ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department dept. has a valuable experties and knowledge in vegetation health monitoring using #EO data. Our ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department colleague Roshanak Darvishzadeh is chairing "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation Health" session at the 13th EARSeL SIG Workshop #Valencia. #EO4All Faculty ITC | University of Twente

🌎 Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 Today we reaffirm our dedication to protecting the Earth's resources through our work, and we encourage everyone to do the same... Making small changes in our lives goes a long way! 🌱 🔗Learn more about our work in our NRStories bit.ly/3Qf6WsW

👉 GEM MSc alumnus Maaz Sheikh is the co-founder of @Ageospatial_ai , the company behind GeoForge, an innovative #AI tool created to make geospatial data accessible for #emergency response 🔗 Read more at the link below bit.ly/4aZ4YoH

Thrilled to share our latest research! 🌿📚 We compare functional & structural biodiversity in agroforestry systems, introducing new ShannonF & GiniF indices to assess biodiversity across ecoregions. #Biodiversity #EO4All ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department Faculty ITC | University of Twente

🌡️ 📷 Researchers show how thermal camera drones to protect baby hares 🐇 By flying drones prior to mowing, farmers can identify the locations of baby hares and other small wildlife, ensuring they can take measures for nature-friendly farming 🌾 Watch it below ⬇️ #gischat

🌍 #TodaysWorld Facing #ClimateChange and rising food demand, innovation in agriculture is more crucial than ever. 🚁🌾In a new Geoversity article, NRS Ass. Prof. Florian Ellsäßer explores six ways that drones can make farming smarter bit.ly/4ePujUB

#InsiderViews | 🌳Yesterday we ended our course NRM4 with a wishing tree ✨ Teachers Margarita Huesca, Iris van Duren, and the current group of NRM students filled the tree with nice wishes for the summer. 🏖️ On behalf of NRS, have a wonderful #summer holiday!

🎉 We are proud to announce that our #NaturalResources community has grown to 1500 followers on LinkedIn! 🌟 Thank you for your support throughout our journey working to protect the Earth's biosphere. 🔗 Stay tuned for more on our LinkedIn via bit.ly/48XJxmL

#InsiderViews | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 📆 We wish our students success in their careers while representing the #ITCFamily all around the world 🌍 ❤️ 🔗 Discover inspiring students about NRS alumni via: bit.ly/3Qf6WsW

#MadeInNRS | 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 Raymond Nagbija Kwame is a student of ITC's MSc in GIS & EO 🎙️ "My future plan is to own a geospatial consulting company to advise stakeholders in the field of NRM" 🔗 Read the whole interview with Raymond via bit.ly/3LCf2ZY

UAVs are revolutionizing precision agriculture! 🌾 They enhance crop monitoring, boost efficiency, and support sustainable practices by reducing chemical use and soil compaction. 🌱 A game changer for both farmers and the environment! 🌍 #Agriculture #Sustainable #UAVs #ITCAlumni

#MadeinNRS | Kwasi Ofori-Karikari 🎓 Kwasi has recently graduated from ITC’s MSc in GIS & EO 🏢 We interviewed him to learn about his MSc and how his excellent Thesis work led him to present at the NCG 2024 Symposium. bit.ly/4deOgmy

#MadeInNRS | Enzo Campomanes 🎙️ "My interest in #GIS, remote sensing and the GEO field grew over time. I knew that I wanted to be in this realm and use my computer science background with #AI and #MachineLearning" bit.ly/47ggTxx

📰 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 Andy Nelson handed over the HoD position for the next 3 years to Wieteke Willemen after a smooth 6 month transition. bit.ly/3Zf650L

#TodaysWorld 🌴 NRS Assistant Prof Michael Schlund supported a paper to produce spatially complete predictions of biomass in a tropical landscape using GEDI and hierarchical models. 🔗 Read the full paper via bit.ly/3ZbfA0P

#TodaysWorld 🚜 🌾NRS Researchers created a dedicated insurance solution for smallholder farmers whose businesses are at risk due to the effects of climate change. The solution is the Vegetation Index Crop Insurance (VICI), based on remote sensing tech. bit.ly/4e8utG0

#InsiderViews | This week, students of ITC's 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼-𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 went outside for fieldwork 👇 🔗 Learn more about studying at NRS via bit.ly/4eSdt6H

#TodaysWorld | Can insurance protect African pastoralists from climate change? 📘 A new UNU-WIDER publication explores the potential of Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) to protect pastoralists in Africa from the impacts of drought. wider.unu.edu/publication/ca…

#NRStory | 🚜 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗨𝗔𝗩𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 🌾 🛫 UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are revolutionizing precision agriculture by providing detailed field data to farmers 🔗 Read this month's NRStory via bit.ly/3AlcePa

🏅📑 𝗜𝗧𝗖'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 goes to Peiyu Lai 🌾 Her paper is the first paper in Peiyu's PhD journey and shows a novel approach to isolating crop heat stress periods with GPP flux data. 🔗 Read the paper via bit.ly/3DpeJkj