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CLOSED: POSTERS GEO AquaWatch Biennial Meeting

Submit a Poster Abstract by March 15th!

GEO AquaWatch invites the water quality community to share your Earth Observation (EO) work in our GEO AquaWatch 2022 poster sessions. Although we would love to have oral presentations, we are unfortunately limiting this open call to just 50 posters – so submit your abstract today!

Posters on a wide range of topics are welcomed, including understanding end-user needs, sensor technology, algorithm development including Artificial Intelligence, software and platform development, citizen science and EO capacity development and education.

No project is too big or small! This is an opportunity for the community to hear about your work, engage with new and familiar peers, and network with other water quality professionals.

GEO AquaWatch encourages poster submissions by scientists representing all parts of the globe, especially those under-represented in science, Early Career professionals, presenters with water quality research in developing countries, and students. These virtual poster sessions will feature the ability for interactive conversations with poster authors.

Virtual Poster Sessions: March 21-23, 2022, 14:00-15:00 UTC

Abstract Deadline: when 50 posters are accepted or March 15, 2022, whichever comes first!

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Introductory ARSET Training Webinar: Using the UN Biodiversity Lab

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Introductory Webinar: Using the UN Biodiversity Lab to Monitor the Pulse of the Planet

Intermediate Sessions: April 14, 21, & 28, 2022
9:00-10:30 EDT (UTC-4),
Advanced Labs: April 27 & May 4, 2022
9:00-10:30 EDT (UTC-4)This training will focus on using remote sensing and geospatial data within the NASA-supported UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) to take action on national conservation and sustainable development priorities. With over 400 of the world’s best global data layers on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development, UNBL enables decision-makers and policymakers to access essential global data, upload national datasets, and calculate dynamic indicators for any area of interest – all without any background in remote sensing and GIS. Fully redesigned in 2021 to improve functionality and better meet user needs, UNBL will be a key offering to support parties and other stakeholders to implement, monitor, and report on the CBD’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

This training offers three complementary courses — an intermediate lecture series (Parts 1-3) and two advanced labs — that participants can select among to choose the learning experience that best meets their needs. Our intermediate course will integrate lectures and Q&A to provide learners with an understanding of the power of spatial data to address key international commitments and a training on how to use all key functionalities of UNBL. Our advanced lab on the UNBL public platform will combine homework and live exercises to build participants’ confidence in their ability to use all features of UNBL. Our advanced lab on UNBL workspaces will combine homework and live exercises to equip participants with the needed skills to take full advantage of workspace functionalities. Speakers will include NASA scientists, UN policy specialists and data experts, and national policymakers.

Capacitación Introductoria: Utilizar el UN Biodiversity Lab para Tomar el Pulso del Planeta

Entrenamientos Intermedios: Los días 14, 21, y 28 de abril de 2022
15h a 16h30 horario este de EE.UU. (UTC-4)
Laboratorios Avanzados: Los días 27 de abril y 4 de mayo de 2022
9h a 10h30 horario este de EE.UU. (UTC-4)Esta formación se centrará en el uso de datos de teledetección y geoespaciales dentro del UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL), apoyado por la NASA, para tomar medidas sobre las prioridades nacionales de conservación y desarrollo sostenible. Con más de 400 de las mejores capas de datos mundiales sobre biodiversidad, servicios de los ecosistemas y desarrollo sostenible, el UNBL permite a los responsables de la toma de decisiones y a los políticos acceder a datos mundiales esenciales, cargar conjuntos de datos nacionales y calcular indicadores dinámicos para cualquier área de interés, todo ello sin necesidad de tener conocimientos de teledetección y SIG. Completamente rediseñada este 2021 para mejorar la funcionalidad y satisfacer mejor las necesidades de los usuarios, la UNBL será una oferta clave para apoyar a las Partes y a otras partes interesadas en la aplicación, el seguimiento y la presentación de informes sobre el Marco Mundial de la Biodiversidad (MGB) del CDB posterior a 2020.

Esta formación ofrece tres cursos complementarios -una serie de conferencias intermedias (Parte 1-3) y dos laboratorios avanzados- entre los que los participantes pueden elegir la experiencia de aprendizaje que mejor se adapte a sus necesidades. Nuestro curso intermedio integrará conferencias con sesiones de preguntas y respuestas para proporcionar a los alumnos una comprensión del poder de los datos espaciales para abordar los principales compromisos internacionales y una formación sobre cómo utilizar todas las funcionalidades clave de UNBL. Nuestro laboratorio avanzado en la plataforma pública de UNBL combinará deberes y ejercicios en directo para que los participantes confíen en su capacidad para utilizar todas las funciones de UNBL. Nuestro laboratorio avanzado sobre los espacios de trabajo de UNBL combinará deberes y ejercicios en directo para dotar a los participantes de las habilidades necesarias para aprovechar al máximo las funcionalidades de los espacios de trabajo. Entre los ponentes se encontrarán científicos de la NASA, especialistas en políticas de la ONU y expertos en datos, así como responsables políticos nacionales.

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Webinaire d’introduction: Utiliser le UN Biodiversity Lab pour Surveiller le Pouls de la Planète

Formations intermédiaires: 14, 21, & 28 avril 2022
11 – 12h30 EDT (UTC-4)
Laboratoires avancés: 27 avril & 4 mai 2022
9h a 10h30. (UTC-4)Cette formation se concentrera sur l’utilisation de la télédétection et des données géospatiales au sein du UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL), soutenu par la NASA, pour agir sur les priorités nationales en matière de conservation et de développement durable. Avec plus de 400 des meilleures couches de données mondiales sur la biodiversité, les services écosystémiques et le développement durable, le UNBL permet aux décideurs et aux responsables politiques d’accéder à des données mondiales essentielles, de télécharger des ensembles de données nationales et de calculer des indicateurs dynamiques pour tout domaine d’intérêt – le tout sans aucune connaissance en télédétection et en SIG. Entièrement repensé en 2021 pour améliorer sa fonctionnalité et mieux répondre aux besoins des utilisateurs, le UNBL sera un outil essentiel pour aider les Parties et les autres parties prenantes à mettre en œuvre, surveiller et rendre compte du Cadre mondial pour la biodiversité (CMB) post-2020 de la CDB.

