NODES will mobilize the tools of citizen and data science combined with Earth observations to monitor, analyze, and foster progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
To realize this vision, NODES will exploit novel data ecosystems in which several actors interact via infrastructure, analytics, and applications to produce, analyze, exchange, and consume data.
Three main cross-fertilizing pillars characterize the research focus of NODES:
- Advancing the field of citizen science: NODES will remain at the forefront of citizen science from conceptual advancements to innovations in citizen science practice, including the development of new means to acquire, analyze, and openly share citizen science data, as well as how citizen science can contribute to the SDGs and sustainability.
- Enriching Earth observation: NODES will utilize new types of Earth observation technology (e.g., high-resolution imagery, drones, and the Internet of things (IoT)) and develop applications that focus on the interplay between Earth observation and citizen science using Geo-Wiki tools, various forms of remote sensing, and on-site observation.
- Exploiting the digital revolution: NODES will harness the opportunities arising from the digital revolution by exploiting advancements in computing capabilities, data science (e.g., machine and deep learning), environmental informatics, and the geospatial sciences, among others, to enhance integrated systems science research and generate new and innovative data sets for further insights.
Projects
Staff
News
30 September 2024
Transforming climate action through data
02 September 2024
IIASA-led research lauded with Outstanding Article Award
22 August 2024
Improving the accuracy of global cropland mapping
Events
Focus
17 October 2024
AI at IIASA for earth monitoring in the era of transition
As the TED AI conference unfolds in Vienna, Ian McCallum, IIASA Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability Research Group Leader, brings a fresh perspective on the pivotal role of artificial intelligence in Earth monitoring. He explores how AI can revolutionize our understanding of environmental changes and support sustainable practices in an era marked by significant transitions.
29 August 2024
Experiencing the science that we write about
IIASA researcher, Linda See, shares her experiences at the coalface of where plastic pollution is collected by volunteers during a beach cleanup event.
Publications
Barthelme, P., Darbyshire, E., Spracklen, D.V., & Watmough, G. (2024). Detecting Vietnam War bomb craters in declassified historical KH-9 satellite imagery. Science of Remote Sensing 10 e100143. 10.1016/j.srs.2024.100143. Santoro, M., Cartus, O., Quegan, S., Kay, H., Lucas, R.M., Araza, A., Herold, M., Labrière, N., Chave, J., Rosenqvist, Å., Tadono, T., Kobayashi, K., Kellndorfer, J., Avitabile, V., Brown, H., Carreiras, J., Campbell, M.J., Cavlovic, J., Bispo, P.d.C., Gilani, H., Khan, M.L., Kumar, A., Lewis, S.L., Liang, J., Mitchard, E.T.A., Pacheco-Pascagaza, A.M., Phillips, O.L., Ryan, C.M., Saikia, P., Shchepashchenko, D. , Sukhdeo, H., Verbeeck, H., Vieilledent, G., Wijaya, A., Willcock, S., & Seifert, F.M. (2024). Design and performance of the Climate Change Initiative Biomass global retrieval algorithm. Science of Remote Sensing 10 e100169. 10.1016/j.srs.2024.100169. Malek, Z. , Romanchuk, Z., Yashchun, O., & See, L. (2024). A harmonized data set of ruminant livestock presence and grazing data for the European Union and neighbouring countries. Scientific Data 11 (1) e1136. 10.1038/s41597-024-03983-w. Mo, L., Crowther, T.W., Maynard, D.S., van den Hoogen, J., Ma, H., Bialic-Murphy, L., Liang, J., de-Miguel, S., Nabuurs, G.