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 SIG works with Google and other partners on new tools that democratize offline mapping
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By Justine Bui
In Land Cover Mapping
Posted January 13, 2022

SIG works with Google and other partners on new tools that democratize offline mapping

Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) contributed to a fascinating mapping project described in a new post on the Google Earth and Earth Engine Medium page.  Google partnered with CIAT, [...]

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 Mapping Forest Degradation in Nepal with Remote Sensing
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By Justine Bui
In Land Cover Mapping, Satellites, Technology
Posted July 19, 2021

Mapping Forest Degradation in Nepal with Remote Sensing

Under international climate change agreements, countries must estimate greenhouse gas emissions related to deforestation and forest degradation. In cases of deforestation—when trees are cut and [...]

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 Simple Tech for Land Management: Training Local Users For Faster, Cost-Effective Results
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By Jenna Jadin
In Land Cover Mapping, Technology
Posted October 9, 2019

Simple Tech for Land Management: Training Local Users For Faster, Cost-Effective Results

Imagine walking into the small wooden building that serves as the home and office of a tribal community leader in a remote village in Vietnam. One of the last things you might expect to see would [...]

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 Forest Carbon Markets: Native People Quantify the Growing Value of Native Lands
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By Jenna Jadin
In Land Cover Mapping, UAS
Posted June 24, 2019

Forest Carbon Markets: Native People Quantify the Growing Value of Native Lands

Carbon markets are based on the premise that sources (greenhouse gas-emitting power plants, vehicles, farm animal waste) and sinks (greenhouse gas-absorbing forests, biogas digesters, healthy [...]

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 The Sustainable Orinoco Pact Sponsors Initiatives Fair on Sustainable Development-Villavicencio, Colombia
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By Jenna Jadin
In cities, climate change, Land Cover Mapping, News
Posted May 19, 2019

The Sustainable Orinoco Pact Sponsors Initiatives Fair on Sustainable Development-Villavicencio, Colombia

The Sustainable Orinoco Pact sponsored a one-day Initiatives Fair just outside of the region’s major city Villavicencio yesterday.  The event brought together several organizations and [...]

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 Hot but not Bothered: Urban Green Space Leads to Better Health, Social Benefits
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By Jenna Jadin
In cities, climate change, Land Cover Mapping
Posted December 14, 2018

Hot but not Bothered: Urban Green Space Leads to Better Health, Social Benefits

Decades of scientific research have been suggesting that humans accrue many positive benefits from nature, whether that nature be in an isolated preserve, in urban green space within the confines [...]

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 Connecting Space to Village: Bringing Satellite Data to the Ground to Improve Lives
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By Jenna Jadin
In climate change, Land Cover Mapping, modelling, Satellites, Technology
Posted September 23, 2018

Connecting Space to Village: Bringing Satellite Data to the Ground to Improve Lives

The Mekong River is one of the world’s great river systems, flowing 4,909 km through six countries: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Mekong is divided into both the [...]

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 Preventing California’s Catastrophic Wildfires Requires Careful Forest Management
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By Jenna Jadin
In climate change, Land Cover Mapping, Wildfires
Posted March 24, 2018

Preventing California’s Catastrophic Wildfires Requires Careful Forest Management

$180 billion USD. 8400 buildings. 1,381,000 acres. Nearly 8% of the State of California’s GDP. The numbers produced by wildfires are staggering. In 2015, the world experienced the strongest El [...]

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 As Science Funding Decreases, Technology May Protect Our Ecological Future
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By Jenna Jadin
In Land Cover Mapping, Technology, UAS
Posted February 24, 2018

As Science Funding Decreases, Technology May Protect Our Ecological Future

In an increasingly populated, financially-strained, and ecologically-stressed world, scientists are facing mounting pressure to find quick answers to social and environmental challenges. But, In [...]

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Recent Posts
  • Predicting the Future of Wildfires? It’s Complicated
    Predicting the Future of Wildfires? It’s Complicated
    May 20, 2022
  • SIG works with Google and other partners on new tools that democratize offline mapping
    SIG works with Google and other partners on new tools that democratize offline mapping
    January 13, 2022
  • Mapping Forest Degradation in Nepal with Remote Sensing
    Mapping Forest Degradation in Nepal with Remote Sensing
    July 19, 2021
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