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

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

THEMES

Stewardship of the planet