The 2024 Big Earth Data report, released at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), sets a new standard for using advanced technologies in promoting sustainable development and offers key resource for the global community, said the project's leader.

Researchers from the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed the first-ever 10-meter resolution maps of harvested winter wheat areas across China’s top-producing regions from 2018 to 2022.

According to the "Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals Report (2024)", recently released on the UN website, China has achieved 126 indicators ahead of schedule for the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These indicators account for more than half of the 227 indicators evaluated in the report.

(ECNS) -- China has already achieved 126 indicators (55.5 percent) ahead of schedule of the UN 2030 Agenda, a significant increase from 2015, according to the latest report released by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS).

The report underscores the power of data-driven methods in advancing SDG efforts and sets a new standard for using advanced technologies in sustainable development.

In a bold move to accelerate the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through technology innovation, the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) has unveiled the “Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals Report (2024)”.