Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop 2026

Joana Simoes

Joana is a data engineer with a strong background in geospatial tech. Her pursuit to make geospatial information F.A.I.R. has led her to the board of GSDI and to OGC, where she leads relations with the developer community. Committed to advancing the open-source geospatial ecosystem, Joana is a OSGeo board member and project contributor.
Joana is the founder of ByteRoad, a boutique company in the field of Spatial Data Infrastructures. She is also a reviewer for the European Commission, and has been involved in education, teaching the next generation of full-stack developers and data analysts.

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Sessions

10-09
12:00
30min
To be FAIR, we're Open! How open Standards can power Earth Observation
Joana Simoes

It is estimated that the deep web, the part of the web that is not indexed through search engines, accounts for more than 90% of all the web content. Although in some cases the content may be hidden intentionally, in many others there is just a failure in delivering it to the users; even after finding the information, there may still be some challenges in understanding what it covers and accessing it in a suitable format.

This talk will elaborate on how geospatial Standards can help us to address these challenges, and ensure that EO data can live up to the promise of being used and reused.

Climate and Health
Aula Magna