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  • S16 · E4
    July 15 · 34 min

    S16E4: GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover – with Phil Cooper, AWS and Nadine Alameh, LunateAI

    In the final episode of Season 16, Julia Wagemann speaks with Phil Cooper, Geospatial Global Tech BD for the Amazon Public Sector team, and Nadine Alameh, Founder of LunateAI and former CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium. The conversation closes the GenAI for Geospatial Challenge takeover by looking beyond the individual prototypes and asking what this moment means for the wider geospatial industry. Phil reflects on the evolution of Earth observation from a time when researchers might spend months analysing a single satellite image to today’s world of petabyte-scale data, cloud infrastructure and AI-enabled analysis. Generative and agentic AI are now helping organisations engage with geospatial data without needing years of specialist experience, opening the field to new industries, users and ideas. Nadine describes this as a moment in which anyone with a strong idea can begin turning it into a prototype, solution or business. She also reflects on the Challenge’s role in demonstrating the art of the possible, lowering barriers and supporting teams working on meaningful problems across climate, health, oceans, infrastructure, insurance and spatial intelligence. The episode explores the patterns that emerged across the 14 winning teams. Unlike earlier experiments focused primarily on the technology itself, many of this year’s projects were grounded in specific domain challenges, including methane monitoring, malaria planning, cocoa supply-chain transparency, marine intelligence, disaster risk and insurance. Phil and Nadine also discuss the rapid move from generative AI towards agentic systems, multimodal geospatial foundation models and natural-language interfaces. As these tools become more operational, the conversation turns to trust, data governance, standards, provenance and the need to help users understand where information comes from and how it has been processed. The episode also considers which sectors may adopt geospatial AI first, why energy and finance are already moving quickly, and how geospatial intelligence could become embedded into everyday decision-making across industries. Host: Julia Wagemann Guests: Phil Cooper and Nadine Alameh Organisations: AWS and LunateAI Episode focus: The future of generative AI and geospatial Series: Scene From Above, Season 16 – GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover

  • S16 · E3
    July 7 · 30 min

    S16E3: GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover – In Conversation with BolgiaTen

    In Episode 3 of Season 16, Sabrina Szeto speaks with Dr Cormac Purcell, astrophysicist turned geospatial scientist at BolgiaTen. BolgiaTen’s project, developed through the GenAI for Geospatial Challenge, focuses on marine domain awareness: helping users understand where vessels are, what they are doing, and whether their reported movements can be trusted. The project addresses a major challenge in maritime intelligence. Automatic Identification System, or AIS, data is widely used to track vessels, but it is based on an open trust system and can be affected by GPS jamming, spoofing, or deliberate manipulation. This matters because incorrect or falsified vessel positions can have real consequences, from insurance risk and sanctions compliance to dark port calls, ship-to-ship transfers and activity in protected marine areas. In this conversation, Cormac explains how BolgiaTen combines AIS data, vessel context, ownership and maintenance information, and Earth observation data from open and commercial sources to build a more reliable picture of vessel behaviour. The episode also explores the role of generative AI in the project. BolgiaTen uses foundation models to accelerate vessel detection in Earth observation imagery and generative AI to support a natural language interface for the analysis pipeline. What once required specialist analysts to process imagery, interpret results and answer business questions can increasingly be supported through an agentic interface that helps orchestrate the workflow. Cormac also shares how AWS cloud credits helped the team move beyond an isolated prototype towards a more professional deployment pathway, closer to the environment used by their partner Lloyd’s List Intelligence. The credits supported experimentation, integration and a higher technology readiness level prototype that can be tested with customers more quickly. The conversation also covers the importance of customer education: helping business users understand what Earth observation can and cannot do, how resolution, cadence, coverage and cost shape what is possible, and why clear communication of uncertainty is just as important as the underlying science. Host: Sabrina Szeto Guest: Dr Cormac Purcell Organisation: BolgiaTen Project focus: AI-enabled maritime domain awareness Series: Scene From Above, Season 16 – GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover

  • S16 · E2
    July 1 · 24 min

    S16E2: GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover – In Conversation with RASID

