UNEP titlebar UNEP titlebar
Home | About | Headquarters | UNEP.net | Sitemap| Contact Us  
 Link To Reports
 Link To Gallery
 Link To Links
 Link To Data
 Link To Projects

GRID–Sioux Falls

The North American Node of UNEP GRID, located at the USGS EROS Data Center, is in the forefront of applying information technology tools such as remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and web mapping to address the relationships between the environment and human

Slide Show

populations. Utilizing the expert knowledge of staff and visiting scientists, the information created with these tools provide policy-makers a scientific basis for making decisions.

GRID –Sioux Falls operates in cooperation with UNEP, NASA, USGS, USFS and US EPA and is guided by an advisory committee attended by representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States.

 

 

 i t e m s   o f    i n t e r e s t

23rd Advisory Committee Meeting
On 14 April 2004, the 23rd Advisory Committee was held in Washington, D.C. The Advisory Committee consists of UNEP/GRID-Sioux Falls partners that review and provide guidance on UNEP DEWA activities focusing on North America. For more information, click on the link below.
23rd Advisory Committee Meeting

 f e a t u r e s

Selected Satellite Images of Our Changing Environment
More...

Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements
More...

Making Science for Sustainable Development More Policy Relevant: New Tools for Analysis
More...

Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy Making
More...

 o t h e r   r e s o u r c e s

Regional Office for North America (RONA)

UN Locator

UNEP Site Locator

GEO-3


UNEP Logo UN Logo United Nations Environment Programme
Global Resource Information Database

Division of Early Warning & Assessment - North America