Science Public Lectures
The next lecture: Thursday 18th October 2018, 6pm
"SlaveryFrom Space:Searching satellite images to end modern slavery".
Dr Jessica Wardlaw
Research Fellow in the Nottingham Geospatial Institute
Faculty of Engineering
Abstract:
What springs to mind when you think of the word “slavery”? The word can evoke pictures that are widely believed to be confined to the past. But think again. At the last count, in 2017, 40.3 million people worldwide were reported to be enslaved. Though the largest number of enslaved people at any point in history, this is the smallest proportion of the world’s population and the UN aims to end modern slavery by 2030. However, accurate data on slavery activity is difficult to obtain and remains a major barrier to meeting the UN’s goal, and slavery statistics must be collected in novel ways to monitor progress.
In May, the University of Nottingham’s ‘Rights Lab’ research group updated global slavery estimates thanks, in part, to the efforts of online volunteers. These “Citizen” scientists continue to cast their eyes over satellite images to locate sites where slaves are known to be most commonly found on the ground. In addition to an overview of the terms “modern slavery” and “Citizen Science”, this lecture will demonstrate how human eyes are still needed for the analysis of satellite images and how human input on massive scales could train computers to analyse satellite imagery in real time.
Time: 6-7 pm
No admission charge and no need to book in advance!
Location: Lecture theatre B1, Physics Building, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD. (Map)
The Science Public Lecture series is support by the British Science Association Nottinghamshire Branch.
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