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    AI reveals secret roads endangering the world's rainforests

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    Satellite images analyzed by AI are emerging as a new tool in finding unmapped roads that bring environmental destruction to wilderness areas. James Cook University's Distinguished Professor Bill Laurance was co-author of a study analyzing the reliability of an automated approach to large-scale road mapping, using convolutional neural networks trained on road data, using satellite images. He said the Earth is experiencing an unprecedented wave of road building, with some 25 million kil

    GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Early Warning Systems Course

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    INTRODUCTION Hi members, Welcome to our training on GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Early Warning Systems Course. This course in  GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Early Warning Systems has been developed to enhance the capacity of government officials, development partners, and stakeholders involved in development planning to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development activities and practices. DURATION 5 days. WHO SHOULD ATTEND This course is intende

    BAE Systems launches MethaneSAT satellite to provide critical global greenhouse gas emissions data

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    BAE Systems is celebrating alongside its customers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) following the successful launch of the MethaneSAT satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today. The satellite will provide the public with reliable scientific data about the sources and scale of methane emissions globally, with the ultimate goal of driving reductions in the near future. MethaneSAT’s primary instrument includes a BAE Systems-built spectrometer that will identify and q

    BRIN uses remote sensing to mitigate impact of earthquakes

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    The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) uses remote sensing technology to calculate the danger of faults as an effort to mitigate the threat of earthquakes for the public. A researcher from BRIN's Geological Disaster Research Center, Nurani Rahma Hanifa, stated that her side was collaborating with the British Geological Survey (BGS) in this technology research that has been published in a joint scientific research. "We hope this effort can reduce the fatality caused by earth

    ESA Approves Development of NanoMagSat Satellite Constellation

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    The European Space Agency (ESA) has greenlit the development of the NanoMagSat constellation, marking a significant advancement in the use of small satellites for scientific missions. NanoMagSat, a flagship mission spearheaded by Open Cosmos together with IPGP (Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS) and CEA-Léti, aims to revolutionise our understanding of Earth's magnetic field and ionospheric environment. As a follow on from ESA's successful Earth Explorer Swa

