Category: Environment

Matters pertaining to the natural and built environment

Towards high resolution FAIR data in the Western Channel Observatory; Demonstrator interface now live!

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The Western Channel Observatory (WCO) is an oceanographic time-series and marine biodiversity reference site that provides a valuable source of data to a wide range of UK research, policymaker, public and businesses communities. Recently emerging sensor and platform technologies have proven their abilities to increase both the spatial and time resolution of these data. While this additional […]

CDE Webinar – Tom Andersson, Tackling diverse environmental prediction tasks with neural processes

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Tom is an ML Research Scientist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) AI Lab, where he researches and develops ML systems for monitoring and adapting to climate change. His work currently focusses on the application and implementation of neural processes in environmental sciences. Tom has used uncertainty quantification, interpretability, and active learning methods to build […]

The NERC #DG23 ‘Digital Gathering 23’ now drawn to a successful conclusion

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The NERC ‘Digital Gathering 23’ has now drawn to a successful conclusion, organised through the ‘Constructing a Digital Environment’ programme. Held at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge on 10-11th July, the #DG23 International conference hosted a series of excellent oral presentation, spotlight talks, posters and masterclass workshops focussing on four of the core themes of […]

CDE Webinar – Dr Tom August, AI for on the ground biodiversity monitoring

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Tom August is a computational ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. His research focuses on the use of technology to better our understanding of biodiversity, both through innovative data collection methods and engaging communications. Tom comes from a background in field and applied ecology, now focussing on applying AI methods to improve […]

CDE Webinar – Dr Peter Battaglia, DeepMind. GraphCast: Learning skillful medium-range global weather forecasting

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Dr Peter Battaglia, Google DeepMind provided a presentation on the use of AI in medium range global weather forecasting. Peter Battaglia is a Research Scientist/Director at DeepMind. His work focuses on approaches for modelling and reasoning about complex systems, by combining richly structured knowledge with flexible learning algorithms. In this webinar, Peter presented his recent […]

CDE Webinar – Dr Sari Giering NOC and Dr Robert Blackwell CEFAS Are plankton nets a thing of the past? How we can use AI for real-time high-resolution plankton monitoring?

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Dr Sari Giering, NOC and Dr Robert Blackwell, CEFAS provided a joint overview of the role and opportunity of AI in oceanic plankton monitoring. Sari is a researcher at the National Oceanography Centre. Her research interests focus on how marine organisms influence the capacity of the ocean to store carbon. Her research combines shipboard measurements, […]

CDE Webinar – Professor David Topping, University of Manchester. AI in Environmental Sciences from research developments to underlying infrastructure and policy implementation

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Professor David Topping, University of Manchester provides an overview of the role and opportunity of AI in environmental science. David’s research interests focus on building computational models of atmospheric aerosol particles for use in interpretation of measured properties and as sub models for incorporation into climate change models. The research area is highly multi-disciplinary, covering: […]

CDE Webinar – Paul Brown and team. Sentinel Treescapes for Plant Biosecurity and Risk Management – Multiple Threats

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Paul Brown, Remote Sensing Scientist, Fera Science Ltd, and principal investigator of this project describe the Sentinel project and its outcomes to date, and learnings. Trees, in spite of their extremely important role in sustaining life and tackling climate change, are at risk across the UK due to a range of pests and diseases. This […]

CDE Webinar – Dr. Jagadeesh Yeluripati and team. The RETINA Project – Dynamic monitoring, reporting and verification for implementing negative emission strategies in managed ecosystems

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Soil carbon sequestration is one of the most natural ways to implement negative carbon emission. Successful implementation of land based negative emission technologies requires continuous monitoring. This can be achieved by field based sensors, remote sensing, and/or smartphone apps and integration of models on cloud platforms to confirm management practice effectiveness. In this project, a […]

CDE Webinar – Dr Michael Pocock and team. The DECIDE Project – Precision Citizen Science: Co-designing adaptive sampling to optimise biodiversity

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Decide stands for ‘Delivering Enhanced Biodiversity Information with Adaptive Citizen Science and Intelligent Digital Engagements’. The project concerns Precision Citizen Science: Co-designing adaptive sampling to optimise biodiversity On Friday 3rd February 2023, we were pleased to welcome Dr Michael Pocock, UKCEH (PI); Dr Tom August, Computational Ecologist, UKCEH; Dr Susan Jarvis, Quantitative Ecologist, UKCEH; Dr […]