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Jara Villanueva
@jaravillanueva.bsky.social
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Space & Geospatial Engineer / Lead of Center for Sustainability & Resilience at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) / Founder of geo4us.com I advocate space technology for underserved communities. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/in/jaravillanueva
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Our publication is now up! 🌾🛰️🩷

“A new FAO-UNOOSA Report aims to inform and guide an array of experts and #policy makers on the various intersections of #space technology and #farming, #forestry and #land-use management as well as #climate and #environmental trends.”

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̶C̶a̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶p̶ Carry the #map 🗺️
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🚀 We are in a time of global transformation in space.

Do you want to be a part of it?

Applications are now open for the Roy Gibson Fellowship on Space Policy!

🗓️ Apply by 30 September ➡️ www.espi.or.at/roy-gibson-f...
Call to all #women in #geospatial and #earthobservation! 🛰️ 🌍

Réseau (www.reseauconsulting.com ) presents an incredible opportunity to have a conversation with the United Nations - Deputy Secretary General - Ms. Amina J. Mohammed. See you there!

#gischat #gis #UN #remotesensing #eo #eochat
🚨 Applications are now open!

We are excited to announce that the @geospatialwomen.bsky.social Mentorship Programme is now accepting applications for our 25/26 cohort, open until 7th September!

🔗 Interested? Apply here: lnkd.in/ek7veWdG

#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #eo #gis #mentorship
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Prof. David Ortega at Michigan State University calls the new third edition of Food Policy in the United States "an indispensable resource for my graduate food policy course and anyone looking to engage with and influence the food policy landscape."

www.routledge.com/Food-Policy-...
Food Policy in the United States: An Introduction
This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States. This book begins with the economic i...
www.routledge.com
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🚀 Visualizing Planet’s Tanager Hyperspectral Data in 3D! 🌍🛰️

Create an interactive image cube to explore the internal structure of all 426 spectral bands captured by Planet’s Tanager mission

📓 Notebook example: hypercoast.org/examples/tan...
💻 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Hyp...
Working on a research of all #EO past, current, and future missions which can be applicable to agriculture applications - posting these useful #openaccess databases here for future reference:

1. CEOS database

database.eohandbook.com A Catalogue of Earth Observation Satellites | CEOS Database
A Catalogue of Earth Observation Satellites | CEOS Database
The catalogue of Earth observation satellites, missions, instruments and measurements from the Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS).
database.eohandbook.com
Incredibly honored to be even just nominated, let alone selected as a #WomenInTech Global Leadership Award finalist alongside these inspiring women! This time I represent the #space capacity building efforts that we do in GEO4US - excited to meet new connections in the ceremony next week! ⭐️
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.

(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)
What is common knowledge in your field, but. shocks outsiders?

Most algae isn't bad or harmful. #NotAllAlgae
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Scientists and governments aren’t colluding to hide the cure for cancer.
New global #opendata on the drivers of #forest loss at 1 km resolution

Great results from collaborative work done by Global Forest Watch, Land & Carbon Lab, Google DeepMind, and The Sustainability Consortium
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#gischat #eo #remotesensing 🛰️
Can’t believe this #mentorship cohort batch is set to wrap up this month! Two years ago, I joined the @geospatialwomen.bsky.social Mentorship Team as a Public Outreach Co-Lead during the time that I was looking for inspiration and creative outlet. Well, I found both and more! 💜
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Curious to learn more #geospatial skills? Check out this library of free courses from EO college! Topics include radar, remote sensing, and EO for zero hunger. Most are in English & some are in German.
eo-college.org