Actors and Satellites in the African Earth Observations Sector: Insights from the 2021 Radiant Earth ML for EO Market Map and the Union of Concerned Scientists Database

The database of organizational actors, "Actors and Satellites in the African Earth Observations Sector: Insights from the 2021 Radiant Earth ML for EO Market Map and the Union of Concerned Scientists Database" analyzed in "Whose Priorities? Examining Inequities in Earth Observation Advancements Across Africa" this study, is available on Zenodo, an open-access repository developed under the European OpenAIRE program. The dataset comprises information on 310 space-centric earth observation organizations, including headquarters locations. For the 31 organizations in our sample, we provide additional details including the African countries where their projects are active, the type of initiative or program, other focus areas, organizational classification (commercial, government, or nongovernmental), funding source (public or private), organizational type (research, startup, or established industry), capabilities (data analysis, data storage, image labeling, competition platforms), involvement in early warning systems, data accessibility, availability of global products, and whether they build commercial satellites.

This open sharing of the compiled organizational data aims to promote transparency, reproducibility, and additional investigations into the evolving landscape of earth observation activities globally and across Africa. Analyses of this dataset's relationships, funding flows, and priorities can provide further insights to guide equitable advancement of earth observation capabilities.