The document summarizes the activities of the NUM-ITC-UNESCO laboratory for Remote Sensing/GIS at the National University of Mongolia. The laboratory conducts research on environmental monitoring in Mongolia using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Some of its key projects include monitoring pastureland degradation, glaciers, forest fires, drought, and desertification. It also engages in educational activities and international cooperation with universities from countries like the US, UK, Austria, and Japan.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology.
Subsurface Sedimentary Thickness and Structural types of Formations in Imo St...IIJSRJournal
Imo State is part of the Niger Delta of Nigeria that is blessed with a lot of natural resources. These have not been fully exploited and subsurface information of the region is needed to enhance the exploration of these resources. In this work airborne gravity data obtained from the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency has been interpreted to obtain information on the structural types, sedimentary thickness and hydrocarbon potentials of the state. These were archived by use of Oasis Montaj software. The residual gravity anomaly was first extracted from the field data with a polynomial operation and then enhanced by a high pass filter before gridding, modelling and depth estimation, using inverse and forward modelling and Euler deconvolution operation. The results reveal syncline and anticline structures with strike angles of varying degrees and strike-slip faults. The depth to evaluated anomalous bodies was between 4,001 m and 9,439 m, all located in the Ameki and Imo Formations which are composed of sandstones and shales. The structures and formations they occur are favorable environments for hydrocarbon habitation as is common in the Niger delta basin. The Euler depth estimates gave sedimentary thickness ranges of 113.5 m to 8,717 m and falls within basement depths in the Niger Delta
Talk presented at the 2014 Benthic Ecology Meeting in Jacksonville. Presented by Michael Studivan, the talk focused on a reciprocal transplant experiment with mesophotic corals.
Interpretation of Structural Terrace of Sheets: 303, 304 and 305 using Geophy...IIJSRJournal
The study on interpretation of aeromagnetic data of parts of Bamenda Massif (sheet 303, 304, and 305) South-eastern Nigeria has been evaluated. The data sets used are digitized maps of aeromagnetic data. The study area was characterized into four distinct zones such as A, B, C and D. Zone A occur in the northern portion and it is characterized by linear anomaly of amplitude 66.2 - 98.5nT. Zone B and C primarily share the same structural grain connecting the southwest and southern portions of the study area where they are characterised with large ''bull eye'' and narrow shaped anomalies. Zone D occupies the western and central portions of the study area showing features of magnetic highs and lows due to sporadic intrusions. The analysis review lineament structures aligned in a NE-SW and NW-SE trends which is in similar pattern to the initial rifting of the southern Nigerian margin system. Zone A, B and C are bound by intrusives of igneous origin. However, the interconnectivity of the structural lineaments makes them stand out as pathways for mineralization. Thus, most of the lineaments are believed to be located at a depth range of <246.5m to 258.2m, 258.2m to 437m, 212.9m to >626.1m and 769.2m to 1039.7m within the subsurface rocks.
This research was done in Pelabuhan Ratu Bay, about 60 km South Sukabumi Regency. The aim of this study is to determine the suitable area for floating net cage culture that can be developed. The method used in this study is spatial analysis using GIS technique. The data used include secondary and primary data from 2007 until 2008. Spatial analysis result shows, about 8,500 ha of location is suitable for the development of floating net cage culture or about 98% of the total research region worked.
Integrating fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm for upwelling prediction in Man...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Upwelling is a natural phenomenon related with the increase in water mass that also occurs in Maninjau Lake, West Sumatra. The upwelling phenomenon resulted in considerable losses for freshwater fish farming because make mass mortalities of fish in farming using the method of floating net cages (karamba jaring apung/KJA). It takes a system that can predict the possibility of upwelling as an early warning to the community, especially fish farming to immediately prepare early anticipation of upwelling prevention. With historical water quality monitoring data at six sites in Maninjau Lake for 17 years, a prediction model can be made. There are three input criteria for Tsukamoto FIS that is water temperature, pH, and dissolve oxygen (DO). The model is built with fuzzy logic integration with the genetic algorithm to optimize the membership function boundaries of input and output criteria. After the optimization, hybrid Tsukamoto FIS and genetic algorithm successfully make a correct upwelling prediction on of 16 data with 94% accuracy.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology.
