The international Earth observation community faces a serious challenge. As we contend with climate change and other environmental concerns, our need for data to better understand the complex interactions between humans and the planet has never been greater. At the same time, governments around the world are grappling with budgetary pressures that limit the public resources available for deploying new space-based sensor platforms. There is a serious danger that we will experience significant gaps in the collection of critical climate observation data sets, a blow not only to the scientific community but to society at large.
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