Published February 3, 2025
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OEMC project use case: World-reforestation monitor use case community conservation Campeche, Mexico
- Creators
- ETH Zurich
Description
This use case supports community-led conservation projects, by providing high-resolution maps of vegetation traits like LAI, FAPAR, and FCOVER, derived from Sentinel-2 data. Using the PROSAIL model, the maps track restoration progress with annual updates from 2019–2024 at up to 20m spatial resolution. These data empower local efforts to monitor ecosystem recovery and inform biodiversity conservation.
Stakeholder needs:
- Provide high-resolution indices and trait maps (e.g., LAI, FAPAR, FCOVER) to monitor restoration efforts effectively.
- Deliver data that is directly applicable for assessing ecosystem recovery and biodiversity conservation.
Planned implementation:
- Develop global, annual high-resolution maps of vegetation traits and biophysical variables using Sentinel-2 data.
- Update maps yearly from 2019 to 2024, supporting consistent monitoring over time.
Implementation steps include:
- Utilize the PROSAIL radiative transfer model inversion to estimate biophysical variables directly from Sentinel-2 imagery.
- Validate predictions using in-situ ground-based observations to ensure accuracy and reliability.
Recorded talks (ordered chronologically):
- Global Trait-Based Vegetation Monitoring by Felix Specker, Open-Earth-Monitor — Global Workshop 2024, Vienna;