iEarth

Hong Kong, 26 March 2026

At the opening of Hong Kong Climate Week 2026 on 26 March, Professor Peng Gong, Vice-President of the University of Hong Kong, highlighted the role of iEarth as a scalable platform for real-time Earth intelligence, demonstrating how advanced geospatial technologies can support climate action across sectors.

In his remarks, Professor Gong presented iEarth as a multi-sector platform that integrates open satellite data with high-resolution commercial and aerial data to transform large-scale Earth observation data into actionable intelligence. The platform is designed to support applications in areas including insurance risk assessment, agriculture and forestry monitoring, renewable energy transition, and early warning for natural hazards.

A key capability highlighted in the speech was iEarth’s embedded data technology, which significantly improves the efficiency of large-scale environmental analysis. According to the remarks, the platform has achieved approximately 340-fold data compression, enabling the management and analysis of global satellite data at substantially lower storage and computing costs while supporting high-fidelity analysis.

Professor Gong introduced iEarth as part of the University of Hong Kong’s broader efforts to connect science, policy, and industry in support of practical climate solutions. As Hong Kong Climate Week continues to bring together leaders from government, academia, business, and finance, iEarth reflects the growing importance of real-time environmental intelligence in strengthening resilience and accelerating the low-carbon transition.

iEarth will continue to advance the development of data-driven tools and applications that turn Earth observation data into decision-ready insights for climate governance and sustainable development.