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    • SDGs and Citizen Science
      Case Study
      SDGs and Citizen Science
      Citizen science offers a novel solution and an untapped opportunity to complement traditional sources of data for monitoring progress towards the SDGs.
      Fraisl, D., et. al.
      Fraisl, D., et. al.
      11/17/2022, 8:32:24 AM
    • Indirect Land Use Change
      Dataset
      Indirect Land Use Change
      High-resolution crowdsourced drivers of tropical forest loss between 2008 and 2019 to advise EU policy makers and inform the public.
      Laso Bayas et. al.
      Laso Bayas et. al.
      11/16/2022, 1:14:19 PM
    • Estimating global economic well-being
      Article
      Estimating global economic well-being
      Combining global satellite luminosity and built-up areas finds 19% of buildings unlit, majority associated with low levels of well-being.
      McCallum, I., et al.
      McCallum, I., et al.
      11/20/2022, 5:51:13 PM
    • A method for optimizing volunteer contributions
      Method
      A method for optimizing volunteer contributions
      In this paper, we develop a system to decide when enough information has been accumulated to confidently declare an image to be classified and remove it from circulation.
      Carl Salk
      Carl Salk
      11/20/2022, 6:04:35 PM
    • Deforestation caused by industrial mining
      Article
      Deforestation caused by industrial mining
      Here, we present a biome-wide assessment to show where industrial mine expansion has caused the most deforestation from 2000 to 2019.
      Victor Maus
      Victor Maus
      11/23/2022, 9:35:09 AM
    • Global forest management data at 100 m resolution
      Dataset
      Global forest management data at 100 m resolution
      The first reference data set and prototype of a globally consistent forest management map with high spatial detail on the most prevalent forest management classes.
      Myroslava Lesiv
      Myroslava Lesiv
      11/24/2022, 8:39:44 AM
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