Subsurface Sedimentary Thickness and Structural types of Formations in Imo St...IIJSRJournal
Imo State is part of the Niger Delta of Nigeria that is blessed with a lot of natural resources. These have not been fully exploited and subsurface information of the region is needed to enhance the exploration of these resources. In this work airborne gravity data obtained from the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency has been interpreted to obtain information on the structural types, sedimentary thickness and hydrocarbon potentials of the state. These were archived by use of Oasis Montaj software. The residual gravity anomaly was first extracted from the field data with a polynomial operation and then enhanced by a high pass filter before gridding, modelling and depth estimation, using inverse and forward modelling and Euler deconvolution operation. The results reveal syncline and anticline structures with strike angles of varying degrees and strike-slip faults. The depth to evaluated anomalous bodies was between 4,001 m and 9,439 m, all located in the Ameki and Imo Formations which are composed of sandstones and shales. The structures and formations they occur are favorable environments for hydrocarbon habitation as is common in the Niger delta basin. The Euler depth estimates gave sedimentary thickness ranges of 113.5 m to 8,717 m and falls within basement depths in the Niger Delta
Talk presented at the 2014 Benthic Ecology Meeting in Jacksonville. Presented by Michael Studivan, the talk focused on a reciprocal transplant experiment with mesophotic corals.
Interpretation of Structural Terrace of Sheets: 303, 304 and 305 using Geophy...IIJSRJournal
The study on interpretation of aeromagnetic data of parts of Bamenda Massif (sheet 303, 304, and 305) South-eastern Nigeria has been evaluated. The data sets used are digitized maps of aeromagnetic data. The study area was characterized into four distinct zones such as A, B, C and D. Zone A occur in the northern portion and it is characterized by linear anomaly of amplitude 66.2 - 98.5nT. Zone B and C primarily share the same structural grain connecting the southwest and southern portions of the study area where they are characterised with large ''bull eye'' and narrow shaped anomalies. Zone D occupies the western and central portions of the study area showing features of magnetic highs and lows due to sporadic intrusions. The analysis review lineament structures aligned in a NE-SW and NW-SE trends which is in similar pattern to the initial rifting of the southern Nigerian margin system. Zone A, B and C are bound by intrusives of igneous origin. However, the interconnectivity of the structural lineaments makes them stand out as pathways for mineralization. Thus, most of the lineaments are believed to be located at a depth range of <246.5m to 258.2m, 258.2m to 437m, 212.9m to >626.1m and 769.2m to 1039.7m within the subsurface rocks.
This research was done in Pelabuhan Ratu Bay, about 60 km South Sukabumi Regency. The aim of this study is to determine the suitable area for floating net cage culture that can be developed. The method used in this study is spatial analysis using GIS technique. The data used include secondary and primary data from 2007 until 2008. Spatial analysis result shows, about 8,500 ha of location is suitable for the development of floating net cage culture or about 98% of the total research region worked.
Integrating fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm for upwelling prediction in Man...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Upwelling is a natural phenomenon related with the increase in water mass that also occurs in Maninjau Lake, West Sumatra. The upwelling phenomenon resulted in considerable losses for freshwater fish farming because make mass mortalities of fish in farming using the method of floating net cages (karamba jaring apung/KJA). It takes a system that can predict the possibility of upwelling as an early warning to the community, especially fish farming to immediately prepare early anticipation of upwelling prevention. With historical water quality monitoring data at six sites in Maninjau Lake for 17 years, a prediction model can be made. There are three input criteria for Tsukamoto FIS that is water temperature, pH, and dissolve oxygen (DO). The model is built with fuzzy logic integration with the genetic algorithm to optimize the membership function boundaries of input and output criteria. After the optimization, hybrid Tsukamoto FIS and genetic algorithm successfully make a correct upwelling prediction on of 16 data with 94% accuracy.
