GRID-Sioux Falls is a part of the UNEP's Environmental Information and Assessment Programme. To help bridge the gap between the scientific understanding of earth processes and sound management of the environment at national, regional, and global levels. The data are provided free of charge to users around the world. Assistance in finding environmental and resource data If GRID does not hold a copy of the data a user needs, GRID can try to locate it by consulting its network of collaborating institutions throughout the world. GRID-Sioux Falls is uniquely positioned at the EROS Data Center to assist users looking for terrestrial remotely sensed data for sustainable development applications.
Centralized data set development helps client agencies avoid duplication of effort.
Assistance in metadata, geospatial data clearinghouse implementation and training GRID can provide technical advice in the design and development of metadata, clearinghouse mechanisms to meet users current and future needs. Specialized software can be developed and staged to provide an interactive mapping system with Internet Map Servers. Methodology assessment and applications GRID is actively involved in the assessment of new methodologies that facilitate the integration of remotely sensed and other data along with and GIS technologies in applications relevant to developing countries to address sustainable development issues.