Think global,cube local:an Earth Observation Data Cube’s contribution to the Digital Earth vision

The technological landscape for managing big Earth observation(EO)data ranges from global solutions on large cloud infrastructures with web-based access to self-hosted implementations.EO data cubes are a leading technology for facilitating big EO data analysis and can be deployed on different spatial scales:local,national,regional,or global.Several EO data cubes with a geographic focus(“local EO data cubes”)have been implemented.However,their alignment with the Digital Earth(DE)vision and the benefits and trade-offs in creating and maintaining them ought to be further examined.We investigate local EO data cubes from five perspectives(science,business and industry,government and policy,education,communities and citizens)and illustrate four examples covering three continents at different geographic scales(Swiss Data Cube,semantic EO data cube for Austria,DE Africa,Virginia Data Cube).A local EO data cube can benefit many stakeholders and players but requires several technical developments.These developments include enabling local EO data cubes based on public,global,and cloud-native EO data streaming and interoperability between local EO data cubes.We argue that blurring the dichotomy between global and local aligns with the DE vision to access the world’s knowledge and explore information about the planet.

The use of high-performance and high-throughput computing for the fertilization of digital earth and global change studies

The study of global climate change seeks to understand:(1)the components of the Earth’s varying environmental system,with a particular focus on climate;(2)how these components interact to determine present conditions;(3)the factors driving these components;(4)the history of global change and the projection of future change;and(5)how knowledge about global environmental variability and change can be applied to present-day and future decision-making.This paper addresses the use of high-performance computing and high-throughput computing for a global change study on the Digital Earth(DE)platform.Two aspects of the use of high-performance computing(HPC)/high-throughput computing(HTC)on the DE platform are the processing of data from all sources,especially Earth observation data,and the simulation of global change models.The HPC/HTC is an essential and efficient tool for the processing of vast amounts of global data,especially Earth observation data.The current trend involves running complex global climate models using potentially millions of personal computers to achieve better climate change predictions than would ever be possible using the supercomputers currently available to scientists.

A European perspective on Digital Earth

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the definition of a European perspective on Digital Earth(DE),identify some actions that can contribute to raise the awareness of DE in the European context and thus strengthen the European contribution to the International Society for Digital Earth(ISDE).The paper identifies opportunities and synergies with the current policy priorities in Europe(Europe 2020,Innovation Union and Digital Agenda)and highlights a number of key areas to advance the development of DE from a European perspective:(1)integrating scientific research into DE;(2)exploiting the Observation Web with human-centred sensing;and(3)governance,including the establishment of stronger linkages across the European landscape of funding streams and initiatives.The paper is offered also as a contribution to the development of this new vision of DE to be presented at the next International DE Conference in Perth,Australia,in August 2011.The global recognition of this new vision will then reinforce the European component and build a positive feedback loop for the further implementation of DE across the globe.

The application of China’s land observation satellites within the framework of Digital Earth and its key technologies

Digital Earth is an interdisciplinary field involving space technology,information technology,and geoscience.This article introduces the land observation satellite system of China and discusses the requirements for satellite payloads in terms of spatial,temporal,and spectral resolution to establish a Digital Earth.The applications of land satellites under the framework of Digital Earth are introduced from the perspectives of data support,special subject services,and integrated information services.It is concluded that China’s land observation satellites and ground processing systems will be fundamental components of the Digital Earth system,in which satellite data and their derived information will serve as the principal information source and greatly promote applications of Digital Earth.

Progress of Earth Observation in China

China is expanding and sharing its capacity for Earth observation by developing sensors,platforms,and launch capabilities in tandem with growing lunar and deep space exploration.China is considering the Moon as a viable Earth observation platform to provide high-quality,planetary-scale data.The platform would produce consistent spatiotemporal data because of its long operational life and the geological stability of the Moon.China is also quickly improving its capabilities in processing and transforming Earth observation data into useful and practical information.Programs such as the Big Earth Data Science Engineering Program(CASEarth)provide opportunities to integrate data and develop“Big Earth Data”platforms to add value to data through analysis and integration.Such programs can offer products and services independently and in collaboration with international partners for data-driven decision support and policy development.With the rapid digital transformation of societies,and consequently increasing demand for big data and associated products,Digital Earth and the Digital Belt and Road Program(DBAR)allow Chinese experts to collaborate with international partners to integrate valuable Earth observation data in regional and global sustainable development.

