Based in 2013, with a Grant from Intel and the Digital Power and Sustainability Options Marketing campaign
Annapolis, MD – Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Middle (CIC) turns 10 this yr. Established in 2013 with two employees members, the CIC presently has 13 staff serving to to vary how conservation is finished, utilizing cutting-edge expertise to empower data-driven conservation and restoration success. By means of native, regional and nationwide partnerships, the CIC makes information accessible for conservation professionals to apply precision conservation, which suggests utilizing information to take a look at the best restoration and conservation practices in the best locations on the proper occasions. With such precision, conservationists yield larger affect with fewer sources.
“The concept for the CIC was developed and nurtured by former Chesapeake Conservancy Board Member Stephen Harper, who, after working for Intel for practically 15 years, determined to take a conservation sabbatical at Chesapeake Conservancy,” stated Chesapeake Conservancy President & CEO Joel Dunn. “At this time, the CIC is empowering others to work smarter, not more durable, by way of the most recent expertise. Simply as using expertise modified the company world to make it extra environment friendly, expertise is altering the conservation motion.”
“What offers me nice hope for the conservation of our planet and the thought of saving 30% or 50% of the globe to guard biodiversity is seeing organizations like Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Middle democratizing information and taking data to motion and making issues occur,” stated Esri President Jack Dangermond.
“Trying again during the last 10 years, I’m so happy with our workforce, previous and current, who’ve achieved such unimaginable work. Along with creating high-resolution land use/land cowl information and harnessing the ability of machine studying for conservation, our conservation expertise workforce has helped empower main conservation achievements,” stated Dunn.
“Most lately, the Conservation Innovation Middle created a deep studying mannequin that routinely maps ground-mounted photo voltaic arrays in satellite tv for pc imagery. As solar energy grows quickly within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, this new map lastly answered the place. Our information scientists additionally developed a deep studying mannequin for mapping wetland presence, which presently operates with 94% accuracy in choose areas. At the moment, we’re working in partnership with researchers to create detailed and correct maps of beforehand under-mapped streams all through the Chesapeake watershed utilizing LiDAR information and novel terrain interpretation strategies,” continued Dunn.
We glance again at a “High Ten” of CIC’s accomplishments for the tenth! (*in no specific order):
Chesapeake Conservancy lately hosted a webinar explaining the work of CIC, accessible to view at bit.ly/2023CICwebinar.
Annapolis, MD – Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Middle (CIC) turns 10 this yr. Established in 2013 with two employees members, the CIC presently has 13 staff serving to to vary how conservation is finished, utilizing cutting-edge expertise to empower data-driven conservation and restoration success. By means of native, regional and nationwide partnerships, the CIC makes information accessible for conservation professionals to apply precision conservation, which suggests utilizing information to take a look at the best restoration and conservation practices in the best locations on the proper occasions. With such precision, conservationists yield larger affect with fewer sources.
“The concept for the CIC was developed and nurtured by former Chesapeake Conservancy Board Member Stephen Harper, who, after working for Intel for practically 15 years, determined to take a conservation sabbatical at Chesapeake Conservancy,” stated Chesapeake Conservancy President & CEO Joel Dunn. “At this time, the CIC is empowering others to work smarter, not more durable, by way of the most recent expertise. Simply as using expertise modified the company world to make it extra environment friendly, expertise is altering the conservation motion.”
“What offers me nice hope for the conservation of our planet and the thought of saving 30% or 50% of the globe to guard biodiversity is seeing organizations like Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Middle democratizing information and taking data to motion and making issues occur,” stated Esri President Jack Dangermond.
“Trying again during the last 10 years, I’m so happy with our workforce, previous and current, who’ve achieved such unimaginable work. Along with creating high-resolution land use/land cowl information and harnessing the ability of machine studying for conservation, our conservation expertise workforce has helped empower main conservation achievements,” stated Dunn.
“Most lately, the Conservation Innovation Middle created a deep studying mannequin that routinely maps ground-mounted photo voltaic arrays in satellite tv for pc imagery. As solar energy grows quickly within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, this new map lastly answered the place. Our information scientists additionally developed a deep studying mannequin for mapping wetland presence, which presently operates with 94% accuracy in choose areas. At the moment, we’re working in partnership with researchers to create detailed and correct maps of beforehand under-mapped streams all through the Chesapeake watershed utilizing LiDAR information and novel terrain interpretation strategies,” continued Dunn.
We glance again at a “High Ten” of CIC’s accomplishments for the tenth! (*in no specific order):
Chesapeake Conservancy lately hosted a webinar explaining the work of CIC, accessible to view at bit.ly/2023CICwebinar.
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