Essential earth observation variables for high-level multi-scale indicators and policies

Article Article scientifique Article Essential earth observation variables for high-level multi-scale indicators and policies eng 2022-02-03 2022-05 author Lehmann Anthony 0000-0002-8279-8567 28253 author Mazzetti Paolo author Santoro Mattia author Nativi Stefano author Masò Joan author Serral Ivette author Spengler Daniel author Niamir Aidin author Lacroix Pierre Marcel Anselme 716942 author Ambrosone Mariapaola 815971 author McCallum Ian author Kussul Nataliia author Patias Petros author Rodila Diana-Denisa 810211 author Ray Nicolas 0000-0002-4696-5313 126189 author Giuliani Gregory 0000-0002-1825-8865 94488 105-117 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.12.024 1462-9011 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1462901122000338 Several holistic approaches are based on the description of socio-ecological systems to address the sustainability challenge. Essential Variables (EVs) have the potential to support these approaches by describing the status of the Earth system through monitoring and modeling. The different classes of EVs can be organized along the envi- ronmental policy framework of Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses. The EV concept represents an opportunity to strengthen monitoring systems by providing observations to seize the fundamental dimensions of the Earth system The Group on Earth Observation (GEO) is a partnership of 113 nations and 134 participating organizations in 2021 that are dedicated to making Earth Observation (EO) data available globally to inform about the state of the environment and enable data-driven decision processes. GEO is building the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, a set of coordinated and independent EO, information and processing systems that interoperate to provide access to EO for users in the public and private sectors. The progresses made in the development of various classes of EVs are described with their main policy targets, Internet links and key references The paper reviews the literature on EVs and describes the main contributions of the EU GEOEssential project to integrate EVs within the work plan of GEO in order to better address selected environmental policies and the SDGs. A new GEO-EVs community has been set to discuss about the current status of the EVs, exchange knowledge, experiences and assess the gaps to be solved in their communities of providers and users. A set of four traits characterizing an EV was put forward to describe the entire socio-ecological system of planet Earth: Es- sentiality, Evolvability, Unambiguity, and Feasibility. A workflow from the identification of EO data sources to the final visualization of SDG 15.3.1 indicators on land degradation is demonstrated, spanning through the use of different EVs, the definition of the knowledge base on this indicator, the implementation of the workflow in the VLab (a cloud-based processing infrastructure), the presentation of the outputs on a dedicated dashboard and the corresponding narrative through a story map. Earth observations Essential variables Indicators Workflows Sustainable development goals Policy Dewey 333.7-333.9 Dewey 550 Dewey 613 European Commission The European network for observing our changing planet 689443 ERA-PLANET EU H2020 European Commission An Ecosystem of Citizen Observatories for Environmental Monitoring 776740 WeObserve EU H2020 European Commission Coordinating an Observation Network of Networks EnCompassing saTellite and IN-situ to fill the Gaps in European Observations 641538 ConnectinGEO EU H2020 European Commission ECOPOTENTIAL: IMPROVING FUTURE ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS THROUGH EARTH OBSERVATIONS 641762 ECOPOTENTIAL EU H2020 18 Institut des sciences de l'environnement 0DB 41 Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau 153 66 Institut de santé globale 22A1 false 673 Envirospace Lab 1275 GeoHealth: approches géospatiales et environnementales en santé globale 1000 859 Global Resource Information Database (GRID) 941 ISE Pôle Informatique environnementale 938 ISE Pôle Sciences 1057 TIGERS Environmental science & policy 131 15eda5ed-c233-4df4-a47d-79d95c932183 Article (Published version) Public 1-s2.0-S1462901122000338-main.pdf 8504167 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 5bb63415-33a5-477d-8351-8fb60d13a864 Appendix Public 1-s2.0-S1462901122000338-mmc1.docx 66752 application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document openAccess Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement Faculté des sciences / Section des sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement / Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale

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