Watch this discussion forum from the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20.
Technology and big data are transforming the way we monitor forests and climate in a post-Kyoto world. But top-down data from remote sensing can have huge gaps and important limitations. This session discusses the limitations of remotely sensed and crowd-sourced data and their usefulness.
Speakers:
Frances Seymour
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development
Greg Asner
Faculty Scientist
Carnegie Department of Global Ecology, Stanford
Matthew Hansen
Professor
University of Maryland
Sassan Saatchi
Senior Scientist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Crystal Davis
Senior Manager
World Resources Institute
Saturday, 6 December 2014
Global Landscapes Forum, Lima, Peru
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