TY - JOUR
T1 - The Digital Belt and Road program in support of regional sustainability
AU - Guo, Huadong
AU - Liu, Jie
AU - Qiu, Yubao
AU - Menenti, Massimo
AU - Chen, Fang
AU - Uhlir, Paul F.
AU - Zhang, Li
AU - van Genderen, John
AU - Liang, Dong
AU - Natarajan, Ishwaran
AU - Zhu, Lanwei
AU - Liu, Jiuliang
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The Belt and Road initiative has a significant focus on infrastructure, trade, and economic development across a vast region, and it also provides significant opportunities for sustainable development. The combined pressure of climate variability, intensified use of resources, and the fragility of ecosystems make it very challenging, however, to achieve future sustainability. To develop the path in a sustainable way, it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of these issues across nations and evaluate them in a scientific and well-informed approach. In this context, the Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) program was initiated as an international venture to share expertise, knowledge, technologies, and data to demonstrate the role of Earth observation science and technology and big Earth data applications to support large-scale development. In this paper, we identify pressing challenges, present the research priorities and foci of the DBAR program, and propose solutions where big Earth data can make significant contributions. This paper calls for further joint actions and collaboration to build a digital silk road in support of sustainable development at national, regional and global levels.
AB - The Belt and Road initiative has a significant focus on infrastructure, trade, and economic development across a vast region, and it also provides significant opportunities for sustainable development. The combined pressure of climate variability, intensified use of resources, and the fragility of ecosystems make it very challenging, however, to achieve future sustainability. To develop the path in a sustainable way, it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of these issues across nations and evaluate them in a scientific and well-informed approach. In this context, the Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) program was initiated as an international venture to share expertise, knowledge, technologies, and data to demonstrate the role of Earth observation science and technology and big Earth data applications to support large-scale development. In this paper, we identify pressing challenges, present the research priorities and foci of the DBAR program, and propose solutions where big Earth data can make significant contributions. This paper calls for further joint actions and collaboration to build a digital silk road in support of sustainable development at national, regional and global levels.
KW - big Earth data
KW - Digital Belt and Road program (DBAR)
KW - Earth observation
KW - international cooperation
KW - research data
KW - sustainable development goals (SDGs)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046720202&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17538947.2018.1471790
DO - 10.1080/17538947.2018.1471790
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046720202
SN - 1753-8947
VL - 11
SP - 657
EP - 669
JO - International Journal of Digital Earth
JF - International Journal of Digital Earth
IS - 7
ER -