CARTOVEGE : Cartography of polar ecosystems in French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Creators
- Space for Climate Observatory
Description
The CARTOVEGE project develops a decision-support tool for the conservation of flora and the preservation of habitats in the French Southern Lands. This project combines vegetation mapping and artificial intelligence modeling using satellite and in-situ data.
Details
In the face of climate change and human activity, the conservation of flora and the preservation of habitats have become major challenges for the French Southern Territories. The CARTOVEGE project responds to this need by providing an overview of habitat diversity and delivering the first comprehensive vegetation map of the Crozet archipelago.
CARTOVEGE is now operational in the Crozet & Kerguelen archipelagos, offering cartographic modeling of specific habitats in the Southern Lands, which is particularly useful for islands inaccessible to humans. Moreover, it is being extended to the neighboring islands of St Paul and Amsterdam as part of the Cartovege2 project.
The data used include high-resolution satellite imagery, historical ground data, as well as ecological knowledge.
The main final products of the CARTOVEGE project include a guide to habitats in the Crozet Archipelago, a habitat typology, an automatic satellite imagery processing chain, as well as habitat and vegetation maps. Additionally, field monitoring tools are also being developed as part of this project.
More
To learn more about the application please explore Space for Climate Observatory website : Cartovege and Cartovege 2. Website is available in English and French.