New on #IIASAInsights: IIASA researchers explain how the Horizon Europe-funded RIECS-Concept project is laying the foundations for a pan-European research infrastructure that will make citizen science more interoperable, accessible, and impactful. Read article 👉 iiasa.ac.at/blog/jul-202...

Towards a pan-European research infrastructure for excellent citizen science

Citizen science is changing how research is done, but fragmented platforms and tools continue to limit its potential. Through the Horizon Europe-funded RIECS-Concept project, IIASA is helping to lay t...

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🔥Hot off the press! Our paper - Tree-Quest: A citizen science app for collecting single-tree information, is now published. Tree-Quest is a free augmented reality powered mobile app that enables citizens to collect tree measurements and species information.🌳 📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

💡Understanding the Earth’s water cycle & land-surface processes requires access to high-quality& harmonised in situ observations! Join this free webinar to learn about three key international data centres&how they support researchers&policymakers by providing Analysis-Ready Data

Open-Earth-Monitor Project@openearthmonitor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🌍 Join the next OEMC Science Webinar! Meet the teams behind the GRDC, GWDC, and ISMN and discover how global environmental data infrastructures support Earth observation, climate science, and environmental monitoring. 📅 Thursday, June 11th 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 Early bird tickets are LIVE for #OEMCGW26! 🎟️ Join us 7–9 October in Barcelona, co-hosted by @creaf.cat ! ⏳ Early rates end June 30 — don’t miss out! 🗓 First draft of the program is now online 👇 🔗https://earthmonitor.org/global-workshop-2026/ 🎫https://pretix.eu/opengeohubfoundation/OEMCGW2026/

💡 How can we measure what is “enough,” and how can we find ways to change it? Join us for this event on forests, carbon, and climate action featuring IIASA's Milutin Milenkovic and the Tree Quest initiative. 📅 17 April | ⏰15:00–17:30 | 📍@nhmwien.bsky.social Info 👉 iiasa.ac.at/events/apr-2...

Getting to know diversity: When is enough enough?

Join us for an engaging event at the Natural History Museum in Vienna to explore how we can define environmental limits and inspire meaningful climate action. IIASA researchers will contribute insight...

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Last week, IIASA had the privilege of hosting Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen at Schloss Laxenburg. Austria is IIASA’s host country and one of its founding members, with its membership dating back to 1973. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/mar-202... 📷 Peter Lechner HBF @oeaw.bsky.social

📢 Submit your abstract for the final Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop! Join us in Barcelona and share your work on: 🌳Forests & Biodiversity, 🌾Soil–Water–Agriculture, 🔬Climate & Health through #EO, #GeoAI & #opendata. 🌐Details and Submission: earthmonitor.org/global-works...

“People remain central to biodiversity monitoring in Europe… low-cost sensors, eDNA & AI are enhancing this contribution.” – IIASA's Ian McCallum. New European biodiversity roadmap in @nature.com, via #EuropaBon, led by Uni of Amsterdam, et al: iiasa.ac.at/news/feb-202...

Roadmap for Europe’s biodiversity monitoring system

IIASA contributed to a new European roadmap for biodiversity monitoring through its involvement in the Horizon 2020 project, EuropaBON. The study, proposes a comprehensive roadmap to build a modern, i...

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🍃Curious about what’s happening in the world of citizen science? 🚀 Here’s a sneak peek: ▶️Exciting upcoming citizen science campaigns in 2026, ▶️Tree-Quest progress, ▶️New research about citizen science and much more. Read the full newsletter here: mailchi.mp/geo-wiki/new...

⌛New study by @zigamalek.bsky.social and Linda See shows how heatwaves will affect Europe’s cattle by 2050! Read on: iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202... #heatwave #climate #policy #Europe #livestock #agriculture #productivity

IIASA@iiasa.ac.at · 6mo ago

🐄☀️ Climate change is reshaping agriculture. A new IIASA study shows 11–22% of Europe’s cattle could face 15+ additional heatwave days per year by ~2050, threatening animal welfare, productivity & livelihoods. Targeted adaptation policies are urgently needed. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202...

Our new paper on #urban #sustainability argues that while cities are central to achieving #SustainableDevelopment, they struggle with incomplete or non-disaggregated data. #CitizenScience could support 70% of urban indicators, yet it’s used in only 4% of cases: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

IIASA@iiasa.ac.at · 6mo ago

A study led by IIASA with @un-habitat.bsky.social shows that citizen science could contribute to 70% of global urban sustainability indicators, but it is used in only 4% of cases. Learn how citizen science could transform how cities track & achieve sustainability goals 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202...

🌳Tree-Quest Phase 2 runs until Dec 31! Help measure trees & discover how much carbon they store! 💡Prizes for top contributors, and more incentives coming in the new year. 👉 c4cweb.main.geo-wiki.org Share in you communities 🙏 🎄Our Team wishes you happy holiday season!🎄 #CitizenScience #CarbonMapping

🎉🌍 The Open Earth Monitor project is pleased to announce the 5th and final Global Workshop, titled “Next-Generation EO & GeoAI Built on Openness and Distributed Data.” 🗓 7–9 October 2026 📍 Casa Convalescència, Barcelona, Spain 🔗 Event details: earthmonitor.org/global-works...

🛰️Join us on the next episode of the #OEMC Science Webinar series to discover the work of the Spatial Statistics and Modelling (SSPM) Group at @worldpop-uos.bsky.social ! Sign up for free and discover the event: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚀Apply now and spend the summer of 2026 with us! If your research aligns with #citizenScience, #AI, deep learning, data fusion, #remoteSensing, #geospatial techniques, explore opportunities with us: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/bdzj3tzb 💡See IIASA’s full range of research areas below ⌛Deadline: 12 January

IIASA@iiasa.ac.at · 10mo ago

🌍 Applications for #YSSP2026 are open! Spend your summer at IIASA in Austria with researchers from around the world tackling global challenges. 🧠 For advanced PhD students 🗓️ 1 Jun–28 Aug 2026 ⏰ Apply by 12 Jan 2026 (midnight CET) Build your network. Advance your research: iiasa.ac.at/capacity-dev...

