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Socioeconomic Data and Applications Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for the EOS Data and Information System

Lead PI: Dr. Robert S. Chen , Dr. Alexander de Sherbinin , Sri Vinay
Unit Affiliation: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
August 2018 - July 2022
Inactive
Global
Project Type: Research Outreach

DESCRIPTION: SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Focusing on human interactions in the environment, SEDAC has as its mission to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between earth sciences and social sciences. NASA has funded 2 years of a 5.5-year contract through July 2023.

OUTCOMES: SEDAC provides access to hundreds of interdisciplinary data sets and associated tools and services for research and applications related to human-environment interactions and the use of remote sensing. SEDAC data have been cited in more than 4,500 scientific articles and are widely used in other data sets, decision support tools, and applications.

SPONSOR: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
WEBSITE: https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/

KEYWORDS

natural hazards human migration anthropogenic emissions poverty renewable energy vegetation cover displacement spatial analysis geoinformatics economic development earth science data drought risk sea level rise risk mapping geospatial data demography data management environmental health agricultural production environmental sustainability climate data soil datasets landslides socioeconomic scenarios water pollution disaster risk land cover vulnerability assessment observed climate impacts mapping crop yields earth observation water availability flood risk estimation exposure assessment urban risk management hazardous waste hazard risk fertilizer nasa future climate climate impacts environment indicators ecological change environmental change global footprint remote sensing data data integration food security urban areas rural development human development flood hazards information sharing food systems child mortality reservoirs disaster mitigation volcanic hazard interdisciplinary research remote sensing satellite imagery informatics systems map-based discovery disaster studies hazard mitigation mapping tool climate risk environmental hazard hazards water resources environmental security food insecurity ecosystem health extreme poverty pollutants global sea level change ecological assessment flood mapping building footprints urbanization migration freshwater nuclear energy pollution disaster risk management disease monitoring satellite remote sensing social vulnerability energy population distribution climate adaptation open data geographic location climate and security disaster risk reduction natural disaster seismic hazard maps united nations vector-borne disease geographic information system (gis) global database demographic data global climate change sustainable development goals land use conflict mangroves environmental stress earthquake risk management earthquake hazards data-driven decision making coastal vulnerability disease incidence emergency management urban poverty urban populations climate information energy infrastructure disasters decision support emissions ecosystem vulnerability rural populations satellite data mortality rate hurricane risk gender population electricity use air quality sustainable development malnutrition climate change projections global warming development

THEMES

Stewardship of the planet