What is it?

Knowing the Earth from Space is a smart phone application, attractive and fun that seeks to boost interest through a couple of activities that collect information and help generate awareness of the importance of everything around us within the planet, in this case, the oceans that have a lot of enriching information, where Knowing the Earth from Space will prepare you and provide information for the questionnaire we prepared.

Why is it important?

Because of the immensity and depth of the oceans, until recently man believed that he could use them to dump garbage and chemicals in unlimited quantities without major consequences. Supporters of continued dumping in the oceans even had a slogan: "The solution to pollution is dilution [1].

About 70-75% of global marine pollution is the result of human activities taking place on the surface of the earth. About 90% of the pollutants are transported by rivers to the sea. On the other hand, between 70% and 80% of the world's population (approximately 3.6 billion people) is located on or near coasts, especially in urban areas, where a significant part of the waste produced there is deposited directly into the ocean. As a result, many critical ecosystems, some unique in the world, such as mangrove forests, coral reefs, coastal lagoons, and other land/sea interface sites, have been altered beyond their capacity for resilience [2].

Knowing the land from space collects accurate information to make children and adults aware of the importance of caring for our oceans, as well as the main consequences that can bring a bad care of our aquifers.

What does it do?

The application of Knowing the Earth from Space has two functions:

- An immersive experience to make it simple for young people and adults to understand the information collected by NASA.

- At the end of the preparation the application has a test to determine the level of understanding that the user had.

What do we hope to achieve?

While confinement forces people around the world to stay at home to stop the spread of the current virus, the air has been cleaned, even temporarily, and a large number of "wild" animals have reappeared on the streets of large cities around the world in unusual places and at unusual times [3]. With Knowing the Earth from Space we intend to make this effect permanent, to generate awareness in the population, adapting new habits, all so that the seas and other ecosystems maintain a state of "cleanliness" without the need to be confined to our homes.

How does it work?

Become a virtual NASA researcher and investigate the importance of the oceans!

1.- Research every part of the ocean!

2.- Get ready for the final exam!

3.- Pass your knowledge in the final exam! 

Our future plans are, to continuously expand the content campaigns, to integrate not only the oceans of the planet but also other ecosystems such as forests, jungles and Antarctica, as well as to take up topics of ecological interest within these habitats.