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 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

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

THEMES

Stewardship of the planet