CSIRO’s Data61
and Radiant.Earth team
up to improve disaster
resilience from space
Sept. 13, 2017
CSIRO’s Data61
Australia’s data
innovation network and
Radiant.Earth have
announced today that
they will partner to
develop joint research
into satellite imagery
and earth observation
data for disaster
resilience, in areas
such as human disaster
management, health,
climate change and
sustainable water
management.
A recent report by
the United Nations found
41 percent of all
disasters caused by
natural hazards reported
over the past two
decades have occurred in
the Asia-Pacific region.
The partnership will
see Data61 and
Radiant.Earth leverage
their existing
resources, networks and
facilities in real-time
modelling, machine
learning and
visualization
technologies for mutual
benefits.
One planned activity
will include hosting of
open data on
Radiant.Earth's
platform, and
demonstration of
Data61’s mapping
products and tools on
that platform such as
mTerriaJS, for the
purpose of supporting
mission critical
programs, primarily in
the Asia-Pacific Region.
Radiant.Earth CEO
Anne Hale Miglarese said
that in support of the
global development
community,
Radiant.Earth’s mission
is to connect people
worldwide to Earth
imagery, geospatial
data, tools, and
knowledge to meet the
world’s most critical
challenges.
“The world is awash
in Earth observation
data, but most of the
low and middle income
countries are still
poorly mapped and served
by geospatial
technologies,” Ms
Miglarese said.
Partnering with
Data61 to drive open
remote sensing science
will help us serve this
community better,
including non-profits
working in global
development, as well as
national and regional
government entities.”
CSIRO’s Data61 CEO
Adrian Turner said the
partnership with
Radiant.Earth was an
example of how science
and technology and
cross-border
partnerships can deliver
benefit to the global
community.
“Data61 has
world-leading expertise
in applying data
visualization and
geospatial tools like
TerriaJS to inform
decision making around
smart cities and
infrastructure,
including mapping
renewable energy systems
or demographics in
different locations to
inform policy decision
making,” Mr Turner said.
In addition, with
technologies like SPARK
and AMICUS, we can
predict the behaviour
and spread of bushfires
and have worked with
local emergency services
organizations and
government in Australia
to plan for
emergencies.”
A combination of
approaches, including
Radiant.Earth’s
extensive network, will
be used to improve
disaster resilience
among disadvantaged
communities in the
Asia-Pacific region in
the coming months.
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