The Scene From Above Podcast
A show that brings you informal discussions about the cool things in the world of Earth observation. If you have questions, comments or corrections about this podcast then you can contact us on Twitter using @eoscenefrom. Organised, recorded and edited by Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR.
Episodes

Thursday Jan 05, 2023
S13E3: Deforestation in the Amazon biome with Dr. Tahisa Kuck and Prof. Tatiana Pará
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
This episode features Dr. Tahisa Kuck, Science and Technology Analyst at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Brazilian Air Force and Professor Tatiana Pará, professor at the Federal Institute of Pará.
Professor Tatiana has a master's degree in development and management of the Amazon. She works with university extension taking geoprocessing tools to remote communities, promoting inclusion of girls and women in the world of STEM. She founded the group MENINAS DA GEO and is entrepreneurial with stewardship activities and collaborative mapping. She mentors the Youthmappers IFPA chapter and has several research activities regarding monitoring deforestation in the Amazon. Her focus is to insert new people into basic education that can use geotechnologies as a tool for decision making.
Dr. Tahisa has a PhD in Applied Geosciences from University of Brasilia, Master in Remote Sensing from the National Institute for Space Research - INPE. Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism. Member of the research group RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments). She works with research in the area of microwave remote sensing (SAR) and machine learning for tropical forests. At Institute for Advanced Studies, she is part of the PITER-N project team, whose research focuses on the autonomy of night flights of drones based on computer vision.
Listen to hosts Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes and Dr. Yhasmis Mendes talk to them about this and more in this episode.
Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/
Shownotes:
Dr. Tahisa Kuck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatakuck
Dr. Tahisa Kuck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahisakuck/
Tatiana Pará on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatiparah/
Meninas da Geo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meninasdageo/
Paper "Carbon loss from forest degradation exceeds that from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01026-5
Prefeitura de Ananindeua investe na capacitação de mulheres ribeirinhas: https://www.ananindeua.pa.gov.br/semcat/noticia/71/prefeitura-de-ananindeua-investe-na-capacitacao-de-mulheres-ribeirinhas
Meninas e mulheres da ciência fazem a diferença no IFPA e no Pará: https://ifpa.edu.br/ultimas-noticias/1436-meninas-e-mulheres-da-ciencia-fazem-a-diferenca-no-ifpa-e-no-para
Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium reduced deforestation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-00194-5
TerraBrasilis (PRODES/DETER): http://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/en/home-page/
RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments) on twitter: https://twitter.com/rsategroup
Geoawesomeness EU hub: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/
Rafaela’s newsletter: https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/
Hosts:
Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes
Dr. Yhasmin Mendes de Moura: https://twitter.com/yhasmoura
News correspondent:
Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_
Edition: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes
Three facts for the next episode:
Our guest is a structural geologist
Resides in what is commonly called 'the little red dot'
We will talk about the importance of GNSS for monitoring different Earth processes like tectonic motion & atmospheric water vapour monitoring!

Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
S13E2: Drones with Dr. Karen Joyce
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This episode features Dr. Karen Joyce, an Associate Professor at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. Dr. Joyce is an innovator of all things Earth Observations from science to creating community. In her research, she explores novel usages of drone platforms building upon her experience in the military. Outside of her research, she is an entrepreneur who has led the development of the GEONadir drone data sharing and processing platform as well as created an educational network and resources for introducing young girls to UAVs called Shemaps. She is also a founder of the Dames of Drones network! Listen to hosts Dr. Morgan Crowley and Dr. Gopika Suresh talk to her about this and more in this episode.
Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Justyna Więcławska that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/how-satellite-data-helps-us-understand-climate-change/
Shownotes:
Dr. Karen Joyce at James Cook University: https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/karen.joyce/
Dr. Karen Joyce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKJoyce
Dr. Karen Joyce’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKJoyce
GEONadir: https://geonadir.com/
Shemaps: https://shemaps.com/
Dames of Drones: https://twitter.com/DamesOfDrones
Discovering inclusivity in Remote Sensing: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.869291
Dr. Karen Joyce’s episode on The Geoholics podcast: https://thegeoholics.podbean.com/e/145-final/
Rafaela’s newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rafaelatiengo
GEE ebook: https://www.eefabook.org/
ICEYE public archive: https://www.iceye.com/lp/iceye-18000-public-archive
GEDI User Case Studies: https://twitter.com/GEDI_Knights/status/1593260979692998658?s=20&t=GhTgq9MRzQzWGSiBWz7tZw
Pecora: https://pecora22.org/
Geo4Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIk8MC0kA2o
This episodes hosts are:
Gopika: https://twitter.com/Go__pika
Morgan: https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley
News correspondent:
Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_
Three facts for the next episode:
These ladies are from the same south american country experiencing rapid deforestation but also contributing cutting edge remote sensing knowledge
They frequently collaborate in a forest remote sensing cooperative
The episode will be recorded in their shared native language with over 280 million native speakers

