MapX: An open geospatial platform to manage, analyze and visualize data on natural resources and the environment

Lacroix, Pierre; Moser, Frédéric; Benvenuti, Antonio; Piller, Thomas; Jensen, David W.; Petersen, Inga; Planque, Marion; Ray, Nicolas

doi:10.1016/j.softx.2019.01.002

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“…It allows users to visualize and explore relevant information in a concise and comprehensible way . All information studied in this article are integrated into the MapX platform (Lacroix et al, 2019) providing a consistent and comprehensible access to explore and understand the issue at stake (Figure 15). The dashboard enables users to dynamically explore maps and statistics at different spatial and temporal scale across Switzerland to provide information on the plant water stress.…”

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Drying conditions in Switzerland – indication from a 35-year Landsat time-series analysis of vegetation water content estimates to support SDGs

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Drying conditions in Switzerland – indication from a 35-year Landsat time-series analysis of vegetation water content estimates to support SDGs

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“…For the case studies, Sentinel-2 scenes from Google Cloud were indexed in the DCoD using Python and R scripts. The attained results were published using MapX; an online open-source platform for mapping and visualizing geospatial data on natural resources [56]. MapX has been developed by UNEP and UNEP/GRID-Geneva (https://unepgrid.ch, accessed on 10 February 2022), and is anchored as a key component of the World Environment Situation Room, which is the UNEP data, information and knowledge platform.…”

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Assessing the Applications of Earth Observation Data for Monitoring Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Developing Countries

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This paper discusses opportunities to use remote sensing (RS) technologies in addressing the persistent global challenges related to the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector. The paper uses a systematic literature review to identify, analyze, and synthesize various uses of RS on the detection and monitoring of ASGM activities across the globe. The study covers the use of spaceborne sensors and available opportunities for data access and processing and emphasizes the important role that freely-available data has played in understanding ASGM activities. It discusses applications and opportunities offered in assessing the geospatial and temporal characteristics of ASGM and its impacts on the surrounding environment. Furthermore, it examines different indicators for the detection of ASGM in the landscape. Finally, technological capabilities described in the study are illustrated with case studies in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Colombia using cloud computing with the Open Data Cube. The case studies demonstrate the identification and quantification of impacts of ASGM activities on land degradation and water turbidity in remote areas and results are dissiminated using the MapX platform. This facilitates policy development, implementation, and evaluation in the ASGM context.

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“…Goslinga et al [43] established what they call "critical habitat" to designate the massive deterioration of different ecosystems that represent areas of high biodiversity value and that have significant importance for different species and strongly threatened or unique spaces. Depending on how well natural resources are managed, this will have a transformative impact, which may be positive and/or negative, on the development trajectory of a nation and its society [44]. Figure 2 shows the close interaction between natural resources and the environment.…”

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Analysis of Agro Alternatives to Boost Cameroon’s Socio-Environmental Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Conservation of Native Forests

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Located in Central Africa, Cameroon is a country with strong social inequalities and fragile governance and institutions. This has a direct impact on the sustainable development of its territory, communities, and native forest, which are subject to constant socio-environmental and economic pressures due to overexploitation. This research has three purposes: (1) to conduct a comparative theoretical/empirical diagnosis on the quality of Cameroon’s institutional framework, governance, and public policies related to territorial sustainability; (2) to assess the impact of the three clusters identified among the 44 stakeholders interviewed (forestry companies/certifiers; NGOs/communities; and banks/public institutions) on each other; and (3) to analyze the contribution of the use of cassava (Manihot esculenta) as an agro alternative to Cameroon’s socio-ecological resilience, sustainable development, and conservation of native forests. The research found: (1) the need for mixed governance with joint accountability to find equitable and lasting sustainable solutions for the parties involved, making communities/ethnic groups visible in the decision-making process; and (2) the agro use of cassava has a positive impact on socio-ecological resilience by contributing to employment, the protection of devastated soils, and the provision of quality food, and by reducing pollution from the cement industry through using cassava waste as an input.

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MapX: An open geospatial platform to manage, analyze and visualize data on natural resources and the environment

Cited by 24 publications

References 6 publications

Drying conditions in Switzerland – indication from a 35-year Landsat time-series analysis of vegetation water content estimates to support SDGs

Drying conditions in Switzerland – indication from a 35-year Landsat time-series analysis of vegetation water content estimates to support SDGs

Assessing the Applications of Earth Observation Data for Monitoring Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Developing Countries

Analysis of Agro Alternatives to Boost Cameroon’s Socio-Environmental Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Conservation of Native Forests

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