2024 AOGEO SymposiumSpecial Session 2: Highlighting the Early-Careers

Faisal Mumtaz (孟非)Affiliation: Aerospace Information Research Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Email: Faisal@aircas.ac.cn

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2024年09月05日

1. Highlighting the Early-Careers in AOGEO
Introduction
Faisal Mumtaz
Aerospace Information Research Institute, CAS

Current Roles:
1. Project Coordinator: “Integrated Remote Sensing Monitoring of Ecosystem over AsiaOceania Hot Areas”
2. Secretary: Task Group 7, AOGEO
Expertise: Vegetation Remote Sensing, Vegetation Dynamics, Human Activities, Ecosystem Change, Carbon
Emissions, GIS and Remote Sensing Modeling

Focus Areas:•••

Innovative Contributions
Fostering Collaboration
Addressing Challenges

Authorship:
Published 50+ SCI research articles

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According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report AR6, there
is a 95% certainty that human activities are causing global climate change. Its impacts onterrestrial ecosystems need to be evaluated quantitatively.

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2. New Ideas, Visions, and Solutions

Ecosystem Quality Monitoring (Asia)

Urban Expansion Monitoring•••

Forest Monitoring

ENSO Impact Monitoring

Air Quality Monitoring

Integrated global ecosystem monitoring

Collaborative Platforms for Real-Time Monitoring and community engagement
Strategic Solutions by policy support and Capacity Building
Call to Action

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Wang C, Li J*. Geophysical Research Letters, 2022

Sun, 2021,IEEE TC; Sun,2022,ISPRS; Sun, 2023, Scientific Data
This product（10m-5m-2m）& the best similar products （10m-30m）✓El Niño and La Niña
sensitive areas can beidentified separately.
✓Uncertainty in the
response to vegetation
anomalies wasconsidered.

Developed high-res urban mapping with Australia for Mekong✓Effects of non-ENSO
periods are excluded

Chen et al.,2023, TGRS; Chen et al.,2023, Science ofthe Total Environment

Integrated ecosystem monitoring
NationalscaleAustralia✓ Higher accuracy and time resolution compared to themain products in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin
Cambodia

LoasThailand

Integrated Monitoring of Grasslands in Eurasia：① Human activities as a dominantfactor in the improvement of ecosystem quality in the eastern Eurasian Grasslands
region◆ Analyzing the characteristics of changes in land cover types in 2000-2020
and assessing the impacts of climate change and human activities on theMumtaz., Li J.*, Science of theTotal Environment, 2023

quality of ecosystems.

Contribution of climate change and human activities to changes in thequality of Eurasian grassland ecosystems, 2000-2020➢ Human activities are thedominant factor in theimprovement of ecosystem quality
in the eastern Eurasian Grasslands
region➢ About 85% of land cover change iscaused by human activities

Mongolia

Xinjiang and Inner
Mongolia, China

Land cover type change
in areas of significant change3. Fostering Collaboration in the AO Region•Field Surveys in Cambodia: Conducted field surveys and meetings with the Ministry of Environment inCambodia under an AOGEO project, focusing on ecosystem monitoring and environmental protection.

•Cross-Border Collaboration: Facilitated cooperation between local stakeholders and AOGEO,
strengthening the integration of Earth observation data in Earth Intelligence and decision-making.

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4. Conclusion
Call to Action
Support Early-Career Experts
Embrace Innovation

Challenges Faced:•••

Data Accessibility:
Coordination Barriers
Resource Limitations

Potential and Vision of Earth Intelligence
Earth Intelligence holds transformative potential for addressing the complex and multifaceted
challenges facing the Asia-Oceania region. By harnessing advanced Earth observation technologies anddata analytics, we can achieve a deeper understanding of environmental dynamics, such as climate change
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impacts, land use transitions, and natural resource management.

Thank you！
Aerospace Information Research Institute(AIR)
Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)www.aircas.ac.cn
Faisal@aircas.ac.cn

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