1. Name and Mission

Digital Earth makes use of digital technologies to model earth systems, including its cultural aspects represented by human societies living on the planet. The model is a multi-dimensional, multi-scale, multi-temporal, and multi-layered information system. Digital Earth is envisaged as a common platform to support national and international cooperation for global sustainable development, and a newly-developing point of economic growth and social well-being.

The Digital Earth Vision incorporates a digitally-formatted Earth accessible directly through the internet-connected citizens of the planet and supports facilitating data and information provision to others.