Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing
The mission of the Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing is to improve spatial competences for a sustainable world through research and education.
News
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Glasgow Forest Declaration needs new modes of data ownership
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Intra-annual relationship between precipitation and forest disturbance in the African rainforest
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Copernicus Sentinel-1 essential for monitoring forest biomass
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Global carbon emissions from deforestation reveal surprisingly stable CO2 uptake by land and oceans
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Mapping grassland biomass and nitrogen from hyperspectral UAV images
Agenda
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Using Sentinel-1/2 data , supplemented with Landsat, for detection and classification of cover crops in the Netherlands, and to estimate their growth duration
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Linking evaporation and vegetation characteristics: a data-driven study from plot to global scale
AJ (Anne) Hoek van Dijke
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Open Earth Monitor launch
Agro Food Robotics
The experts of Agro Food Robotics design robotic systems for open field, horticulture, fresh chains and food. We specialise in artificial intelligence and sensing, especially spectral, learning and vision.
Education
In the field of education, the Laboratory is strongly participating in the Master Geo-Information Science.
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Research
Geo-information has become a societal commodity and geo-information science is the driver of its innovation. This trend is evident in the activities of the Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing (GRS).
Our research aims to Realize the Digital Earth of Locations.
Research topics
- Sensing & measuring
- Modelling & visualization
- Integrated land monitoring
- Human - space interaction
- Empowering & engaging communities
Projects & Facilities
- Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
- Breaks For Additive Season and Trend (BFAST)
- Change detection and monitoring
- Community-based monitoring
- e-Tribes
- Forest Biomass
- GeoDesk
- GOFC-GOLD
- Historic Land Dynamics Assessment (HILDA)
- HILDA+
- Land Use Carbon & Emission Data (LUCID)
- Radar Remote Sensing
- RADD Forest Disturbance Alert
- REDD@WUR
- Terrestrial Laser Scanning Research
- Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing Facility (UARSF)
- Validation of CGLS - Dynamic Land Cover product for Africa
Latest publications
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Dealing with clustered samples for assessing map accuracy by cross-validation
Ecological Informatics 69 (2022). - ISSN 1574-9541 -
Assessing Amazon rainforest regrowth with GEDI and ICESat-2 data
Science of Remote Sensing 5 (2022). - ISSN 2666-0172 -
How do REDD+ projects contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement?
Environmental Research Letters 17 (2022)4. - ISSN 1748-9318 -
Cultivating FAIR principles for agri-food data
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 196 (2022). - ISSN 0168-1699 -
Glasgow forest declaration needs new modes of data ownership : Monitoring progress in the Glasgow ‘Declaration on Forests’ remains impossible without open sharing of data. Three actions are required if this declaration is to succeed.
Nature Climate Change 12 (2022)5. - ISSN 1758-678X - p. 415 - 417.
Latest PhD dissertations
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The potential of UAV-based sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in understanding crop photosynthesis
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): L. Kooistra, co-promotor(en): J.G.P.W. Clevers. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464472127 - p. -
Collaboration tools for land use policy development
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A.K. Bregt, co-promotor(en): A. Cormont; S.J.C. Janssen. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463957632 - p. -
Governance dynamics of spatial data infrastructures
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A.K. Bregt; J. Crompvoets. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463959049 - p.