Event Name: GEOValue Agora Panel
Date: 26/06/2025
Location: ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025, Vienna
Description: A dedicated agora panel on GEOValue featured experts from ESA, EC, USGS, academia, and key GEO initiatives. The session focused on improving benefits analysis and impact assessment within the Earth observation community. It also featured the first presentation of the GEO Impact Assessment Toolkit developed by GEOValue.
Speakers:
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Alessandra Tassa (ESA) – GEOValue
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Jean Dusart (EC) – EuroGEO
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Harriet Wilson (University of Stirling) – GEO AquaWatch
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Daniela Requena Suarez (GFZ) – GEO Forest Observations Initiative
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Tim Stryker (USGS) – GEOValue
Moderator: Geoff Sawyer (EARSC)At the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna, GEOValue convened a high-level agora session bringing together experts from ESA, the European Commission, USGS, and academia to discuss progress in socio-economic impact assessment for Earth observation. Moderated by Geoff Sawyer (EARSC), the panel explored how the GEOValue community is advancing methods to assess and communicate the benefits of EO services. A highlight of the session was the presentation of the first version of the GEO Impact Assessment Toolkit, with discussion on how to further develop and evaluate the tool.
In parallel, GEOValue also hosted a peer-reviewed scientific session focused on EO value and impact measurement, featuring contributions from across the international research and policy community.
