2011

2 Nov 2011	Publication: Evaluation by policy makers of a procedure to describe perceived landscape openness
	The article of Gerd Weitkamp, Agnes van den Berg, Arnold Bregt and Ron van Lammeren: Evaluation by policy makers of a procedure to describe perceived landscape openness, has been accepted for... more
24 Oct 2011	Publication: Mapping biomass with remote sensing: a comparison of methods for the case study of Uganda
	The paper of Valerio Avitabile, Martin Herold, Matieu Henry and Christiane Schmullius: Mapping biomass with remote sensing: a comparison of methods for the case study of Uganda has been pubished in... more
5 Oct 2011	Publication: Exploring visitor movement patterns in natural recreational areas
	The paper of Daniel Orellana, Arnold Bregt, Arend Ligtenberg and Monica Wachowicz: Exploring visitor movement patterns in natural recreational areas has been accepted for publication in Tourism... more
22 Sep 2011	Book publication: Exploring the Visual Landscape
	The book 'Exploring the Visual Landscape. Advances in Physiognomic Landscape Research in the Netherlands' was recently published by IOS Press. The book is an initiative of Delft University of... more
9 Sep 2011	Remote sensing, science for all
	Remote sensing, observing the earth from an airborne or spaceborne platform, is the basis for monitoring and understanding the world. It therefore offers huge opportunities for developing scientific... more
5 Sep 2011	Publication: Assessing effects of temporal compositing and varying observation periods for large-area land-cover mapping in semi-arid ecosystems: Implications for global monitoring
	The paper of Christian Hüttich, Martin Herold, Martin Wegmann, Anna Cord, Ben Strohbach, Christiane Schmullius and Stefan Dech: Assessing effects of temporal compositing and varying observation... more
1 Sep 2011	Publication - A mobility constraint model to infer sensor behaviour in forest fire risk monitoring
	The article of Daniela Ballari, Monica Wachowicz, Arnold Bregt and Miguel Manso-Callejo: A mobility constraint model to infer sensor behaviour in forest fire risk monitoring, has been acepted for... more
23 Aug 2011	Publication: A comparison of time series similarity measures for classification and change detection of ecosystem dynamics
	The paper of Stef Lhermitte, Jan Verbesselt, Willem Verstraeten, and Pol Coppin: A comparison of time series similarity measures for classification and change detection of ecosystem dynamics, has... more
15 Aug 2011	Publication: Inversion of a coupled canopy–atmosphere model using multi-angular top-of-atmosphere radiance data: A forest case study
	The paper of Valérie Laurent, Wout Verhoef, Jan Clevers and Michael Schaepman: Inversion of a coupled canopy–atmosphere model using multi-angular top-of-atmosphere radiance data: A forest case study... more
15 Jul 2011	Award: Roberto Chávez & Jan Clevers paper was selected as a winner of the 8-Band Research Challenge – Phase 2 of Digital Globe
	The paper of Roberto Chávez and Jan Clevers: “Object-Based Analysis of 8-Bands Worldview2 Imagery for Assessing Health Condition of Desert Trees” was selected as one of the five winning papers of the... more
4 Jul 2011	Publication: Geosensors to Support Crop Production - Current Applications and User Requirements
	The paper of Sirpa Thessler, Lammert Kooistra Frederick Teye Hanna Huitu and Arnold Bregt: "Geosensors to Support Crop Production: Current Applications and User Requirements" has been published in... more
19 May 2011	Publication: A Dutch multi-date land use database: Identification of real and methodological changes
	The paper of Gerard Hazeu, Arnold Bregt, Allard de Wit and Jan Clevers: A Dutch multi-date land use database: Identification of real and methodological changes, will be published in the August issue... more
12 May 2011	Publication: Measuring Visible Space to Assess Landscape Openness
	The artical of Gerd Weitkamp, Arnold Bregt and Ron Van Lammeren: Measuring Visible Space to Assess Landscape Openness has been published in Landscape Research. AbstractThis paper presents and... more
	Publication: A longitudinal study on Anopheles mosquito larval abundance in distinct geographical and environmental settings in western Kenya
	The paper of Susan Imbahale et al: A longitudinal study on Anopheles mosquito larval abundance in distinct geographical and environmental settings in western Kenya, has been pubished in Malaria... more
10 May 2011	Publication: Monitoring, reporting and verification for national REDD + programmes: two proposals
	The paper of Martin Herold and Margaret Skutsch: Monitoring, reporting and verification for national REDD + programmes: two proposals has been published in Environmental Research Letters.... more
30 Mar 2011	NOS headlines: Map Updates for Japan
	NOS headlines presents a news item on Wageningen University students and staff that help updating the post disaster map of damage caused by the Sendai earthquake and tsunami at the Open Street Map.... more
2 Mar 2011	Publication: Revisiting Kappa to account for change in the accuracy assessment of landuse change models
	The paper of Jasper van Vliet, Arnold Bregt, Alex Hagen-Zanker: Revisiting Kappa to account for change in the accuracy assessment of landuse change models, has been accepted for publication in... more
14 Feb 2011	Publication: The use of remote sensing in soil and terrain mapping - A review
	The paper of Titia Mulder, Sytze de Bruin, Michael E. Schaepman and Thomas R. Mayr: The use of remote sensing in soil and terrain mapping - A review has been accepted for publication in... more
	Master Geo-information Science the best study in the field of Rural Planning
	The Master Geo-information Science has been evaluated by the Keuzegids Master 2011, as the best study in the category (rural) planning. The Keuzegids evaluates the quality of 600 Master studies at... more
3 Feb 2011	25th Anniversary IJGIS - Virtual Issue
	IJGISc has been running for 25 volumes now, initially as the International Journal of Geographical Information Systems, then as the International Journal of Geographical Information Science.... more
25 Jan 2011	Publication: Pastoralism within the cadastral system: Seasonal interactions and access agreements between pastoralists and non-pastoralists in Northern Kenya
	The paper of Monica Lengoiboni, Paul van der Molen, and Arnold Bregt: Pastoralism within the cadastral system: Seasonal interactions and access agreements between pastoralists and non-pastoralists in... more
19 Jan 2011	Publication: Estimating forest variables from top-of-atmosphere radiance satellite measurements using coupled radiative transfer models
	The paper of Valérie Laurent, Wout Verhoefb, Jan Clevers and Michael Schaepman: Estimating forest variables from top-of-atmosphere radiance satellite measurements using coupled radiative transfer... more
10 Jan 2011	Publication: Analysis of monotonic greening and browning trends from global NDVI time-series
	The article of Rogier de Jong, Sytze de Bruin, Allard de Wit, Michael E. Schaepmanand David L. Dent: Analysis of monotonic greening and browning trends from global NDVI time-series has been accepted... more
5 Jan 2011	Book review: Principles of Modeling Uncertainties in Spatial Data and Spatial Analyses
	A book review of Sytze de Bruin published on: Wenzhong Shi, Principles of Modeling Uncertainties in Spatial Data and Spatial Analyses, CRC Press Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton (2010), ISBN... more