Progress of Earth Observation in China

Sustainability is the current theme of global development, and for China, it is not only an opportunity but also a challenge. In 2016, the Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted, addressing the need to limit the rise of global temperatures. The United Nations(UN) has set Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) to transform our world in terms of closely linking human well-being, economic prosperity, and healthy environments. Sustainable development requires the support of spatial information and objective evaluation,and the capability of macroscopic, rapid, accurate Earth observation techniques plays an important role in sustainable development. Recently, Earth observation technologies are developing rapidly in China, where scientists are building coordinated, comprehensive and sustainable Earth observation systems for global monitoring programs. Recent efforts include the Digital Belt and Road Program(DBAR) and comparative studies of the "three poles". This and other researches will provide powerful support for solving problems such as global change and environmental degradation.

Virtual earth cloud: a multi-cloud framework for enabling geosciences digital ecosystems

Humankind is facing unprecedented global environmental and social challenges in terms of food,water and energy security,resilience to natural hazards,etc.To address these challenges,international organizations have defined a list of policy actions to be achieved in a relatively short and medium-term timespan.The development and use of knowledge platforms is key in helping the decision-making process to take significant decisions(providing the best available knowledge)and avoid potentially negative impacts on society and the environment.Such knowledge platforms must build on the recent and next coming digital technologies that have transformed society–including the science and engineering sectors.Big Earth Data(BED)science aims to provide the methodologies and instruments to generate knowledge from numerous,complex,and diverse data sources.BED science requires the development of Geoscience Digital Ecosystems(GEDs),which bank on the combined use of fundamental technology units(i.e.big data,learning-driven artificial intelligence,and network-based computing platform)to enable the development of more detailed knowledge to observe and test planet Earth as a whole.This manuscript contributes to the BED science research domain,by presenting the Virtual Earth Cloud:a multi-cloud framework to support GDE implementation and generate knowledge on environmental and social sustainability.

透视空天红外遥感探测技术:演进规律与发展趋势

空天红外遥感探测技术对国民经济发展和战略国防能力建设具有重要意义,是推动我国红外科技进步的关键引擎,更是实现航天科技强国战略的重要基石。本文重点展现了气象卫星观测技术、地物目标精细成像技术、红外焦平面探测器技术以及新时代背景下的遥感应用等多个与红外科技紧密相连的关键领域的研究进展。通过系统梳理相关技术的发展脉络,总结演进规律,并深入剖析最新研究成果,旨在精准洞察未来空天红外科技的潜在发展方向,为我国红外科技的不断创新和航天事业的蓬勃发展提供坚实的支撑。

河口海岸数字孪生建设与挑战(特邀)

河口海岸是人类生存的重要空间和经济发展的关键区域。然而,在气候变化和人类活动的双重压力下,河口海岸面临环境恶化、湿地生态受损和灾害风险增加等多重问题。为保障河口海岸可持续发展,本文以数字孪生概念为基础,结合河口海岸多圈层多界面的系统特征,提出了一个综合河口海岸立体监测和数据聚融、多过程耦合模型系统、数字孪生体和智能服务平台等关键要素的河口海岸数字孪生系统。此外,本文还详细介绍了构建河口海岸数字孪生系统所需的核心技术,涵盖监测物联网、模型耦合、大数据管理和智能分析,以及知识图谱等。尽管面临多学科全要素综合监测、人地海耦合模拟、跨领域跨行业协同、信息安全保障和服务标准制定等多重挑战,河口海岸数字孪生具有逼近真实、系统关联和提供智能服务等特点,能够提供监测、预报、预警、预演和预案等智能服务。这将有助于提高我们对河口海岸复杂系统演变、预测和应对的研究和应用能力,推动河口海岸学科群的发展,提升风险管理和综合治理水平,为河口海岸可持续发展提供强有力的支持。

Digital Earth 2020:towards the vision for the next decade

This position paper is the outcome of a brainstorming workshop organised by the International Society for Digital Earth(ISDE)in Beijing in March 2011.It argues that the vision of Digital Earth(DE)put forward by Vice-President Al Gore 13 years ago needs to be re-evaluated in the light of the many developments in the fields of information technology,data infrastructures and earth observation that have taken place since.The paper identifies the main policy,scientific and societal drivers for the development of DE and illustrates the multi-faceted nature of a new vision of DE grounding it with a few examples of potential applications.Because no single organisation can on its own develop all the aspects of DE,it is essential to develop a series of collaborations at the global level to turn the vision outlined in this paper into reality.

