Improving the accuracy of information used for land management
A customized network solution has greatly improved access to essential satellite imagery and geospatial data for researchers who help inform government policy on land management.
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Creating a playground for Finnish data centre students
The university of Kajaani, Finland, offers a specialized program on data centre education, supported by the Finnish R&E network
Fighting cybercrime in the research & education sector
Research & Education networks play an important part in protecting universities and research facilities from phishing-attempts, DDoS attacks, ransomware, and much more.
The Big Pixel Initiative: using satellite data to map urbanization, schools, and refugee camps
Researchers at the University of California San Diego used satellite images from multiple sources to map and understand city growth patterns in India, with the help of computers trained to distinguish types of growth. The technology is also being used to identify refugee camps and schools in Africa.
Integrating the data of life – to determine the appropriate drug
Storing and analysing genomic data at the scale of a million people and connecting this data with other resources – such as data on lifestyle and disease history – will transform our understanding of how diseases can be cured through individualised treatments.
Tracking cuckoos from space – building the Animal Internet
How is this even possible? A cuckoo carrying a tiny transmitter signalling to a satellite and allowing researchers to track its 16,000-kilometre, ten-month-long loop migration from Scandinavia to Central Africa and back.
Preserving a vital food source with the help of advanced research infrastructure
Scientists in Kenya and Australia collaborate on a research project to diagnose viruses that infect cassava, and sequencing whole cassava virus genomes in order to help eradicate infection.
IoT solution may help in the treatment of obese children
Data from the Internet of Things Applied to Pediatrics project developed in Brazil may contribute to the early identification of risk factors related to obesity.
‘Creating the Future’, inspired by space
More than 80 cosmonauts and astronauts from 20 countries met with youngsters and members of the public in Minsk, Belarus, during the XXXI Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers.
eduroam wifi access for more and more people
Eduroam is expanding across countries and beyond campuses to support mobility for academics, students and researchers globally, with Tajikistan being among the latest country to join the eduroam family.
Connecting rural campuses addresses challenges faced by researchers
In South Africa, a major milestone has been reached with the completion of the University of Cape Town segment of the Rural Campuses Connection project, part of a national initiative to connect the country’s rural research facilities.
Private weather observations to be integrated into forecasting
Observations from the “Internet of things”, such as intelligent cars, phones, buildings and personal weather stations added to the mix can provide detailed information on local to hyper-local meteorological phenomena.