Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 March 2025 | Viewed by 81
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Interests: remote sensing of engineering projects; remote sensing for sustainable development goals; energy; infrastructure remote sensing; belt and road initiative; agricultural remote sensing
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Interests: remote sensing image processing; night-time light remote sensing; remote sensing applications in social sciences; national geographical conditions monitoring
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A lack of critical data constrains the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda. As of 2023, internationally comparable data for the 17 SDGs have not achieved global coverage, and only 9 targets have internationally comparable data for half of the world's countries or regions. There are also significant gaps in data timeliness. In this context, about half of the countries are willing to use Earth observation satellite imagery and internet-based data collection methods to address data gaps. Expanding the range of data sources and innovating approaches to data sources through using rapidly developing Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies—thereby monitoring global SDG progress in a timely and accurate manner and allowing us to formulate more effective action plans—will be one of the key priorities for bridging data gaps and accelerating the process of realizing the SDGs.
This Special Issue aims to investigate the monitoring and evaluation methods of BigEarth data for different SDG goals—particularly in SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)—Integrated Evaluations, and Interactions among the SDGs. Articles may cover any content related to BigEarth data monitoring and analyses of SDG indicators, including new monitoring methods for various SDG indicators, implementation paths for indicators, cross-cutting and comprehensive analyses of indicators, etc. In addition to BigEarth data methods and tools such as remote sensing and GIS, we also welcome the comprehensive integration of remote sensing research with geographic information, statistical data, and other data.
Articles may cover themes including, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Access to electricity;
- Clean cooking;
- Renewable energy;
- Energy efficiency;
- International cooperation on energy;
- Comprehensive indicators of SDGs;
- Cross-cutting indicators of SDGs.
Dr. Minquan Wu
Prof. Dr. Xi Li
Dr. Yu Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- affordable and clean energy
- integrated evaluations and interactions among SDGs
- access to electricity
- clean cooking
- renewable energy
- energy efficiency
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