07-12, 16:30–16:40 (Europe/Amsterdam), While Loop (4.2)
What happens when Julia developers meet users? Our group is leading capacity-building projects focused on applying the Julia programming language in Earth observation. This talk provides the context and motivation behind organizing JuliaEO - Global Workshop on Earth Observation with Julia (in 2023 and 2024) and the Julia-focused project on harnessing space technological applications for sustainable urban development.
With a low entry barrier to a large ecosystem of tools and libraries that enable quick prototyping, Julia holds great potential for development. Julia’s native use of hardware accelerators has the potential to greatly impact data processing in the geosciences due to the heavy reliance on matrixes. In this talk, we will discuss the theoretical possibilities of a computational revolution in the geosciences, and the outcomes, overview, and impact of two initiatives centred around Julia, focusing on Earth observation concepts and software development. Both initiatives have facilitated genuine knowledge sharing and fostered new collaborations between developers and users across diverse fields.
The diverse range of topics covered various phases of the process, spanning the creation of libraries and packages to the replication of tools. A total of 120 people registered online, with 44 attendees present in person. All major aspects were addressed, including the acquisition, processing, visualization, and classification of geospatial data. The discussion extended to parallel computing and machine learning.
Iga holds an MSc in Geoinformatics from the University of Science and Technology in Krakow and Aalto University, along with a Master's in Space Entrepreneurship. She currently works at the Earth Observation Laboratory of the Atlantic International Research Centre in the data science group, where she applies Julia to solve various geospatial problems.
