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the latest in ARIES software development and model applications
ARIES for SEEA-EEA for rapid natural capital accounts generation
Picture by Pok Rie How aware is the global community of the benefits of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data and models? And are we willing to change our data and model management habits to achieve them? These were some of the questions...
Releasing the wrap-up of the #AriesChat on AI for better food security
Picture by Tom Fisk Last September 29, the @aries_project Twitter account hosted an online discussion on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in achieving global food security. The main takeaways focused on how AI and big data may be able to help in taking...
#AriesChat: Artificial Intelligence for better food security
Big Data is reshaping agriculture. More and more farmers embrace data-driven solutions like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and remote sensing for their ability to aggregate trends, track supplies, assess risk and reward, generate predictive models, and...
Challenges and opportunities within ecosystem services from the ARIES perspective
Picture by Pok Rie Articulating, customising and integrating models and data with innovative technology is ARIES’ main aim to assess and value ecosystem services efficiently. This is why ARIES lead investigator Ferdinando Villa was invited to give a...
What is the semantic web, and why could it be a game changer for ecosystem services?
Toward faster, better, cheaper ecosystem service assessments “It’s just semantics” – Easy way to end a minor disagreement about what to call something “Data collection and preparation takes up 60% of the time needed for environmental modeling” – apocryphal Big data...
New study links land and sea through an ecological-economic model of coral reef recreation in West Maui, Hawai’i
Picture by Kevin Weng, VA Institute of Marine Science and UH Fisheries Ecology Research Lab Coastal zones are popular recreational areas that substantially contribute to social welfare. Tourism is a critical economic driver for Hawai'i and specifically the...
