Big Earth Data Facilitates Sustainable Development Goals

Authors

Huadong GUO, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Dong LIANG, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Fang CHEN, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Zhongchang SUN, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Jie LIU, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China

Keywords

Big Earth Data, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG indicators monitoring, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

Document Type

Overview

Abstract

In 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to guide the economic, social, and environmental aspects of development. However, several factors have constrained the implementation of the SDGs, including uneven development, lack of data, and the interconnection and mutual restriction between the goals. In particular, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 exacerbated the challenges faced by countries in implementing SDGs. This study focuses on the need to improve data services for SDGs in order to strengthen scientific research on monitoring and evaluating SDG indicators. We advocate for a scientific think tank that guides technological innovation for sustainable development and provides suggestions on education and training for developing countries that warrant serious consideration for rapid and meaningful sustained progress in the future. This paper highlights research on improving SDG monitoring and evaluation of SDGs carried out under the Big Earth Data Science Engineering Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the progress made in the development of the big data information platform for SDGs, and the monitoring and evaluation of SDG indicators. Further, the paper introduces the sustainable development scientific satellite due to launch in October 2021, a first of its kind in a series of satellites and the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), which is being established to strengthen national and international efforts through improved scientific support driven by innovative big data solutions for SDGs.

First page

874

Last Page

884

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

GUO, Huadong; LIANG, Dong; CHEN, Fang; SUN, Zhongchang; and LIU, Jie (2021) "Big Earth Data Facilitates Sustainable Development Goals," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 36 : Iss. 8 , Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20210707006
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss8/2