Uncovering SDGs-EYES
SDGs-EYES aimed at boosting the European capacity for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on Copernicus through building a portfolio of decision-making tools to monitor those SDGs indicators related to the environment from an inter-sectoral perspective, aligning with the EU Green Deal priorities and challenges.
SDGs-EYES exploited and combined data from Copernicus’s six core services to develop more accurate SDGs indicators.
In particular, the project aimed to:
Key Information
- Project number: 101082311
- Duration: 36 Months (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025)
- EU contribution: HORIZON-RIA
- Consortium: 10 organisations from 6 countries
- Coordinator: Fondazione CMCC
Facilitate access and increase usability of Earth Observation information
SDGs-EYES relied in the design and development of a scientific and technological framework to build robust, reliable and accurate indicators, aggregating and processing Earth Observation (EO) data provided by the European Union’s Copernicus’s six core services and the space and in-situ components.
Improve reliability, robustness and accuracy of SDG indicators
SDGs-EYES demonstrated Copernicus-enhanced measurement for six SDGs goals indicators – from climate (SDG13), ocean (SDG14), land (SDG 15) – making them part of the 2021 assessment at EU level monitored by EUROSTAT.
A cross-goals indicator was also formulated to explore the exposure of vulnerable communities under cumulative climate extreme.
Advance stakeholder capacity to deliver value to European society
SDGs-EYES aimed to create a range of data products designed to simplify the tracking and reporting of specific SDGs.
These service-oriented products were developed, showcased, and co-designed in collaboration with a community of users and dedicated stakeholders within five designated pilot areas.
Results
- Improved end-users’ awareness and skills for effective and systematic use of geospatial and EO information increasingly available from Copernicus components.
- Advanced SDGs indicators calculation approaches beyond the state-of-the-art, i.e., combining EO/geospatial data with cutting-edge information technologies.
- Fully integrated scientific, technological and user engagement framework, built around the Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS).
All the project results are collected in the Resources section.
Possible users
European and national Statistical Offices.
SatCen stakeholders e.g. Copernicus SESA Service (Copernicus Service on Support to EU External and Security Actions); the European Commission and other EU entities; international agencies (e.g. UN bodies); GEO SPACE-SECURITY Members.
Health decision makers and other local health stakeholders which want to embed climate information in their policies.
Environmental protection authorities; forest owners/managers; parks and protected areas managers; land/urban planners.
Scientists and researchers.
