GRID-Geneva generates various types of resources such as data, data platforms, publications, visuals (maps, graphs, posters), storymaps or multimedia contents. These various resources are all accessible through this website.
It is important for users, services providers and policy makers to understand the impacts of “dematerialized technologies” and to learn how we can move towards greener digital technologies.
This article presents the Swiss Data Cube (SDC), unleashing the information power of Big Earth Data for monitoring the environment, providing Analysis Ready Data over the geographic extent of Switzerland since 1984, which is updated on a daily basis.
Disruption of the movement of water (through forests and soils alteration) in and through the atmosphere causes major shifts in precipitation that in turn exacerbates climate change regionally and beyond. Understanding the interwoven relationships can help mitigate climate change and create more resilient ecosystems.
This report aims to provide an overview: it is a concise and dynamic resource of current geospatial mandates, activities, personnel, data usage, infrastructure and resources across the whole United Nations system
The Blueprint presents a review of the current status of the Geospatial Landscape in the United Nations system
Application of the IPCC methodology for assessing the scientific literature on EcoDRR from 2000 to 2019 publications, which will be in turn useful for IPBES.
New paper involving GRID staff members on the concept of Essential Mountain Climate Variables (EMCVs) as a potential means of improving world's mountains monitoring and understanding, based on an interdisciplinary consensus regarding which variables should be considered observation priorities.
New paper including UNEP/GRID-Geneva staff on SwissEnvEO, a Spatial Data Infrastructure complemented with digital repository capabilities to facilitate the publication of Ready to Use information products, at national scale, derived from satellite EO data available in an EO Data Cube in full compliance with FAIR principles.
Participation of UNEP/GRID-Geneva to the Micromégas project, which deals with microplastic pollution in the marine environment
New paper on wildfire-water security risks involving UNEP/GRID-Geneva staff
The climate anomalies in Switzerland for November and beginning of December 2020 go in line with the findings of the Swissdatacube.
Introduction of the World Environment Situation Room (WESR), the new UNEP data, information and knowledge platform.