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@sonaguliyeva et al. (2023) applied #machinelearning algorithms in mapping #croptypes using high resolution #Azersky imagery & demonstrated the value of #opensource platforms like #GoogleEarthEngine in the #classification of crops #LoLManuscriptMonday https://bit.ly/Guliyeva_2023
Shout out to Sona's co-authors & affiliated organizations #Azercosmos #NationalAviationAcademy #Azerbaijan #EOChat #GISChat
Maria Åsnes Moan et al. (2023) use bi-temporal airborne laser scanner data in #PRFSS to improve forest site index determination by detecting & excluding disturbed areas, which helps understand forest growth patterns & management planning. #CFSEFI #LoLManuscriptMonday https://bit.ly/Moan_2023
This research was done at the Petawawa Research Forest using data from the PRF remote sensing supersite! #PRFSS #CFSEFI #EOChat #GISChat
The “Climate-relevant Modernization of the National Forest Policy and Piloting of REDD Measures in the Philippines” project developed a remote sensing methodology for forest cover and forest cover change mapping. This methodology was applied to the
Mari Trix Estomata & Klaus Schmitt (2019) used #decisiontree classification & unbiased area estimation to map #forestcover extent & change in the #Philippines using #ALOS #PALSAR mosaic data in support of #REDD+ initiatives. #LoLManuscriptMonday http://bit.ly/Estomata_2019
Cheers to Estomata & Schmitt’s affiliation & supporting organizations for this #LoLManuscriptMonday feature: GIZ Philippines, the K&C Initiative of JAXA & the Forest Management Bureau of DENR Philippines #EOChat #GISChat 🛰️🌳🥳
Context Structure is a central dimension of forest ecosystems that is closely linked to their capacity to provide ecosystem services. Drivers such as changing disturbance regimes are increasingly altering forest structure, but large-scale characterizations of forest structure and disturbance-mediated structural dynamics remain rare. Objectives Here, we characterize large-scale patterns in the horizontal and vertical structure of mountain forests and test for the presence of alternative structural states. We investigate factors determining the occurrence of structural states and the role of disturbance and recovery in transitions between states. Methods We used spaceborne lidar (GEDI) to characterize forest structure across the European Alps. We combined GEDI-derived structural metrics with Landsat-based disturbance maps and related structure to topography, climate, landscape configuration, and past disturbances. Results We found two alternative states of forest structure that emerged consistently across all forest types of the Alps: short, open-canopy forests (24%) and tall, closed-canopy forests (76%). In the absence of disturbance, open-canopy forests occurred at high elevations, forest edges, and warm, dry sites. Disturbances caused a transition to open-canopy conditions in approximately 50% of cases. Within 35 years after disturbance, 72% of forests recovered to a closed-canopy state, except in submediterranean forests, where recovery is slow and long-lasting transitions to open-canopy conditions are more likely. Conclusions As climate warming increases disturbances and causes thermophilization of vegetation, transitions to open-canopy conditions could become more likely in the future. Such restructuring could pose a challenge for forest management, as open-canopy forests have lower capacities for providing important ecosystem services.
Ursa Kanjir et al. (2018) investigated the use of #opticalsatelliteimagery in #vesseldetection & the most common factors influencing the #accuracy of the methodologies by reviewing 119 papers published until 2017 #LoLManuscriptMonday https://bit.ly/Kanjir_2018
Cheers to Dr. Kanjir’s co-authors & affiliations, ZRC SAZU, European Joint Research Centre & the University of Ljublana for this awesome #LoLManuscriptMonday publication! 🛰️🚢#EOChat #GISChat
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Karen Joyce et al. (2022) quantify the lack of diversity on scientific editorial boards in remote sensing, thus leaving underrepresented scientists behind. They provide an action plan to improve inclusivity at all levels of publishing. #LoLManuscriptMonday https://bit.ly/Joyce2022
Cheers to Dr. Joyce's co-authors for this manuscript: Catherine Nakalembe, Cristina Gómez, @gopikasuresh, Kate Fickas, Meghan Halabisky, Michelle Kalamandeen & @morganahcrowley! #EOChat #GISChat
Innovative and beneficial science stems from diverse teams and authorships that are inclusive of many perspectives. In this paper, we explore the status of inclusivity in remote sensing academic publishing, using an audit of peer-reviewed journal editorial board composition. Our findings demonstrate diversity deficiency in gender and country of residence, limiting the majority of editors to men residing in four countries. We also examine the many challenges underrepresented communities within our field face, such as implicit bias, harsher reviews, and fewer citations. We assert that in the field of remote sensing, the gatekeepers are not representative of the global society and this lack of representation restricts what research is valued and published, and ultimately who becomes successful. We present an action plan to help make the field of remote sensing more diverse and inclusive and urge every individual to consider their role as editor, author, reviewer, or reader. We believe that each of us have a choice to continue to align with a journal/institution/society that is representative of the dynamic state of our field and its people, ensuring that no one is left behind while discovering all the fascinating possibilities in remote sensing.
Luis Villa
Blake Girardot