Abstract
Ethical issues in Earth Observation (EO) research have not received much attention in academic research thus far. However, they are becoming centrally relevant as a result of increasing satellite image resolution, the use of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning tools together with EO data, and an ever-expanding number of real-world use cases based on EO data or image analysis. In this short paper, we provide a summary of ethical issues linked to one key field of EO research, namely, slum mapping, to provide EO scientists some food for thought on how best to re-frame this field of research to avoid ethical pitfalls and maximize ethical opportunities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IGARSS 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Publication date | 2023 |
| Pages | 1937-1940 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798350320107 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in conference proceedings |
| Event | 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023 - Pasadena, United States Duration: 16.07.2023 → 21.07.2023 |
Keywords
- 117,1 Geosciences
- Cultural Relativism
- Earth Observation
- Ethics
- Slum mapping
- Stigma
- UN Sustainable Development Goals