe
Member since November 2014
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since March 2007
Commonwealth of Independent States
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since March 2020
Africa
Member since May 2014
Europe
Member since October 2010
Africa
Member since July 2014
Africa
Member since September 2019
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since November 2005
Africa
Member since August 2015
Africa
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Africa
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since February 2005
Commonwealth of Independent States
Member since March 2011
Asia/Oceania
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since October 2019
Americas
Member since September 2023
Africa
Member since February 2005
Europe
Member since May 2008
Africa
Member since July 2006
Europe
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since December 2015
Europe
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since February 2005
Americas
Member since November 2015
Commonwealth of Independent States
Member since February 2005
Asia/Oceania
Member since December 2014
Africa
Member since May 2015
Benefits and opportunities
GEO’s Member governments have access to the following benefits and opportunities.
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Ensure that the interests of their countries and regions are represented in GEO, this means aligning Earth observation investments and activities with national priorities.
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Influence the technical and policy decisions and contribute to the GEO Work Programme.
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Shape the overall direction of GEO through participation in the GEO plenary and the participation in the Executive Committee and Programme Board.
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Benefit from the global community of Earth observation experts to help their nations learn from and share knowledge in the area of the engagement priorities.
Become a Member
Membership in GEO is open to all member States of the United Nations and to the European Commission. All members fit within an existing regional caucus. The regional caucuses nominate members for the Executive Committee on an annual basis.
GEO does not require compulsory annual fees. Members are encouraged to contribute financially in addition to providing secondments and leveraging existing programmatic resources to support GEO.
For more information about membership, please contact the GEO Secretariat
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