AI4Forest

Funding and duration

Funded through the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) | 2023-2027

Summary

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the course of this century. The conservation of ecosystems, especially forests, is an important part of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Up-to-date and high-resolution information on the state and carbon balance of forests in the EU and globally is crucial in this context. It can help to assess the current state of carbon sinks in forests, predict their future state and take appropriate measures against forest loss and for improved forest management strategies. Advances in both Earth observation and artificial intelligence (AI) have paved the way for automated monitoring of forests using satellite data. AI4Forest will deliver new forest maps of Europe and the world with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution and precision. This will be achieved through the development of special AI methods adapted to the needs of the data and tasks. In addition, a particular focus of the project is on the efficient implementation of the underlying methods. Specifically, AI4Forest will produce scalable and efficient AI techniques with the aim of reducing both the computing and storage costs for the training and application phases of the corresponding AI methods.

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