TY - JOUR
T1 - Lifting the information barriers to address sustainability challenges with data from physical geography and Earth observation
AU - Lehmann, Anthony
AU - Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca
AU - Lacayo, Martin
AU - Giuliani, Grégory
AU - Thau, David
AU - Koy, Kevin
AU - Goldberg, Grace
AU - Sharp, Richard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the authors.
PY - 2017/5/19
Y1 - 2017/5/19
N2 - Sustainability challenges demand solutions, and the pace of technological and scientific advances in physical geography and Earth observation have great potential to provide the information needed to address these challenges. This paper highlights five online tools and initiatives that are lifting barriers to address these challenges. The enviroGRIDS project in the Black Sea catchment demonstrates how the use of spatial data infrastructures can facilitate data sharing. Google Earth Engine is providing solutions to challenges of processing big data into usable information. Additionally, application programming interfaces allow outsiders to elaborate and iterate on programs to explore novel uses of data and models, as seen in the Berkeley Ecoinformatics Engine. Finally, collaborative mapping tools, such as Seasketch/MarineMap and the InVEST software suite, allow engagement within and between groups of experts and stakeholders for the development, deployment, and long-term impact of a project. Merging these different experiences can set a new standard for online information tools supporting sustainable development from evidence brought by physical geography combined with socioeconomic conditions.
AB - Sustainability challenges demand solutions, and the pace of technological and scientific advances in physical geography and Earth observation have great potential to provide the information needed to address these challenges. This paper highlights five online tools and initiatives that are lifting barriers to address these challenges. The enviroGRIDS project in the Black Sea catchment demonstrates how the use of spatial data infrastructures can facilitate data sharing. Google Earth Engine is providing solutions to challenges of processing big data into usable information. Additionally, application programming interfaces allow outsiders to elaborate and iterate on programs to explore novel uses of data and models, as seen in the Berkeley Ecoinformatics Engine. Finally, collaborative mapping tools, such as Seasketch/MarineMap and the InVEST software suite, allow engagement within and between groups of experts and stakeholders for the development, deployment, and long-term impact of a project. Merging these different experiences can set a new standard for online information tools supporting sustainable development from evidence brought by physical geography combined with socioeconomic conditions.
KW - Application programming interface
KW - Collaborative user interface
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - High performance computing
KW - Spatial data infrastructure
KW - Sustainable development goals
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U2 - 10.3390/su9050858
DO - 10.3390/su9050858
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019862341
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 9
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 5
M1 - 858
ER -
