GEO

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GEO is an intergovernmental partnership that coordinates global efforts to build and improve Earth observation systems for informed environmental and societal decision-making.

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GEO canonical 2
GEO Series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf global partnership
intergovernmental organization
abbreviation GEO
acronymOf Group on Earth Observations
collaboratesWith United Nations agencies
national meteorological services
non-governmental organizations
research institutions
space agencies
coordinates 46.2044°N 6.1432°E
countryOfHeadquarters Switzerland
dataPolicy promotion of open data
fieldOfWork Earth observation coordination
environmental monitoring
policy support through Earth observations
focusArea Earth observation
agriculture and food security
biodiversity
climate
disaster risk reduction
energy
health
sustainable development
water resources
founded 2005
foundingContext Third Earth Observation Summit
fullName Group on Earth Observations
governanceBody GEO Executive Committee
GEO Plenary
hasGlobalScope true
hasMemberType countries
intergovernmental organizations
participating organizations
hasSecretariat GEO Secretariat
headquartersLocation Geneva, Switzerland
linked to: Geneva
languageOfWorkOrName English
mission to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems
to improve the availability, access, and use of Earth observations
purpose coordination of Earth observation activities
promotion of open access to Earth observation data
support for informed environmental decision-making
support for societal decision-making
secretariatLocation Geneva, Switzerland
linked to: Geneva
sector Earth science
environment
geospatial information
website https://www.earthobservations.org/
worksOn Global Earth Observation System of Systems

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