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<td style="border:0px solid rgb(204,204,204)"><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">Dear colleagues,</p><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">Shared
data means everything to Earth observation researchers. If we hope to
solve global problems such as climate change, open data is at the heart
of finding answers. Sharing is at the heart of GEO’s latest call to
action.</p><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">In
partnership with Google, GEO will select 25 project proposals to
receive licenses for Google Earth Engine, to be used to tackle
significant societal challenges and improve understanding of our planet.</p><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">Google
is providing these licenses, valued at US$3 million, to broaden the use
of Earth observation data. In keeping with GEO's goal of promoting
openly shared data, we require that the chosen projects offer the
results of their work to the open science community, including code,
algorithms, datasets and results.</p><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">Big
data from openly available Earth observations offers a wealth of
opportunities for the open science community to produce new research and
applications, since these datasets supply critical, objective
information about the world’s oceans, forests, and key biodiversity
indicators. All of these represent vital signs regarding the health of
our Earth’s ecosystems and will help measure the pulse of the planet.</p><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">More details can be found on the website <a href="http://www.earthobservations.org/article.php?id=400" target="_blank">here</a>.<br><br><strong>If you’re interested in proposing your project for a free Earth Engine license, please submit your proposal via this <a href="http://www.earthobservations.org/documents/gee/201912_call/201912_geo_gee_application_form.docx" target="_blank">Application Form</a> to <a href="mailto:dcripe@geosec.org" target="_blank">dcripe@geosec.org</a> by March 15, 2020.</strong></p><div style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px"> <br></div><p style="padding:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(96,96,96);line-height:24px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px">The GEO Secretariat</p>
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