Earth Knowledge’s mission statement

Earth Knowledge develops innovative ways to provide earth and environmental “Information for Sound Decisions” for government agencies, business and community leaders, scientists, public institutions, NGOs, and the consumer. Earth Knowledge accomplishes this through effectively and efficiently creating, integrating, and sharing environmental data, information, and knowledge.

Expert Advice

Service Highlights: Expert Advice

Earth Knowledge is the place you can come to for expert advice & education regarding water resources and other earth & environmental concerns. We help businesses, government agencies, and communities understand their resources & needs and build sustainable plans & solutions for the future. Water resources are one of our main areas of expertise.

  • Assess Environmental Needs of Client
  • Water-Resources Information Assessment
  • Water Supply Solutions
  • Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Technical Mediation
  • Strategic Planning and Implementation
  • Decision Management
  • Policy and Decision Support
  • Ground-Water Modeling Program Technical Evaluation
  • Mine Operations Water Availability
  • Build or Enhance Knowledge Integration Capabilities
  • Expert Witness
  • Water-Rights Hearing Preparation
  • Curriculum Development and Training
  • Ground-Water Resources Assessment
  • Advice to Corporate & Government Decision-makers
  • Solar & Alternative Energy

Earth Knowledge Portals & Collaboration Platforms

Service Highlights: Earth Knowledge Portals & Collaboration Platforms

Earth Knowledge specializes in integrating data and information, and facilitating communication from different disciplines, scientists, and organizations. It integrates new or existing data and information and builds “knowledge portals & collaboration platforms” within an organization or by bringing together information from multiple organizations.

  • Earth Knowledge Portal
  • Knowledge Portal & Collaboration Platform Development
  • Advising International Knowledge Portal
  • Multi-stakeholder Knowledge Integration and Dissemination
  • Internet/ Intranet Site Development
  • Knowledge Portal for Educational Institution
  • Knowledge Portal for Museums
  • Multi-Stakeholder Water Sustainability Coalition Development
  • Multi-Stakeholder Coordination
  • Multi-stakeholder Workshop Design, Facilitation, and Reporting
  • Stakeholder Knowledge Base Design
  • Knowledge Integration Program Development
  • Water-resources Knowledge Integration and Dissemination

Earth Knowledge utilizes both Google Earth and ESRI ArcGIS geospatial platform

3D & 4D Earth Systems Models, Virtual Globes & Visualizations

Service Highlights: 3D & 4D Earth Systems Models, Virtual Globes & Visualizations

Multi-Dimensional Earth Systems Models

Models are an excellent, and often necessary, way to demonstrate the impact of key decisions on the environment, communities, wildlife and natural settings.

  • 2D Models
  • 3D Models
  • 4D Models

Virtual Globes

Virtual Globes integrate large amounts of scientific information for one or many organizations to access and use for decision-making.

  • Earth Knowledge World
  • Climate Change: Sea Level Rise

Visualizations

Visualizations are a way to bring alive scientific and technical information so that decision-makers can more clearly understand situations & the impact of their decisions.

  • 3D Aquifer Model
  • Sea level Rise
  • Monthly Temperature Changes
  • Wildlife Refuge Restoration
  • Urban Redevelopment Planning
  • National Park Water Supply System
  • Urban Runoff Design and Monitoring
  • Recreational Community Planning and Development
  • Surface Water Runoff and Monitoring
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Ski Area Planning and Environmental Management

Communication Expertise

Service Highlights: Communication Expertise

Once reliable information is gathered it can be essential that it is communicated clearly and understandably to decision-makers, technical experts, educators and the public. Superb science and technical work can be done, yet if it’s not communicated well, it’s not necessarily used for the important decisions it should affect.

Earth Knowledge excels at sharing scientific information in easily understood language and formats.

Communication to:

  • Decision-makers
  • Government Leaders
  • Teams of Scientists
  • Public
  • Educators
  • Students

Communication tools:

  • Widgets
  • Google Maps
  • Google Earth
  • Google Earth fly throughs
  • Social Media