期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2010
卷号：XXXVIII - Part 8
页码：170-175
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：Earth observations can provide a wealth of information for making informed societal decisions. The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) integrates a variety of organizations interested in environmental data and/or decision-making to create a sound technical platform for information-sharing and collaboration. The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) facilitates the use of Earth observations in decisions by making decision-support tools and information publically available. The main principle of GEOSS is to benefit society. The Health Societal Benefit Area (SBA) spans the science-to-decision-making continuum through three tasks: Information Systems for Health, Monitoring and Prediction Systems for Health, and End-to-End Projects for Health. Projects within each overarching task focus on building connections between basic research, tools, and tangible decisions. Current foci within the Health SBA include: aerosol impacts on health, air quality forecasting, global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants and mercury, meningitis in Africa, developing malaria early warning systems, and decision support tools for ecosystems, biodiversity and health
关键词：GEO; Public Health; Earth Observations; Decision-making; Decision ; Tools; Monitoring Data
