
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.
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.