This episode talks about the role of Social Media Data in expediting emergency relief and the challenges while ensuring effective utilization of the earth observation data and how policy frameworks are one of the driving forces for the same. Dr. Bapon is Chair of the CODATA Task Group on FAIR-DRR. Dr. Shirish Ravan works for the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna, Austria, the UN Office dedicated to global space governance and promoting peaceful uses of outer space. He implements international programs facilitating space-based technologies in achieving SDGs, especially disaster and climate resilience.