A Baseline Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon in the Mangroves of the Bakassi ...ijtsrd
The mangrove soils as one of the global soil types is a major carbon store that helps to curb the rising global temperatures. This is not unconnected to their high carbon storing and sequestration potentials of the peat soils. The conclusion is characterized by some knowledge gaps on the actual carbon stock and sequestration potentials of some mangroves soils on the Central African Sub regional landscape. Some of these areas are the Bakassi mangroves in the South West Cameroon. Cross border conflicts, piracy and over exploitation have rendered the sourcing of appropriate data on its carbon stock and sequestration potentials difficult. In strive to bridge this knowledge gap, this work carried out baseline assessments of the carbon stock and sequestration rate of this peat soil. To achieve the study objectives, stratified random opportunistic sampling using an inventory design based on five forest canopy height classes, with collection of peat soils using a soil auger to different depth for laboratory analysis was done. Soils Organic Carbon stocks were estimated from soils to a depth of 100cm and determined using chromic acid digestion and spectrophotometric analysis. Parameters determined were bulk density and percentage carbon. Results showed that soil carbon stock density ranged from 705.8 Mg ha to 546.2 Mg ha . Thus on average, for a hectare in Bakassi, the Soil Organic carbon stock was 632.65 Mg ha Kamah Pascal Bumtu | Nkwatoh Athanasius Fuashi | Longonje Simon Ngomba "A Baseline Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon in the Mangroves of the Bakassi Peninsula South-West Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30515.doc Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/environmental-science/30515/a-baseline-assessment-of-soil-organic-carbon-in-the-mangroves-of-the-bakassi-peninsula-southwest-cameroon/kamah-pascal-bumtu
The environmental impact of the clay industry in Sri Lankasampathgeo
This paper examines the environmental impact of the
clay industry. Today, the environmental impact of the clay
the industry has gained a major concern. Among them the major
impacts are raw materials of clay is obtained from the earth,
digging huge pits in the earth's surface, loss of biodiversity, soil
erosion, disrupts ecosystems, the formation of sinkholes, changing water quality, and land use. Therefore, this research mainly is aimed to identify the environmental impact and changes that have occurred in the land-use patterns, as well as migratory measures
that can be applied on the identified several issues of clay mining.
Geo Environmental Investigation of Abuad Dumpsite, Southwestern NigeriaIJERA Editor
Geoenvironmental study of ABUAD female dumpsite was conducted to investigate the suitability of its location
and potential impact on groundwater in the environment. Profiling and Vertical electrical sounding methods
were employed using Dipole - Dipole and Schlumberger configuration respectively. Five points were sounded
and one profile was occupied. Three heterogeneous subsurface lithologic units were established namely; lateritic
topsoil, clayey-sand, and, fresh basement. The curve types are simple H and HA. The topsoil and clayey-sand
materials are characterized with relatively low resistivity values while the fresh basement materials are
characterized with high resistivity values. The average resistivity and thickness values for the topsoil are
280.0Ωm and.2.3m respectively. Clayey-sand was encountered in all the locations with average resistivity and
thickness values of 32.0Ωm and 7.3m respectively. Basement is relatively shallow in the study area, it was
encountered in all the locations with an average resistivity and depth values to the top of basement of 674Ωm,
and 9.6m respectively. Overburden materials are relatively thin within the area with an average resistivity and
thickness values of 156Ωm, and 9.6m respectively. The overburden materials constituting the aquiferous units
within the study area are porous, vulnerable, and good paths for leachate migration. The relatively low
resistivity values within the clayey-sand layers (14 - 61Ωm) are suggestive of leachate intrusion, while relatively
high resistivity values of the impervious basement are due to their crystalline nature. The proximity of the
dumpsite to both the cafeteria and residential halls is a cause for concern.