    In Episode 2 of Season 16, Julia Wagemann speaks with Reda Haidar, Commercial Director at RASID. RASID’s project, GoPilot, is an agentic Earth observation platform developed through the GenAI for Geospatial Challenge. It allows users to ask questions in natural language and receive clear, evidence-backed geospatial intelligence without needing to manually search satellite archives, download imagery or run complex workflows. The project began with a focused use case around methane monitoring, using RASID’s Methane Mapper system to detect methane emissions from satellite imagery. During the Challenge, the team realised that the same architecture could support a much wider set of Earth observation workflows, from agriculture and environmental monitoring to infrastructure analysis and change detection. In this conversation, Reda explains how generative AI acts as the reasoning layer in GoPilot: understanding user intent, selecting the right tools, retrieving relevant data, coordinating analytical workflows and synthesising results into actionable answers. The episode also explores the role of AWS cloud credits in helping the team experiment at scale, including the generation of more than 100,000 synthetic methane plumes, model training, and the development of an agentic geospatial platform using AWS tools and infrastructure. Host: Julia Wagemann Guest: Reda Haidar Organisation: RASID Project: GoPilot Series: Scene From Above, Season 16 – GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover

  • S16 · E1
    June 24 · 19 min

    S16E1: GenAI for Geospatial Challenge Takeover – In Conversation with BigData Ghana

    In the first episode of Season 16, Sabrina Szeto speaks with Nana Akua Afra Owusu-Addo, Technical Writer for the Earth Observation Team at BigData Ghana Limited and Project Lead for ForestTrace AI. ForestTrace AI is an AI-powered forest and land use intelligence platform developed through the GenAI for Geospatial Challenge. The platform helps governments, environmental agencies, cocoa sector actors and sustainability teams monitor forest change, detect deforestation risk and turn satellite data into clear, decision-ready insights. In this conversation, Afra shares how the team is using generative AI to make geospatial intelligence more accessible to non-technical users, including policymakers, sustainability officers, field teams and local stakeholders. Rather than simply showing maps and dashboards, ForestTrace AI helps users ask questions in natural language, understand what the data means and identify what action may be needed. The episode also explores BigData Ghana’s journey through the challenge, the role of AWS cloud credits and technical support, the importance of responsible data governance, and the team’s ambition to scale ForestTrace AI into a broader African land use intelligence platform. Host: Sabrina Szeto Guest: Nana Akua Afra Owusu-Addo Organisation: BigData Ghana Limited Project: ForestTrace AI

  • S15 · E5
    February 27 · 55 min

    S15E5: STAC – A common language for finding geospatial data

    In this episode of Scene from Above, Julia Wagemann speaks with Matthias Mohr, independent software developer and one of the key contributors to the STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) and STAC API specifications. STAC has become foundational to how Earth observation data is discovered and accessed across cloud platforms. But its origins lie in a fragmented landscape of portals, inconsistent metadata, and incompatible APIs. Matthias shares how STAC emerged from practical needs within the community and how it evolved into a widely adopted standard for geospatial data discovery. Together, Julia and Matthias unpack: Why STAC was created and what problem it solved The difference between static STAC catalogues and STAC APIs How organisations struggle when adopting STAC internally The role of extensions and interoperability Where cloud-native geospatial infrastructure may head next A thoughtful conversation for anyone working with large-scale Earth observation data, from analysts querying data, to engineers publishing catalogues, to decision-makers shaping data infrastructure. Host: Julia Wagemann Guest: Matthias Mohr

  • S15 · E4
    January 30 · 40 min

    S15E4: What “cloud-friendly” really means for Earth observation

    In this episode of Scene from Above, Julia Wagemann speaks with Aimee Barciauskas, Data Engineer at Development Seed, about what it actually takes to make Earth observation data usable at scale. For the past seven years, Aimee has worked closely with NASA’s IMPACT team, supporting the agency’s transition to cloud-native workflows. From initiatives like the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP) to community-driven tooling and documentation, her work sits at the intersection of data engineering, open science, and real-world impact. Together, Julia and Aimee unpack: What “cloud-friendly” really means (beyond storing data in the cloud) The technical and cultural barriers teams still face Why reproducibility is as much about habits as it is about tools How frictionless workflows could shape the future of Earth science A practical conversation for anyone working with large-scale geospatial data and thinking about how to move from experimentation to repeatable, shareable workflows. Host: Julia Wagemann Guest: Aimee Barciauskas (Development Seed)

  • S15 · E3
    Mar 10, 2025 · 47 min

    S15E3: Is the future of geospatial in the cloud? A conversation with Swetha Kolluri

