Vasit Sagan and Derek S. Tesser from Saint Louis University's Remote Sensing Lab are leading the Climate TRACE coalition's efforts to map cattle operations globally and track methane and nitrous oxide emissions from pastures and feedlots. Livestock emissions are a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, but also offer potential for emissions reductions and carbon sequestration. The use of technology and modeling is being combined to map cattle emissions, with a focus on detecting and mapping concentrated animal feeding operations and manure lagoons. The Climate TRACE project is prioritizing high-emission regions for mapping cattle production to understand the climate impact, using remote sensing, geospatial models, and AI to fill data gaps and achieve environmental integrity, economic viability, and equity across regions and communities.
Saint Louis University’s Vasit Sagan and Derek Tesser on mapping cattle emissions
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