22 Oct 2007
24 Oct 2007 |
Workshop: 2nd GEO Biodiversity Observation Network Workshop
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| Background and ObjectivesGEOSS is a 10-year, worldwide effort undertaken by the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO), which includes 70 member countries, the European Commission, and... more |
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19 Feb 2008 |
Colloquium: Network analysis of maize seed transactions by farmers in a highland transect in Guatemala
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| By Gerben Tiemens Abstract: This thesis explores a social maize seed exchange network in the highlands of Guatemala on a spatial way. Exploring a network on a quantitative spatial way is rather... more |
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20 Feb 2008 |
Colloquium: Rapid identification of mosquito larval habitats. A Remote sensing and GIS based quick-scan
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| By Dirk-Jan Bulsink Abstract: For effective control measures against malaria, it is important to know where mosquito larval habitats are located. A quick-scan is developed to map mosquito larval... more |
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Colloquium: Verifying the Usability of the European Water Framework Directive (Geo-visualizations and their usability by the Dutch water boards)
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| By Nanette Valster Abstract: The Dutch water boards are using GIS based tools to implement the European Water Framework Directive. There are three tools developed in The Netherlands to implement... more |
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Colloquium: Rapid and low cost assessment of sealed area changes using soft classification of middle to low-resolution multi-spectral images, for use in semi-distributed hydrological modelling
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| By Nuno VilacaAbstract: The main objective of this work was to assess the usability of a neural network applied to MODIS S30 composites imagery to provide land cover datasets for use in... more |
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Colloquium: Improvement of hiking networks for GPS users
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| By Laure Roupioz Abstract: Nowadays, there is an increasing use of GPS devices for pedestrian navigation and especially by hikers. A broad diversity of data are offered via Internet but they... more |
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Colloquium: Landscape Visibility and Perception Analysis: An Application of Isovists on Different Topographic Vector Datasets
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| By Sofia Linke Abstract: Landscapes in Europe are continuously decreasing in their extent being threatened by agricultural industrialization and urbanization. People's awareness of this... more |
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18 Mar 2008 |
Colloquium: Dealing with uncertainty in determining the optimal locations of mobile measuring devices
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| By Johan Beekhuizen SUMMARYTo prepare for the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency, atmospheric dispersion models are used to assess possible release concentrations and radionuclide deposition... more |
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Colloquium: Estimating NPP by integrating real-time sensor data and remote sensing data
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| By Jacob Chuma BeatusAbstractThe light use efficiency (LUE) approach is often used with remotely sensed data products and meteorological data to estimate net primary production (NPP) from local to... more |
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Colloquium: Using Regular Hexagonal Patterns in Hydrological Models
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| By Laurens van der Burgt ABSTRACTThe regular square grid is a standardized data format in current GIS. From a hydrological point of view it has been expected that the regular hexagonal grid can... more |
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22 Apr 2008 |
Colloquium: Usability of Sustainable Outlook visualizations in Google Earth
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| By Bram van Rooij Abstract:
The project ‘Sustainable Outlook’ uses the ‘RuimteScanner’ (Land Use Scanner) to calculate possible future land use. The goal of this information was to use it to... more |
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Colloquium: The potential of MODIS derived temporal profiles for Natura 2000 habitat monitoring
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| By Michel Huizenga Abstract: The Natura 2000 network is an important step towards nature conservation in the European Union. The EU member states have to report every six years an assessment... more |
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25 Apr 2008 |
Graduation: Forest changes in the Three Gorges region (China)
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On April 25, 2008 our PhD student Yuan Zeng from China will defend her thesis in the Aula of Wageningen University at 13:30 hrs. Yuan wrote her thesis on the subject of 'Quantitative remote sensing... more |
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12 May 2008 |
Meeting: Digitale Wichelroede op het Feest van de Geest
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| Welkom bij de Digitale Wichelroede (DiWi)Struinen door het landschap, met een persoonlijke "Digitale Wichelroede" die interessante wetenswaardigheden toont op het moment dat jij als gebruiker... more |
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19 May 2008 |
Colloquium: Adaptation, calibration and application of the MedAction Vegetation Model: Opportunities of remote sensing based data sources
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| By Job de Jong AbstractThe MedAction Policy Support System (PSS) is a dynamic spatial model that focuses on land degradation problems. The model incorporates socio-economic and physical processes,... more |
10 Jun 2008
11 Jun 2008 |
Workshop: 2nd CEN/TC 287 Mediterranean Workshop
