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geostien.bsky.social
Monitoring the environment with satellites, drones, and other remote sensors at the gov. Interested in biodiversity & climate policy and conservation action. Based in the highly urbanized region of Flanders, Belgium #remotesensing #earthobservation
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Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Nearly half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture. Of this global agricultural land, 80% is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.

Proud to have presented the @biodiversaplus.bsky.social Habitats Pilot engagement to use and assess the products from @eugrasslands.bsky.social in the Grasslands and Savannahs Workshop at #BIOSPACE25. A special shout-out to the session organizers for bringing together such a diverse group of experts

Yes, we can empower conservation practitioners with remote sensing products! But for this to be successful, we need real and long-term cooperations between conservation experts and remote sensing experts. In Dutch we call this kruisbestuiving, cross-pollination, for fruitful cooperation #BIOSPACE25

A lot of amazing women in #remotesensing #earthobservation present(ing) at ESA ESRIN this week during the #BIOSPACE25 conference!

Happy #WomenInScienceDay! SatCen celebrates the incredible contributions of women in the geospatial and space sectors. 🌍 But there’s still work to be done! Promoting diversity & inclusion is key to driving innovation and excellence. ✨ Take our quiz and share your score in the comments!👇

I presented my poster on detecting pine vitality loss from space yesterday on #womeninscienceday! A shoutout to all the amazing science women at the #BIOSPACE25! Many more interesting talks and poster presentations to follow in the coming days...

As we have heard multiple times at #BIOSPACE25, we need standardized validation and feedback protocols for EO-based habitat and ecosystem maps. This aligns well with what we are planning in the @biodiversaplus.bsky.social Habitats Pilot. Let's talk in-situ mapping! #remotesensing #earthobservation

For anyone interested in #remotesensing of #biodiversity check out the live stream of the #BIOSPACE25 meeting. Many interesting talks coming up, so tune in if you can! biospace25.esa.int/live-stream/

A nice overview of future ESA missions, and then NASA's Woody Turner urging us to get better at cross-mission data integration. #BIOSPACE25 day 2 is off to a good start!

For this, we got to get the right information to the policy makers. We are in need of translators, connectors, coordinators and drivers! The Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity is an important alley! @gregoiredubois.bsky.social, is KCBD already on this platform? #BIOSPACE25

So glad to hear the broad commitment to better integrate EO data with ground data, and to let policy lead the way... this is a very important shift in focus, from more data to more action! #BIOSPACE25

Awesome to see EU GrasslandWatch represented here!

#BIOSPACE25 starts today! Join the first international conference on satellite remote sensing for biodiversity. We'll discuss space-based monitoring, integrating data into research, policy & action (incl. our Habitat pilot, KMGBF & EU NRL support). 🔴

Very excited to take part in this as well! And so nice to be in lovely Rome #BIOSPACE25

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Really excited about this, a great chance for community re-envisioning of an open platform seamlessly integrating both GUI-based and code-based geospatial work.

Vanavond slaapt alles onder een zacht wit dekentje...

#CitizenScience #RemoteSensing #Geography #GIS Hobbyist archaeologists identify thousands of ancient sites in England www.theguardian.com/science/arti...

Net een 30 jaar oude puzzel uit mijn kindertijd gemaakt. Net iets te veel missende stukjes, dus hij mag bij het oud karton :-( #puzzel #plezier #onvolledig

#10winterlicht(jes) #WinterFF #blueskylichtfestival Aarschot in de mist met lichtjes!

Good piece by @natureportfolio.bsky.social. The erosion of thinking time—driven by admin, bureaucracy, industry agendas, and unrealistic output targets—stifles curiosity-led science. These pressures undermine innovation and the intellectual freedom vital for real progress. 🧪🌱🌍 #ScienceIsNotBusiness

Tweede kerstdag. De start van het tweede leven van de kerstgroentjes en garnaaltjes... als heerlijk kerstsoepje. #kerstdiner #nofoodwaste