Carbon stock assessment of the undisturbed forest in the heavily mined Island...Open Access Research Paper
Forest serves as a significant carbon sink that helps minimize carbon concentrations in the atmosphere through the process of carbon sequestration. The purpose of this study was to determine the total carbon storage of the forest reserve area in Nonoc Island, Surigao City, as one of the areas in Surigao del Norte facing threats of forest degradation from mining and anthropogenic activities. Non-destructive and destructive sampling methods were used to determine the total aboveground (TAG) and belowground (BG) biomass density (BD) and carbon stock of the natural forest’s various carbon pools. Results revealed a total BD of 606Mg ha-1 composed of 484Mg ha-1 TAG while BG is 122Mg ha-1. The forest has an estimated carbon stock value of 368Mg ha-1. Artocarpus blancoi has the highest carbon stock value of 41Mg ha-1 among the 19 species of trees recorded in the area. This implies that the Nonoc Island Forest reserve stored a significant amount of carbon, similar to the reports of other natural forests in the country that may help reduce carbon concentration. As a result, this study would like to recommend preserving and improving the island’s remaining forest areas, not only for forest resource conservation but also for climate change mitigation measures.
Risks of Cryogenic Landslide Hazards and Their Impact on Ecosystems in Cold E...Universität Salzburg
Research focuses on monitoring landscapes downgrading in specific conditions of Arctic ecosystems with cold climate conditions (marshes, permafrost, high humidity and moisture). Specific case study: cryogenic landslides typical for cold environments with permafrost. Area: Yamal Peninsula. Aim: analysis of the environmental changes caused by cryogenic landslides in northern land- scapes affecting sensitive Arctic ecosystems. Thaw of the permafrost layer causes destruction of the ground soil layer and activates cryogenic landslide processes. After disaster, vegetation coverage needs a long time to recover, due to the sensitivity of the specific northern environment, and land cover types change. ILWIS GIS was used to process 2 satellite images Landsat TM taken at 1988 and 2011, to assess spatiotemporal changes in the land cover types. Research shown ILWIS GIS based spatial analysis for environmental mapping.
Russia the largest peatlands country in the worldNNCS_COP21
Reducing GHG emissions by restoring and rewetting peatlands
Andrey Sirin
Peatland Protection and Restoration Center,
Institute of Forest Science
Russian Academy of Sciences
Mapping of Wood Carbon Stocks in the Classified Forest of Wari-Maro in Benin ...AI Publications
The Emissions Reducing program related to Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Redd +) calls for the development of approaches to quantify and spatialize forest carbon in order to design more appropriate forest management policies. The mapping of carbon stocks was done in the Wari-Maro Forest Reserve. To achieve this, forest inventory data (in situ) and remotely sensed data (Landsat 8 image) were used to construct a wood carbon stock forecasting model. Simple linear regression was used to test the correlation between these two variables. In situ surveys indicate that 64% of carbon stocks are contributed by forest formations, 32.72% are provided by savannah formations and 3.27% are from anthropogenic formations. The quantitative relationship between NDVI and carbon in situ shows a very good correlation with a high coefficient of determination R² = 91%. The carbon map generated from the model identified fronts of deforestation through their low carbon content. This remote sensing approach indicates that forest formations sequester 60% of forest carbon. The savannah formations reserve 33%, the anthropic formations bring only 6% of the stocks. Mapping has further captured the spatial variability among land use types, thus providing arguments to fully meet the objectives of Redd +.
Landslide Investigation of Ikwette, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross Rive...iosrjce
This study investigates the causes of a slope failure at Ikwette, Obudu local Government Area of
Cross River State, Nigeria in 2013. It also involves a slope stability analysis of the failed slope, which was OB1.
