Invitation to the third webinar of Biokarelia - webinar cancelled

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Available tools for assessing forest habitats, estimating fire risks and forecasting future changes

UPDATE! The webinar has been cancelled.


Place: Teams
Language: English
Topics: boreal forests, drones, forest fires, laser-scanning, satellite imaging

Programme:

13.00-13.05    Opening words - moderator Philippe Fayt, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and The Environment for North Karelia
Presentations: 15 min + 5 min for questions 
13.05-13.25     Drones and their uses for measuring and monitoring forest habitats - various applications and possibilities - Evgeny Lopatin, Natural Resources Institute Finland
13.25-13.45     Detecting biodiversity-rich European Aspen (Populus tremula) in old-growth forests with multispectral drone data - Alwin Hardenbol, University of Eastern Finland 
13.45-14.05     Forest measurements and forest fire forecasting: a new network of permanent plots in Finland and Russia - Karelian Research Centre
14.05-14.10    Break 
14.10-14.30    Online tool for automatic clear-cuts mapping using Sentinell data to update HCVF in near-real time - Arbonaut
14.30-14.50    Forest fire forecasting based on laser scanning data - Arbonaut
14.50-15.00    Summary and closing words - Evgeny Lopatin, Natural Resources Institute Finland

Kindly register for the event here (https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/E351A0FE2DDC719E by 14.3.2022): Teams-link will be sent to registered participants by email on 15.3.2022. Feel free to share the invitation!

In case of questions about the webinar, or in case you haven’t received the link by the stated date, kindly contact Philippe Fayt, Project Planner (philippe.fayt [at] ely-keskus.fi), or Vilma Lehtovaara, North Karelia Biosphere Reserve Coordinator (vilma.lehtovaara [at] ely-keskus.fi).