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Optimizing Winter Infrastructure in Remote Regions? Maintaining critical infrastructure like ice roads is no easy feat, especially in challenging environments like Alaska's North Slope. But our team at beadedstream found an innovative way to overcome these obstacles. When our client Santos needed to streamline their ice road construction for the Pikka Project, we collaborated to pilot our new temperature forecasting technology. The results were impressive - Santos obtained their tundra travel permit 21 days earlier than the general state opening, all while minimizing environmental impact and enhancing operational efficiency. This case study showcases how our data-driven insights can unlock new levels of success, even in the harshest conditions. We're excited to see how our solutions are transforming infrastructure projects across industries. Curious to learn more? Check out the full video to see how our technology is thawing the challenges of winter mobility. #IceRoadConstruction #TemperatureForecasting #ArcticInnovation #IceRoads #WinterInfrastructure

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗱 & 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 💧   Beavers have gained recent popularity for their ability to help us cope with challenges ranging from intense wildfires to droughts, earlier snowmelt and other watershed-scale impacts to our freshwater ecosystems and water supply. A lack of accounting for beaver ponds and other natural surface water features has limited our ability to answer fundamental questions like where these prolific ecosystem engineers have been active over the past decade and how beaver ponds persist over time and in wetter vs. drier years. Lynker, Lynker Analytics and Colorado Natural Heritage Program have worked to fill these knowledge gaps using a suite of remote sensing and machine learning tools. By modeling and mapping beaver ponds and other natural surface water features over the past decade across the Colorado River Basin, we can now better detect changes in our natural water systems and gain insights relevant to conservation and restoration planning. In our latest work we focused to improve our pond detection, wetland mapping and especially the water detection. We have developed a Water Detection method using NAIP imagery, Sentinel 2 and slope data to map beaver pond water as small as 0.01 acres, including all other forms of surface water which will help us to improve our understanding of beaver ponds and surface water over the past decade. I'll be attending the BeaverCON 2024: The Beaver Institute’s 3rd Biennial International Conference next week along with Sarah Marshall from CNHP who will present this work. If you are attending, please come and say Hi👋 as we would love to tell you more about this work.  #beaverconservation #wetlands #BeaverCON2024

AtkinsRéalis has been selected by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division for the nationwide Federal Lands Transportation Planning Services contract. This five-year agreement supports travel improvements within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands across all 50 states and U.S. territories. Under this contract, we will provide transportation planning, asset management, traffic monitoring, safety studies, environmental compliance, and engineering services. This work builds on more than two decades of experience delivering transportation solutions tailored to the unique needs of federal lands. “We are committed to supporting FHWA’s mission with innovative, practical solutions that enable safe and efficient travel while respecting the unique nature of these assets,” said Steve Morriss, our President, U.S., Latin America, and Minerals & Metals. Notable achievements from our federal lands work include: - Long-range transportation planning in Alaska, recognized with FHWA’s Administrator Award for Excellence - The Yosemite Valley Traffic Assessment, recipient of the 2022 National Park Service Innovation Award and 2023 APA Citation for Outstanding Federal Planning #TransportationSolutions #FederalLands #EngineeringaBetterFuture

How can Spatial Prioritisation support land managers to deliver multifunctional landscapes and environmental priorities? In today’s blog, the team have been reflecting on events over the year to promote this important land use project https://bit.ly/420sOzh

As the world observe #WorldWetlandsDay, I took a step further to participate in a webinar organized by G20 Global Land Initiative on the theme: "Wetlands and Human wellbeing: Life Interlaced, Wetlands and People." Participating in this webinar was an important step for me to fully understand the stakes and know the concrete actions we can take to contribute to the restoration and conservation of Wetlands ecosystems.  #Be a solution https://lnkd.in/eiKgyBnr

Over the years I have read quite a few papers that explore the spatial challenges of nature conservation, land sharing – land sparing, reserve design and so on. This week @IPBES launched the Nexus Assessment, highlighting the complexity of meeting environmental, societal and economic challenges on one planet. It would be hard for me to argue against any of the papers I have read but, in my view, they tend to suffer from a shared flaw, they are theoretical. The @JNCC team, working with colleagues from @DEFRA and @UKCEH, are applying the science to develop tools that enable application in the real and messy world in which we live. While it is still early days, they are making tremendous steps to tackle the challenges of the nexus, delivering for people and nature. An example of Public Sector research Establishments (PSRE’s) at their best, the cutting edge of applied science.

By combining basic scientific research and applied coastal management techniques with policy actions by decision makers, coral reef scientists show that coral reefs should be considered infrastructure and therefor eligible for infrastructure funding. This effort was successful because a multidisciplinary team built a solid foundation of science, directly engaged with stakeholders, and committed to novel approaches to coral reef conservation avenues. The culmination of this research and efforts of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force working group is a national resolution that designates U.S. coral reefs as national, natural infrastructure.

Last year, the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network released the Hill Country Land, Water, Sky, and Natural Infrastructure Plan. This plan provides a shared vision for the Hill County, where natural systems are protected and invested in. In this recording from the 2023 Hill Country Leadership Summit, we explore key takeaways and discuss multiple perspectives on how this resource can be utilized featuring Hill Country Conservancy, Cibolo Center for Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife, and more. https://lnkd.in/gbRzmjE5 #OurTXHillCountry #txconservation #naturalinfrastructure #greeninfrastructure

While it might seem counterintuitive: the highest resolution satellite data doesn’t always produce the highest quality results about the earth’s land cover and how it’s changing. 🛰 Learn about the factors that affect the quality of high resolution data for use in originating, evaluating, or monitoring forest carbon projects. Find our full article on this topic in the comments.

Really interesting read on smart use of satellite data for forest monitoring.. (read the paper for full benefit :). Thanks Ed.. answer to many of my questions!