Chapter 5: Earth Observation Targets

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Up One Level: Scientific Standards

Right Sibling: Earth Observation Techniques

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Left Sibling: Earth Observation Fields

Category: Agriculture

Definition:

Standards specific to the processes and activities related to the planting, growth, harvesting, and observation of food crops for human or animal consumption.

Category: Biodiversity

Definition:

Standards specific to the observation, analysis, and conservation of the variety and variability among living organisms within, and between, species and ecosystems.

Category: Climate

Definition:

Standards specific to the measurement and analysis of the climate in all regions of the Earth, and its impact on Earth.

Category: Ecosystems

Definition:

Standards specific to the observation, analysis, and management of ecosystems.

Category: Energy

Definition:

Standards specific to the exploration and discovery, transformation and generation, efficiency and consumption, and conservation of energy in all its forms.

Category: Hazards and Disasters

Definition:

Standards specific to the detection, monitoring, analysis, and management of potentially harmful situations, and their evolution into incidents, both man-made and natural.

Category: Health

Definition:

Standards specific to the detection, analysis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, infections, and genetic conditions.

Category: Population

Definition:

Standards specific to the measurement and analysis of the dynamics and demographics of people from a local, regional, and global perspective.