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Space and Earth observation in Reports
Satellites observe every other system and depend on a space environment that can itself fail. This page shows the series it feeds, the evidence behind it and how to contribute.
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- Systems
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- Areas
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What this area brings to the editions.
Satellites observe every other system and depend on a space environment that can itself fail. This subsite relates the Earth observation, geospatial and space-sector standards, with STAC as its worked package, so that imagery and the maps derived from it carry their provenance.
From Foundry evidence to the series.
The evidence, step by step, from the systems this area reads to the series it feeds.
How Space and Earth observation reaches Reports: what it reads, how it reads it, the sealed cut and the series it feeds.
| Step | What happens | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 01 What it reads | Space and Earth observation reads NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins) and NXS-STU (composition, dashboards and workflows): governed sources with their releases, never a value without its source. | |
| 02 The cut is sealed | Each quarter the evidence is sealed in one cut, so OBSERVED, REPORTED and ESTIMATED values stay apart and every edition can be rebuilt. | |
| 03 The series it feeds | The cut feeds Methods and Technical and Global Sector Risk and Resilience, from the Baseline Edition 2026 into the quarterly series. | |
| 04 Who decides | Decisions stay with the authorities that hold them, under their own rules; an edition informs a decision and never makes it. |
A teaching model of the evidence path, not a forecast and not a record of any run; the systems, methods and series named come from the registries. Sources: Space and Earth observation in Reports (2026); Space and Earth observation home (2026).
The series it feeds, and what backs each.
| Series | Foundry systems it draws on | Academy disciplines | Series home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methods and Technical | NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) the methods, indicators and validation studies behind each product NXS-LAB (research, experiments and simulations) method comparisons under transparent test conditions NXS-NXQ (software, models and capability lifecycle) the fitness record of models and tools the methods use | Quantitative risk analysis and statistics Model risk and validation Risk indicators and composite indices | Methods and Technical series home |
| Global Sector Risk and Resilience | NXS-GRX one sector’s structure, dependencies and concentration measures NXS-EOP observed change in the sector’s assets and their surroundings | Trade, supply chains and geoeconomics Critical infrastructure and lifelines | Global Sector Risk and Resilience series home |
| Evidence Brief | NXS-GRX the evidence behind one question, with its strength and gaps NXS-POR (public, client and partner delivery) the public-safe release of a brief and its corrections NXS-DSS (decision cases and deliberation) what the evidence settles for the decision in hand | Research, evidence and the science-policy interface Risk communication and risk literacy Uncertainty and decision making | Evidence Brief series home |
The 4 areas inside Space and Earth observation.
Each area is a section of this Nexus Standards subsite. Its parts, indicators and working group feed the standards progress reported each quarter.
- capabilitiesNS-3b · NS-5 · NS-3Geospatial and Earth observationProfiles STAC, COG, Zarr, GeoParquet and OGC API for every geospatial record and Earth-observation product, fixes how H3 and equal-area grids record resolution and…
- capabilitiesNS-5 · NS-1 · NS-11Visualisation, figures and mapsSets the honesty, provenance and accessibility rules for every figure, chart, map and dashboard: captions with UNI and source release, uncertainty shown rather than…
- multilateral areasNS-3 · NS-9UNOOSA and spaceDescribes the public technical work of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs: UN-SPIDER for space-based information in disaster management, the Register of Objects…
- sectorsNS-0 · NS-3 · NS-3b · NS-9 · NS-11Space industryThe space industry section of the Space and Earth Observation subsite covers satellite operators, launch providers and space data companies: how orbital, debris,…
Parts and open standards applied here.
Nexus Standards parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); external standards are cited, never reproduced.
The systems, methods and teaching behind it.
Where the same subject is reported elsewhere.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsVisualisation, figures and mapsMap products inherit grid and boundary metadata so captions can state resolution, area-weighting and boundary source under NS-5.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsData and datasetsEO products are NXS-GRX analytical product records described by the NS-3b STAC profile with PROV-O lineage to source scenes.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsReal-time and streaming dataNear-real-time EO notifications (WIS2-style) point at STAC items rather than pushing pixels.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsHazards and disaster risk reductionHazard footprints and event extents published in the Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction subsite are served as OGC API Features with HIP and GLIDE identifiers.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsGeospatial and Earth observationSatellite data products used in disaster response are catalogued with STAC and OGC API profiles from that area; UN-SPIDER describes the user side.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsAccessibility and inclusionEvery figure needs a text alternative and a data table, and colour cannot be the only channel, following the horizontal accessibility review.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsVerified intelligence and transparencyPublished figures carry a C2PA manifest with the artefact’s UNI so a reused image can be traced to its record.
- Coupled areaNexus StandardsExtraterrestrial hazard standardsSpace debris and near-Earth object risks profiled there relate to UNOOSA’s long-term sustainability and space-object registration work described here.
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Space and Earth observation’s open record
- Area
- Space and Earth observation
- Feeds
- Methods and Technical, Global Sector Risk and Resilience, Evidence Brief
- Record
- A UNI for every accepted contribution; cited with its DOI in the edition that uses it
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