GCRI · Space and Earth Observation
Mandate and publisher
Space and Earth Observation is published by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), a research, development and policy institution and the lead institution of the Nexus Consortium. This page sets out the platform’s mandate, who answers for it, the limits of its role and its current state.
- STEM methods
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- Canonical methods this field applies
- Topics
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- Subject pages in the field
- Counterparts
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- Platforms in shared fields across the network
- Report series
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- Reports series it contributes to
Mandate and publisher in four parts.
Reliable evidence from space, and resilient space services.
The platform exists to strengthen the science of Earth observation for risk intelligence and sustainable development, and to understand the risks to the space systems that society depends on. It puts validation, uncertainty and rights at the centre of satellite evidence.
Scope
Space and Earth observation, with links to climate and hazards.
Who takes part
Remote-sensing scientists, space engineers, geospatial analysts and disaster scientists.
What it is designed to publish
Earth observation method guides, land and ocean observation cases and space-system risk briefs.
Who is responsible.
The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) publishes Space and Earth Observation and answers for its content under the review and correction rules in trust, rights and status.
- Status: Space and Earth Observation is an established platform. Activities, records and services are published as each one opens.
- Open for information and enquiries.
- Why a dedicated platform: remote-sensing research is a distinct scientific community, separate from the Earth observation platform (EOP) in Foundry, which is a shared renderer.
- STEM stewardship: the platform stewards four methods in the STEM Commons, beginning with Earth observation and remote sensing.
What the platform does not do.
- It does not regulate, license, certify or approve any satellite, data product, operator or organisation.
- It does not operate satellites or ground stations and does not sell or licence data.
- It does not carry out surveillance of individuals, and its methods respect privacy and the rights of the people and places observed.
- It does not give financial advice. The use of satellite evidence in insurance and finance is examined as sector understanding at Insurance Nexus at GRA and Reinsurance and Catastrophe at the Global Risks Alliance (GRA).
Taking part, hosting or sponsorship gives no authority or influence over findings.
From question to validated evidence.
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Question
A question is framed with its users and scoped in research and evidence.
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Method
Sensor choice, processing and validation are documented in methods and uncertainty.
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Review
Named specialists review results and the stated accuracy before publication.
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Publication
Outputs appear on the publications page with their data sources and licences.
Questions and answers.
Is the platform a separate organisation?
Is the platform operating?
Who can I contact?
Bring a method, a dataset or a question.
Information and enquiries are open today. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.
Legal documents.
Maps, data and figures on this site are shown for context and general information. They are not advice, forecasts or warnings; the limits of the information are set out in the Disclaimers and Data Notices.