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The United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment states: “ecosystems are critical to human well-being - to our health, our prosperity, our security, and to our social and cultural identity.” Conservation and biodiversity management play important roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Earth observations can help with these efforts. This online webinar series introduces participants to the use of satellite data for conservation and biodiversity applications. The series will highlight specific projects that have successfully used satellite data. Examples include:
- monitoring chimpanzee habitat loss
- decreasing whale mortality
- detecting penguins
- monitoring wildfires
- biodiversity observation networks
Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, attendees will:
- be able to outline uses of remote sensing for habitat suitability, species population dynamics, and monitoring wildfires
- learn about the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEOBON), Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON), and essential biodiversity variables
Course Format:
- Two, one hour sessions
- The same session will be broadcast at both times, both in English
Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing or equivalent knowledge
If you do not complete the prerequisite, you may not be adequately prepared for the pace of the training.
Session One: Remote Sensing for Conservation
This session will focus on remote sensing for habitat suitability, species population dynamics, and monitoring wildfires.
Session Two: Remote Sensing for Biodiversity
This session will focus on the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEOBON), Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON), and essential biodiversity variables.
Each part of 2 includes links to the recordings, presentation slides, exercises, and Question & Answer Transcripts, in English and in Spanish. There is no link to a landing page in Spanish for this resource.
Authoring Person(s) Name:
Cindy Schmidt
Amber McCullum
Authoring Organization(s) Name:
NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)
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Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic - CC BY 2.0
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