The beginning of the third millennium was marked by another exacerbation of global environmental problems and awareness of the vital need to preserve the natural environment for human existence. This awareness was embodied in increasing public awareness of environmental issues and, in particular, in expanding the network of protected areas. Ukraine is also keeping up […]
In early December, I had the opportunity to participate as a mentor in a three-day workshop called Data Use in Decision Making, held in Sarajevo, the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. What was happening? The course was organized by GIZ and GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as part of the broader […]
One of the main tasks of Earth observation is the monitoring of objects and phenomena on its surface. The regularity of the satellite remote sensing allows for constant monitoring and quick detection and evaluation of changes in natural and transformed landscapes. This information is very useful and is applied in land use management, forest management, […]
Planet Explorer is a web browser interface used to search and view imagery from the archive of Planet Labs. This web application provides access to daily satellite imagery for customers, researchers and the general public. Data access At the moment, there is an option to subscribe to a free two-week trial, after which you […]
Ukraine is rich in natural resources. However, such richness often bears to the nation not the prosperity but new problems – social, political, and environmental. One of the brightest examples is so-called “amber fever” that flushed out in Ukraine recently. Rising prices for amber in the world market after 2010 accompanied with a long-term deepening […]
Laser scanning systems have long been used successfully for mapping and monitoring of the environment. The range of application of the system is very wide – from the construction of 3D models, mapping of coastline, forecasting landslides and floods, studying the habitats of animals, to assessing the effects of various environmental impacts. Lidar (from the […]
Under conditions of climate change, degradation of transformed aquatic ecosystems and reduction of biodiversity many international scientists focus their attention on beavers. Why? Because these animals are capable of miracles! The presence of beavers and the creation of beaver ponds increases the number of birds, amphibians, fish, preserves and purifies water, promotes the rise of […]
GIS-Forum 2018 organizers invite students of higher education institutions to take part in the first stage of the two-year competition of student works on geoinformatics. Participants of the contest are invited to choose one practical-oriented task for the implementation of the competition in the framework of the competition from the list of the partners suggested […]
While performing supervised classification it is possible to obtain, in addition to the classified map, the rule images of your classification. You can learn what they are, and how to view these images can in a previous post. This post is about how to improve the quality of the classification with the help of rule images. […]
Planet Labs is a startup created by former NASA employees. Planet is designing and manufacturing miniature remote sensing satellites called Doves. The constellation of Dove satellites provides a global coverage with images of 3-5 m resolution, part of the data is in open access. It proves that “the sky in the limit” saying not true […]
