Outreach

I believe data should tell a story - one that is accessible, engaging and impactful, whether in a scientific publication or an art installation. A good story is a story that is easily understandable by everyone. My outreach work focuses on making geospatial and ecological data more intuituive and accessible for researchers, conservationists, and the public.

Restor

Everything started in 2019 when I was asked to create a quick data visualization for ecosystem restoration NGOs. I built a Google Earth Engine app to visualize different datasets, giving practitioners insights into the sites they manage. This sparked the idea of creating a larger product – a Google Maps for restoration.

I joined my team members at the Crowther Lab in early discussions with the Google Creative Lab, which ultimately led to the first version of the Restor platform. Today, Restor connects over 200,000 sites and 20,000 users, bridging the gap between ecological data and on-the-ground restoration efforts.

KEEP IT COO₂L

I was fortunate to be able to contribute to the center piece of the KEEP IT COO₂L exhibition at FocusTerra, ETH Zurich’s science museum. The installation is an interactive table that showcases the carbon storage potentials of ecosystems worldwide. Visitors are invited to play a game that lets them restore diverse ecosystems while learning about the challenges and opportunities for carbon removal. The initial development and ideation were done in collaboration with Interaction Design students from the Zurich University of Arts (ZHDK), and the final product was developed in partnership with FocusTerra, Lucid, Future Cities Laboratory, and myself.

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