About Us

SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEDAC focuses on human interactions in the environment. Its mission is to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and Earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between the Earth and social sciences.

Project Office

SEDAC User Services
+1(845)365-8920
ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Dr. Robert S. Chen, SEDAC Manager

Alex de Sherbinin, Deputy SEDAC Manager

Marc Levy, SEDAC Lead Project Scientist

Sri Vinay, SEDAC Systems Engineer

Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

Drew Kittel, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 
Phone: +1 (301)614-6582

Acknowledgments

This work, including access to the data and technical assistance, is provided by CIESIN, with funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Contract NNG08HZ11C for the Continued Operation of the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).