. . . "Apply methods for modelling biomass/carbon stock of different forest cover types using VHRS images, UAV, Radar and Lidar data."@en . . "Apply methods for modelling biomass/carbon stock of different forest cover types using VHRS images, UAV, Radar and Lidar data."@en . . . "Understand carbon cycle and its effect on climate change."@en . . "Understand carbon cycle and its effect on climate change."@en . . . "Carry out a field survey\n"@en . . "Carry out a field survey\n"@en . . . "Understand how deforestation, forest degradation, carbon sequestration and carbon emission affect climate change"@en . . "Understand how deforestation, forest degradation, carbon sequestration and carbon emission affect climate change"@en . . . "Select an appropriate technique to detect and monitor deforestation and forest degradation."@en . . "Select an appropriate technique to detect and monitor deforestation and forest degradation."@en . . . "Apply methods for tree mortality mapping and monitoring"@en . . "Apply methods for tree mortality mapping and monitoring"@en . . . "Apply methods for modelling forest fire behavior and consequently carbon emission."@en . . "Apply methods for modelling forest fire behavior and consequently carbon emission."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO) is a two-year academic curriculum at MSc level, taught fully in English, dedicated to understanding the earth’s systems from a geographic and spatial perspective. The field of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation has, in recent years, witnessed fast scientific and technological developments. As a result, geographic information has become a vital asset to society and part of our daily life. The ubiquitous production and availability of spatial data require cloud computing and new technology to turn the increasing volume of ‘big data’ to good use. The growing range of global challenges, from climate change and resource depletion to environmental pollution and pandemic diseases, that our society and in particular the more vulnerable populations on our planet are facing, increases the demand for academic professionals who have the ability, attitudes and skills to design solutions that are sustainable, transdisciplinary and innovative with positive societal impacts. Our education focuses on addressing these global problems by means of advanced geo-information and earth observation applications."@en . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . . . "Course"@en . "201800319" . "NRS_0006" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-07-06T22:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "The course will start with describing climate change and the role of forests to mitigate it. It will show how forest sequester carbon and control global warming. Students work on a small group project where they define a REDD+ project for a specific country. Then in lectures biomass/ carbon stock will be introduced as well as methods to assess that using various remotely sensed data such as optical satellite and airborne images, UAV, Lidar and Radar data. The students will practice on different types of real life case studies using various types of remotely sensed data to assess and map biomass and carbon stock in difference forest ecosystems. The course will also model carbon sequestration by using case studies dealing with multi-temporal remotely sensed data. Theory of fire and fire spreading will be explained in order to understand how fire behavior affects carbon emission and climate change and students practice during a case study\n\n \n\nThe course will end with a small group project where students evaluate different tools and techniques for the project they specified in the first week."@en . "GIS and Remote sensing skills"@en . "3"^^ . "4" . "2B " . "2023-04-23T22:00:00Z"^^ . "The greenhouse effects and the carbon cycle, in particular carbon emissions and carbon sequestration, are at the heart of climate change, one of the most pressing challenges the earth is facing. Global institutions like the UNFCCC, and IPCC all address these challenges, resulting in initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, such as Kyoto protocol.\nThis establishes an explicit link with the International Environmental Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals.\n\n \n\nFor identification and development of policy instruments in order to handle the impacts of the foreseeable changes in the carbon cycle, accurate quantification of the various components in the carbon cycle forms a core need. Moreover, for the mitigation of adverse climate effects and, in the end, sustainability of livelihoods in many parts of the earth sound assessment and monitoring tools are required.\n\n \n\nWithin the carbon cycle, forestry in the broad sense forms the principal scientific area for research including, stocks emissions (sources) and sequestration (sinks). Afforestation, reforestation and deforestation are the current Kyoto focal areas, but sustainable forest management, including certification, and the assessment and prevention of forest degradation are also considered in the so-called post-Kyoto period. Due to size, inaccessibility of the forest resources, and international requirements for a uniform methodology of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), quantification of the carbon cycle components in both space and time leans heavily on remote sensing, GIS modelling and related statistical tools."@en . "The Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation"@en . "Role of Forests in Climate Change Mit."@en . "Role of Forests in Climate Change