52°North’s contribution to the OGC Disaster Pilot 2023
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of natural disasters and their severe environmental and social consequences worldwide. This is why preparedness for such events is becoming increasingly important. The objective of the Open Geospatial Consortium’s Disaster Pilot 2023 [1] was to provide first responders and decision makers with tools to enable them to better prepare for and respond to hazardous situations. The availability of decision-ready data was addressed as a key element of preparedness.
As most students will tell you, the best way to improve your knowledge of something is to put it into practice. This is definitely true for my internship at 52°North, so if you are reading this and wondering what an internship at 52N is like, hey my friend, this post is for you!