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.

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

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

THEMES

Stewardship of the planet