S4E04 Down to Earth: Pirate or Proprietary? The Solution in Open Source

Down to Earth: Entrepreneurship in the Geosciences: What happens when you decide to jump into the field of remote sensing late in your career? You carve your own path to success of course! In this episode, we follow Dr. Nkeiruka N. Onyia’s journey from complete novice to successful geoscience entrepreneur... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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Down to Earth: Generational Change in Remote Sensing: Dr. Chris Schmullius has been a geoscientist since the 80s. From work in industry, to a professorship in academia, she’s seen a lot over her 40+ year career! In this episode, she shares some of the changes that she’s seen, both in forest mapping (her mai... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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Down to Earth: Sharing SAR on Social Media: Supporting your fellow scientists comes in many forms. In this episode, Dr. Gopika Suresh tells us how she uses social media to promote the work of radar remote sensing specialists, and how an opportunity with the Twitter group “Sisters of SAR” led her t... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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Down To Earth: Remote Sensing and Forest Fires: In this episode, we speak to Morgan Crowley, a PhD candidate who specializes in mapping forest fires with free satellite software. We discuss her switch from the Arts to Science, and how her past experiences prepared her for solving ecological challenges... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

21 min listen

Down to Earth: All Things SAR: Inspired by the beauty and diversity of the Guatemalan ecosystems surrounding her hometown, Africa I. Flores-Anderson has been passionate about protecting the environment since she was a child. Wearing her passion as a shield, she has overcome both econo... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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Down to Earth: Mentorship in Geoscience: Throughout our episodes, the importance of mentorship and support has been a major recurring theme for guests’ success in the geosciences. In our final episode of Down to Earth, we speak with Dr. Qian Zhan and Dr. Josée Lévesque about their participation... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (Ep6) Down to Earth: In Venus VERITAS? Looking to Venus for truths about Earth In Venus VERITAS?: VERITAS, or truth, has been a recurring theme this season, particularly with respect to scientific integrity. But in this episode, it means something a little different. Standing for Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy, V... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (Ep3) Down to Earth: Scientific Integrity in the Era of “Fake News”: In the era of “fake news”, false and misleading information has become a disease, spreading rapidly through internet channels and leading to a decrease in the public’s trust in science. So what are scientists doing about it? In this episode, we speak wit... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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Down to Earth: Intersectionality in Remote Sensing: For geoscientists who address issues such as food security and climate change, incorporating an intersectional approach is essential. That’s why Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft makes intersectionality a cornerstone of her research. In this episode, we discuss how c... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S3E01 Down To Earth: Tackling the Earth’s Top Two Megatrends through Remote Sensing: By 2050, approximately 3 billion of the world’s population will live in cities, making urbanization – the population shift from rural to urban areas – the second-largest megatrend impacting life on our planet. What role does urbanization play in advancin... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (Ep2) Down to Earth: Combating Climate Change Through Data Presentation: "Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts". This is sustainable development goal 13, which is set to be realized nine years from now. How are remote sensing scientists addressing this goal, and how close are we to achieving it? We talk... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

25 min listen

Down to Earth: The Power of Travel: They say parents have a huge impact on their children. In this episode, we learn how one person in Dr. Chayma Chaâbani’s life inspired her to become an avid traveler, which has since led to a career in natural disaster remote sensing. by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S3E06 Down to Earth: Mapping and Monitoring land Use Toward a Carbon Neutral Country: With fires raging, permafrost thawing, urbanization increasing air pollution, and more, staying positive about the future of our planet can be challenging. But as the scientists in our previous episodes have demonstrated, there’s still hope yet. And in C... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (Ep1) Down to Earth: A ”Time Series” of Machine Learning in Earth Observation: From its rudimentary emergence in the 50s, to the more recent development of deep learning, machine learning been an complete game changer when it comes to being able to quickly interpret and act on remote sensing data. In this episode, we speak with thr... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (EP7) Down to Earth: Taking Imaging Spectroscopy to New Heights through International Collaboration: Similar to GNSS-R, spaceborne imaging spectroscopy is a fairly new field of remote sensing. Originating in aerospace, these pieces of equipment have now reached zero-G. But how did they get there? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Uta Heiden and Dr. Cin... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (Ep9) Down to Earth : Back to Our Roots: The case for Open Science: A key component of the scientific method is replicability. But how do scientists replicate research findings unless they have access to the data, methods, and systems used to generate the initial results? Enter, the Open Science Movement -- a push to mak... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

