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.
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Agenda
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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Impact assessment of soil salinity on crop production in Uzbekistan and its global significance
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 342 (2023). - ISSN 0167-8809 -
Estimation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) seed yield with 2D UAV data and deep learning
Smart Agricultural Technology 3 (2023). - ISSN 2772-3755 -
Precision of subnational forest AGB estimates within the Peruvian Amazonia using a global biomass map
International Journal of applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 115 (2022). - ISSN 0303-2434 -
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Nature-Based Solutions for Hurricane Risk Reduction Policies in the Mexican Caribbean
Land 11 (2022)10. - ISSN 2073-445X -
Virtual reality for geospatial education: immersive technologies enhance sense of embodiment
Cartography and Geographic Information Science (2022). - ISSN 1523-0406 - 16 p.
Latest PhD dissertations
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Towards comprehensive characterization of global aquatic land cover
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): M. Herold, co-promotor(en): J.G.P.W. Clevers; N.E. Tsendbazar. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464474152 - p. -
Linking evaporation and vegetation characteristics: a data-driven study from plot to global scale
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): M. Herold; A.J. Teuling, co-promotor(en): K. Mallick; M. Machwitz. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464471915 - p. -
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.