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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · 22d

that is also a possibility. However, in my very naive take on it: the Starlink hardware is already deployed on the ground and a change would generate massive costs and need to adjust established workflows and software connections, which could jeopardize the military operation.

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · 22d

It is Poland who foots the bill, or at least most of it www.kyivpost.com/post/32246

Poland Funds 20,000 Starlink Devices to Support Ukraine's Military

Starlink operates through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit, enabling internet access in remote areas where traditional communication infrastructure is unavailable.

www.kyivpost.com

Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · 22d

with all the respect, but it is not true. Starlink is probably the most well known provider of such services, but there are many alternatives, some 100% european.

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · 23d

looking forward especially to your take on #1!
From the environmental point of view it is a good thing that we, as a species, will reduce in numbers. The only thing that suffers is capitalism that assumes infinite growth and resources🙄

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Sep 4

We keep growing!
Are you excited about remote sensing and mountain forests? Then consider applying to this PhD position, supported by the TUM Center for Forest Management in the Alps! More details at: portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissens...

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Sep 2

i mean, why to limit oneself to experts? we should extend out lack of trust to politicians or, even better, all the people, since anyone who could be an expert in something.
Most of all, we should not trust that people in power have good intentions.

Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Aug 13

Departure Songs by We Lost The Sea

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Jun 24

A kind reminder to all @esa.int's #LPS25 attendees that today during the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session at 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 (𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐) I will present on the global availability of usable Landsat and Sentinel-2 data and how it impacts feasibility of analyses.
Hope to see many of you in the audience!

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Earth Observation Lab @humboldteolab.bsky.social · Jun 23

Humboldt EOLab at #LPS25 in Vienna!
We are looking forward to lots of interesting presentations and posters from @hostertp.bsky.social, @ggohar.bsky.social , @kelewinska.bsky.social and many more.
Have a look at the full list of EOLab contributions: eolab.geographie.hu-berlin.de/uploads/EOLa....

Picture of the Austria Center Vienna with Living Planet Symposium 2025 banners.

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Jun 22

If you are interested in scaling up your #remote_sensing analyses but do not know how, come for the inspiration to the @esa.int's #LPS25 session 𝗗.𝟬𝟰.𝟬𝟱 (𝗧𝗵𝗿 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻 | 𝟴:𝟯𝟬-𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 | 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝟯) led by @kristofvantricht.bsky.social, @marccoru.bsky.social and me.
#BigData #Satellites #EO

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Jun 20

📣Attending @esa.int's #LPS25 next week?
Make sure to catch the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session (𝐓𝐮𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐), during which I will talk about 🌍 global 🛰️ #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 data availability and how it shapes feasibility of long-term analyses.
See you in Vienna!

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Jun 19

To celebrate the #ShowYourStripes Day a few places (or their approximations) i called home over the past years. (Sorry Madison WI, but you are not supported in the app :|)

it is scary... 🥵

Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Jun 17

🏴‍☠️ 'more than 250 million acres of public lands will be eligible to be sold to "any interested party."'
Another !brilliant idea to fund agenda of the current US administration.
www.wilderness.org/articles/blo...

Congress is making more than 250 million acres of public lands available for sale.

The Senate reconciliation package is a disturbing giveaway that will mandate the “disposal” of public lands across the western United States.

www.wilderness.org

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · May 31

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · May 31

A daunting document outlining, among others, the future of the #Landsat program. Only a bunch of troglodytes could call the Landsat Next 'unaffordable', especially when its budget is like a drop comparing to the US military expenses.
www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 14

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.

The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

www.nytimes.com

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · May 7

🎓 Come work with us!
We are offering a new PhD position in our lab! You will study the impacts of forest disturbance and fragmentation on microclimate and forest regeneration, together with @katjakowalski.bsky.social.
Applicants from diverse backgrounds encouraged!

shorturl.at/RT4uk
Please RT!

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Apr 10

#ChatGPT is better with the calendar, though.

Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Apr 10

With all the talk about #AI taking our jobs - i think we are fine for now. #Google's #Gemini will arrive to work on a wrong day of the week 😅

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Apr 4

@katjakowalski.bsky.social
@humboldteolab.bsky.social
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Remote Sensing of Environment

Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Apr 4

📣In our new paper we analyzed the impact of #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 🛰️ #satellite data density and SMA endmembers on trends in #grasslands ground cover:
- for monthly composites data density is irrelevant
- correct endmember definitions are critical‼️
Check out the full paper tinyurl.com/wha6pzax

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Mar 14

📣Our global 🌍 overview of usable Landsat and Sentinel-2 🛰️ data now comprises also information from 2024!
The complete 1982-2024 dataset can be browsed via a #GEE app: tinyurl.com/322e63p2 and downloaded from here:
doi.org/10.5061/drya...

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Mar 3

The EU flag has one major drawback—or feature: when flown upside down, it looks exactly the same as when flown correctly. 😅

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Philippe Rufin @philrufin.bsky.social · Feb 12

Return of the good times: the Earth Observation Lab of @humboldtuni.bsky.social has joined Bluesky: Follow @humboldteolab.bsky.social for all things terrestrial remote sensing and geospatial at large!

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Jan 24

i could not agree more! The level of darkness and messages through Anathema's albums changes so much. Fantastic music and deeply meaningful lyrics.
'Lost Control' through 'A Fine Day to Exit' to 'Dreaming Light'. What a trip and the life soundtrack

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