Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales

Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales

Webinar Past Event Ocean Accounting
19 Nov 2025

Webinar 19 Nov 2025 - machine learning methods for mapping seagrass using earth observation data, with applications for natural capital accounting.

Mapping is an essential tool for visualising and compiling extent and condition accounts for marine ecosystems including seagrass, mangroves and coral reefs. Machine learning methods, combined with earth observation data, can provide a powerful tool to efficiently map large ecosystem areas.

This webinar introduce how these techniques can support ocean accounts development and environmental economic accounting by providing spatially explicit seagrass extent and condition data.

Recording

Speakers

Dr Mitchell Lyons

Dr Mitchell Lyons

Spatial Data Scientist

The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) Secretariat

Experience in earth observation, ML/AI, statistics, Environmental Economic Accounting, biodiversity monitoring, field/expert/traditional knowledge, capacity building, open source and cloud-based methods.