📣New feed alert!
OBSGESSION is gaining traction in here with this new feed, focused on Earth #observation, nature-based solutions, #ecosystem services, and biodiversity #monitoring. 🌍
🧷 Pin it and stay in the ecosystem loop:
bsky.app/profile/pens...
🌍 On February 23, join the #ForestTalks webinar to learn the application of #EarthObservation for better biodiversity monitoring. ⬇️
@forestnavigeu.bsky.social
🎥 In January, OBSGESSION held its seventh internal seminar.
💡 This time, the focus of the sessions was #eDNA, the combination of eDNA and Earth Observations, and good practices in managing this type of biodiversity data.
👀 Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL3u...
🖐 OBSGESSION has opened a topical collection in the Research Ideas and Outcomes journal (@riojournal.com).
There, you can find all public outcomes of the project in one convenient place.
📌Access the collection:
doi.org/10.3897/rio....
🔬 International Day of Women and Girls in Science is aimed at acknowledging the achievements of women in the STEM field and raising awareness towards gaps and inequalities.
OBSGESSION is proud to join in this year’s celebration. 🌍
#WomenInScience
Two years of OBSGESSION! 🌍 obsgession.eu
This isn't just a new year - it’s the start of a new phase for the project.
🧐 Our focus is shifting toward:
- deeper insights into our biodiversity pilots
- strengthening science-policy connections
- driving real-life impact for European biodiversity
‼️Attention, biodiversity data enthusiasts! #BCubedTraining
B-Cubed (@b-cubed.eu) has opened registration for the training series that they are organising. ⬇️
To learn more:
b-cubed.eu/news/registr...
We wrap up #OBSGESSIONpartners campaign with the
@unepwcmc.bsky.social. 🌍🤝
UNEP-WCMC is a global centre of excellence dedicated to #biodiversity and the contributions of nature to #society and the #economy. 🌿📉
🤝See how their work supports OBSGESSION's mission. 🐢
👀 The @mambo-project.eu is organising a workshop on large-scale processing of airborne #LiDAR data for #vegetation structure analysis. 🌿
📅 11-13 March 2026
📍 SustainaLab, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
🔗More information & applications:
www.mambo-project.eu/events/works...
The registration for #BioMonWeek2026 is beginning in early February! ⏰
See more details ⬇️
📆 As we step into a new year, we’re taking a moment to look back at the one before. 👀
Year 2025 was full of collaboration, progress, and science at OBSGESSION. Can’t wait to see what 2026 has in store. 🥳
Stay tuned! 👂
🔗Watch our videos on our YouTube page:
www.youtube.com/@obsgessionHE
✨ After a short break, our #OBSGESSIONpartners campaign is back with University of Zurich 🎓
🛰️ With expertise in the field of imaging spectrometers, UZH is a leading institution in #remotesensing, focusing on the links between #spectroscopy and #biodiversity📡🌍
🎉This year has been full of excitement and progress for us, and we can’t wait to see what 2026 has in store! And the best part? We’re taking you along for the ride. 🚀✨
🌍 OBSGESSION wishes you happy holidays!❄️
🥳 And to finish the year on a high note, we’re excited to present our new video: 🎬 OBSGESSION in a nutshell
▶️ Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2gD...
🙌 Our bi-annual newsletter is traveling your way. Keep an eye on your inbox. 📨
✍ If you missed it, be sure to subscribe:
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📚 You can read this month's bulletin on our website as well:
obsgession.eu/newsletters
👀 A recent study reviews the status of primary data for #EBVs in #terrestrial #ecosystems in #Japan and #Finland.
📊 Authors compare Japanese data with the EBVs framework of
@geobon.org, as well as with EBV lists recommended by #EuropaBON
🔗 Full article:
doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.70011
🌍 Next on #OBSGESSIONpartners: Brockmann Consult GmbH, a private company specialising in software and #geoinformatics services with a strong focus on #EOdata and products. 🛰️
Discover how their work helps power OBSGESSION. ⬇️
🎥 On 29th October 2025, an OBSGESSION internal seminar was held.
💡 The webinar was centered around the DAM framework, a key project output. Presenters shared updates, such as new tools, publications in the works, and next steps.
👀 Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtcT...
🌱 Researchers from @mambo-project.eu and GUARDEN, joined by OBSGESSION, developed a deep-learning model called Pl@ntBERT. It learns the “syntax” of plant-species sequences using millions of records. 🌍🤖
📄 Read the full article here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📣 December newsletter is coming out soon! 📰 👀
✍Make sure you don't miss out! Subscribe to our bulletin here:
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🙌 Be sure to check out the latest @biodiversa.eu webinar on remote sensing, where Maria J. Santos takes us through the #RemoteSensing timeline, but also how the RS approach is being employed for the development of #EBVs in the context of OBSGESSION. 🛰️ 🌍
👀 Next on #OBSGESSIONpartners: Brockmann Geomatics Sweden AB - is a private geoinformatics consultancy delivering high-quality information products and methodological solutions powered by #RemoteSensing and #GIStechnology. 📡
🌍See more of how this OBSGESSION partner helps the project's mission ⬇️
🙌 Our next #OBSGESSIONpartners spotlight is on Pensoft Publishers @pensoft.net
Pensoft specialises in open-access academic publishing, software development, web design, and EU-project dissemination and science communication.
👀 Learn how Pensoft contributes to the project’s goals. ⬇️
👀 Next on #OBSGESSIONpartners : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique @cnrs.fr
🙌 CNRS stands as France’s leading public research organisation, pioneering #biodiversity and #ecosystem modelling, driving innovation in ensemble forecasting, and developing #biogeography tools.
👀 Be sure to check out the latest webinar by the @mambo-project.eu on drone-based monitoring. 🌿
🎥 Watch it on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbN2...
🤝 Next on #OBSGESSIONpartners: Stichting Wageningen Research, part of Wageningen University & Research (@w-u-r.bsky.social)
Learn more about their role in the project ⬇️
🌱 As part of the OBSGESSION project, a new study explores whether #soil #bacterial #biodiversity can act as an indicator of broader forest soil diversity.
🔗 Read the full article here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
💻 The recording and slides from the fifth OBSGESSION seminar are now on YouTube and our website.
👉 See how OBSGESSION strives to address science and policy needs and gaps here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_At4...
On day 3️⃣ of #LivingData2025, Dr. Elnaz Neinavaz presented insightful work on how #remotesensing can connect #EBVs to Global Biodiversity Framework indicators, strengthening #biodiversity monitoring. 🛰️ 🌿
💡Read the abstract here:
www.livingdata2025.com/program.html...
📣 Today on #OBSGESSIONpartners - the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)- a major contributor to projects related to land use, #terrestrial #ecosystems, and #biodiversity at integrating datasets and models on cloud platforms using #OpenEO. 🌍🛰️
Find out more here ⬇️
