Larger Forest Patches Have Greater Per-Area Productivity
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03075-5 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08688-7 <-- shared related paper
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https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0411:FFOTCU]2.0.CO;2 <-- shared related paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #habitat #ecosystems #fragmented #forests #vegetation #carbonstorage #trees #logging #forestry #naturalresources #canopy #soil #moisture #foresthealth #metrics #productivity #carboncapture #contiguous #USA #CONUS #environment #sustainability #model #modeling #AI #machinelearning #geoai #carbonsequestration #forestcover

Populus Tremuloides [Aka Aspen] As A Natural Fire Barrier In Canada’s Boreal Forest Under A Changing Climate
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123671 <-- shared paper 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flammable #barrier #extremeweather #fireweather #fireactivity #wildfire #bushfire #fire #firebreak #FireKnowledge #FireEcology #AspenTrees #Canada #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #risk #hazard #damage #climatechange #warming #tree #mixed #diversity #species #perimeter #ecozones #ecology #geostatistics #forest #forestcover #burn #severity #stand #burnarea #management #aspen #populustremuloides #Fireactivity #Burnseverity #Fireweather #Deciduous #Phenology
#NRCANScience #NRCAN #NaturalResourcesCanada

Predictability Of Earth’s Greenness [incl. spatial]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2026.02.038 <-- shared paper
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https://phys.org/news/2026-02-global-greening-earth-green-shifting.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/7/24057308/earth-global-greening-climate-change-carbon <-- shared technical media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7 <-- shared (2019) paper
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#Earth #greenness #deeplearning #AI #usecase #productivity #vegetation #foliage #greening #forecasting #geomorphometry #vegetationindex #NDVI #GIS #spatial #mapping #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #satellite #global #landuse #landcover #management #biomass #agriculture #crops #environment #ecosystems #forestcover #sustainability #foodsecurity #soilmoisture #treecover #temperature #parameters #forest #forested #landmanagement #agronomic #irrigation #fertilisation #croprotation #pestcontrol #attentionmodel #metrics

Map Reveals How America's Forests Have Changed Over Time
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https://www.newsweek.com/america-forests-change-over-time-2041291 <-- shared 2025 media article
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1005-2023 <-- shared 2023 paper
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7055086 <-- shared study datasets
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #copernicus #CONUS #USA #forest #model #modeling #landuse #landcover #change #forestland #agriculture #urban #development #cities #industry #vegetation #America #humanimpacts #settlement #decline #cropland #pasture #grassland #grazing #reforestation #deforestation #urbanization #conservation #ecosystems #logging #mining #railroad #infrastructure #forestcover #NLDI #farmland #colonial #LULC #census #climate #hydrology #biogeochemical

Combining Remote Sensing With Local Knowledge Is Vital For Understanding Forest Change In West Africa
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23133-5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #tropical #forest #Africa #satellite #vegetation #ontheground #localobservations #WestAfrica #community #crowdsourcing #Landsat #spatialanalysis #household #surveys #localknowledge #integration #forestcover #deforestration #regrowth #convergence #limitations #imagery #spatiotemporal #Togo #Benin #Nigeria #Cameroon

Integrated Topographic Corrections Improve Forest Mapping Using Landsat Imagery
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.102716 <-- shared 2022 paper
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“HIGHLIGHTS:
• [They] evaluated the impacts of topographic correction on forest mapping in the mountains.
• The enhanced C-correction and the physical model reduced topographic effects.
• The corrected Landsat imagery time series resulted in higher accuracy.
• Terrain information improved classification but not as much as topographic correction.
• [They] recommend using topographic correction for forest cover mapping..."
#GIS #spatial #AtmosphericCorrection #IlluminationCondition #LandCover #ModelComparison #TimeSeries #TopographicCorrection #remotesensing #comparasion #topographic #correction #NDVI #forest #vegetation #model #modeling #spatialanalyis #accuracy #forestcover #Russia #Georgia #CaucasusMountains #spatiotemporal #landsat #elevation #DEM

How Nepal Regenerated Its Forests
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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150937/how-nepal-regenerated-its-forests <-- shared @nasa post
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #forestry #regeneration #Nepal #vegetation #spatialanalysis #change #improvement #earthobservation #planning #management #governmentpolicy #forest #trees #forestcover #landcover #landmanagement #environmental #community #people #development #projects #administration #villages #communitydevelopment #communityleaders #communityengagement #communitymanagement
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