ABOUT US

The Centre for Remote Sensing at the Institute of Geosciences is an Institutional Research Laboratory of UFMG that conducts research in analysis and modeling of environmental systems, including their applications in the design and evaluation of public policies.

ABOUT OUR WORK

Our research consists of environmental modeling, in particular the development of models to simulate changes in land use and cover, agricultural and forest rents, urban dynamics, forest fire, fluvial regime and carbon balance. The applications of these models involve the valuation of ecosystem services, development of sustainable supply chains, territorial planning and the design of public policies, as well as ex-ante evaluation of the impact of these policies (see publications). Other important products of our research are the software DINAMICA EGO, a platform for environmental modeling, and mappia.earth, a set of tools for building interactive map servers.

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LATEST NEWS

CSR researchers publish article describing fire propagation model for the Cerrado

Researchers from CSR-UFMG, UnB, ICMBio and INPE published in Nature Scientific Reports the article that describes the near real-time web-system for predicting fire spread across the Cerrado biome. The system is the only one in the world capable of predicting the spread of fires. Read the full article.

Representatives of the Agricultural System of MG meet with CSR researchers

On the morning of February 24, representatives of the Government of Minas Gerais linked to the Agricultural System visited CSR and met with the researchers in order to discuss solutions to update the satellite mapping data of the coffee park and trace the agricultural products of the state.

CSR-UFMG looks for Junior Research Assistant in Geoprocessing

Applications for the post of Junior Research Assistant in Geoprocessing are open until March 17. See how to apply.

The article ‘The risk of fake controversies for Brazilian environmental policies’ receives ESOCITE prize

Raoni Rajão and Britaldo Soares-Filho received the Amílcar Herrera prize of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (ESOCITE) for the article “The risk of fake controversies for Brazilian environmental policies”.

Lacunas nas políticas para descarbonização do setor de transportes no estado de Minas Gerais

Students from the Post-Graduate Program in Analysis and Modeling of Environmental Systems and CSR researchers present policy brief with possible solutions to decarbonize the transport sector in Minas Gerais. Read here.

Technology at the Service of Combating Climate Change in Pará

Professor Raoni Rajão debates technological innovations at the service of combating climate change at Hub Amazônia at COP 27.

LATEST VIDEOS

Jornal Nacional reports about “Gold Bulletin”(Boletim do Ouro) published by CSR researchers.
Watch here.

Jornal Hoje interviews CSR researchers about a new report of the balance of the forest code.
Watch here.

Colégio Loyola covers the seminar Solving the Climate Crisis promoted by Climate Science in partnership with CSR and PPGAMSA.
Watch here.

Jornal Nacional interviews CSR researcher about SeloVerde MG.
Watch here.