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Webinar: Carreteras en la Amazonía – Perspectivas de la Frontera Perú-Brasil
El webinar fue organizado por el equipo de Ciencia Aplicada de la NASA liderado por Stephanie Spera y David Salisbury quienes trabajan en cuantificar los efectos de los cambios forestales en los servicios de los ecosistemas, conjuntamente con el Programa SERVIR-Amazonia. Se desarrolló el 14 de Abril, 2021 en el contexto de la Conferencia de Geografía Latinoamericana CLAG.
Nova parceria vai mapear Sistemas Agroflorestais e cultivos perenes na Amazônia
Estabelecer um serviço de mapeamento dos Sistemas Agroflorestais e da agricultura perene no estado do Pará é o que busca a parceria que a Embrapa Amazônia Oriental acaba de firmar com o programa Servir-Amazônia. O programa reúne tecnologia geoespacial de ponta que...
Highlights of the SERVIR Annual Global Exchange SAGE 2021
This year SERVIR-Amazonia participated in its second SERVIR Annual Global Exchange (SAGE), a yearly forum for exploring innovations in the use of Earth observation information to address global development challenges. The virtual exchange had the theme “Building A...
New features on Collect Earth Online: Project editing, basemaps from Planet and more
The Collect Earth Online team, including Karis Tenneson from Spatial Informatics Group, is excited to highlight a number of new features that have been launched.
Acre oficializa parceria com instituições internacionais e terá mais tecnologia para monitoramento ambiental
Este é o primeiro convênio firmado no Brasil no âmbito do programa SERVIR-Amazonia. Esta colaboração irá fornecer soluções através da utilização de dados ópticos e sensores remotos, para tornar mais eficiente o monitoramento de ecossistemas, cobertura e uso do solo, bem como fenômenos hidroclimáticos.
SERVIR-Amazonia takes mangrove monitoring to next level by signing collaborative agreement with University of Guyana
This month, SERVIR-Amazonia adds to its collaboration with Guyana by celebrating an MOU with the University of Guyana to enhance the monitoring of the country’s ecosystems, and include academic research.
NASA’s Earth Observatory features the Amazon Dashboard in a 2020 fire season review
After intense fires in the Amazon captured global attention in 2019, fires again raged throughout the region in 2020. According to an analysis of satellite data from NASA’s Amazon dashboard, the 2020 fire season was actually more severe by some key measures.
SERVIR-Amazonia’s Geospatial Information Technology team: the living contact with Program partners
Centralizing to better share could be the quick definition of the work conducted since 2020 by the Geospatial Information Technology team (GIT) at the SERVIR-Amazonia Hub. This group is headed by Brian Zutta, Ph.D., Science and Data Lead (GIS)
Training: A successful strategy of SERVIR-Amazonia to engage with partners and co-develop geospatial information services
different training aspects and what they perceive to be applicable to their work. On a 5 point scale, average ratings for year 2 training events are over 4.0 with high marks for usefulness and applicability.
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Guyana’s NAREI seeks high tech solutions with SERVIR-Amazonia to better manage its fragile mangrove environment
Mangrove forests make up much of the coast of Guyana and they are under threat from growing population and land-use change. In response, an international collaboration with NASA is developing high tech solutions to better manage this fragile environment.