To understand instability in the study area, a combination of field, geotechnical and statistical analysis were
undertaken. Some obtained parameters were then applied in a slope/W Geostudio 2012 software program which
uses the conventional limit equilibrium methods to simulate the dominant factors inducing instability. Results of
the geotechnical investigations of the samples taken from Ikwette, showed an average maximum dry density
value of 1.63kg/m3
, which was a low to moderate value and average optimum moisture content value of 18%.
Analysis from the particle size distribution, showed that the particle sizes where silty sand, with a Coefficient of
uniformity (Cu) value of 1.8 and Coefficient of curvature (Cc) value of 0.968, indicating that the soil is
uniformly or poorly graded. Triaxial compression test showed an angle of internal friction and cohesion values
averaging around 12.65° and 43kPa respectively, which indicates that the shear strength of the soil was
reduced, due to the activities of high precipitation intensity which increased to a monthly value of 375.3mm
before the landslide event. Also, the factor of safety value for the slope in OB1, where the landslide occurred
was 1.114, which is close to the value for an incipient failure. Hence the results of the aforementioned methods
and simulation shown can be used in predicting areas of possible landslides, as well as the causes of such soil
deformations, and as such, safety measures could be taken against the reoccurrence of landslides in such areas.
Forecasting Biomass Loss and Carbon Released to the Atmosphere as a Result of...IJEAB
Terrestrial climate change predictions use various models that are based on atmospheric parameters combined with projected carbon emission scenarios. Increased levels of carbon emissions into the atmosphere are accelerated by human activities and are the main reason of climate change (CC). CC threatens networks of protected areas (PAs) and forced many species out of PAs. Unfenced PAs gives species opportunity to migrate from one PA to another or other unprotected areas to sustain their climatic niche. Many PAs in SADC countries including transfrontier conservation areas (TFCA) are unfenced; hence, connectivity of PAs uses corridors. However, many of these corridors are unprotected and advocacies adaptation of reserved fauna and flora under CC. This paper explains the less known amount of biomass loss and carbon released to the atmosphere as result of habitat conversion of eastern corridor of Selous – Niassa TFCA which connecting the two PAs of Tanzania and Mozambique. Specifically, the study predicts amount of biomass loss, amount of carbon released to the atmosphere and amount of conservation profit disposed as a result of habitat conversion from 2015 to 2035. Existing data on spatial and temporal changes in land use and land cover (LULC) of eastern corridor of Selous – Niassa TFCA from 1986 – 2016 was analysed and used to forecast LULC from 2015 to 2035 by using CA-Markov model. The forecasted LULC from 2015 to 2035 was analysed to get intended results. The results revealed that, an average amount of 29559.8 tons of biomass (above ground + below ground + deadwood) loss annually from 2015 to 2035. Consequently, average amount of 40217.2 tons of carbon (above ground + below ground + deadwood) released to the atmosphere annually from 2015 to 2035 equivalent to US$ 160868.6 per annum if REDD+ implemented. The study concludes that, there is a need to include virgin corridors into core PAs network or formulation of sustainable conservation strategies that will consider climatic niche of both flora and fauna without compromising livelihoods of corridor dwellers.
This study aimed to challenge the mission of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau that Mining Shall Be Pro People and Pro Environment in Sustaining Wealth Creation and Improved Quality of Life. To assess the Maricalum Mining Corporation MMC areas, including the tailing pan, open pit, drilling and blasting, watershed, residential, and mine foot. Utilized the qualitative research design using the direct observation, documentary analysis of the reports on the mining operation, particularly the “Geohazard assessment of areas located along the Calat an River in Barangay Baclao, Cauayan and Barangay Cartagena, Sipalay City. The study revealed that the community needs to implement the cleanup activity to the abandoned mine waste to restore the ecological system of nature. Furthermore, the condition of the subject areas arrived in devising an appropriate removal and disposal plan for the destructive mining waste materials from the vast regions. The MGB utilized the fact finding results as the basis for the action taken on dangerous mining wastes. The plan was submitted to the MGB 6 and in the national office for perusal and approval. Jean Benedicto Pauyon | Engr. Jerome G. Mongcal | Leo C. Naparota | Johana J. Abdula | Rogelio A. Lovina, Jr. | Delmer A. Mondido | Allan Z. Caw-It "Mine Waste: A Social Deviance" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42535.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/strategic-management/42535/mine-waste-a-social-deviance/jean-benedicto-pauyon
Integrated Geophysical Studies Over Parts of Central Cross River State for th...iosrjce
A total of 71 Vertical Electrical Soundings were carried out using Schlumberger electrode
configuration for the evaluation of groundwater potential in parts of central Cross River State, Nigeria.
