Rubrika: News
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“EarthBridge goes to BioSpace25”: Exploring the Future of Biodiversity Research with EO
Authors: Michela Perrone, Dominika Prajzlerová, David Moravec, Vojtěch Barták The BioSpace25 conference just ended, and it was a blast!Last week, my colleagues (Dominika, David, and Vojta) and I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the BioSpace25 conference hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) at its Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) in Frascati, Italy.…
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Vítězslav Moudrý in Dresden
I visited TU Dresden twice in the last two weeks. During the first visit, I worked intensively with Xiao Liu on the revision of our paper, which focuses on using GEDI to assess changes in forest vertical structure over time. The opportunity to work and discuss the text together in person was very refreshing compared…
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Drone photos by Duccio Rocchini and Michele Torresani.
As part of the EarthBridge project, we have the opportunity to capture photos using drones. Here are some of the most beautiful ones as an example.
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Research on Forest Stands Continues in the Most Valuable Part of the Krkonoše Mountains
The most valuable protected areas of the Krkonoše National Park, specifically the Obří důl valley, remain under close scrutiny by specialists from the Department of Spatial Sciences at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. The team led by Jan Komárek has been conducting remote sensing research on the valley…
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Stream Network Delineation: Beyond the Vertical Accuracy of global DEMs
Authors: Vítězslav Moudrý, Jana Marešová, Petr Bašta I am sure you are aware of my passion for Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and their validation. It’s been a few years since we validated the then brand-new TanDEM-X DEM (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111724), and since then, the number of available global DEMs has grown rapidly, just to name a few:…
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POLAR WINTER SCHOOL
Do you like Iceland, winter, and good company? Then come and join our colleague Jan Komarek for POLAR WINTER SCHOOL! The Polar Winter School, set against the stunning backdrop of Hvanneyri, Iceland, offers an exceptional educational experience focused on the critical study of polar regions, which are currently facing dramatic changes due to climate change.…
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Can We Trust Predicted Global Canopy Height Maps?
Author: Vitezslav Moudry Global mapping of forest height is an extremely important task. However, measuring it at a detailed scale is challenging and has increasingly been supplemented by predictions based on various remote sensing data. Several global and continental canopy height maps have been released in recent years. Since I am naturally skeptical of predictions,…
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EarthBridge Scientists Featured in GEO BON Newsletter
In the December edition of the GEO BON newsletter, which highlights global efforts in biodiversity observation and monitoring, several publications authored by scientists involved in the EarthBridge project were featured. Specifically, three research articles led by Vít Moudrý and others were mentioned, focusing on key challenges in biodiversity modelling and the accuracy of spatial environmental…
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Eliška Šárovcová in TUD
Eliška Šárovcová visited Technische Universität Dresden. Eliška collaborated with Christopher Marrs, Matthias Forkel an Xiao Liu.
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How to optimize input data for Species Distribution Models
Author: Vitezslav Moudry Published: January 11, 2025 From the very beginning of my doctoral studies, I have been obsessed with the quality and usability of spatial data. I have particularly focused on the importance of input data for correlative species distribution models (SDMs). SDMs are useful for tackling the gaps in our knowledge of species…