-J., Reich, P.B., Phillips, O.L., Abegg, M., Adou Yao, Y.C., Alberti, G., Almeyda Zambrano, A.M., Alvarado, B.V., Alvarez-Dávila, E., Alvarez-Loayza, P., Alves, L.F., Amaral, I., Ammer, C., Antón-Fernández, C., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arroyo, L., Avitabile, V., Aymard, G.A., Baker, T.R., Bałazy, R., Banki, O., Barroso, J.G., Bastian, M.L., Bastin, J.-F., Birigazzi, L., Birnbaum, P., Bitariho, R., Boeckx, P., Bongers, F., Boonman, C.C.F., Bouriaud, O., Brancalion, P.H.S., Brandl, S., Brearley, F.Q., Brienen, R., Broadbent, E.N., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Gatti, R.C., César, R.G., Cesljar, G., Chazdon, R., Chen, H.Y.H., Chisholm, C., Cho, H., Cienciala, E., Clark, C., Clark, D., Colletta, G.D., Coomes, D.A., Valverde, F.C., Corral-Rivas, J.J., Crim, P.M., Cumming, J.R., Dayanandan, S., de Gasper, A.L., Decuyper, M., Derroire, G., DeVries, B., Djordjevic, I., Dolezal, J., Dourdain, A., Engone Obiang, N.L., Enquist, B.J., Eyre, T.J., Fandohan, A.B., Fayle, T.M., Feldpausch, T.R., Ferreira, L.V., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fletcher, C., Frizzera, L., Gamarra, J.G.P., Gianelle, D., Glick, H.B., Harris, D.J., Hector, A., Hemp, A., Hengeveld, G., Hérault, B., Herbohn, J.L., Herold, M., Hietz, P., Hillers, A., Honorio Coronado, E.N., Hui, C., Ibanez, T., Imai, N., Jagodziński, A.M., Jaroszewicz, B., Johannsen, V.K., Joly, C.A., Jucker, T., Jung, I., Karminov, V., Kartawinata, K., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Kennard, D.K., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Keppel, G., Khan, M.L., Killeen, T.J., Kim, H.S., Kitayama, K., Köhl, M., Korjus, H., Kraxner, F., Kucher, D., Laarmann, D., Lang, M., Lewis, S.L., Li, Y., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lu, H., Lukina, N. V., Maitner, B.S., Malhi, Y., Marcon, E., Marimon, B.S., Marimon-Junior, B.H., Marshall, A.R., Martin, E.H., McCarthy, J.K., Meave, J.A., Melo-Cruz, O., Mendoza, C., Mendoza-Polo, I., Miscicki, S., Merow, C., Mendoza, A.M., Moreno, V.S., Mukul, S.A., Mundhenk, P., Nava-Miranda, M.G., Neill, D., Neldner, V.J., Nevenic, R.V., Ngugi, M.R., Niklaus, P.A., Ontikov, P., Ortiz-Malavasi, E., Pan, Y., Paquette, A., Parada-Gutierrez, A., Parfenova, E.I., Park, M., Parren, M., Parthasarathy, N., Peri, P.L., Pfautsch, S., Picard, N., Piedade, M.T.F., Piotto, D., Pitman, N.C.A., Poorter, L., Poulsen, A.D., Poulsen, J.R., Pretzsch, H., Arevalo, F.R., Restrepo-Correa, Z., Richardson, S.J., Rodeghiero, M., Rolim, S.G., Roopsind, A., Rovero, F., Rutishauser, E., Saikia, P., Salas-Eljatib, C., Saner, P., Schall, P., Schelhaas, M.-J., Shchepashchenko, D. , Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Schöngart, J., Searle, E.B., Seben, V., Serra-Diaz, J.M., Sheil, D., Shvidenko, A., Da Silva, A.C., Silva-Espejo, J.E., Silveira, M., Singh, J., Sist, P., Slik, F., Sonké, B., Sosinski, E.E., Souza, A.F., Stereńczak, K.J., Svenning, J.-C., Svoboda, M., Swanepoel, B., Targhetta, N., Tchebakova, N., ter Steege, H., Thomas, R., Tikhonova, E., Umunay, P.M., Usoltsev, V.A., Valencia, R., Valladares, F., Van Bodegom, P.M., van der Plas, F., Van Do, T., van Nuland, M.E., Vasquez, R.M., Verbeeck, H., Viana, H., Vibrans, A.C., Vieira, S., von Gadow, K., Wang, H.-F., Watson, J.V., Werner, G.D.A., Wittmann, F., Woell, H., Wortel, V., Zagt, R., Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, T., Zhang, C., Zhao, X., Zhou, M., Zhu, Z.-X., Zo-Bi, I.C., & Zohner, C.M. (2024). The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks. Nature Ecology & Evolution 10.1038/s41559-024-02564-9. Sprinks, J., Maccani, G., Fraisl, D. , Solange Leal, A., Gras-Velazquez, A., Liconti, A., Fritz, S. , Azevedo, C., Ceccaroni, L., & Parkinson, S. (2024). CROPS: changing the scale of citizen science towards the transnational level. ARPHA Proceedings 1 101-105. 10.3897/ap.e126305.