Part II of this Handbook comprises a range of articles by a variety of different organisation types related to the SDGs and to the role of EO data in particular. Each of these articles is intended to be a stand-alone narrative and they may be read in any order. It is hoped that readers might identify with one or more of the author viewpoints in support of their own circumstances and plans. These include:

- the UN System and its role in ensuring optimal application of EO data for different aspects of the SDGs;

- National Statistical Organisations (NSOs) and their inspiring efforts to apply EO for their national statistics generation;

- Custodian Agencies promoting the use of EO applications in the methodology guidelines of the SDG Indicators for which they are responsible;

- EO data and information providers and their coordination bodies;

- non-governmental organisations that have recognised the importance of EO data and its potential for the SDGs and are working to ensure the necessary connections; and,

- international financing organisations seeking to ensure that development aid projects get the full benefit of EO data capabilities.

The articles are arranged in the following way to help readers identify those of most relevance to their particular circumstances.

The UN System

1. The Role of Geospatial Information and Earth Observations in the SDGs: A Policy Perspective

2. Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting

NSOs and their use of EO

3. Forging Close Collaboration Between EO Scientists and Official Statisticians – An Australian Case Study

4. Monitoring the 2030 Agenda in Mexico: Institutional Coordination and the Integration of Information

Custodian Agencies and their use of EO

5. Perspectives from a Custodian Agency for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

6. The ‘Urban’ SDG and the Role for Satellite Earth Observations

EO Data Providers and Coordination Bodies

7. EO4SDG: Earth Observations in Service of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

8. Pan-European Space Data Providers and Industry Working in Support of the SDGs

Non-Governmental Organisations

9. The Rise of Data Philanthropy and Open Data in Support of the 2030 Agenda

10. Building a Demand-Driven Approach to the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development

International Financing Institutions

11. Environmental Information from Satellites in Support of Development Aid