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November 25, 2020
Capacity building for the Indonesian Peat Restauration Agency BRG – Peat land mapping web workshop
Recently RSS completed an extensive peatland survey in Indonesia: 15 million hectares of peatland across Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua were mapped for the Indonesian Peat Restoration Agency (BRG) based on historic and recent satellite imagery as well as topographic data in combination with field measurements of peat depth. no-repeat;center top;; auto For the implementation and institutionalization of ...continue readingNews
November 11, 2020
Globe Drought meeting facilitated for Zimbabwe stakeholders
RSS and partners (United Nations University, Welthungerhilfe) successfully held an online webinar, titled ‘Drought risk assessment validation webinar’ for stakeholders in Zimbabwe. The online meeting took place in the context of the BMBF-funded GlobeDrought project. no-repeat;center top;; auto The main objective of the Webinar was to engage and outreach to decision-makers, resource managers, researchers, and the development aid ...continue readingNews
September 1, 2020
3D mapping of 15 million hectares of peatlands supporting BRG – the Indonesian Peat Restoration agency
Indonesia hosts the largest tropical peatland areas worldwide. These landscapes represent huge carbon sinks, formed over the last 15.000 years from deposited plant remains, which accumulate in water-filled oxygen-free depressions. During the last 25 years, peatlands have been intensively converted to agricultural monocultures and extensive plantations, accompanied by ongoing deforestation and peat drainage. Such non-sustainable ...continue readingNews
August 5, 2020
ESA selected RSS’ marine plastic idea on the Open Space Innovation Platform and kicked-off an Early Technology Development project
Last year, ESA asked via the Open Space Innovation Platform for innovative ideas to detect and track marine plastic litter using satellites. Marine litter is one of the most pressing environmental problems and tackling the issue is gaining momentum at all levels, from political bodies to forward-thinking companies. „Following the promising results of previous ESA ...continue readingNews
Juli 22, 2020
New publication on SDG reporting in Remote Sensing of Environment
Wetland extent tools for SDG 6.6.1 reporting from the Satellite-based Wetland Observation Servicecontinue readingNews
Juni 5, 2020
Two new publications on food security in Africa
Two new publications on food security in Africacontinue readingNews
April 1, 2020
Covid 19 update – RSS is fully operational
The Covid 19 pandemic is a major challenge for us all and requires us to act responsibly. We would like to inform you about the current situation at RSS. We reacted to this new situation and all of our staff is working in the home office. With up-to-date digital communication tools we can maintain a productive ...continue readingENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
März 31, 2020
New Striga weed mapping mechanism developed for Africa
In collaboration with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi (Kenya) and within a BIOVISION funded project, RSS has developed a satellite-based mechanism and data set on Striga weed (Striga asiatica) spread in Zimbabwe. The damage caused annually by Striga in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated at US$ 1 billion, affecting the ...continue readingENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Januar 10, 2020
New, spatially transferable method to map drought using remote sensing
RSS published a spatially explicit and transferable approach to mapping drought with remote sensing this month. All the model’s input variables are available at no cost and at a global extent, making it transferable to any area of interest on the planet with comparable results. The paper describes how our method was run and calibrated ...continue reading
