The GEOAquawatch_GloboLakes_2018_Final_Workshop_Programme_vers_3.0 was just released for the upcoming Water Quality Information for the Benefit of Society Joint GEO AquaWatch and GloboLakes Workshop, August 28-31, 2018 at The University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. View the campus map. We look forward to seeing you at this meeting, or check back for information on joining us remotely for select sessions.
We are so pleased to introduce our distinguished GEO Aqua Watch Steering Committee Members for the inaugural team!
Amos T. Kabo-bah, Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre, Ghana
Laurence Carvalho, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh UK
C.K. Anoop, Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Kerala India
Guido Schmidt, EIP Water, Madrid Spain
Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, UNESCO, Paris France
Leigh Fletcher, Ocean Systems, St. Croix United States Virgin Islands – Chair
Rose Osinde Alabaster, self-employed, Geneva Switzerland
Dwane Young, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC
Secchi reading by Tim Plude on Wisconsin’s Lake Tomahawk, October 2012. Credit: Laura Herman
Several GEO AquaWatch experts coauthored a recent publication about combining field observations of secchi depth with remotely sensed satellite inferences. This effort aligns with the mission and goal of GEO AquaWatch. Read the article here.
GEO AquaWatch and GloboLakes invite contributions to a workshop from the developer and user communities of Earth Observation (EO) data in inland and coastal environments.
Inland and near-shore coastal environments deliver multiple ecosystem services that benefit society, including food, water, energy, navigation and recreation resources that contribute to our economies, whilst also being crucial to regional and global-scale biogeochemical cycles. Freshwater availability is ranked among the greatest threat to global economy, and yet only a fraction of global inland water systems are routinely monitored for water quality.
The United Nations development agenda now fully recognises the importance of managing water resources to reach sustainable development goals (SDG 6, and related) and fosters collaboration across countries. Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) also recently deemed satellite-derived lake temperature, ice cover, and water-leaving reflectance as Essential Climate Variables. Data collection by EO satellites is expanding, and its suitability for observing inland and near-coastal water bodies makes remote sensing a valuable source of water quality data and ecosystem condition at local and global scales. The workshop marks the culmination of the six-year GloboLakes project funded by the UK Natural Environmental Research Council, featuring the latest applications of EO to inland and near-shore coastal waters at local, regional and global scales and contributions to improved water management, climate studies, and achieving SDGs. We will foster discussions of data and technology challenges, linkages between EO data providers and stakeholders, community-based water monitoring, and future GEO AquaWatch activities. The workshop will have presentations from many international projects and partnerships, providing unique opportunity to engage with the international water quality EO community.
Logistics: When: 29-31 August 2018
Where: Stirling UK (~30 miles from Edinburgh airport)
Registration: Cost of Accommodation and Meals £85 per day
Please Click HERE to register and book and pay accommodation and meal
Deadline to Register: 31st July 2018.
Organising committee:
Andrew Tyler: University of Stirling, UK
Evangelos Spyrakos: University of Stirling, UK
Steve Greb: GEO AquaWatch, USA
Carsten Brockmann: Brockmann Consult, Germany
Ghada El Serafy: Deltares, Netherlands
Douglas Cripe: GEO Secretariat, Switzerland
Merrie Beth Neely: GEO AquaWatch, USA
Here is our latest GEO AquaWatch Flyer! Please feel free to share it with others who may be interested in GEO AquaWatch!