Cette formation propose trois cours complémentaires – une série de conférences intermédiaires (Parties 1-3) et deux sessions avancées – parmi lesquels les participants peuvent choisir l’expérience d’apprentissage qui répond le mieux à leurs besoins. Notre cours intermédiaire intégrera des conférences et des questions-réponses afin de permettre aux apprenants de comprendre le pouvoir des données spatiales pour répondre aux principaux engagements internationaux et de s’entraîner à l’utilisation de toutes les fonctionnalités clés du UNBL. Notre session avancée sur la plateforme publique UNBL combinera des devoirs et des exercices en direct pour renforcer la confiance des participants dans leur capacité à utiliser toutes les fonctionnalités du UNBL. Notre session avancée sur les espaces de travail du UNBL combinera des devoirs et des exercices en direct afin de doter les participants des compétences nécessaires pour tirer pleinement parti des fonctionnalités de l’espace de travail. Parmi les intervenants figureront des scientifiques de la NASA, des spécialistes des politiques et des données de l’ONU, ainsi que des responsables politiques nationaux.

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CEOS Aquatic Reflectance Product Family Specification Now Available!

On 23 February 2022, CEOS’s Land Surface Imaging Virtual Constellation (LSI-VC) endorsed a new Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Product Family Specification (PFS) for Aquatic Reflectance (AR) products. Following the provisional endorsement of the AR PFS at the LSI-VC-10 meeting in May 2021, the team at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), GEO AquaWatch and related science experts have worked to determine citable references for each of the new requirements significant to the AR community. The article is here: https://ceos.org/news/ard-pfs-aquatic-reflectance/.

CEOS and GEO AquaWatch again thanks the water quality community subject matter experts who helped pull this PFS together!

ceos.org/ard has also been updated with the new PFS.

Webinar March 3rd: Leveraging Commercial Space for Earth and Ocean Remote Sensing

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Webinar
Thursday, March 3 from 2:30-3:30pm ET

Rapid technology innovation is dramatically changing the space industry across both government and commercial sectors. By re-imagining and continuously improving SmallSat technology, an expanding New Space ecosystem is now in place that is capable of serving a broad space stakeholder community of traditional as well as new or nontraditional users.

Please join us for a webinar on a new National Academies’ report, Leveraging Commercial Space for Earth and Ocean Remote Sensing, on Thursday, March 3 from 2:30-3:30pm ET. The report identifies options for public-private partnerships and other innovative acquisition approaches for the government to achieve cost, schedule, and technical benefits across a wide range of science and intelligence applications. During the webinar, members of the committee will discuss the report’s key findings and recommendations and take questions from the audience.

3-part ARSET Training – Supporting the Global Stocktake May 11/18/25, 2022

This three-part webinar series will introduce bottom-up and top-down methods for tracking emissions and removals of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from the atmosphere. This training will explore how to combine this information to produce a more complete and transparent global stocktake, and support efforts to reduce net emissions and mitigate their impact on the climate.

Find out more about all AREST trainings here.

DESCRIPTION

To support the 2023 Global Stocktake (GST), Parties to the Paris Agreement are compiling inventories of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals to assess their collective progress towards the long-term objectives of the Agreement. The Global Stocktake is the process of monitoring the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The outcome of the GST will provide Parties the information needed to update and enhance their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the global response to climate change and strengthen international cooperation for climate action.

Demonstrations will be provided on how top-down atmospheric budgets of CO2 and CH4 can be derived from atmospheric measurements and inverse models to produce a transparent description of their emissions and removals. Participants will also be introduced to pilot products and how information contained in these top-down atmospheric products can supplement bottom-up inventory products to assess the accuracy and completeness of emissions reports on regional, national, and local scales.

AGENDA

OBJECTIVE

By the end of this training attendees will be able to:

Recognize the need to monitor CO2, CH4, and other greenhouse gases to support efforts to reduce net emissions and mitigate their impact on climate
Describe how top-down CO2 and CH4 budgets can be derived using atmospheric measurements and inverse models
Relate how the products and methods described can be combined with bottom-up inventories to identify opportunities for improving GHG inventories to support future GSTs

AUDIENCE

This webinar series is intended for stakeholders at local, regional, and national levels who are interested in managing greenhouse gas emissions to meet the climate change mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement, national inventory developers, and researchers who are interested in developing top-down atmospheric greenhouse gas budgets and working with the inventory development and assessment communities to support the global stocktake process.

SESSIONS

Part 1: Tracking Greenhouse Gases

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Paris Agreement and mitigation objectives
Global Stocktake
Bottom-up and top-down emissions inventories

Part 2: Creating Top-Down Atmospheric Budgets of CO2 and CH4 on Policy-Relevant Scales

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Emission and removal of CO2 and CH4
Space-based, airborne, and ground-based measurements of CO2 and CH4
Inverse modeling

Part 3: Top-Down Budgets and Bottom-Up Inventories to Support the Global Stocktake

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Best practices for use in assessing progress towards Paris Agreement goals
Strengths, weaknesses, and future opportunities
Case studies

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