arXiv:2607. 04416v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Sri Lanka has experienced a decade of progressive forest degradation and rising atmospheric pollution, yet district-level respiratory admissions have paradoxically declined, pointing to the confounding role of healthcare access.
By Rahim Iqbal, Asfi Ahamed, Izzath Nisfer, Shazan Shaheed, Muhammadu Ilham, Nathali Athukorala, Madara Mendis, Nisansa de Silva, Sandareka Wickramanayake
arXiv:2608. 12001v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Rapid urbanization in Dhaka District, Bangladesh has triggered substantial alterations in land use and environmental conditions, necessitating systematic monitoring for informed urban planning and ecological sustainability.
By Muhammad Masud Tarek, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md. Samiul Islam, Muntasir Hasan Kanchan
arXiv:2606. 05188v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: (Gen)AI diversity is not merely an ethical issue.
By Zilong Liu, Krzysztof Janowicz, Mina Karimi
arXiv:2606. 29889v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Timely intensive care dictates survival, yet emergency infrastructure remains unevenly distributed across Sri Lanka.
By Sonath Kirindage, Vihanga Nimsara, Sakindu Rajapaksa, Kavyanga Hathurusinghe, Lahiru Dilshan, Subavarshana Arumugam, Nathali Athukorala, Sandareka Wickramanayake, Nisansa de Silva
arXiv:2606. 32023v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Forest attributes are essential for national-scale resource monitoring.
By Emilie Vautier, Cl\'ement Mallet, C\'edric Vega
arXiv:2607. 27217v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is a critical indicator of ecosystem productivity and terrestrial carbon storage, yet regional carbon monitoring remains constrained by the sparse spatial and temporal availability of field inventories and airborne structural measurements.
By Shashika Lamahewage, Chandi Witharana
arXiv:2606. 15890v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Understanding urban wellbeing from multimodal data requires integrating heterogeneous spatial and temporal signals, posing significant challenges for current multimodal large language models (MLLMs).
By Yanxin Xi, Xiang Su, Jie Feng, Yu Liu, Sasu Tarkoma, Pan Hui
arXiv:2606. 08484v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Joint Species Distribution Modeling (JSDM) is a key enabler for biodiversity monitoring and conservation planning.
By Shufeng Kong, Tao Yu, Yuanyuan Wei, Caihua Liu, Junwen Bai, Yingheng Wang, Marc Grimson, Daniel Fink, Carla P. Gomes
arXiv:2604. 22433v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Heat exposure connects the built environment and public health, directly shaping the livability and sustainability of urban areas.
By Yuan Wang, Shengao Yi, Xiaojiang Li, Pengyuan Liu, Zhiwei Yang, Ronita Bardhan, Rudi Stouffs
arXiv:2608. 08321v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Floods and landslides often co-occur, but their relationships with environmental controls vary spatially.
By Aswathi Mundayatt, Siddharth Anil, Hitanshu Seth, Jaya Sreevalsan-Nair
arXiv:2608. 04023v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Sri Lanka's fisheries sector is important for jobs and food supply.
By Ruzaini Ahmed, Yohan Jayasinghe, Tharumini Gamage, Ifaz Ikram, Hasini Lawanya, Nirasha Munasinghe, Patalee Narasinghe, Nisansa de Silva, Sandareka Wickramanayake
arXiv:2607. 03304v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Reliable analysis of bird vocalisations in passive acoustic monitoring requires models handling multiple, imbalanced annotation targets.
By Paria Vali Zadeh, Sven Tomforde