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    • Satellite images analyzed by AI are emerging as a new tool in finding unmapped roads that bring environmental destruction to wilderness areas. James Cook University's Distinguished Professor Bill Laurance was co-author of a study analyzing the reliability of an automated approach to large-scale road mapping, using convolutional neural networks trained on road data, using satellite images. He said the Earth is experiencing an unprecedented wave of road building, with some 25 million kilometers of new paved roads expected by mid-century. "Roughly 90% of all road construction is occurring in developing nations including many tropical and subtropical regions of exceptional biodiversity. "By sharply increasing access to formerly remote natural areas, poorly regulated road development triggers dramatic increases in environmental disruption due to activities such as logging, mining and land clearing," said Professor Laurance. He said many roads in such regions, both legal and illegal, are unmapped, with road-mapping studies in the Brazilian Amazon, Asia-Pacific and elsewhere regularly finding up to 13 times more road length than reported in government or road databases. "Traditionally, road mapping meant tracing road features by hand, using satellite imagery. This is incredibly slow, making it almost impossible to stay on top of the global road tsunami," said Professor Laurance. The researchers trained three machine-learning models to automatically map road features from high-resolution satellite imagery covering rural, generally remote and often forested areas of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Malaysia. "This study shows the remarkable potential of AI for large-scale tasks like global road-mapping. We're not there yet, but we're making good progress," said Professor Laurance. "Proliferating roads are probably the most important direct threat to tropical forests globally. In a few more years, AI might give us the means to map and monitor roads across the world's most environmentally critical areas." journal: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/5/839
    • INTRODUCTION Hi members, Welcome to our training on GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Early Warning Systems Course. This course in  GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Early Warning Systems has been developed to enhance the capacity of government officials, development partners, and stakeholders involved in development planning to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development activities and practices. DURATION 5 days. WHO SHOULD ATTEND This course is intended for audiences who form disaster management teams working in government agencies, NGOs, and Community Members working in governments, funding agencies, and research and non-government organizations for Emergency response and other Development programs. COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the course, participants will: ·         Understand operational mechanisms and procedures for the prediction, forecasting, monitoring, and response to the warning ·         Examine the kinds of tools and products that are available or could be developed to integrate information into forms most useful for them to make decisions at various levels and set up appropriate contingency plans or options to guide members of their organization against various hazards of different timescales. ·         Design end-to-end early warning systems for several types of hazards including, action planning for disaster preparedness, emergency management, and social response concerning early warning; ·         Develop tools for early warning audits, identify current gaps in existing early warning systems, and put in place enhanced people-centered early warning system ·         Harmonization of the early warning system and disaster mitigation for effective disaster risk reduction ·         Undertake risk assessment and design of multi-hazard end-to-end early warning systems for disaster risk reduction ·         Develop strategies to institutionalize early warning systems into the process cycle of disaster risk reduction and development planning, emergency response, and preparedness activities ·         Interpret and translate scientific information products into user-friendly formats and prepare & communicate tailor-made early warning information products to elicit a response from the at-risk communities ·         Design and implement community-based early warning systems that are people-centered and that can effectively contribute to the risk management process/risk reduction ·         Evaluate and introduce public education and training programs for community-based early warning systems ·         Apply emerging new generation climate prediction technologies for anticipating and managing disaster risks associated with climate change & variability   ACCREDITATION Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA). TRAINING VENUE The training will be held at the IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch. All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Mob: +254 715 077 817/+250789621067 Register Today: GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Early Warning Systems Course  
    • BAE Systems is celebrating alongside its customers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) following the successful launch of the MethaneSAT satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today. The satellite will provide the public with reliable scientific data about the sources and scale of methane emissions globally, with the ultimate goal of driving reductions in the near future. MethaneSAT’s primary instrument includes a BAE Systems-built spectrometer that will identify and quantify methane emissions by measuring the narrow part of the infrared spectrum where the gas absorbs light reflected off the Earth MethaneSAT’s primary instrument includes a BAE Systems-built spectrometer that will identify and quantify methane emissions by measuring the narrow part of the infrared spectrum where the gas absorbs light reflected off the Earth. The satellite will monitor emissions from the oil and gas sector, which accounts for about 40% of all human-caused methane emissions, and it will be able to revisit the same sites daily in most instances. MethaneSAT will also fill a gap in existing remote methane monitoring capabilities, offering high-precision emissions mapping over a broad 200km by 200km field of view. This satellite will further complement existing methane-monitoring satellites that focus on either larger scales or detecting point sources.   “MethaneSAT will make a critical difference in helping us better understand and remedy global greenhouse gas emissions,” said Dr. Alberto Conti, vice president and general manager of Civil Space for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems. “MethaneSAT will advance our ability to identify and track emissions from their source, empowering stakeholders and the public with actionable data to enable reductions. We are thankful to our customers at the Environmental Defense Fund for developing this crucial mission, and we look forward to seeing all the change it will bring.” BAE Systems worked alongside scientists from EDF and MethaneSAT, LLC, to design and build the primary instrument. The company also led spacecraft integration, environmental testing, and will provide commissioning services. Once commissioning is complete, EDF will launch a cloud-based platform in partnership with Google to distribute MethaneSAT data publicly and free of charge, ensuring the data will be easily accessible for all. “MethaneSAT is a unique instrument with demanding specifications,” said Peter Vedder, senior director for mission systems at MethaneSAT. “It’s designed to see methane emissions that other satellites can’t, with unprecedented precision. BAE Systems helped us push the envelope to deliver a powerful new tool for protecting the climate.” MethaneSAT launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.  
    • The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) uses remote sensing technology to calculate the danger of faults as an effort to mitigate the threat of earthquakes for the public. A researcher from BRIN's Geological Disaster Research Center, Nurani Rahma Hanifa, stated that her side was collaborating with the British Geological Survey (BGS) in this technology research that has been published in a joint scientific research. "We hope this effort can reduce the fatality caused by earthquakes with the scientific data we have through remote sensing," she noted in a statement from her office on Thursday. Meanwhile, BGS' geologist in multi-hazard and remote sensing, Ekbal Hussain, stated that the technology, currently owned by BGS, can measure ground movement patterns and details of earthquake fragments after an earthquake occurred from space using remote sensing. "Through detailed modeling, this technology can help us to understand that earthquakes have energy released, but there is also energy stored in the earth," Hussain stated. Regarding the Lembang Fault, he explained that remote sensing can estimate the danger of the Lembang Fault by monitoring energy stored in the fault and how much of it will be released when an earthquake occurs. He expressed hope that the use of remote sensing technology would save several lives, considering that the earthquakes' vulnerability is dynamic. Head of BRIN's Geological Disaster Research Center, Adrin Tohari, stated that the Cianjur earthquake that struck in 2022 was interesting to be studied deeper. He noted that until now, the fault location is not yet discovered, but the impact of damage caused by the fault is quite extensive. In 2023, BRIN had conducted a study to determine the main earthquake location. However, the agency had not found the main earthquake's vein due to thick volcanic deposits. "Activity is difficult to detect," Tohari stated. He is optimistic that the implementation of remote sensing technology would improve the scientists' ability of understanding the potential and risks of the Lembang Fault in the Greater Bandung area.
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