22 min listen

S2(Ep5) Down to Earth: Something old for something new: The case of GNSS-R: Progress doesn't just come through the invention of new technologies. Finding innovative ways to use existing technologies also expands remote sensing! And this is exactly what one researcher is exploring. In this episode, we’ll cover all things GNSS-R w... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S3E04 Down to Earth: Protecting Water Resources Amidst Drought: While arctic thaw is leading to soggier conditions up north, places like Arizona, USA are experiencing higher rates of drought. Due to a combination of human extractive activities alongside climate change, the Navajo Nation in particular has faced an inc... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

27 min listen

Down To Earth: Season 3 Trailer: Welcome back to “Down to Earth”, a 30-minute podcast about innovative geoscience and the incredible people behind it. In Season 3, we take a deep dive into the ways in which scientists across the globe are helping us understand and address climate change... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S3E02 Down To Earth: Clearing the Air: Pollution before and during a Pandemic: A major contributor to climate change that often increases with urbanization is air pollution. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution kills around seven million people every year. For us humans, it presents one of the most pressing pub... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

31 min listen

S2 (Ep4) Down to Earth: Mixed Signals on the Radio Spectrum: Access to the radio spectrum is essential for remote sensing research. However, the explosion of new wireless technologies in recent years has forced researchers to grapple with increased radio frequency interference that can jeopardize data collection i... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S4E02 Down to Earth: Dealing with Data: Infrastructures and Standards: Data is EVERYWHERE. In fact, there’s so much of it, we now have the term “Big Data” to describe the increased volume and velocity at which we’re accruing data. With such a large quantity and assortment of data available, it begs the question: How the... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S2 (Ep8) Down to Earth: Looking to the stars for “New Space” by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S4E06 Down to Earth: Breaking Barriers with Open Education and Open Peer Review: It’s all well and good to have open source software, but if end-users have no clue how to operate it, open data becomes useless. That’s why Open Education is another important component of open science. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Leah Wasser,... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S3E05 Down to Earth: Dousing Forest Fires in Australia and the Amazon through Geoscience: Similar to Arizona, Australia is no stranger to a hot, dry climate–one that sets a yearly stage for bushfire season. In 2019, Australia experienced one of its worst bushfire seasons to date, with fires consuming swaths of land, causing significant wildli... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S3E07 Down to Earth: Generating Climate Change Solutions through GIS Accessibility: While scientists are building new remote sensing institutions in Costa Rica, others are growing the capacity of existing institutions in South Africa. Through her work with initiatives such as AfriGEOSS and Digital Earth Africa, Dr. Andiswa Mlisa has... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

27 min listen

S4E04 Down to Earth: Pirate or Proprietary? The Solution in Open Source: Open science and open data easily go hand-in-hand, but one area of open science that’s often forgotten is open source. What is open source and how does it allow us to actually use open data? In this episode, we speak to Yuvi Panda, Co-Founder of 2i2C... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

28 min listen

S3E03 Down to Earth: Tracking “human footprints” across the Arctic with Sentinel Data: While human-produced emissions may have decreased during COVID, the levels of methane and carbon dioxide released by permafrost thaw in the Arctic continues unabated. But thawing permafrost doesn’t just impact our atmosphere. It also destabilizes the gro... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

33 min listen

S3E08 Down to Earth: Towards Peace on Earth through Space Diplomacy: As we continue to face unprecedented climate challenges that disrupt our ways of living, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is working to renew a global policy for space diplomacy – a policy that will hopefully help us maintain peace o... by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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S4E07 Down to Earth: Artificial Intelligence: Boon or Bane for Open Science? by Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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