This online workshop will convene participants from across the Earth observations community to exchange ideas on enhancing coordination, collaboration, and governance mechanisms to support a more robust ecosystem for the creation, curation, and operation of Earth observations and associated tools. In particular, the workshop will explore the respective roles of the public sector, for-profit and not-for-profit private sectors, philanthropy, and academia in developing strategies for addressing challenges and opportunities for resilient Earth observations and data across the growing breadth of Earth observation providers, data, applications, and users. Register here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/45531_12-2025_future-directions-for-earth-observations-and-data-stewardship-a-workshop.
Workshop objectives:
- Assess the contributions, including strengths and weaknesses, of each sector in collection, stewardship, coordination, and governance of Earth observation data, within the global context. Consider how the roles and responsibilities may need to evolve to support and strengthen a diverse and interconnected global system in response to multiple users.
- Examine barriers, including institutional, legal, political, financial, and technological, that have limited creation and use of Earth observations data. Explore opportunities to strengthen governance and improve data sharing to enhance resilience of Earth observation data.
- Discuss common goals and approaches for improving and broadening cross-sector communication and maximizing data use and efficiency with the goal of establishing a more resilient and equitable globally integrated Earth observation system that meets evolving societal and economic needs, as well as the need for ongoing research.
When:
Day 1: Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Day 2: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Where:
Attend virtually:
You will receive the relevant link(s) to attend virtually via email.