Autor: Karolína Hájková
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Vítězslav Moudrý from the Czech University of Life Sciences attended the 44th EARSeL Symposium, held in Prague.
The European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) is a scientific network that brings together European remote sensing institutes from both academia and the commercial/industrial sectors. Founded in 1977 under the auspices of the European Space Agency, the Council of Europe, and the European Commission, EARSeL currently includes around 250 member laboratories (https://earsel.org/about-us/). At the…
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Restoration from Above: AI-Generated Audio Inspired by the Article of Lucie Moudrá
Can we monitor nature’s recovery from the sky? This short AI-generated audio interview explores the findings of a recent study led by Lucie Moudrá, which used lidar and hyperspectral data to track ecological restoration in post-mining landscapes. The study, conducted as part of the EarthBridge project, highlights the importance of early successional habitats and offers…
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Restoration of post-mining landscapes from above
Author: Lucie Moudrá As coal mining sites across Europe are gradually retired, a unique opportunity is emerging to return these landscapes to nature. But how do we know if restoration efforts are truly successful? Our new study highlights how airborne remote sensing, specifically lidar and hyperspectral data, can help monitor ecological restoration by capturing habitat…
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Monitoring vegetation recovery on post-mining sites using multitemporal LiDAR Data
Author: Zuzana Zmeškalová Across Europe, landscapes once dominated by coal mining are undergoing rapid ecological transformation. As mining activity declines, thousands of hectares of heavily disturbed land are being released back to nature. The rehabilitation of these strongly modified landscapes offers a unique opportunity to create new habitats that support long-term ecosystem stability. Why monitoring…
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Perrone – conference June 2025
Michela Perrone recently participated in the 58th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS of the Italian Society of Vegetation Science (SISV) that took place in Reggio Calabria from June 19th to 21st, 2025, at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. During the session Functional traits and Diversity in plant communities, she delivered a presentation entitled „Can leaf-level spectroscopy support…
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ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna
Auhor: Jiří Rous In late June, I travelled to Vienna to attend the ESA Living Planet Symposium (LPS25), one of the most significant global events in Earth observation. The 2025 edition gathered thousands of participants — scientists, industry professionals, policymakers and students — from around the world, all united by a common interest in Earth…
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Research Exchange in Bologna: Bridging Drone Data and Biodiversity Science
Between May 8–29, 2025, PhD candidate Dominika Prajzlerová participated in a research exchange at the renowned University of Bologna as part of the Horizon Europe project Building Bridges between Earth Observation and Environmental Sciences (EarthBridge). The purpose of the stay was to launch a new study exploring how drone imagery can help explain bird abundance…
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EarthBridge Summer School
At the beginning of June, we had the pleasure of hosting the first EarthBridge Summer School on our campus. Over the course of six intensive days, 25 participants from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds explored how Earth Observation (EO) technologies can support biodiversity research and environmental monitoring. The programme combined theoretical lectures with practical training…
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„The time of acquisition of multispectral predictors matters: the role of seasonality in bird species distribution models“
Dominika Prajzlerová has published a new article in Ecography titled:„The time of acquisition of multispectral predictors matters: the role of seasonality in bird species distribution models“ The study explores how the timing of multispectral satellite data (Sentinel‑2) acquisition affects species distribution models for 104 bird species in the Czech Republic. Results show that selecting the…
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Vítězslav Moudrý on Czech Radio: How to Bring Life Back to Mined Landscapes?
Vítězslav Moudrý from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at CZU appeared on the morning broadcast of Czech Radio Plus, where he spoke about the ecological restoration of landscapes impacted by coal mining. The interview followed his recent appearance on Czech Television and offered the public valuable insight into how scientific research contributes to reviving post-mining…