Geospatial Analysis and Open Data - Forest and Climate

Geospatial Analysis and Open Data –
Forest and Climate
Tijana Lezaic
CD4E

PhD student of Geosciences
(Faculty of Geography –
University of Belgrade)
Project coordinator (Center for
development of nonformal
education - CD4E)
Author of Five minutes for
Geogprahy (Brainz TV)

Summery
 Open geospatial database
 Case studies
 Forest and Climate Project
 Q&A

How many satellites are in Earth orbit?
Image credit: NASA

According to United Nations Office for Outer Space
Affairs, there were 4987 satellites orbiting the
planet at the start of the year.

According to the data by Union of Concerned Scientists (USC),
1957 satellites were operational in November 2018.

Source: https://business.esa.int/newcomers-earth-observation-guide
Data collecting

Data collected by Landsat, Sentinel and many
other satellites can be downloaded here:
 EarthExplorer
 GloVis
 LandsatLook and Sentinel2Look
 ESPA On-Demand Interface
 AppEEARS

Geospatial Analysis and Open Data - Forest and Climate

Marine monitoring
 Area:
 Global ocean
 Arctic sea
 Baltic sea
 European North West Shelf
Seas
 Iberia-Biscay-Ireland
Regional Seas
 Mediterranean sea
 Black sea
Parameters:
Sea Ice
Temperature
Reflectance
Wind
Salinity
Current Velocity
Sea Surface Wave

Atmosphere Monitoring
Daily analyses and forecasts
 Forecast charts:
Reacitve gases
Aerosols
European air quality
Ozone layer
CO2
 Analyses charts:
Fire monitoring

Land Monitoring
 Global (provides a series of bio-geophysical products on the
status and evolution of the land surface)
 Pan- European (provides information about the land cover
and land use and their changes)
 Local (focuses on different hotspots, i.e. areas with specific
environmental challenges
 Imagery and reference data (satellite imagery forms the input
for the creation of Copernicus land products)

Emergency Management Service
 Copernicus EMS – Mapping
 European and Global Flood Awareness System
 European Forest Information System
 Drought Observatory

Copernicus Climate Change Service
 Climate bulletins
 Climate Data Store
 Data in Action
 Learning Service

Data in Action
 Detecting oil spills for marin
life and environmental
protection
 Studing glacier melts and
effects on sea levels
 Quantifying crop conditions
 Reversing illegal rainforest
cutting in Brazil
 Comparing the past and
present with human impact
change
Source: https://gisgeography.com/100-
earth-remote-sensing-applications-uses/

Catching tax-evaders red-handed by locating new
construction and building alterations.

Counting polar bears to ensure
sustainable population levels.

Measuring wind speed and
directions for wind farms,
weather forecasting and surfers.

Extracting mineral deposits with
hyperspectral remote sensing.

The main goal of
the project was
to develop an
algorithm that
identifies the
most suitable
area for
afforestation.

How did we get the result?
S = Suitability
P = Soil types
C = Climate condition
M = Topographic characteristics
G = Rock characteristics
D = Droughts potential
F = Wildfire risk
W = Water accessibility
L = Land use
R = Road

Our history
Support from Ministry
of environmental protection
(2018)
Climate KIC Accelerator grant
(2019)
Open Data Challenge UNDP
-1st place-
(2019)
Idea brainstorming
(2018)
European Youth Award
-Planet Friendly-
(2019)

 To identify one thousand specific location for
trees.
 To design and develop certificates
 Crowdfunding campaign
 To plant one thousand trees in autumn
Our goals in 2020

Tijana Lezaic
tlezaic@gmail.com

Geospatial Analysis and Open Data - Forest and Climate

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