Carlos Souza: Remote Sensing in the Amazon

In this episode, we speak to Dr Carlos Souza, a researcher at Imazon, the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment. Carlos discusses developing remote sensing tools to map and monitor but also predict deforestation and environmental change. He also reflects on collaborating with big tech companies, and asymmetry of access to information and digital technologies in the Amazon.

Interviewers: Danilo Urzedo, Jennifer Gabrys, and Michelle Westerlaken

Producer: Harry Murdoch

Head to the Smart Forests Atlas to learn more about projects Carlos is involved in: MapBiomas and PrevisIA.

Image source: PrevisIA, https://previsia.org/