GEOEssential – mainstreaming workflows from data sources to environment policy indicators with essential variables

Lehmann, Anthony; Nativi, Stefano; Mazzetti, Paolo; Maso, Joan; Serral, Ivette; Spengler, Daniel; Niamir, Aidin; McCallum, Ian; Lacroix, Pierre Marcel Anselme; Patias, Petros; Rodila, Diana-Denisa; Ray, Nicolas; Giuliani, Gregory

doi:10.1080/17538947.2019.1585977

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Title		GEOEssential – mainstreaming workflows from data sources to environment policy indicators with essential variables
Authors		Lehmann, Anthony Nativi, Stefano Mazzetti, Paolo Maso, Joan Serral, Ivette Spengler, Daniel Niamir, Aidin McCallum, Ian Lacroix, Pierre Marcel Anselme Patias, Petros Rodila, Diana-Denisa Ray, Nicolas Giuliani, Gregory show all authors [1 - 13]
Published in		International Journal of Digital Earth. 2020, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 322-338
Abstract		When defining indicators on the environment, the use of existing initiatives should be a priority rather than redefining indicators each time. From an Information, Communication and Technology perspective, data interoperability and standardization are critical to improve data access and exchange as promoted by the Group on Earth Observations. GEOEssential is following an end-user driven approach by defining Essential Variables (EVs), as an intermediate value between environmental policy indicators and their appropriate data sources. From international to local scales, environmental policies and indicators are increasingly percolating down from the global to the local agendas. The scientific business processes for the generation of EVs and related indicators can be formalized in workflows specifying the necessary logical steps. To this aim, GEOEssential is developing a Virtual Laboratory the main objective of which is to instantiate conceptual workflows, which are stored in a dedicated knowledge base, generating executable workflows. To interpret and present the relevant outputs/results carried out by the different thematic workflows considered in GEOEssential (i.e. biodiversity, ecosystems, extractives, night light, and food-water-energy nexus), a Dashboard is built as a visual front-end. This is a valuable instrument to track progresses towards environmental policies.
Keywords		SDGs — Environmental policies — Essential variables — Earth observation — Knowledge base — Workflows — Virtual research environment
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2019.1585977
Full text		Article (Published version) (2.4 MB) - Free access Other version: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2019.1585977
Structures		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 Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale
Research groups		Envirospace Lab Global Resource Information Database (GRID) GeoHealth: approches géospatiales et environnementales en santé globale (1000) ISE Climat ISE Eau ISE Biodiversité ISE Pôle Informatique environnementale ISE Pôle Sciences TIGERS
Project		H2020: ERA-PLANET
Citation (ISO format)		LEHMANN, Anthony et al. GEOEssential – mainstreaming workflows from data sources to environment policy indicators with essential variables. In: International Journal of Digital Earth, 2020, vol. 13, n° 2, p. 322-338. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2019.1585977 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:119962