Episode 14 ⎜Advancing Geoinformatics with Thomas Blaschke

What are the challenges and possibilities for processing Big Earth Data to address real-world solutions? From predicting destructive landslides and urban traffic jams to tracking illegal deforestation and human rights abuses, Professor Thomas Blaschke’s research has contributed to a better understanding of humanity’s global impact. Listen now and discover advancements toward building an emerging Digital Earth and the potential to develop a new field of academic inquiry, Astroinformatics!

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Dr. Thomas Blaschke is Deputy Chair of the Department of Geoinformatics at the University of Salzburg, Head of Research Studio iSPACE, and Director of the Doctoral College GIScience. He’s been a guest professor and visiting scientist in Germany and the US, including a Fulbright professorship at California State University. His research interests include methodological issues integrating GIS, remote sensing, and image processing to support systems that address human-ecological relationships and imbalances. His academic record yields 320+ scientific publications, and he was awarded to the world’s top 2% of the most impactful researchers in his research field. He works closely with ESA’s Copernicus and Galileo program and as a business angel focused on Geoinformatics and Earth Observation science-based start-ups.

CONTENT

00:01:18 What is Geoinformatics?

00:04:38 Thomas Blaschke’s career path.

00:10:17 Real world applications of Geoinformatics.

00:12:16 Does high resolution data matter?

00:15:08 Democratizing Big Earth Data.

00:16:11 Earth Observation for humanity’s future.

00:19:31 Key challenges for Big Earth Data.

00:23:42 Processing Earth Observation data with Machine Learning.

00:29:59 What is Digital Earth?

00:34:18 ESA’s Copernicus Accelerator.

00:36:24 Astroinformatics, Digital Moon, and Digital Mars.

00:38:14 Science start-ups and the next big unicorn.

00:40:48 Magic ingredient for academic research.

00:43:03 Experiencing the Overview Effect.

SHOWNOTES

[1] LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-blaschke-14876864/

[2] Google Scholar https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=de&user=kMroJzUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

[3] Academic CV https://www.plus.ac.at/geoinformatik/fachbereich/team/blaschke-thomas/cv-2/

[4] The Science of Where https://www.esri.com/en-us/home

[5] John Muir https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/life/muir_biography.aspx