Vision Statement:



We believe that society’s quality of life, economic opportunities, and stewardship of the planet are enhanced by regular use of scientifically sound Earth science information provided in a timely manner by a federation of partners collaborating to improve their collective services.



Goal:



The goal of the ESIP Federation is to establish and continuously improve science-based end-to-end processes that increase the quality and value of Earth science products and services throughout their life-cycle for the benefit of the ESIP Federation’s stakeholder communities.



Activities:



The ESIP Federation shall achieve its goal by establishing and maintaining an organizational environment that will facilitate interactions among scientists, engineers, information technologists, and user communities. Central activities related to this goal include:



- Encouraging the use of best science practices to ensure the quality and breadth of data and resultant information, products and services.

- Ensuring that data and information can be readily exchanged and integrated to improve Earth science data, information, products, and services.

- Contributing to the development of an Earth science information economy through application research and commerce.

- Increasing the diversity and breadth of users and uses of Earth science data, information, products and services.