    In this episode, we speak with Swetha Kolluri, who works on AI and Digital Innovations at the World Bank. Previously serving as Head of Experimentation at UNDP in India, Swetha has dedicated her career to applying frontier technologies to social and environmental challenges. With her background spanning rural development, data science, and sustainability initiatives across India and the US, she brings unique perspectives on transformative solutions using AI and cloud computing. In this conversation, Swetha shares insights from her work designing innovative development experiments, and her vision for how earth observation, citizen science and AI can address global challenges such as environmental degradation and climate change. She also shares some tips managing cloud costs for organisations who may have low resource bases. --- Sign-up for thriveGEO's Cloud-Native Geospatial 101 training and use the exclusive discount code CNGPODCAST - https://bit.ly/geospatial_cloud --- More about Swetha: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/swetha-kolluri/ Projects that Swetha mentioned in the episode: GeoAI for brick kilns in India. This digital innovation applied AI to detect 48,287 brick kilns from satellite data with an accuracy of 96%, empowering environmental regulators in India to expedite climate action. https://geo-ai.undp.org.in/ DiCRA (Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture) is an accredited digital public good (DPG) that has democratized satellite data for informing climate finance in agriculture. This innovation provided data and intelligence on climate resilience across 50 million hectares of agriculture land across 7 states in India. https://github.com/undpindia/dicra ‘VAYU – OpenAir’ with open software, open algorithms and open data collected on air pollution produced through hyperlocal mapping of air pollution in two cities - Patna and Gurgaon. This dataset is used to map point sources of air pollution and enable cities take action on specific sources. https://github.com/undpindia/VAYU_OpenAir More about thriveGEO - https://thrivegeo.com/

  • S15 · E94
    Dec 17, 2024 · 44 min

    S15E2: Is the future of geospatial in the cloud? A conversation with Dr. Brianna R. Pagán

    Welcome to Season 15, during which we will host a series of conversations around the question: 'Is the future of geospatial in the cloud?' With ever increasing amounts of satellite data and computational power available, moving geospatial workflows to the cloud opens the doors to powerful insights. But what does it take to really switch to doing things in a cloud-native way? Let's find out together. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Brianna R. Pagán, Deputy Manager of the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data Information Centre. In her current role, Brianna is responsible for orchestrating the transition to the cloud while managing various engineering, science, and data curation teams. She has also recently been appointed as an Editorial Board member of the Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum. Brianna shares about her career trajectory, her reflections on the intersection of technology, climate change and social justice, why she believes that the future of geospatial is all about collaboration and how the cloud is one piece of the puzzle… --- Sign-up for our Cloud-Native Geospatial 101 training and use the exclusive discount code CNGPODCAST - https://bit.ly/geospatial_cloud --- More about Brianna: Website - https://www.briannapagan.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianna-r-pagán-phd-8a49a46b More about Openscapes - https://openscapes.org/ More about the NASA TOPS initiative - https://science.nasa.gov/open-science/tops/ Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HB9ycjEsg0M --- Season 15 of Scene from Above is brought to you by thriveGEO.

  • S15 · E93
    Oct 25, 2024 · 49 min

    S15E1: Is the future of geospatial in the cloud? A conversation with Jed Sundwall

    Welcome to Season 15, during which we will host a series of conversations around the question: 'Is the future of geospatial in the cloud?' With ever increasing amounts of satellite data and computational power available, moving geospatial workflows to the cloud opens the doors to powerful insights. But what does it take to really switch to doing things in a cloud-native way? Let's find out together. In the first episode, we talk to Jed Sundwall, the Executive Director of Radiant Earth. Jed has been instrumental in bringing open geospatial data to the cloud. Under Radiant Earth, he started two initiatives, the ‘CNG - the cloud-native geospatial forum’ and the ‘source cooperative’. In this conversation, Jed will shed some light on where he sees the geospatial industry heading... --- Sign-up for our Cloud-Native Geospatial 101 training and use the exclusive discount code CNGPODCAST - https://bit.ly/geospatial_cloud --- Github discussion about the definition of cloud-native geospatial data - https://github.com/cloudnativegeo/cloudnativegeo.org/issues/18 More about Jed: Website - https://jed.co/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedsundwall/ More about Radiant Earth - https://radiant.earth/ More about the Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum (CNG) - https://cloudnativegeo.org/ Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-86IH4DouY --- Season 15 of Scene from Above is brought to you by thriveGEO.