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| In the context of a number of ongoing United Nations and European Commission developments in the area of enhanced sharing and exchange of both space-based and in situ observations of geographic data... more |
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10 Jul 2008 |
Colloquium: Prediction of wheat yield in Uzbekistan by using the CGMS model and SPOT-Vegetation data
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| By Baytiyor PulatovAbstract:
Wheat yield forecast under difficult environmental conditions in Uzbekistan is receiving considerable attention from governmental agencies, commodity traders and... more |
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21 Jul 2008 |
Colloquium: E-participation: from participation for publication to participation in planning practice
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| By Arjen Koekoek. Abstract: The increasing complexity of spatial planning issues and pressure from citizens to take part in designing and deciding on spatial plans result in a need for improved... more |
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28 Aug 2008 |
Colloquium: Estimation of evapotranspiration over heterogeneous areas, using medium resolution MODIS data
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| By Wilmer Noome Abstract: Evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the import parameters of the water balance, determining the amount of water vaporized from the soil and plants and it is important for... more |
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Colloquium: Disaggregating geological mapping units using expert
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| By Linda van der Toorn Abstract: Digital soil mapping aims to derive new data from existing data sources, hence a minimalamount of extra fieldwork is needed. Topography and landscape position are... more |
15 Sep 2008
19 Sep 2008 |
Summerschool: 2nd HYPER-I-NET Summer School
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Aims and Scope The 2nd HYPER-I-NET Summer School is aiming at integrating knowledge and improving cooperation within and beyond the network, with a view to promote... more |
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23 Sep 2008 |
Colloquium: Characterizing land surface heat fluxes over the Central Tibetan plateau from pre-monsoon, monsoon to post-monsoon conditions with MODIS observations
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| Abstract:By Srinivasu Valagerehalli Kalaiah The Tibetan plateau is a significant heat and momentum source, its energy and water cycles play an important role in the progress of Asian summer... more |
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23 Oct 2008 |
Colloquium: Predicting fire at global scale: Preliminary steps for a Spatial-temporal Analysis of Global Fire Time Series
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| By Xiaoyu Guan: SummaryThis research is focused on explaining and predicting fire occurrence at the global scale using environmental variables. To understand the role of fire in ecosystems and to... more |
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Colloquium: Using directional and hyperspectral remote sensing observations for improving crop classification
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| By Vânia L.C.A. Souza:SummaryMapping accurately agricultural fields is one of the main challenges for monitoring areas using remote sensing. Crops change during the growing season and it is often... more |
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12 Nov 2008 |
Graduation: Land use change detection, biodiversity and farm productivity
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| The aim of this thesis is to identify and analyze factors affecting land use/ land cover (LULC) changes and biodiversity, and relate these to agricultural productivity in northern Ethiopia. A... more |
19 Nov 2008
21 Nov 2008 |
Workshop: Sensing a Changing World
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| Current developments in sensor technology provide increasing opportunities to analyze human behavior and monitor environmental processes in a changing world.Access to vast amounts of data from... more |
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17 Dec 2008 |
Colloquium: Estimation of large scale daily evapotranspiration using geostationary meteorological satellite observations
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| By Michael Daamen Abstract: Accurate estimate of daily evapotranspiration over large areas is important both for understanding hydrological processes on the earth and for water resources... more |
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18 Dec 2008 |
Colloquium: Application of continuum removal technique to the water absorption features in the NIR region to estimate canopy water content
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| By Taeibah AbdiAbstract: Biogeochemical processes in plants, such as photosynthesis, evaporation and net primary production, are directly related to foliar water. Therefore, the canopy water... more |
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Colloquium: Development of a Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Classification Methodology for Nature Classes in the Dutch Land-use Database: A Phenology-Based Approach
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| By Hillebrand DalstraAbstract:A multi-temporal, phenology based, land cover classification methodology was developed for the LGN forest and heath nature classes using both phenological MODIS data and... more |
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15 Jan 2009 |
Workshop: Remote Sensing of the Environment
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| On January 15 the workshop on Remote Sensing of the Environment will be organized by the Centre for Geo-Information.The preliminary program can be fount at the workshop's webpage more |
15 Jun 2009
19 Jun 2009 |
Conference: GSDI 11 World Conference
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| The theme for this conference is Spatial Data Infrastructure Convergence: Building SDI Bridges to Address Global Challenges.
The 11th edition of the GSDI Conference will take place in Rotterdam, the... more |