Open Cosmos

The world faces pressing challenges: accelerated climate change and societal issues. Wildlife populations have declined 69% from 1970 to 2018¹, 226 million people are affected by natural disasters annually¹, and the demand for food, energy and water are expected to increase by 50%, 45% and 30% by 2030², respectively.

These are symptoms that illustrate the impact of human activities, which satellites are positioned to monitor and address by providing actionable information and tracking progress towards solving issues that affect people, wildlife and our planet, contributing to the SDGs.

Sources:
(1) https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/16591/attachments/1/translations/en/renditions/native
(2) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/nature-loss-biodiversity-wwf/

By providing accelerated access to satellite data, Open Cosmos is enabling impact at scale. Their data is crucial in various sectors and efforts addressing multiple SDGs, primarily 13, 14 and 15, and has the capability and aim to accelerate transformation related to the following critical areas:

SDG 2, 14, 15 - Agriculture and Biodiversity
Potential Contribution: Enhancing biodiversity preservation and optimizing agritech solutions.

SDG 11, 13, 15 - Forestry
Potential Contribution: Monitoring carbon stock, deforestation, degradation, and validating carbon offsetting practices.

SDG 6, 14 - Fisheries & Aquaculture
Potential Contribution: Providing insights into salinity, temperature, and water quality to enhance fisheries & aquaculture outputs and monitor overfishing/compliance. 

SDG 1, 11, 15 - Emergency Response Management and Humanitarian Aid
Potential Contribution: Utilizing live satellite information during natural disasters to delineate emergency routes, strategize disaster response, and conduct post-event/damage analysis.