Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
Acronym
SEDAC
Data aggregator
Website
Location
Working languages
inglés
SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Focusing on human interactions in the environment, SEDAC has as its mission to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between earth sciences and social sciences.
The SEDAC website gives access to a variety of datasets, maps and tools, exploring different aspects of the interaction between anthropic activities and the environment.