ESIP Winter Meeting: January 9 - 11, 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Winter Meeting for the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)! The 2018 theme is Realizing the Socioeconomic Value of Data. The theme is based on one of the goals in the 2015 - 2020 ESIP Strategic Plan, which provides a framework for ESIP’s activities over the next three years.
There is a need to substantiate the benefits of Earth science applications in socially and economically meaningful terms in order to demonstrate return on investment and to prioritize investments across data products, modeling capabilities, and information systems. However, methods and techniques for quantifying the value proposition of Earth observations are currently not fully established. Furthermore, improvements are needed to connect to the decision processes that produce actions with direct societal benefits.
This ESIP session will present a series of case studies that show how U.S. federal and state government agencies are using Earth observations in tandem with ground-based monitors to inform policy decisions. Session speakers include
The session is organized by the Consortium for the Valuation of Applications Benefits Linked with Earth Science (VALUABLES), a cooperative agreement between Resources for the Future (RFF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The VALUABLES Consortium is working to advance methods to value and communicate the applied benefits linked with Earth observations.
