Evening light on the sand dunes at Sands of Forvie NNR, Aberdeenshire.

NatureScot Seminar Presentation Collection

https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-seminar-presentation-collection

NatureScot seminars

NatureScot seminars are organised to foster conversations and share knowledge and experiences across the government agencies. Our guest speakers include scientists, environmentalists, policy makers and industry representatives.

Seminar Presentation - High resolution Scotland - wild landcover, Natural Capital and Restoration Opportunity mapping - Professor Edward Mitchard

Ed Mitchard is Chief Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder of Space Intelligence. He is a Professor of Global Change Mapping at Edinburgh University and a leading authority on mapping land use cover and change using satellites. Space Intelligence have been working with NatureScot on a Can Do Innovation Fund Challenge - "AI for Good - How can we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to tackle the climate emergency?"

Ed's presentation is a chance to learn about our response to the challenge and how we created a complete and repeatable map of habitats and land use in Scotland.

Duration

53:17

Space Intelligence using satellites and AI to map Scotland's habitats and landcover.
Presentation given by Professor Edward Mitchard on 5 February 2021.