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

Lead PI: Robert Chen , Dr. Alexander de Sherbinin , Sri Vinay

Unit Affiliation: Center for Integrated Earth System Information (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.

Previous grant: https://people.climate.columbia.edu/projects/view/1546

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

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

THEMES

Stewardship of the planet