Oleksandr Karasov
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Oleksandr Karasov
@karasov.bsky.social
Geographer at Aalto University. Non-material values of nature, outdoor recreation, big data, crowdsourcing, landscape aesthetics, remote sensing, natural language processing.
IPBES Transformative Change fellow. 🇺🇦 🇵🇹 🇪🇪 🇫🇮
What if we had a 'Spotify for nature'? 🏞️ A system that could recommend high-quality outdoor experiences tailored to our preferences, while also providing precious data for sustainable environmental management?
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How can we accurately map where people live and work when they frequently cross national borders? Traditional surveys miss complexity, mobile network operators data are hard to get across borders, and individual social-media traces are sparse—yet social media is inherently transnational.
September 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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In the final session of #ECTQG we have @karasov.bsky.social presenting his work on measuring the quality of time spent in nature. Very interesting stuff!
September 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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🌟 Exciting Update! The laid-out version of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Report Summary for Policymakers (English) is now available! 🧪🌍

Dive into comprehensive insights on biodiversity loss & transformative pathways for just & sustainable futures.

Access here: www.ipbes.net/transformati...
June 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
As part of #Ukrainability project together with @htenkanen.bsky.social, @ollejarv.bsky.social, and Tiina Rinne we study how people use cultural ecosystem services in Ukraine and how they perceive the quality of these experiences during the full-scale Russian invasion.
May 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It has been quite the remarkable experience serving as an @ipbes.net fellow, contributing to research on visions of better futures for people and nature. The #TransformativeChange report is now released: www.ipbes.net/transformati...
www.ipbes.net
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Second day of #LBS2025 is about to start and so are the @digigeolab.bsky.social presentations.
May 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Next up at #LBS2025 is our alumni member @karasov.bsky.social presenting his work on exploring cultural ecosystem services in #Ukraine using #PPGIS data collected from #Telegram.
May 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Save the date! Celebrate the launch of SocSES with us – and learn more about our plans for building a home for SES research with you.

📅 Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 – 17:00 Central African Time
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)

Register for the online launch event: lnkd.in/dDCR33DN
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Three years of unimaginable loss, resilience, and courage.
#StandWithUkraine
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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We have just opened an exciting PhD position in GeoAI & LLMs and are looking for motivated PhD candidates! The PhD work will be supervised by me and Nico Van de Weghe from the GeoAI Research Center, Ghent University. 

Apply by March 2nd, 2025 from here (+ more details): www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...
Doctoral Researcher in GeoAI & Large Language Models | Aalto University
www.aalto.fi
February 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Starter packs
BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...
docs.google.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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Are you a #geographer or somehow involved with #geospatial stuff? Come to Location Based Services #LBS2025 conference in Espoo, Finland.

Abstract and showcase DL are in early February 2025, so plenty of time to brew a great idea!

#GIS #GIScience #Geoinformatics #Location #Geography #BigData
Hey #geosky!

The 19th Conference on Location Based Services (LBS) will be held in Espoo, Finland from May 7th to 9th, 2025.

The call for papers is open!

Full paper DL 01.11.2024
Abstract DL 01.02.2025
Showcase DL 15.02.2025

lbs2025.lbsconference.org/index.html

#GIScience #geography #GIS
Welcome to LBS 2025 — LBS 2025
lbs2025.lbsconference.org
November 16, 2024 at 6:33 PM