Interpretation of data showed three to six geoelectric layers. Productive shallow and deep aquifer zones were
identified at depths of 60 m and 150 m respectively, corresponding to a resistivity range of 100-500 Ωm for
shallow aquifers and 1000-2500 Ωm for deep aquifers respectively. The lithologic data of the aquifers revealed
sand/sandstone and very coarsed grained sand/fractured basement, respectively. Seismic refraction survey was
also carried out within the same study area for the foundation study of rocks. The studies revealed an average
thickness of 4.5 m (probably sand/clay) and 10.0 m (probably gravelly sand/shale) for the first and second
layers respectively. The range of velocities for the first three layers are 602 m/s to 960 m/s, 378 m/s to 2,424 m/s
and 1,587 m/s to 5,368 m/s, respectively, indicating that the soils in the area are not homogeneous. It is inferred
from the relative high values of calculated elastic constants in most of the locations, that the soils are well
consolidated and as such suitable for large engineering construction in such locations, while in the rest of the
locations the soils are considered unconsolidated and unsuitable for large construction work due to the relative
low values of the elastic constants.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
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4. Remote Sensing Society/GIS Laboratory National University of Mongolia PASTURE LAND DEGRADATION SEVERE WINTER CONDITION (ZUD) GLACIER AIR POLLUTION FORESTRY AND FOREST STEPPE FIRE DROUGHT DESERTIFICATION NUM-ITC-UNESCO Remote Sensing Laboratory Land Cover/Use Change Deforestation
10. Drought index maps, 2000-2003 1988 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 Non drought Slight drought Severe drought Legends Lake 1982
11. Dust and Sand Storm in Northeast Asia Dust from the large expanse of desert across northern China and Mongolia has been subject to much greater study is eastward, out towards the Pacific Ocean.
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13. 2002.03.18 – 03.21 20 aimag Wind speed > 16m/s: 217 soum > 28m/s: 31 soum Maximum Duration: 68 hours Losses: 3 person 53000 livestock 2.1 billion tugrigs Dust and Sand storm studies using MODIS/TERRA emissive bands
14. Band diffrence Pre-processing Satellite data Overlaying layers Meteorological data into GIS Dust storm images Visual Interpretation Dust and Sand Storm a) March.6, 2006 by AVHRR/NOAA b) March.6, 2006 by MODIS/TERRA c)March.9, 2006 by AVHRR/NOAA d )March.9, 2006 by MODIS/TERRA
15. Fire Monitoring Steppe and forest fires kill wildlife and also reduce the area of habitat available. Low humidity, a dry climate, and strong winds in the dry season make Mongolia one of the most fire-prone countries in Asia. 1996 1997
19. In Mongolia, that word is Zud –a combination of blizzard and bitter cold, preceded by drought. Heavy snow falls caused adverse grazing conditions for livestock SEVERE WINTER CONDITION The ground can become frozen so hard that animals cannot graze and water cannot be easily extracted. Pasture land is used for winter season
20. Glaciers MODIS Snow Index Figure 3. Map is showing areas having snow cover during the period June-Aug 2006, i.e. classified by time LANDSAT
21. Glacier changes in Western mountain Landsat data GLACIER 1990-09-07 2002-07-14 1992-06-25
24. Between 1990 and 2005 60,000 ha of forest have been lost; Causes -Incorrect policies -infrastructure support for sustainable logging regimes -Increasing domestic demand for fuel wood and timber - Recent rapid deforestation is primarily due to fire, improper commercial and illegal logging inadequate enforcement of forest rules and regulations - Grazing and browsing of young trees by livestock, and insect infestations Deforest