  • #92
    Nov 27, 2023 · 30 min

    S14E1: European Union Deforestation free Regulation (EUDR) with Dr.Vivian Ribeiro

    In the first episode of Season 14, we talk to Dr. Vivian Ribeiro about the challenges and opportunities of the new European Union Deforestation free Regulation (EUDR) in the Earth Observation Sector. Dr. Vivian Ribeiro is a senior data scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute and currently leads the spatial intelligence team in the Trase - Intelligence for Sustainable Trade initiative. She is also the co-founder and technical coordinator of the Do Pasto ao Prato app, a collaborative initiative aimed at increasing transparency in the Brazilian meat industry. Vivian holds degrees in biology from the University of Goias and masters and Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Brasilia Twitter: https://twitter.com/vivihrbr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-ribeiro-276357a8/ Shownotes: Do Pasto ao Prato: https://www.dopastoaoprato.com.br/ Trase: www.trase.earth Season 14 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Muthukumar featured on S14E1: https://bit.ly/EUDREarthObservation News Correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo: https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Subscribe to Rafaela’s Newsletter! https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ Hosts, co-host and organizers: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fl%C3%A1via-de-souza-mendes-phd-1456362b/ Dr. Yhasmin Mendes de Moura https://www.linkedin.com/in/yhasmoura/ Dr. Michelle Picoli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-picoli-234709a2/ Editor and translation: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

  • #91
    Apr 6, 2023 · 50 min

    S13E6: Forest Carbon Monitoring with Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo

    In the last episode of Season 13, we talk to Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo about SAR, LiDAR, passive multispectral data, mangroves, biomass estimation, carbon stocks, payment ecosystem services, science communication & much more. Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo, is a NASA scientist!! She is Research Scientist in the Biospheric Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center based in Maryland, USA, where she studies forest ecology and ecosystem structure with multi-source remote sensing. Dr. Fatoyinbo has a Doctorate in Environmental sciences from University of Virginia, with a focus on Forest Ecology and Remote Sensing of Mangrove Wetlands. She serves on the GEDI and ICESat-2 Mission Science Teams and is Principal investigator on NASA Earth Science research. Twitter: https://twitter.com/EarthToLola Research: https://mangrovescience.org/ NASA Directory Page: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/lola.fatoyinbo Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Ishveena Singh featured on S13E6: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/esa-biomass-maps-climate-change/ Stay tuned for a bonus episode this summer to round out Season 13 of Scene From Above recapping the season and prospecting what comes next. And as always, thanks for listening! Shownotes: Dr. Fatoyinbo’s 2011 Presidential Early Career Award: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2012/12-064.html Minecraft Mangrove Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkR6xX_v0pw Mangrove Science Data Portal: https://mangrovescience.org/data-portal-2/ Global Mangrove Dataset: https://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=1665 NASA Biodiversity: https://cce.nasa.gov/biodiversity/ Dr. Sassan Saatchi: https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/saatchi/ Dr. Marc Simard twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcLovesEarth Dr. Woody Turner: https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/about/our-team/woody-turner S13E6 News Links: A new web-based mapping application: Sentinel-2 Land Cover Explorer: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/imagery/global-land-cover-revealed/?adusf=twitter&aduc=esri_conserv&adut=341c8636-83a0-4da0-859d-54ffafe29c71 ESA's wind mission helps to investigate the nature of volcanic plumes: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-27021-0#Abs1 Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor Anomaly: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/recent-landsat-9-tirs-anomaly-pauses-processing-new-landsat-9-data ESA Biomass satellite will be launched in 2024: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2023/02/24/esa-biomass-satellite-set-to-map-earths-essential-old-growth-forests/amp/ News Correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo: https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Subscribe to Rafaela’s Newsletter! https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ Hosts: Dr. Gopika Suresh: https://twitter.com/Go__pika Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Morgan Crowley: https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley

  • #90
    Mar 2, 2023 · 45 min

    S13E5: Empowering geospatial innovation with Sabrina Szeto

    This episode features Sabrina Szeto, who is a geospatial consultant who empowers organizations to use geospatial data and technology. She is a Google Developer Expert for Earth Engine. Sabrina has a Masters in Forestry from Yale University and a BA in Anthropology from Princeton University. She also is the co-founder and former Director of Women+ in Geospatial and is currently based near Munich, Germany. Website: https://sabrinaszeto.com/our-work Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabrinaSzeto Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@sabrinaszeto Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Aleks Buczkowski: ‘https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/understanding-the-earth-observation-value-chain/’ -------- Show notes: Earth Engine User Meetup YouTube: https://youtube.com/@EarthEngineUserMeetup Fostering user-driven learning communities in-person and virtually: Examples from Earth Engine meetups: https://figshare.com/articles/poster/Fostering_user-driven_learning_communities_in-person_and_virtually_Examples_from_Earth_Engine_meetups/21803250 Earth Engine Community Tutorials: https://sabrinaszeto.com/talks-and-outreach/creating-community-tutorials-for-earth-engine https://github.com/google/earthengine-community/tree/master/tutorials Ten Steps to Build an Inclusive Future for the Geo for Good Community: https://medium.com/google-earth/ten-steps-to-build-an-inclusive-future-for-the-geo-for-good-community-9f808000ab28 Women+ in Geospatial: Women+ in Geospatial Website: https://www.womeningeospatial.org/ Women+ in Geospatial Twitter: https://twitter.com/geospatialwomen Women+ in Geospatial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-geospatial/ Hosts: Dr. Flavia de Souza Mendes https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Gopika Suresh https://twitter.com/Go__pika Dr. Morgan Crowley https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Rafaela's newsletter: https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ Previewing our next guest on S13E6: They are a remote sensing research scientist with NASA, They have used SAR, LiDAR and passive optical data in their research, They created the first 3D mangrove forest structure map for Africa.

  • S13 · E89
    Jan 31, 2023 · 43 min

    S13E4: GNSS to study natural hazards with Dr. Lujia Feng

    This episode features Dr. Lujia Feng, a Principal Research fellow at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is a geodesist who is trained as a geologist and geophysicist and now explores the atmosphere. In her research, Dr. Feng uses GNSS to study natural hazards related to tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and climate. Listen in as Dr. Gopika Suresh talks to Dr. Lujia Feng about Southeast Asia, seismology, atmospheric water vapour from GNSS, challenges of being an immigrant and how diverse voices bring diverse perspectives to remote sensing. Dr. Lujia Feng: EOS page https://earthobservatory.sg/about-us/our-people/feng-lujia Dr. Lujia Feng's Email: lfeng@ntu.edu.sg -------- Show notes: Research paper about Earthquake in Costa Rica: The paper before the earthquake: Feng, L., Newman, A. V., Protti, M., González, V., Jiang, Y., & Dixon, T. H. (2012). Active deformation near the Nicoya Peninsula, Northwestern Costa Rica, between 1996 and 2010: Interseismic megathrust coupling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 117. https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JB009230 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2012jb009230 A paper describing the story after the earthquake Protti, M., González, V., Newman, A. V., Dixon, T. H., Schwartz, S. Y., Marshall, J. S., et al. (2014). Nicoya earthquake rupture anticipated by geodetic measurement of the locked plate interface. Nature Geoscience, 7(2), 117–121. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2038 https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2038 SuGAr Network: https://earthobservatory.sg/research/tectonics/geodesy-group/sumatran-tectonic-geodesy-sugar- Exploring the Application of GPS for Climate Research https://earthobservatory.sg/news/blog/exploring-the-application-of-gps-for-climate-research Dr. Feng's role model: Prof. Kristine M. Larson (https://www.kristinelarson.net/) What is GPS? https://earthobservatory.sg/earth-science-education/earth-science-faqs/miscellaneous/what-is-gps What are the uses of GPS? https://earthobservatory.sg/earth-science-education/earth-science-faqs/miscellaneous/what-are-the-uses-of-gps Earth Science FAQs - Geology and Tectonics https://earthobservatory.sg/earth-science-education/earth-science-faqs/geology-and-tectonics Hosts: Dr. Flavia de Souza Mendes https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Gopika Suresh https://twitter.com/Go__pika Dr. Morgan Crowley https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Rafaela's newsletter: https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Aleks Buczkowski: ‘https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/understanding-the-earth-observation-value-chain/’ Our next speaker: They are a self-employed Earth observation expert, They are a long-time user of Google Earth Engine, They cofounded Women+ in Geospatial.

