Scope This EPSG:3857 - WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator Map processed by the Research Innovation Unit projects the Tree Canopy Cover for Malta deriving from the European Space Agency (ESA) Worldcover 2020 data product. The ESA WorldCover 2020 product is a yearly median and percentiles composites at 10m resolution, derived from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and [...]
Scope This EPSG:3857 - WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator of Malta is the latest map by the Research Innovation Unit. It is intended to serve as the defacto map for the Maltese Islands consisting of accurate locality numbering, locality names (Maltese and Latin Names), locality boarders, regional groupings as per the 2019 reform of Chapter 363 of the [...]
The team at the Research Innovation Unit attended the 4th Progress Meeting of JUSTNature between the 10th and 13th of October 2023 in Leuven, Belgium. Day 1 The progress meeting kicked off with a dedicated session for the 2nd Collaborative CIPEL Workshop (CCW) coordinated by our partner, Prospex Institute. Participants discussed the challenges encountered [...]
In early September 2023, Storm Daniel emerged as a formidable and tragic demonstration of the Mediterranean's growing vulnerability to extreme weather events fueled by climate change. Originating near Greece and later intensifying into a powerful Mediterranean cyclone, Daniel charted a destructive course that would profoundly affect multiple nations, skimming Malta and leaving a trail [...]
The Research Innovation Unit's team participated in the 4th Project Meeting held from 12th to 14th September 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia. Day 1 The project meeting kicked off with Professor Tadhg Macintyre, the Project Coordinator, delivering an introductory address, followed by remarks from Joosep Vimm, the Deputy Mayor of Tallinn. The Nature-based Solutions Expert, [...]
