Progress of Earth Observation and Earth Science in China
SPACE SCIENCE ACTIVITIES IN CHINA Progress of Earth Observation and Earth Science in China GUO Huadong1,2, LIU Guang1, LIANG Dong1,2, ZHANG Lu1, XIAO Han1 National Report 2016 1 (Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094) 2 (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049) Abstract Sustainability is the current theme of global development, and for China it is not only an opportunity but also a challenge. In 2016, the Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted, addressing the need to limit the rise of 2018 global temperatures. The United Nations (UN) has set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world in terms of closely linking human well-being, economic prosperity and healthy environments. Sustainable development requires the support of spatial information and objective evaluation, and the capability of macro- scopic, rapid, accurate Earth observation techniques plays an important role in sustainable development. Recently, Earth observation technologies have been developing rapidly in China, where scientists are building coordinated, comprehensive and sustainable Earth observation systems for global monitoring programs. Recent efforts include the Digital Belt and Road Program (DBAR) and comparative studies of the “three poles”. This and other re- E-mail: hdguo@radi.ac.cn searches will provide powerful support for solving problems such as global change and environmental degradation. Key words Earth observation, Earth system science, Big Earth Data, Moon-based Earth observation, Global sustainable de- velopment, Digital Belt and Road Program, Three poles Earth is our common homeland. However, global 1. Advances in Earth Observation change, disasters, and environmental problems are af- fecting the safety and development of every country.
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