The council was formed in 2022 from a group of people that developed an Earth observation strategy 2020-2025. The council contains representative of EO disciplines (see members) and several observers. In the Dutch Earth and Environmental Sciences Landscape it is one of the two National Councils (next to the Council for Earth and Environmental Sciences). The council meets monthly and discusses new developments relevant to the organization of Dutch EO research. Topics include advice to NWO on the User Support for Space Research thematic call, advice on data security to the Round table Earth and Environmental Sciences. The council maintains close relations with GEO Netherlands, a network to connect governments, research institutions, companies, and other organizations that use earth observation data. The council is in regular contact with the Earth Observation Research Programme STEREO of the Belgium Science Policy (BELSPO).