Maps and data visualization are powerful tools to connect people and information. There is so much data and information available, the key is to identify what matters most, and to communicate that information in a way that everyone can use – not just scientists or those trained in data management.

Earth Knowledge designed WISSDOM: a cohesive web-based application that incorporates information management related to Global Change, including:

• decision-making tools
• virtual map and globes
• big-data analysis
• business intelligence
• social collaboration

WISSDOM is platform agnostic and can incorporate technology from Google, IBM, Apple, Amazon, ESRI, Microsoft and others.

The WISSDOM platform provides a simple, intuitive, elegant and engaging user interface and experience to ensure complex data is understandable and actionable to businesses and its stakeholders.

The collaborative partnership has produced several successful projects:

• 2007-2013: A global information hub known as “Earth Knowledge Portal & Virtual Globe,” provided 24/7, live-streaming multimedia content that was categorized and searchable in partnership with Google Earth Outreach, United Nations, NASA, BBC, Guardian, Reuters and World WildLife Fund.


• 2010: Earth Knowledge tested and built the Haiti Earthquake Virtual Globe which was a key use-case Daniel Chu emphasized when announcing the release of the Google Earth API plugin into the Maps API Premier product.


• 2011: In partnership with the Google Earth Outreach team, a new version of the Earth Knowledge Portal & Virtual Globe launched utilizing semantic tagging, auto-categorization, geo-tagging and a number of narrated Google Earth Tours.