Cel Conservation planning and action critically relies on information about dynamics in ecosystems, habitats, and species’ populations in order to define baselines, set conservation targets, and to identify areas for protection and restoration activities. Following the opening of the Landsat archives, remote sensing became a key technology for providing information to conservation, but many world regions experienced widespread changes in habitats and species populations prior to the Landsat history (1980s). In EcoSpy we propose to pioneer the broad-scale use of recently declassified historical, global, high-resolution spy satellite photographs from the Cold War era (Corona) to extend the temporal scale of ecological and conservation remote sensing studies as far back as the 1960s. We will integrate Corona with Landsat and GoogleEarth Images in three proof-of-concept studies to test the usability of Corona for conservation research and applications. We will assess changes in (1) ecosystems of conservation concern, by identifying long-undisturbed forests and their fragmentation in Romania, (2) endangered species habitats, by analyzing saiga antelope habitat in Kazakhstan, and (3) keystone species’ population dynamics, by analyzing population density of steppe marmots in Kazakhstan. Additionally, we will carry out a synthesis study on uses and benefits of Corona imagery for ecology and conservation worldwide. EcoSpy is deeply interdisciplinary, located at the intersection of ecology, conservation science and remote sensing. Scientifically, EcoSpy will enhance the long-term understanding of ecological processes such as fragmentation, range shifts and population dynamics, and will extend availability of high resolution remotely sensed data by two decades prior to Landsat. EcoSpy will inform conservation action such as identifying priority conservation areas and defining conservation baselines for vulnerable habitats and species, advancing conservation and ecology worldwide. Dziedzina nauki engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensingnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemshumanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorycontemporary history Program(-y) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Temat(-y) MSCA-IF-2017 - Individual Fellowships Zaproszenie do składania wniosków H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania MSCA-IF-EF-RI - RI – Reintegration panel Koordynator HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN Wkład UE netto € 171 460,80 Adres UNTER DEN LINDEN 6 10117 Berlin Niemcy Zobacz na mapie Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Uczestnictwo w unijnych programach w zakresie badań i innowacji Opens in new window sieć współpracy HORIZON Opens in new window Koszt całkowity € 171 460,80