  • #88
    Jan 5, 2023 · 46 min

    S13E3: Deforestation in the Amazon biome with Dr. Tahisa Kuck and Prof. Tatiana Pará

    This episode features Dr. Tahisa Kuck, Science and Technology Analyst at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Brazilian Air Force and Professor Tatiana Pará, professor at the Federal Institute of Pará. Professor Tatiana has a master's degree in development and management of the Amazon. She works with university extension taking geoprocessing tools to remote communities, promoting inclusion of girls and women in the world of STEM. She founded the group MENINAS DA GEO and is entrepreneurial with stewardship activities and collaborative mapping. She mentors the Youthmappers IFPA chapter and has several research activities regarding monitoring deforestation in the Amazon. Her focus is to insert new people into basic education that can use geotechnologies as a tool for decision making. Dr. Tahisa has a PhD in Applied Geosciences from University of Brasilia, Master in Remote Sensing from the National Institute for Space Research - INPE. Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism. Member of the research group RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments). She works with research in the area of microwave remote sensing (SAR) and machine learning for tropical forests. At Institute for Advanced Studies, she is part of the PITER-N project team, whose research focuses on the autonomy of night flights of drones based on computer vision. Listen to hosts Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes and Dr. Yhasmis Mendes talk to them about this and more in this episode. Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Shownotes: Dr. Tahisa Kuck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatakuck Dr. Tahisa Kuck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahisakuck/ Tatiana Pará on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatiparah/ Meninas da Geo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meninasdageo/ Paper "Carbon loss from forest degradation exceeds that from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01026-5 Prefeitura de Ananindeua investe na capacitação de mulheres ribeirinhas: https://www.ananindeua.pa.gov.br/semcat/noticia/71/prefeitura-de-ananindeua-investe-na-capacitacao-de-mulheres-ribeirinhas Meninas e mulheres da ciência fazem a diferença no IFPA e no Pará: https://ifpa.edu.br/ultimas-noticias/1436-meninas-e-mulheres-da-ciencia-fazem-a-diferenca-no-ifpa-e-no-para Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium reduced deforestation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-00194-5 TerraBrasilis (PRODES/DETER): http://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/en/home-page/ RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments) on twitter: https://twitter.com/rsategroup Geoawesomeness EU hub: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Hosts: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Yhasmin Mendes de Moura: https://twitter.com/yhasmoura News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Rafaela's Newsletter https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ Edition: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes Three facts for the next episode: Our guest is a structural geologist Resides in what is commonly called 'the little red dot' We will talk about the importance of GNSS for monitoring different Earth processes like tectonic motion & atmospheric water vapour monitoring!

  • S13 · E87
    Nov 30, 2022 · 46 min

    S13E2: Drones with Dr. Karen Joyce

    This episode features Dr. Karen Joyce, an Associate Professor at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. Dr. Joyce is an innovator of all things Earth Observations from science to creating community. In her research, she explores novel usages of drone platforms building upon her experience in the military. Outside of her research, she is an entrepreneur who has led the development of the GEONadir drone data sharing and processing platform as well as created an educational network and resources for introducing young girls to UAVs called Shemaps. She is also a founder of the Dames of Drones network! Listen to hosts Dr. Morgan Crowley and Dr. Gopika Suresh talk to her about this and more in this episode. Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Justyna Więcławska that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/how-satellite-data-helps-us-understand-climate-change/ Shownotes: Dr. Karen Joyce at James Cook University: https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/karen.joyce/ Dr. Karen Joyce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKJoyce Dr. Karen Joyce’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKJoyce GEONadir: https://geonadir.com/ Shemaps: https://shemaps.com/ Dames of Drones: https://twitter.com/DamesOfDrones Discovering inclusivity in Remote Sensing: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.869291 Dr. Karen Joyce’s episode on The Geoholics podcast: https://thegeoholics.podbean.com/e/145-final/ GEE ebook: https://www.eefabook.org/ ICEYE public archive: https://www.iceye.com/lp/iceye-18000-public-archive GEDI User Case Studies: https://twitter.com/GEDI_Knights/status/1593260979692998658?s=20&t=GhTgq9MRzQzWGSiBWz7tZw Pecora: https://pecora22.org/ Geo4Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIk8MC0kA2o This episodes hosts are: Gopika: https://twitter.com/Go__pika Morgan: https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Rafaela's Newsletter https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ Three facts for the next episode: These ladies are from the same south american country experiencing rapid deforestation but also contributing cutting edge remote sensing knowledge They frequently collaborate in a forest remote sensing cooperative The episode will be recorded in their shared native language with over 280 million native speakers

  • S13 · E86
    Oct 30, 2022 · 44 min

    S13E1:New hosts!

