Open Data Revolution: Empowering Geospatial Innovation

Future Frontiers: The Synergistic Road Ahead for Urban Wellbeing by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

Innovations in Geo AI: Case Studies and Success Stories by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

Equity and Accessibility: Democratizing Satellite Insights by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

Sustainable Development Goals: Satellite Data as a Catalyst for Change by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

Satellite Data: From Pixels to Actionable Insights by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

Revealing Earth’s Beauty from Space by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

Open Data Revolution: Empowering Geospatial Innovation by CAG and CODATA and Tonkin & Taylor

In this introduction episode to the podcast series on Open Geo AI, Shaily Gandhi in conversation with Christine Kirkpatrick, reflects on how satellite data which is openly accessible, can be harnessed through advanced AI techniques to address pressing challenges across diverse sectors. Dr. Shaily Gandhi Deputy Center Head, Center for Applied Geomatics, CRDF. She is a GIS expert with more than 11 years of experience. She is a PhD from CEPT University in Geospatial Technology and has expertise in bridging the gap between GIS & governance. Shaily has been recently awarded the Geospatial World 50 Rising Star for the year 2023 by Geospatial World. Shaily is Joint Secretary of ISRS and ISG, Ahmedabad Chapter. She is the student branch counselor for the IEEE GRSS Student branch at CEPT University. She is one of the initiated Leads for CODATA Connect Working group and a co-opted member of CODATA Executive Committee. She has completed her Ph.D. degree from CEPT University in 2018. She has been working on implementation of GIS and data science in the domain of Urban Analytics. Christine Kirkpatrick leads the San Diego Supercomputer Center’s (SDSC) Research Data Services division, which manages large-scale infrastructure, networking, and services for research projects of regional and national scope. Her research is at the intersection of ML and FAIR, with a focus on making AI more efficient to save on power consumption and 'time to science'. Kirkpatrick serves as PI of the FAIR in ML, AI Readiness & Reproducibility RCN which focuses on promoting better practices for AI, improving reproducibility, and exploring research gaps in data-centric AI. Kirkpatrick founded the GO FAIR US Office, is PI of the West Big Data Innovation Hub, is on the Executive Committee for the Open Storage Network, and a Co-PI of the Transboundary Groundwater Resiliency (TGR) network. Christine serves as a member for The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on their Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) to improve the stewardship, policy and use of digital data and information for science and the broader society. She serves as the Secretary General of the International Science Council's Committee on Data (CODATA), co-Chairs the FAIR Digital Object Forum, and serves on the National Academies’ U.S. National Committee for the Committee on Data.

This episode talks about the importance of data for climate change risk assessment and preparing for adversity caused by Climate Change; risk levels can be assessed using vulnerability, exposure, and hazard data. Further, into the episode, the importance of quantitative and qualitative data is also discussed to ensure a holistic risk assessment. Dr. Bapon is Chair of the CODATA Task Group on FAIR-DRR. Ilan Kelman is a Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, England, and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest links disasters and health, integrating climate change into both.