Recent Activities
RECENT ACTIVITIES
Read here more on recent activities and research projects. We are actively develop new algorithms for remote sensing image interpretation, mass data processing and new information products based on machine learning and AI. We present new research results at conferences and scientific publications.
January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
A new study published in collaboration with ICIPE this May looks at the effect of agro-ecological landscape fragmentation and its effect on honey bee habitats in Eastern Kenya.
November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019
RSS contributed to the Krombacher Climate Protection Project by determining the specific CO₂ emission savings achieved by the peat rewetting activities which were implemented by the WWF in the Sebangau National Park in Borneo, Indonesia.
November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
This week, partners from JRC’s GDO, UNCCD and WWF joined the GlobeDrought consortium to discuss the current status of global drought monitoring, best practices and the possibility of future cooperation between organizations.
June 16, 2019
June 16, 2019
A new study published in collaboration with ICIPE this May looks at the effect of agro-ecological landscape fragmentation and its effect on honey bee habitats in Eastern Kenya.
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Next week, RSS will be attending the ESA Living Planet Symposium and presenting our work on the coastal accumulation of microplastics. We will also be there to reach out to the scientific community with posters and look forward to meeting you there!
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
Enhanced wetland monitoring, assessment and indicators to support European and global environmental policy is the title of the SWOS policy report that identifies the links between the Horizon 2020 Satellite-based Wetland Observation Service (SWOS) project outcomes and existing policy frameworks at European and global levels.
January 19, 2019
January 19, 2019
RSS together with research partners published a paper on the coastal accumulation of microplastic particles in the journal "Marine Pollution Bulletin"
November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
Last month, RSS and ICIPE collaborated on a paper researching how remote sensing vegetation variables predict the spatial distribution of pests (Trioza erytreae) in Kenya. The publication was presented at the African Association of Remote Sensing of The Environment (AARSE2018) conference this October and won the best paper prize.
November 26, 2018
November 26, 2018
The publication is a collection of success stories on how Copernicus data meets the concrete needs of regional policy making. The RSS contribution “How Copernicus supports the energy transition“ was selected and included as a success story. The launch of “The Ever Growing Use of Copernicus across Europe’s Regions” at the European Parliament was on November 22nd 2018.
