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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Understanding forest change in Tanzania opens door for improved management
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Mapping the 2021 Limburg floods using Sentinel-1 radar
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Global land use changes are larger than assumed
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Sentinel-1 SAR Backscatter Analysis Ready Data Preparation in Google Earth Engine
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Tropical forest monitoring capacities improve with international support from the GFOI community
Agenda
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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Coffee Agroforestry and the Food and Nutrition Security of Small Farmers of South-Western Ethiopia
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5 (2021). - ISSN 2571-581X -
Tropical Montane Forests in a Changing Environment
Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (2021). - ISSN 1664-462X -
Automatic phenotyping of tomatoes in production greenhouses using robotics and computer vision : From theory to practice
Agronomy 11 (2021)8. - ISSN 2073-4395 -
High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests
Nature 596 (2021)7873. - ISSN 0028-0836 - p. 536 - 542. -
Towards operational validation of annual global land cover maps
Remote Sensing of Environment 266 (2021). - ISSN 0034-4257
Latest PhD dissertations
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From field to airborne spectroscopy – advancing spectral data analytics for accurate retrieval of perennial ryegrass biomass and feed quality
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): L. Kooistra, co-promotor(en): A. Lucieer; R. Rawnsley. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463957663 - p. -
Crop traits retrieval and disease detection in potato: UAV optical sensing for plant monitoring
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): L. Kooistra, co-promotor(en): H. Bartholomeus. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463957410 - p. -
Digitalization of smallholder value chain lending partnerships : An interplay of trust and inclusion
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A. Bregt; P. Macnaghten, co-promotor(en): A. van Paassen; J.R. de Vries. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463956376 - p.