Meet the experts driving innovation in forest monitoring
Live demonstrations and talks
Thursday, 21 March 2024
09:30-12.00 Atrium, FAO headquarters
Meet colleagues and key partners from Google, Planet, Norway’s International Climate and Forests Initiative (NICFI) and the location intelligence platform CARTO. Using interactive computer demonstrations, experts will showcase outstanding innovations that are transforming how we monitor forests for conservation, restoration and sustainable production, while leaving no one behind.
The cutting-edge work of FAO’s Forest Monitoring Team will also be on display, alongside an exhibition of the six winning images from the IDF photo contest highlighting how innovation is helping to protect forests and increase the benefits they bring.
Programme
Time | Meet the experts | |
09.30 to 10.00 | Google Earth Engine (GEE), Forest Data Partnership: Palm Community Model | Tanya Birch (Google) Nicholas Clinton (Google) Devaja Shah (Google) |
10.00 to 10.30 | Convergence of evidence approach for sustainable commodity production | Gino Miceli (Google) Alfonso Sanchez Paus Diaz (FAO) Rémi d’Annunzio (FAO) |
10.30 to 11.00 | High-resolution imagery as Digital Public Goods - Planet & NICFI Satellite Data Program | Ellen Bruzelius (NICFI) Flávia de Souza (Planet) Erik Lindquist (FAO) |
11.00 to 11.30 | Open Foris; Free, open-source solutions for forest and land monitoring | Erik Lindquist (FAO) Stefano Ricci (FAO) Vicky O'Brien (FAO) |
11.30 to 12.00 | Harnessing spatial analysis with BigQuery, GEE and CARTO | Javier de la Torre (CARTO) |