Getting the big picture of biodiversity
Satellites and other remote sensing tools offer new ways to study ecosystems – and maybe even save them.
Members of the Departement of Geography at the University of Zurich and the University Research Priority Program on Global Change and Biodiversity are part of this international, transdisciplinary effort to monitor and conserve biodiversity using remote sensing.
Feature article in Science
by Elizabeth Pennisi, 18 Nov 2021: 926-931
Snapshots from high in the sky allow new insight into ecosystems around the world
► Satellites and drones help scientists to better understand the health and biodiversity of ecosystems. Learn more about remote sensing in this short video by Science Magazine.
Contact
Prof. Meredith Schuman, Spatial Genetics, Department of Geography, UZH