SMFM Project Resources

EO Tool Code & Resources:

Tool 1a&b: Activities for Land Cover/Use Mapping

• http://sen2mosaic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

• https://bitbucket.org/sambowers/sen2mosaic

• http://sen1mosaic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

• https://bitbucket.org/sambowers/sen1mosaic

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Tool 2: Above-Ground Biomass Estimation

• http://sen2mosaic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

• http://biota.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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SMFM Project Deliverables & Outputs:

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• Inception & Project Planning Report

• Satellite EO Method Design Report

• Implementation and Ground Data Collection (in progress)

• Calibration Plan & Validation Compliance Report (to be completed)

• South-South Knowledge Exchange & Capacity Building Report (to be completed)

• Good Practice Guidance & Global Knowledge Exchange Report (to be completed)

• Final Report (to be completed)

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SMFM Project Progress Updates:

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• SMFM Project Update - November 2017

• SMFM Project Update - December 2017

• SMFM Project Update - January 2018

• SMFM Project Update - February 2018

• SMFM Project Update - March 2018

• SMFM Project Update - April 2018

• SMFM Project Update - May 2018

• SMFM Project Update - June 2018

• SMFM Project Update - July 2018

• SMFM Project Update - August 2018

• SMFM Project Update - September 2018

• SMFM Project Update - October 2018

• SMFM Project Update - November 2018

• SMFM Project Update - December 2018

• SMFM Project Update - January 2019

• SMFM Project Update - February 2019

• SMFM Project Update - March 2019

• SMFM Project Update - April 2019

• SMFM Project Update - May 2019

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Tool 3: Deforestation & Degradation Mapping

• http://deforest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

• https://bitbucket.org/sambowers/deforest

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Other:

• https://scihub.copernicus.eu/

• https://github.com/sentinelsat/sentinelsat

• http://step.esa.int/main/third-party-plugins-2/sen2cor/

• https://www.anaconda.com/download/

SMFM Nairobi Regional Workshop Presentations

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• Satellite Monitoring for Forest Management Overview: Tuukka Castrén (World Bank)

• The SMFM Project Update: Martin Schweter (LTS International Ltd.)

• Platforms for Forestry: Frank-Martin Seifert (ESA)

• Data Collection, Tool Calibration and Validation: Sam Bowers (LTS/University of Edinburgh)

• SMFM Partner country Zambia: Abel Siampale (Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources- Forestry Department, Zambia)

• SMFM Partner country Mozambique: Muri Soares (Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Mozambique)

• Supporting Timely Evidence-based Decision Making through Geo-information Services: Robinson Mugo (SERVIR / RCMRD)

• Forest2020 Project Experience: Sarah Middlemiss (Ecometrica)

• Emerging evidence on the importance of degradation: Sam Bowers (LTS/University of Edinburgh)

• Overview of Development Trends in the EO Sector: Andres Espejo (World Bank)

• Uptake of new technologies, global examples: Martin Schweter (LTS International Ltd.)

• Disruptive Technologies For Development: Meerim Shakirova (World Bank)

• Future Biomass related missions: Frank-Martin Seifert (ESA)

• Financing and economics of applying EO data: Tuukka Castrén (World Bank)

Other Resources:

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Reiche, J., Hamunyela, E., Verbesselt, J., Hoekman, D., Herold, M. (2018), Improving near-real time deforestation monitoring in tropical dry forests by combining dense Sentinel-1 time series with Landsat and ALOS-2 PALSAR-2. Remote Sensing of Environment Volume 204, January 2018, pp 147-161.

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