    Ladies of Landsat & Sisters of SAR take over the podcast so expect the unexpected. In this first episode, we tell you about us, our organisations & our missions & visions. You will get to know our contributors and collaborators a little better, learn about their lives, careers and journeys in the field of Remote Sensing and hear about challenges they experienced. You will also hear from our news correspondent, Rafaela Tiengo as she tells you about the latest in Remote Sensing and GIS. Shownotes: Ladies of Landsat - https://twitter.com/LadiesOfLandsat Sisters of SAR - https://twitter.com/SistersofSAR Sisters of SAR website: https://sistersofsar.wixsite.com/sistersofsar Rafaela Tiengo’s Weekly Remote sensing and Geoscience news: https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/ This episode is sponsored by: Geoawesomeness: https://geoawesomeness.com/ UP42: https://up42.com/ Geoawesomeness article about our Living Planet Symposium session: https://geoawesomeness.com/recapping-cultivating-an-inclusive-future-in-remote-sensing-and-earth-observation-at-living-planet-symposium-2022/ Previous Scene from Above episodes with Ladies of Landsat & Sisters of SAR: https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s12e5-takeover-2-inclusive-futures/ https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s9e3-sos/ https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s6e1-ladies-of-landsat/ The speakers: Dr. Antara Dasgupta: https://twitter.com/ant_dasgupta Dr. Flavia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Gopika Suresh https://twitter.com/Go__pika Dr. Kate Fickas https://twitter.com/katefickas Dr. Laura Dingle Robertson https://twitter.com/LDR1 Dr. Morgan Crowley https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Sarah Banks https://twitter.com/SAR_ahBanks Hints for S13E2. Our next speaker: Was in the military Works with drones We’ll talk about Sea Cucumber poop!

  • #85
    Jul 18, 2022 · 40 min

    S12 Bonus

    We finish up our stint on the Scene From Above podcast. In the news we mention STAC, Dynamic Earth and Github. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: GEE publishes pricing. Good news all round. STAC browser v3.0 Landsat Enduring Legacy book Dynamic Earth paper generated much discussion on Twitter - A, B, C, D. Nvidia partners with the UN Top 10 satellite imagery repos on GitHub (or is it?)

  • #84
    Jun 13, 2022 · 39 min

    S12E6: PC/GEE

    We talk about Google Earth Engine and Microsoft's Planetary Computer. In the news we mention GOES, Pelican and Worldcover. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Worldcover 2021 is coming Global building footprint database GOES-18 launched in March Pelican Geomob podcast - whats new in EO? Landsat Next is going to have all the bands! Geo for Good 2022 apply now (before 13th June for in person) Dames of Drones Women of Waveforms Google Earth Engine Planetary Computer

  • #83
    May 17, 2022 · 37 min

    S12E5: Takeover 2 - inclusive futures

    We don't talk in this episode :-) Instead, we gave over full editorial direction to our friends at Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR who decided the format and topic for this show. Enjoy this brilliant discussion. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Living Planet Symposium Session - “Cultivating an inclusive future in Remote Sensing & Earth Observation” Sisters of SAR (SoS) Ladies of Landsat (LoL) Meninas da Geotecnologia RSATE Group Flávia: https://twitter.com/flasmendes Gopika: https://twitter.com/Go__Pika Morgan: https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley Kate: https://twitter.com/katefickas Meghan: https://twitter.com/mhalabisky1 Klara: https://twitter.com/kj_winkler 500 Women in Science Gage Speaker Database Women+ in Geospatial Speaker Database SoS Become An Ally LoL Manuscript Monday Github GeoLatina’s Friday Feature in Geo Careers at Planet: https://www.planet.com/company/careers/jobs/ Spatial Thoughts Free Programming Courses Harvard Programming courses (free) Introduction to JavaScript for Earth Engine Recorded Earth Engine SG Series

  • #82
    Apr 19, 2022 · 34 min

    S12E4: Takeover

    We don't talk in this episode :-) Instead, we gave over full editorial direction to our friends at Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR who decided the format and topic for this show. Enjoy this brilliant discussion. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: The paper being discussed Ladies of Landsat Sisters of SAR Polyanna’s Twitter RSATE group Letter from RSATE published in Science Magazine about the cuts to research funding in Brazil UMAIN website UMAIN youtube UMAIN twitter Geography EDI working group

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