Planetary Data Trusts

Institutions stewarding shared climate, biosphere, and risk data assets.
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Planetary Data Trusts

Legal and technical architectures that hold planetary-scale datasets—satellite imagery, ecological surveys, infrastructure maps—in fiduciary structures. They guarantee equitable access, privacy protection, and long-term preservation while enabling high-stakes modeling and governance.

TRL
3/9Conceptual
Impact
4/5
Investment
3/5
Category
Ethics Security

Connections

Ethics Security
Ethics Security
Digital Commons Governance

Stewarding shared digital infrastructure as public goods.

TRL
4/9
Impact
4/5
Investment
3/5
Applications
Applications
Planetary Gene Banks

Distributed vaults preserving global biodiversity and critical genotypes.

TRL
6/9
Impact
4/5
Investment
4/5
Software
Software
Planetary Digital Twins

High-fidelity simulations of Earth's systems for climate prediction.

TRL
4/9
Impact
5/5
Investment
5/5

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2011 — 2026

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