The 15th ISDE International Lectures Concluded

The 15th ISDE International Lectures, themed "Environmental Compliance: Measuring the Unmeasurable," was successfully held on 14 April 2025. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Thomas Blaschke, Head of the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS at the University of Salzburg, Austria. In this event, Prof. Blaschke discussed environmental compliance monitoring, focusing on the application of geospatial data and recent developments in AI within this field.

In his lecture, Prof. Thomas Blaschke introduced the concept of environmental compliance monitoring, highlighting its importance in ensuring adherence to environmental laws and regulations. He discussed how geospatial data, particularly through GIS technology, plays a crucial role in monitoring environmental conditions, and pointed out some limitations of traditional GIS approaches at the same time. He also addressed the impact of AI on environmental monitoring, and mentioned the opportunities and challenges associated with applying AI to environmental compliance monitoring. This lecture provided a comprehensive view on the current state of the environmental compliance monitoring, as well as the potential and problems of applying GIS and integrated AI in this field.

The event was moderated by Prof. Changlin Wang, Secretary General of the International Society for Digital Earth. It attracted up to 2,800 participants from around the world through platforms such as Zoom and the ISDE Bilibili channel.

The ISDE International Lectures are organized by the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) and supported by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS). It is a series of online events which feature invited lectures by well-known international experts in the field of Digital Earth. The purpose of the events is to bring international scholars in the relevant research fields of Digital Earth together to exchange academic perspectives, share research results, and disseminate the most cutting-edge and authoritative concept of Digital Earth.