Digital Earth:A platform for the SDGs and green transformation at the global and local level,employing essential SDGs variables

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals present clear directions toward the green transformation being sought by the global com-munity.The SDGs are an integrated framework,with a complex network of interlinkages between the goals,targets and indicators,and they pose wicked problems to society.Consequently,measur-ing progress and achievements with the SDGs requires the integra-tion of various spatio-temporal datasets from different domains and the synthesis of disciplines to describe a system of systems.The Group on Earth Observations has developed the concept of Essential Variables to describe systems across Societal Benefit Areas that are applicable for this purpose.Digital Earth is a virtual representation of the planet,potentially encompassing all its sys-tems and life forms,including human societies.Designed as a multidimensional,multi-scale,multi-temporal,and multi-layer informa-tion facility,Digital Earth is a valuable platform that can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and a green transformation.To that end,a set of Essential SDGs Variables(ESDGVs)for the platform are proposed and cases of implementation and use are introduced.

建设国家对地观测体系,构筑“数字地球”

论述了“数字地球”的特征与重要意义，指出对地观测是“数字地球”的核心内容之一。建议中国不失时机地组织建设国家对地观测体系。该体系可在信息获取、处理与应用３个层面上构建，并提出近期中国对地观测应优先发展的领域，以持续地为“数字地球”

“数字地球”与对地观测

在２１ 世纪到来之际， 人类向“数字地球”这一地球信息科学新领域发起了挑战。这是在信息社会、知识经济、可持续发展时代背景下， 由空间科学、信息科学、地球科学和环境科学的相互交融， 在全球及区域尺度上的一次大整合、大聚焦。是面向２１ 世纪地球系统科学思维模式的开拓性大跳跃。对地观测技术系统的蓬勃发展， 是 “数字地球”的不可缺少的基础。数字地球的发展， 离不开对地观测技术系统的支撑。

固体潮汐参数变化与地震关系研究

运用潮汐计算模型及固体潮汐数字化观测结果,计算了固体潮汐参数,并对计算结果进行了对比。结果表明:整点和加密采样(10 min)两种采样方法除计算的中误差有一些差别外,对固体潮汐因子的影响不大。同时用辅助气压观测及首都圈体应变观测数据计算了体应变日异常频次,并与观测台站附近的小震活动进行了对比,讨论了远震及震源区地震活动与固体潮汐数字化观测结果间的关系。

地球空间信息学与数字地球

叙述了地球空间信息学和数字地球的基本概念。讨论了地球空间信息学的形成、理论基础和技术体系，以及数字地球的关键技术和应用。分析了两者的相互关系，提出空间数据基础设施是数字地球的基本建设。

空间对地观测技术发展及应用

介绍了对地观测技术的国外发展情况,从国家安全的角度分析了对地观测技术的发展趋势;接着结合国内对地观测技术发展现状,分析了我国对地观测系统发展存在的差距,从对地观测对国家安全的重要作用出发提出了启示和建议。对地观测系统可以满足面向各种应用的对陆地、海洋、大气等各个层面的全方位、立体观测信息需求,在维护国家安全、促进经济建设和推动技术发展等诸多方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。

数字城市应用研究与关键技术

数字城市应用研究的目标是创建一个可视化、智能性、高度综合的城市信息系统和应用服务平台。在阐述数字城市基本概念和国内外应用研究现状的基础上,提出了数字城市的总体框架和应用研究内容,分析研究了建设数字城市的主要关键技术。

由泰安地震台形变资料看固体潮数字化观测运行

泰安地震台为全国形变一类观测台。现有除重力仪、井下竖直摆外的几乎所有形变固体潮数字化观测仪器。通过对山东泰安台固体潮形变观测的数字化与模拟资料的一致性、精度和格值的对比研究 ,以及对数字化资料连续性、稳定性的综合统计分析 ,对各套仪器的运行状况进行了评价和论证。认为数字化与模拟观测资料的固体潮形态、观测精度、方差及均值无显著性差异。在数字化倾斜仪中 ,水管倾斜仪的稳定性及精度较高 ,石英摆存在一定程度的漂移 ,垂直摆倾斜仪的漂移较大、资料内精度较低。伸缩仪资料也存在精度较低的情况 ;压容及体应变仪资料内精度较高 ,但压容仪漂移较大 。

对地观测技术在重大自然灾害监测与评估中的应用实例分析

对地观测技术可提供大范围，多时相、高分辨率的海量数据，用于自然灾害的监测与评估有其极大的优越性．本文叙述了对地观测技术在洪涝灾害，沙尘天气、森林火灾的监测与评估和地震形变场研究中的应用，并指出对地观测技术是建立数字减灾系统不可或缺的强大信息源。

地震观测技术展望

展望了将高新技术用于地震观测的前景 ,利用高新技术改善地震监测预报条件 ,扩大观测范围和增强综合分析能力 ,建立新型的三维观测系统 ,开展“空中、地表、深部”的观测研究 ;建立动态的数字地球模型 ,开辟研究地震的新领域 。