This field of research focuses on two major themes. The first theme is a physically and statistically oriented theme "spatial analysis". The other theme aims at society oriented research within the theme "Geo-Information (GI) and society".
Spatial analysis includes research into uncertainty associated with spatio-temporal data, geostatistics, fitness for use and physically and statistically based spatio-temporal modelling for a diversity of applications ranging from nuclear emergency support to precision agriculture.
GI & society includes research into concepts and methods to communicate spatial information and enhance public participation, agent-based modelling, decision support, human movement behaviour and mobility, and knowledge representations
PhD projects:
Daniel Orellana: Developing a spatial knowledge representation for pedestrian movement based on interactions
Angelina Mwenda: Role of Spatial Information in Public Consultations within Environmental Impact Assesments
Other projects:
Recently finished projects:
- De lerende kaart / learning map (2010) (see also: InnovatieWeb)
- RGI-017: Behoefte geo-informatie voor beleid landelijk gebied (2006-2008)
- Diego Valbuena Vargas: Integrating agent-based simulations of land use negotiations with spatial land use models for sustainable and acceptable land use solutions. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K.; Veldkamp, Prof dr ir A.; Verburg, Dr ir P.H..
- Gerd Weitkamp: Capturing the View: A GIS-based approach to assess perceived landscape openness with visibility measurements. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K., co-promotor(en): Berg, Dr A.E. van den; Lammeren, Dr ir R.J.A. van.
- Bader, M. (2007). Tropical alpine treelines : how ecological processes control vegetation patterning and dynamics. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K., co-promotor(en): Rietkerk, M.
- Wit, A.J.W. de (2007). Regional crop yield forecasting using probalistic crop growth modelling and remote sensing data assimilation. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Schaepman, Prof.dr. M.E., co-promotor(en): Torfs, Drs P.J.J.F.; Bruin, Dr ir S. de.
- Etten, J. van (2006). Seeds, hands and lands : maize genetic resources of highland Guatemala in space and time. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Richards, Prof dr P.; Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K., co-promotor(en): Bruin, Dr ir S. de; Maat, Dr ir H.
- Ligtenberg, A. (2006). Exploring the use of multi-agent systems for interactive multi-actor spatial planning. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Beulens, Prof ir A.J.M.; Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K., co-promotor(en): Kettenis, Dr ir D.L.; Wachowicz, Dr ir M.
- Oort, P.A.J. van (2006). Spatial data quality: from description to application. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K., co-promotor(en): Bruin, Dr ir S. de.
- Trung, N.H. (2006) Comparing land use planning approaches in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Bregt, Prof dr ir A.K., co-promotor(en): Mensvoort, Dr ir M.E.F. van; Le Quang Tri
Key publications:
- S. Heijting, S. de Bruin and A. K. Bregt (2010). The arable farmer as the assessor of within-field soil variation, Precision Agriculture, Volume 12, Number 4, 488-507.
- G. B. M. Heuvelink; Z. Jiang; S. De Bruin; C. J. W. Twenhöfel (2010). Optimization of mobile radioactivity monitoring networks, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Volume 24, Issue 3 March 2010, pages 365 - 382.
- Valbuena, D.F.; Verburg, P.H.; Bregt, A.K.; Ligtenberg, A. (2010). An agent-based approach to model land-use change at a regional scale, Landscape Ecology 25 (2). - p. 185 - 199.
- Bruin, S. de; Lerink, P.; Klompe, A.; Wal, T. van der; Heijting, S. (2009). Spatial optimisation of cropped swaths and field margins using GIS, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 68 (2). - p. 185 - 190.
- Vonk, G.A.; Ligtenberg, A. (2009). Socio-technical PSS development to improve functionality and usability - Sketch planning using a Maptable, Landscape and Urban Planning 94 (3-4). - p. 166 - 174.
- Bader, M.; Rietkerk, M.; Bregt, A.K. (2008). A simple spatial model exploring positive feedbacks at tropical alpine treelines, Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 40 (2). - p. 269 - 278.
- Ligtenberg, A.; Bregt, A.K.; Lammeren, R.J.A. van (2001). Multi-actor-based land use modelling: spatial planning using agents, Landscape and Urban Planning 56 (2001). - ISSN 0169-2046 - p. 21 - 33.