Geoinnovation - for fun or profit
Geomob is a series of regular events in European cities for location based service creators and enthusiasts.
We meet every few months, and provide a relaxed forum to learn about and discuss geoinnovation in any and all forms.
We meet every few months, and provide a relaxed forum to learn about and discuss geoinnovation in any and all forms.
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In this episode Ed speaks with Ferdinando Villa, Ikerbasque Professor at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), and lead investigator on the ARIES (AI for Environment & Sustainability) project. The impulse for our conversation was the recent announcement by the UN of a collaboration with BC3 to use ARIES to support countries as they apply the new international standard for natural capital accounting, the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounting. Ferdinando explains what exactly ARIES is, but then our conversation ranges more deeply, reflecting on building models and systems for environmental understanding in a world of where data sets are continually evolving. We then turn to the role that members of the geospatial community can play in encouraging a sustainable future.
Relevant links:
- Press Release announcing the collaboration with the UN
- Ferdinando is on twitter as @ferdinandovilla
- ARIES for SEEA Explorer, a tool for rapid natural capital accounting
- ARIES project homepage
- ARIES is on twitter as @aries_project
- Basque Centre for Climate Change
- Ferdinando's profile
- BC3 is on twitter as @bc3research
The Geomob podcast is hosted by
Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of
OpenCage,
and
Steven Feldman,
of
KnowWhere Consulting.
We discuss themes from the geo industry, interview Geomob speakers, and
provide regular updates about our own projects. We publish a new episode every week.
