Pioneer Earth Observation Applications for the Environment – Ecosystem Restoration

Client

European Space Agency

Location

Global

Project Duration

October 2022 – August 2024

Background

The aim is to develop innovative high-quality satellite Earth observation (EO) application products, indicators and methods, for ecosystem restoration, focusing on the needs of forest landscape restoration and wetland restoration initiatives around the world.

The project consortium prioritized the use of open EO data, developed the tools according to findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) principles, and followed a collaborative approach with ecosystem restoration “early adopters” including IUCN Vietnam, African Parks, Romania National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, and the Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern British Columbia, Canada.

We developed ecosystem vegetation recovery and wetland function recovery analysis tools and completed demonstrations in Canada, Vietnam, Central African Republic, Finland, and Romania.

More information is available at PEOPLE ER – Earth observation for Ecosystem Restoration (people-er.info) including access to the Github pages providing access to the tools.

Services Provided

Hatfield is the prime contractor and overall project manager. We led a consortium with partners including VTT Research (Finland) and the Integrated Remote Sensing Studio within the Department of Forest Management, University of British Columbia (Canada).

Hatfield led demonstrations with the early adopters in Chinko Conservation Area, Central African Republic, and the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Hatfield contributed to the demonstration led by UBC with SERNbc in British Columbia, Canada.

Hatfield led the communications and outreach activities, which include conference presentations, seminars, and research publications.