![]() ![]() Expert opinions make sense of the data and the connections between them allowing a layering of narratives (e.g., how did rise in the global demand for meat trigger deforestation, a major contributor to climate change?). Users will soon be able to create their own stories.ĮarthTime uses more than 300 free, open-source, geospatial datasets – an unprecedented number for visualizations of this kind. ![]() It draws on the Forum’s network of experts to give analyses and to tell stories. You can see them at EarthTime was developed by CREATE Lab (the Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment Lab) at Carnegie Mellon University, in partnership with the World Economic Forum. Other layers will be added in the months and years ahead. Nine expert analyses on global challenges will be launched on World Earth Day(22 April): deforestation, city growth, coral bleaching, fires at night, glaciers, refugees, renewables, sea-level rise, surface-water gain and loss and urban fragility. The vision, and long-term goal, is to better inform everyone – including individuals, business heads and policy-makers – about the lives we lead, the decisions we make and the impact we have on the planet. It uses images captured by NASA satellites since 1984. The platform has already been used in public outreach in schools and museums, and to inform world leaders at World Economic Forum events of major environmental and geoeconomic shifts, from air pollution to inequality. ![]() For more information or to try out the site ahead of World Earth Day, contact Max Hall, World Economic Forum at / EuropaWire/ - A new website that combines dramatic images from space with expert analysis of how humans are changing the planet will launch on World Earth Day (22 April).ĮarthTime ties together diverse data layers to show the patterns and connections behind some of the major social and political trends of the past two decades – and how they are inscribed into fast-changing landscapes.Website was developed by Carnegie Mellon University and the World Economic Forum and presents big data in a way that enables better informed decisions about our impact and the challenges we face.EarthTime uses experts to track and connect patterns between a range of topics from deforestation to city growth, coral bleaching and rise in sea level.New website EarthTime, to launch on World Earth Day (22 April), combines NASA satellite imagery with over 300 free, open-source geospatial datasets to show humanity’s impact on the planet. ![]()
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