User roles

The most important part of the GEO Knowledge Hub is the people. They are the ones who produce and use the knowledge preserved and shared in the digital library. Without people, there is no reason for the platform to be created. To create a easy to use system and avoid misunderstanding what users can do using the GEO Knowledge Hub we define some user roles. To these roles, we associate some responsibilities. In total, we have two roles, they are: 

User

A User is a person who accesses the GEO Knowledge Hub to learn more about the available content and use it to produce new applications. In addition, a User can interact with the community to solve issues, evaluate, and share information about the shared materials.

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When you create an account using the GEO Knowledge Hub, that account automatically has the role User. This allows you to explore the digital library's contents and interact with the community. If you want to become a User, create your account. To do so, go to the GEO Knowledge Hub website at: https://gkhub.earthobservations.org/

Knowledge Provider

The Knowledge Provider is a special kind of User. That is, in addition to using the materials already available and interacting with the community, the users with this role can also share materials in the form of Knowledge Packages and Knowledge Resources. Also, as a user who produces content, a Provider is responsible for curating, updating, and managing the materials, it shares on the platform. By becoming a Provider, people commit to the GEO community to consistently share all the materials necessary for understanding and reusing an application.

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To start sharing and preserving your applications using the GEO Knowledge Hub as a Knowledge Provider, please, contact the GEO Knowledge Hub Team at the GEO Secretariat: secretariat@geosec.org