The 15th ISDE International Lectures

ISDE International Lectures, organized by the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) are a series of online events which feature invited lectures by well-known international experts in the field of Digital Earth. The purpose of the events is to bring international scholars in the relevant research fields of Digital Earth together to exchange academic perspectives, share research results, and disseminate the most cutting-edge and authoritative concept of Digital Earth.

The 15th ISDE International Lectures

The 15th ISDE International Lectures, with the theme of "Environmental Compliance: Measuring the Unmeasurable", will feature Prof. Thomas Blaschke, Head of the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Austria. His lecture will explore the correlation between deforestation and legislation, and is anticipated to showcase commercial and non-commercial initiatives that contribute science-based information to legislations and initiatives that particularly aim to reducing biodiversity loss and global deforestation.

Theme: Environmental Compliance: Measuring the Unmeasurable

Date & Time: 14th April, 2025, 9:00-10:00 AM (Central European Time)

                        14th April, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM (China Standard Time)

Organized by: International Society for Digital Earth

Supported by: 

The Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship lnitiative (PIFI)

Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

International Journal of Digital Earth

Big Earth Data

Invited Speaker:

Thomas Blaschke (University of Salzburg, Austria)

Programme:

Zoom Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82003966202?pwd=HmqQYJH6Mq6WgSaj0ajnDXajbxqGKn.1

Zoom ID: 820 0396 6202, Password: 489444

Contact:

ISDE Secretariat (Email: isde@radi.ac.cn, Tel.: 86-10-82178912)

Short Bio of Invited Speaker:

Thomas Blaschke

University of Salzburg, Austria

Prof. Thomas Blaschke is Head of the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS at the University of Salzburg, Austria, and Vice President of the Association for Geoinformatics. Prof. Blaschke has received numerous prestigious scholarships, research grants, and excellence awards. At the University of Salzburg, he has supervised over 35 doctoral students as a primary advisor. With an extensive academic career, Prof. Blaschke has held positions as lecturer, senior lecturer, and professor at institutions across Germany, the UK, and Austria, and has been a visiting professor at leading universities worldwide, including the University of South Carolina, USA. Recognized as a “Highly Cited Researcher” (Clarivate) multiple times, his scholarly impact is reflected in over 450 publications, including 17 authored or edited books, and an h-index of 93. Among his many honors is the 1995 Christian Doppler Prize. He was elected as a full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and has served on the European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Observation Advisory Committee.

Extended Materials:

About the previous ISDE International Lectures:

https://www.digitalearth-isde.org/list-34-1.html

Website of Department of Geoinformatics–Z_GIS:

https://www.plus.ac.at/geoinformatik/