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Jara Villanueva

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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 the use of space technology for underserved communities. πŸ”— www.linkedin.com/in/jaravillanueva

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#Opendata Geolocated Venezuela data

geoconfirmed.org/ven

04.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ Watch the Earth Change: New QGIS Plugin Creates Satellite Timelapse Animations in Seconds 🌍

A QGIS plugin for creating timelapse animations from satellite and aerial imagery using Google Earth Engine. Supports NAIP, Landsat, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-1, MODIS NDVI, and GOES weather satellite imagery.

27.12.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The traditional end of year collab between @esa.int , @eumetsat.int, @wmo-global.bsky.social and me.

I love making these pics...MTGsending back beautiful data as always! 😍

These four are 06UTC on: 19/12, 22/09, 21/06 and 20/03

Nice seeing how the sunlight moves around our planet during the year.

21.12.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opportunity for all #EO data providers ( space agencies & commercial space companies) to contribute to @fao.org and UNOOSA’s work on satellite to product mapping for food security.

Questionnaire link: forms.office.com/e/Z33VaBknzC

#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #earthobservation #space πŸ›°οΈ

14.12.2025 22:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection YouTube video by Google DeepMind

DeepMind’s AI/ AGI evolution

A realization of its potential danger when used in security and defense, an attempt to solve the folding protein problem, and the open ended question of how to govern it.

youtu.be/d95J8yzvjbQ?...

14.12.2025 20:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Science e-Books - NASA Science From Earth and the other planets in our solar system, to supermassive black holes and the distant galaxies that contain them, explore NASA science and imagery through our library of e-books.

Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format.

The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!

science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...

04.12.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 10

AquaCropPlotter : Tool for visualizing and analyzing aquacrop simulation

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

03.12.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - microsoft/global-renewables-watch Contribute to microsoft/global-renewables-watch development by creating an account on GitHub.

#Opendata

Global Renewables Watch

github.com/microsoft/gl...

a global temporal dataset of commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) farms and onshore wind turbines, derived from high-resolution satellite imagery analyzed quarterly from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2024

01.12.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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ESA Member States commit to largest contributions at Ministerial The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 bn, have been approved at its Council meeting at Ministerial level in Bremen, ...

22.1 billion euros subscribed.
A record.
A first.
And a clear message that Europe is serious about space and that @esa.int is the agency it trusts to deliver.

A historic Ministerial. A united Europe. A stronger ESA.
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

27.11.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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Armed conflicts and biodiversity research - Nature Sustainability Nature Sustainability - Armed conflicts and biodiversity research

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

23.11.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Biodiversity, peace and conflict: understanding the connections Trajectories of human conflict have direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem function. These occur across terrestrial, marineΒ and fre…

Biodiversity and armed conflicts

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

23.11.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Blockchain and earth observation

eo4society.esa.int/wp-content/u...

22.11.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disasters have inflicted an estimated $3.26 trillion in agricultural losses worldwide over the past 33 years – roughly 4% of global agricultural GDP – according to a new @FAO.org report.

Read more: buff.ly/VsMFQAE
Download your copy: buff.ly/H5WLV1g

#DisasterRiskReduction #COP30

14.11.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨It’s live!

The @FAO.org Climate Change Knowledge Hub is your one-stop shop for climate knowledge at the nexus of food, agriculture, and the environment.

Discover +800 resources and tools today ➑️ bit.ly/49Du8vu

#ClimateAction #AgrifoodSystems #ClimateFinance #COP30

14.11.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Time chart showing the sea-level rise

Time chart showing the sea-level rise

🌊 Why launch another sea-level satellite? To build resilience, we need to know how sea level is changing, and why.

Satellites such as #Copernicus Sentinel-6B, set to launch on 17 November, are helping us uncover what’s driving sea-level change.

www.esa.int/Applications...

11.11.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Open Geospatial Solutions

github.com/opengeos

11.11.2025 00:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best thing about the #30DayMapChallenge other than seeing nice map designs is discovering lots of #opendata sources.

My favorite find so far:
Dinosaur database πŸ¦–

paleobiodb.org/classic

10.11.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Satellite Location Tracker dashboard

www.appliedspace.tech/nibbles-in-s...

10.11.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

eo-college.org/courses/beyo...

26.10.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Earth Copilot

github.com/microsoft/Ea...

26.10.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Key Environmental Indicators for Space | GNOSIS Network Please note: All the resources provided here are for open access and information sharing. They may be shared or cited with appropriate acknowledgement of the source, but must not be altered or presented in a misleading context.

Thread for #SpaceSustainability

Key environmental indicators for space

gnosisnetwork.org/key-environm...

22.10.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ΜΆCΜΆaΜΆrΜΆrΜΆyΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆ ΜΆmΜΆaΜΆpΜΆ Carry the #map πŸ—ΊοΈ

30.09.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Hyperspectral Imaging Open Ecosystem Web site created using create-react-app

Thread of all things #hyperspectral πŸ›°οΈπŸŒˆ

hsi.yale.edu

25.08.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸš€ 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!

πŸ—“οΈ Apply by 30 September ➑️ www.espi.or.at/roy-gibson-f...

21.08.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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EO Humanitarian Decision Maker Guide - NASA Lifelines This guide helps humanitarian decision-makers assess whether and how to use satellite data in their work. It offers a structured framework and real-world case studies to support informed, ethical, and...

Really nice #EO for #humanitarian guide from NASA Lifelines πŸ›°οΈ

2 things I love about this:
1. Making #satellite #data concepts more accessible for decision makers;
2. Using #space for good, this time towards humanitarian usecase

#gischat #geospatial #sciencepolicy

nasalifelines.org/lifelines-ga...

16.08.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call to all #women in #geospatial and #earthobservation! πŸ›°οΈ 🌍

RΓ©seau (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

13.08.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 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!

πŸ”— Interested? Apply here: lnkd.in/ek7veWdG

#gischat #remotesensing #geospatial #eo #gis #mentorship

11.08.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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A framework for EO-based National Agricultural Monitoring (EO-NAM) for the African Context - npj Sustainable Agriculture Effective agriculture monitoring is vital for food security and achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger. Earth-observations (EO) offer unparalleled potential for scalable data, yet ma...

www.nature.com/articles/s44... A framework for EO-based National Agricultural Monitoring (EO-NAM) for the African Context | npj Sustainable Agriculture

05.08.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

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-...

14.07.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸš€ Visualizing Planet’s Tanager Hyperspectral Data in 3D! πŸŒπŸ›°οΈ

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

πŸ““ Notebook example: hypercoast.org/examples/tan...
πŸ’» GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Hyp...

21.07.2025 03:20 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0