Sunday Oct 30, 2022
S13E1:New hosts!
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Ladies of Landsat & Sisters of SAR take over the podcast so expect the unexpected.
In this first episode, we tell you about us, our organisations & our missions & visions. You will get to know our contributors and collaborators a little better, learn about their lives, careers and journeys in the field of Remote Sensing and hear about challenges they experienced. You will also hear from our news correspondent, Rafaela Tiengo as she tells you about the latest in Remote Sensing and GIS.
Shownotes:
Ladies of Landsat - https://twitter.com/LadiesOfLandsat
Sisters of SAR - https://twitter.com/SistersofSAR
Sisters of SAR website: https://sistersofsar.wixsite.com/sistersofsar
Rafaela Tiengo’s Weekly Remote sensing and Geoscience news: http://www.getrevue.co/profile/rafaelatiengo
This episode is sponsored by: Geoawesomeness: https://geoawesomeness.com/
UP42: https://up42.com/
Geoawesomeness article about our Living Planet Symposium session: https://geoawesomeness.com/recapping-cultivating-an-inclusive-future-in-remote-sensing-and-earth-observation-at-living-planet-symposium-2022/
Previous Scene from Above episodes with Ladies of Landsat & Sisters of SAR:
https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s12e5-takeover-2-inclusive-futures/
https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s9e3-sos/
https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s6e1-ladies-of-landsat/
The speakers:
Dr. Antara Dasgupta: https://twitter.com/ant_dasgupta
Dr. Flavia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes
Dr. Gopika Suresh https://twitter.com/Go__pika
Dr. Kate Fickas https://twitter.com/katefickas
Dr. Laura Dingle Robertson https://twitter.com/LDR1
Dr. Morgan Crowley https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley
Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_
Sarah Banks https://twitter.com/SAR_ahBanks
Hints for S13E2.
Our next speaker:
Was in the military
Works with drones
We’ll talk about Sea Cucumber poop!

Monday Jul 18, 2022
S12 Bonus
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
We finish up our stint on the Scene From Above podcast. In the news we mention STAC, Dynamic Earth and Github. Amongst other things.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
GEE publishes pricing. Good news all round.
STAC browser v3.0
Landsat Enduring Legacy book
Dynamic Earth paper generated much discussion on Twitter - A, B, C, D.
Nvidia partners with the UN
Top 10 satellite imagery repos on GitHub (or is it?)

Monday Jun 13, 2022
S12E6: PC/GEE
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
We talk about Google Earth Engine and Microsoft's Planetary Computer. In the news we mention GOES, Pelican and Worldcover. Amongst other things.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
Worldcover 2021 is coming
Global building footprint database
GOES-18 launched in March
Pelican
Geomob podcast - whats new in EO?
Landsat Next is going to have all the bands!
Geo for Good 2022 apply now (before 13th June for in person)
Dames of Drones
Women of Waveforms
Google Earth Engine
Planetary Computer

Tuesday May 17, 2022
S12E5: Takeover 2 - inclusive futures
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
We don't talk in this episode :-) Instead, we gave over full editorial direction to our friends at Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR who decided the format and topic for this show. Enjoy this brilliant discussion.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
Living Planet Symposium Session - “Cultivating an inclusive future in Remote Sensing & Earth Observation”
Sisters of SAR (SoS)
Ladies of Landsat (LoL)
Meninas da Geotecnologia
RSATE Group
Flávia: https://twitter.com/flasmendes
Gopika: https://twitter.com/Go__Pika
Morgan: https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley
Kate: https://twitter.com/katefickas
Meghan: https://twitter.com/mhalabisky1
Klara: https://twitter.com/kj_winkler
500 Women in Science Gage Speaker Database
Women+ in Geospatial Speaker Database
SoS Become An Ally
LoL Manuscript Monday Github
GeoLatina’s Friday Feature in Geo
Careers at Planet: https://www.planet.com/company/careers/jobs/
Spatial Thoughts Free Programming Courses
Harvard Programming courses (free)
Introduction to JavaScript for Earth Engine
Recorded Earth Engine SG Series

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
S12E4: Takeover
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
We don't talk in this episode :-) Instead, we gave over full editorial direction to our friends at Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR who decided the format and topic for this show. Enjoy this brilliant discussion.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
The paper being discussed
Ladies of Landsat
Sisters of SAR
Polyanna’s Twitter
RSATE group
Letter from RSATE published in Science Magazine about the cuts to research funding in Brazil
UMAIN website
UMAIN youtube
UMAIN twitter
Geography EDI working group

Monday Mar 21, 2022
S12E3: Thank News 2
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
We talk about some great folks in the community - and then only have time for the news. In the news we mention Cloud Native Outreach Day, SNAP and Microsoft. Amongst other things.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
Interesting breakdown of EO satellites
I'm not sure I really understand this but it sounds cool
New Impact Observatory data are here
Cloud Native Outreach Day is coming
This city does not exist
SNAP 9 is coming
Labelling tool from Microsoft

Monday Feb 21, 2022
S12E2: Thank News
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
We talk about some great folks in the community - for so long that we only have time for the news. In the news we mention LiDAR, GEO and Landsat 9. Amongst other things.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
Landsat 9 imagery is now available
Satellogic get funding to $150M and NASDAQ listed - don't take your eyes off these folks!
Blog of the month?
Microsoft releases Torchgeo
RSGISLIB v5 is out
LiDAR for the whole of France
ML market news

Monday Jan 24, 2022
S12E1: What do we do?
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
We talk about why it's so hard to simply and accurately state what it is we do to people outside the profession. In the news we mention Sentinel 1B, launches and ARD. Amongst other things.
If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
Shownotes:
Sentinel 1B power issues
Tonga
EO market share
What is Kaggle used for?
A great ARD post
Mort Canty's resources on GEE
Loads of stuff launched
Hidden EO voices
Steven's tweet