To make such data scientifically usable for training AI models or conducting statistical analyses they need to be annotated. This means enriching them with additional information, starting with identifying the species.
This was the focus of last week's EcoinfoFAIR conference, an annual event bringing together experts in informatics applied to ecology. Over three days, participants gathered at the CNRS Station for Theoretical and Experimental Ecology in Moulis.
This is a recurring question when discussing ecological modeling: Can we trust digital tools to realistically represent the processes at work in nature?
In other words, are these methods (and the results they produce) reliable enough to inform decisions that support biodiversity?
To help answer this, we recommend reading a recently published article by a team of North American researchers in the journal Ecology and Evolution (link at the end of this post).
We are pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Biodiversity and Ecological Engineering Show, which will take place inside the Salon des Maires et des Collectivités, from November 19 to 21, 2024, at Porte de Versailles in Paris.
Come meet us at Pavilion 3, at the UPGE (Professional Union of Ecological Engineering) stand, location A06.14, to discover our services, innovations, and projects in favor of biodiversity!
Key Highlights:
The ToulEco Tarn newspaper recently interviewed us to showcase our expertise in biodiversity management.
We discussed many topics, including :
We often share our research and innovation work with you, but there’s something we haven’t explained.
What connects them all?
To discover one of the common threads of our R&D, join us during the week of November 4th at ADEME's premises in Sophia-Antipolis for the ITTECOP Days (infrastructure, territories, transport, energy, ecosystems, and landscape program).
What are territorial planning stakeholders lacking to better consider biodiversity in their projects?
Effective tools and mechanisms that allow them to guide their funding decisions and evaluate their impact.
So, we decided to address this issue. This is the focus of a research project named Forbes ("Regionalized Financing Tools for Biodiversity Management by Companies") that we will be starting in a few weeks.
On October 15 and 16, we were at Meet’Up GreenTech 2024, held at the Parc Floral de Vincennes. This is the annual gathering of innovators dedicated to ecological transition.
Our president, Catherine de Roincé, participated in a roundtable focused on urban biodiversity, centered on the question: "Can local innovations transform our cities into sustainable ecosystems?"
We expected 2024 to be an intense year for us in terms of research. And we were right.
For the fourth time in a year, we are starting a new research project.
Called OptiBioNum, it has been selected by the FEREC Corporate Foundation as part of its annual call for projects.
It aims to provide tools to guide building and infrastructure designers in optimizing the ability of their structures to host biodiversity.
As part of the OptiBioNum research project that is about to get underway, we are recruiting a BIM coordinator intern to work on integrating ecological performance indicators into digital models of buildings and territories.
This internship builds upon our ongoing work over the past several years in the following areas :
Are you interested in the connection between biodiversity protection and transport infrastructure management? Then be sure to check out the latest issue of RGRA, which focuses on these topics.
You will discover an article presenting a study commissioned by Toulouse Métropole. To ensure "no net loss" of biodiversity in its territory despite significant development needs, the community has chosen to integrate the Avoid-Reduce-Compensate (ERC) sequence from the planning and design phase of its projects.