MooRe – Multiscale monitoring of peatland restorationFebruary 21, 2023Joining forcesMarch 2, 2023 The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) is funding a new research project entitled Dense Satellite Time Series for Forest Monitoring (DESTSAM). In cooperation with Prof. Michael Schmitt from the Universität der Bundeswehr München, innovative AI-based methods are to be developed to supplement optical satellite image time series with radar satellite images. Clouds in optical satellite imagery often prevent regular monitoring, leading to gaps in the time series. Radar satellites do not have this limitation.By means of the AI-based amendment of time series of optical satellite…
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Forests4Future – Training on determining forest biomass using dronesAugust 15, 2022AI-based forest monitoringFebruary 22, 2023 The Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy (StMWi) is funding a new research project by RSS as part of the Bavarian Joint Research Program (BayVFP). In cooperation with the Peatland Science Center (PSC) of the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan – Triesdorf (HSWT), RSS is developing new methods for monitoring the renaturation of peatlands in Bavaria. The aim of the project is to be able to better quantify the rewetting success of drained peatlands and the associated emission savings. Peatlands have…
Wall-to-wall mapping of wetlands and potential peatlands in Lao PDR and the PhilippinesApril 30, 2022MooRe – Multiscale monitoring of peatland restorationFebruary 21, 2023 As part of the Forests4Future project funded by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), we are developing a “Triple Level Monitoring System” in collaboration with DFS (Deutsche Forst Service). The Triple Level Monitoring System combines forest-specific information from satellite data, drone data and forest inventories. Gained information supports local actors in evaluating the current condition of a forest within a so-called FLR site (Forest Landscape Restoration) but also supports reforestation and forest protection activities.RSS conducted trainings in…
EUREKA EUROSTARS research project MuSe3DMarch 31, 2022Forests4Future – Training on determining forest biomass using dronesAugust 15, 2022 In the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region peatlands cover approximately 23,6 million hectares, representing 56% of global tropical peatlands. However, their exact extent in most of these countries is not well known since the identification by field-based methods is time consuming and expensive due to the enormous extent of the countries and additionally due to difficult accessibility of many areas. Within the framework of the GIZ founded project SUPA (Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation in ASEAN) RSS supports…
Cloud-based COP4EE-Energyplaner onlineFebruary 10, 2022Wall-to-wall mapping of wetlands and potential peatlands in Lao PDR and the PhilippinesApril 30, 2022 In the EUREKA EUROSTARS research project MuSe3D we developed together with four other European partners a five-band multispectral camera for use on conventional drones. Compared to multispectral camera systems currently available in the field of UAV, this camera offers a very high spatial resolution and an extremely high frame rate. Thus, a high image overlap can be achieved even at high flight speeds and consequently a large area can be surveyed very efficiently and in high quality. The basic version of…
CoExist: Monitoring environmental-related transhumance patterns and assessing the risk for population displacementDecember 5, 2021EUREKA EUROSTARS research project MuSe3DMarch 31, 2022 The energy transition is governed at the European and national scale, leading to laws and regulations such as the German EEG. The implementation of the energy transition in response to these acts is taking place at the regional scale. Regional administrations define their own targets adapted to the local demands and potentials. However, regional administrations are often not aware of the full potential and limitations of their spatial units regarding the production of renewable energies. Earth Observation (EO) is therefore…
New publication on biodiversity loss on tropical islandsOctober 19, 2021Cloud-based COP4EE-Energyplaner onlineFebruary 10, 2022 Introduction In cooperation with the International Organization of Migration (DLR), RSS has successfully completed the project CoExist, which was funded by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) through the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWK). The project outcome included a publication on environmental suitability maps for transhumance to support the planning of corridors and conflict prevention in the Sahel. Background Conflicts between farmers and semi-nomadic livestock herders (transhumance) have increased over the past two decades and continue to be a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa.…
