GeoSolutions Catalogue
A catalogue of satellite and geospatial applications from around the world that address sustainable development and humanitarian challenges.
Space and geospatial technology is being used across many sectors to address development and humanitarian challenges around the world. This catalogue demonstrates the various use cases for which space and geospatial technology can be applied and gives examples of applications that have been developed and deployed.
You can explore how space and geospatial tech is addressing challenges relevant to your own work by filtering results by sector, use case, region and more.
Catalogue
Early Warning Systems Aid Malawi
In Malawi, the Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) developed by SERVIR and its partners has significantly improved resilience to[…]
Remote Mapping in Malawi: Supporting Field Operations for the Cholera Outbreak and Cyclone Freddy Response
The Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) in Malawi, supported by SERVIR and international partners, integrates satellite and ground-based data[…]
Protecting Women Farmers from Climate Risk in Rural Kenya
A new activity is helping women farmers access agricultural insurance in rural Kenya — the Gender-sensitive Agricultural Index-based Insurance (GAIINS)[…]
Anticipating Agriculture Conditions: Supporting Farmers to Avoid Another Underproductive Harvest
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) utilised OpenStreetMap (OSM) and remote mapping efforts to support emergency responses to a cholera outbreak and[…]
Agriculture Data For COVID-19 Response In Kenya: Lessons For Better Financing
A team of data experts comprising government and non-government volunteers came together to co-create data driven solutions that enabled the[…]
METEOR Endline Evaluation Report
The METEOR project leveraged Earth Observation data to provide improved exposure, hazard, and vulnerability datasets for disaster risk management (DRM)[…]
Ugandan crop monitoring system enables early drought response
Uganda’s crop monitoring system, powered by NASA’s satellite data and GLAM analysis, provided early drought warnings, helping unlock millions in[…]
Data in Emergencies
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) established the Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Information System in June[…]
Satellites and Seeds: Improving Food Security in northern Uganda with GIS and Geospatial Analysis
“Satellites and Seeds” is a collaboration between Alcis GIS and the UK charity Seeds for Development to improve food security[…]
Between crises: Puntland’s response to COVID & Cyclone GATI
In Puntland, Somalia, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, with partners like GRID3, supported the Puntland Statistics Office in[…]