🔥Phase 1 of Tree-Quest 2025 has ended with 900+ tree measurements from 195 participants globally! Thank you everyone! 🎉 Check out the five prize winners and claim your prizes! 🌳But the journey isn’t over yet: Phase 2 is already underway! More informantion here: c4cweb.main.geo-wiki.org @iiasa.ac.at

🎉 Happy Birthday, IIASA! For over 50 years, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis has united science and policy to tackle global challenges - from climate and energy to data-driven sustainability - connecting the Global North and South through systems thinking. 🌍

🔔 On September 6, our colleague @dilekfraisl.bsky.social will speak at the @ars.electronica.art Festival in Linz, joining a panel on #ArtificialIntelligence and #CitizenScience. Don’t miss the chance to hear insights on the topic! 🌐 🔗 tinyurl.com/mesub5p7 #AI #CitizenScience #ParticipatoryScience

Ars Electronica Festival 2025: Panic

3.–7.Sept. POSTCITYLinz Ars Electronica Festival // 2025 Ars Electronica Festival // 2025 From September 3 to 7, 2025, Linz will once again become a hotspot for the international media art scene. Exhi...

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🍃 The July edition of the Geo-Wiki newsletter is here! Dive into our latest #highlights and explore exciting ways to get involved in #citizenscience this summer: 🌱Tree-Quest 🌱 #Livestock and #Grassland management in Picture Pile 🌱How Citizens Are Mapping #UrbanChange ℹ️ mailchi.mp/geo-wiki/new...

🆕 on #citizenscience How much carbon is stored in your local trees? Find out with Tree-Quest on the Geo-Quest app! 🌳Measure trees & help scientists improve forest maps from your backyard! Check the official rules, our prizes & how you can join ➡️ c4cweb.main.geo-wiki.org Every contribution counts!

🌍 Our research group is strongly represented at #LPS2025 in Vienna - showcasing our #EarthObservation projects, #Geo-Wiki, the Tree-Quest citizen science campaign & more! 🔍 Explore our agenda ➡️ iiasa.ac.at/events/jun-2... #CitizenScience #GeoQuest #LPS25 #RemoteSensing

🌳 Join #TreeQuest! Launching today at #LPS25 in Vienna, this global citizen science campaign invites everyone to map tree carbon with the free Geo-Quest app. Help protect forests & win prizes! 📱Download now on App Store/Google Play. @esa.int iiasa.ac.at/news/jun-202...

From Vienna to the world: launch of citizen science campaign to measure trees and map carbon

On 23 June 2025, IIASA will launch the global citizen science “Tree-Quest” campaign at the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, inviting people from all over the world to take part using the free Geo-Qu...

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📅 Call for applications❗ 👩‍🎓 IIASA Marie Curie Fellowships ⏰ Deadline — 31 May 2025 💡 Are you a young researcher with a PhD and no more than eight years of full-time equivalent research experience? 🧑‍🔬 Apply now ➡️ iiasa.ac.at/opportunitie...

Our Picture Pile campaign is in full swing! 🐄 The Livestock Pile is 21.4% complete — check out the early results for a peek at how #livestock is distributed across European #grasslands 🔗 Join us & share our campaign within your networks 🙏 iiasa.ac.at/news/mar-202... #citizenscience #grasslands

IIASA is looking for: 🍃Remote Sensing Specialist to join our nature-based climate solutions research 📈 Applied Statistician (postdoc or exceptional pre-doc) for cutting-edge demographic modeling in education and literacy 📍 Location: Laxenburg 🇦🇹 | Remote/hybrid options iiasa.ac.at/employment/j...

🍃Explore Geo-Wiki's latest updates in our newsletter: 💠Picture Pile campaign on livestock & grassland 💠enroll in the #WorldCereal MOOC 💠learn about the RIECS-Concept project Read more: mailchi.mp/geo-wiki/new... #CitizenScience #LAMASUS #WorldCereal #LandUse #EnvironmentalMonitoring @iiasa.ac.at

🔔New Picture Pile Campaign Launched! Join our #citizenscience #PicturePile campaign! It’s very easy and your contributions will provide valuable insights into how #grasslands are being utilized across Europe. Read more & join: ℹ️ iiasa.ac.at/news/mar-202... #LAMASUS #livestock #landuse #IIASA

"Citizen-science data might just be the medicine that the doctor ordered." 👏 Congrats to IIASA's @dilekfraisl.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk collaborator @mhaklay.bsky.social, et al. - their work on the power of AI & citizen science is featured in a @nature.com editorial: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Combine AI with citizen science to fight poverty

Artificial-intelligence tools and community science can help in places where data are scarce, so long as funding for data collection does not falter in the future.

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🚀 Exciting news! The 1️⃣ #WorldCereal MOOC on Reference Data for Crop Type Mapping is now LIVE!🌍🌾 Learn about: 🔹 Key concepts & tools for data collection 🔹 Data harmonization & curation 🔹 How data quality & quantity impacts #crop #mapping 📚 Free & open to all! 🔗 Join now: tinyurl.com/53y4235s

🎮 Fight climate change instead of demons and dragons: a computer came called "Climate Survivors", developed by IIASA researcher Jan Steinhauser is teaching climate science in a simple and fun way. Check it out! ➡️ iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202... #ClimateChange #Climate #Games #Education #Environment