RETROCHANGE Showcase: From Historical Satellite Imagery to Reproducible Forest and Landscape Change Analysis

The event will present the RETROCHANGE methodology, project outputs, and practical use cases demonstrating how historical satellite imagery can support retrospective forest and landscape change analysis and reproducible geospatial research. We would also be pleased to discuss how reproducible geospatial workflows and research outputs can be supported, shared, and made accessible through EOSC Nodes and the wider EOSC infrastructure.

Date: October 7, 2026
Time: 13:00 CEST (UTC + 2)
Format: Online
Language: English

The link to the online meeting will be sent to registered participants before the event.

Program

13:00 – Opening

• Welcome and introduction
  Milan Koreň, Technical University in Zvolen
• EOSC Gravity
• EOSC Node Slovakia
  Dávid Cymbalak, CVTI SR

13:20 – RETROCHANGE methodology and project outputs
Milan Koreň, Technical University in Zvolen

13:30 – Use cases

• Disturbance Regime in Carpathian Beech Old-Growth Forests: Canopy Gaps from Declassified 1975 KH-9 Satellite Imagery
  Ladislav Šumichrast, Technical University in Zvolen
• Analysis of Forest Fragmentation and Forest Edges from Historical Satellite Imagery: A Reproducible Tool for the EOSC Federation
  Ladislav Šumichrast, Technical University in Zvolen
• Mapping Historical Land Cover in the High Tatras Using 1975 Satellite Imagery
  Šimon Saloň, Roman Kadlečík, Technical University in Zvolen
• Evaluating Image-Derived Features for Mountain Forest Classification from Historical KH-9 Imagery
  Roman Sitko, Technical University in Zvolen

14:30 – Discussion and closing

Registration

Please register for the event using the following registration form: RETROCHANGE Showcase Registration – Fill out form