25. Tree Mapping Plot diameter height Stand attributes (NDVI, DBH, height) species Local area Regional Continental The ability of regression models to represent the relationship between biomass and NDVI across local, regional and continental scale Estimation on biomass Forestry
26. 0 tonnes/ha 70 tonnes/ha 140 tonnes/ha 210 tonnes/ha 280 tonnes/ha 350tonnes/ha 2003 2004 Change forest biomass of the study area between years 2000 -2004 N52 o , E98 o N48 o , E102 o 2005 2006 2007
27. spectral channel number component number Measured satellite sensor response for a pixel in spectral band i Spectral response of mixture component,j,for spectral band i Proportion of mixture component, j ,for a pixel The error term for spectral band i Technique to apply linear mixture models component 3 component 1 1 pixel component 2 Outline of Methodology
30. 0 tonnes/ha 60 tonnes/ha 120 tonnes/ha 180 tonnes/ha 240 tonnes/ha 300tonnes/ha VEGETATION NDVI 11-20 August 2006 VEGETATION Forest biomass 11-20 August 2006 Low High N60 o , E80 o N40 o , E120 o Regional area
31. Onggi river basin The lenght is 437km, site is 175 square km The Ongi river starts f ro m Khangai Range then acrossed 3 kinds of areas which are Mountain & Wooded area, steering plain area, gobi desert area. Geographical location: 47°10 'N - 44°00'N 101°20'E - 105°00'E Mining
32. Approximally 60 thousand people and over one million livestock who one living around Ongi river one getting defective of drink water and pasture because of Ongi river and Ulaan lake’s evaporation. During Mongolia’ s transition to a free market, socio-economic factors such as poverty and profit-seeking mining exploitation of the environment have contributed to its deterioration, and consequently, the loss in regional biodiversity, land degradation and vulnerability.
33. Mining activity comprises 55 % of total industrial output Mining commodity gold copper flour spar coal construction material other Mining number 1990 3 1 5 * * 4 2000 127 1 15 * * 2 License number 400 4 58 82 120 52
35. Example: Mining activities Hand level mining contributes to land degradation, Increased small to large-scale mining, as well as illicit activity resulting in exploitation of the country’s mineral resources.
36. Change of vegetation using MSAVI2 index between years 1998-2006 in the study area 0.175456 0.099066 0.022675 0.251847 0.328237 0.404628 0.481018 0.557409 0.633800 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
39. Mongolian GER simply means "home." GER used by nomads Nomads civilization It is made of a wooden framework covered by large pieces of felt. A decorative cloth covering laid over the felt. Ger districts are characterized by high unemployment and poverty rates and have little or no water, sewer, or waste collection facilities or services contributing to increasing land erosion, and air and water pollution
40. Ger area 1990 Ger area 2005 Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar city Ulaanbatar city 1990 Ulaanbatar city 200 5
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42. Discussion and Conclusion Contribution to plan for the future by making more educated decisions in the ecological issues such as mining, firefighting, forestry and biodiversity Mongolia’s climate change seems to be caused by combination of both human impacts and naturally occurring environmental changes Necessary of modeling of socio-economic factors and land Cover/use change using Remote Sensing/GIS We conclude that environmental issues such as pasture grazing, drought desertification dust storm contribute to land degradation and it will be presumably continue to increase in the future.
In this research, dust and sand storm image was determined as this equations. This approach is based on the split-window method of Aerosol Vapor Index.
Socioeconomic analysis of land degradation. Land degradation- water deficient- Migration-to urban areas, It causes urban plan problems in Mongolia. Many herders come to UB and contribute poverty and unemployed population.