Development of a smart tool for the monitoring urban biodiversity using earth observation data, in-situ sensors, and citizen science in the city of Thessaloniki

Charalampos Georgiadis; Georgios Mallinis; Petros Patias

doi:10.1117/12.2680537

21 September 2023 Development of a smart tool for the monitoring urban biodiversity using earth observation data, in-situ sensors, and citizen science in the city of Thessaloniki

Charalampos Georgiadis, Georgios Mallinis, Petros Patias

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Proceedings Volume 12786, Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023); 127860H (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2680537
Event: Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), 2023, Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Abstract

The aim of this study is the design and development of a conceptual and methodological framework that can be used for monitoring the condition of urban and sub–Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) and the associated anthropogenic or natural induced pressures and threats to UGI biodiversity. Within this framework this manuscript describes in detail the development of a digital smart toolbox, which integrates data and information from satellite imagery, in-situ sensors and a smart mobile application developed to collect scientific data from public. The platform emphasizes the public participation of the urban residents for the protection and conservation of the environment. All this multi-source data can used for the sustainable management and protection of the biodiversity of urban and sub-urban UGI through the web based digital platform. In detail the following research and development activities were implemented. Originally the potential pressures and threats for the UGI biodiversity were identified and evaluated. Robust and transferable indicators for monitoring urban biodiversity using Earth Observation (EO) data were also formulated and developed. Different satellite EO data processing algorithms for the monitoring of potential pressures and threats to UGI biodiversity were also explored. Mobile sensors for data acquisition through citizen science to monitor biodiversity pressures and threats in UGI were also deployed. Finally, the integrated web-based platform was developed, that can be used to integrate data and provide information to the public and the authorities.

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Charalampos Georgiadis, Georgios Mallinis, and Petros Patias "Development of a smart tool for the monitoring urban biodiversity using earth observation data, in-situ sensors, and citizen science in the city of Thessaloniki", Proc. SPIE 12786, Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), 127860H (21 September 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2680537

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Data acquisition

Earth observing sensors

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