Projects
Spatio-temporal modelling of the epidemiology of nephropathia epidemica and Lyme borrelosis KU Leuven
Dynamics of natural hazards and disasters in tropical Africa Vrije Universiteit Brussel
making due to the increasing impacts of climate change and natural hazards. In
parallel, land use changes due to the deforestation and the expansion of urban
areas and human infrastructures in general lead to more disasters, both in space
and time. In the present work, we propose to support a PhD research dedicated
to the study of the ...
Modelling 3D structure of forest canopies using terrestrial LiDAR data to evaluate remotely sensed hyperspectral response KU Leuven
The forest canopy is a region of vast ecological relevance constituting the bulk for photosynthetically active foliage and biomass. Canopy-radiation interactions taking place in forest canopies are fundamental in understanding forest growth, regeneration and dynamics. Light detection and ranging scanning systems, have greatly contributed to the development of comprehensive 3D models across a wide range of disciplines, and is becoming key in ...
LiDAR-based structural characterization of fruit orchards KU Leuven
To date, remote sensing is a great non-intrusive technology for monitoring vegetation. Hyperspectral sensors, for instance, can be used to correlate vegetation indices with biotic or abiotic ...
Variablerate irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in Potato; engage the spatialvariation - POTENTIAL Soil service of Belgium
The objective of the proposed POTENTIAL project was to increase N and water use efficiency in potato by co-scheduling of N and irrigation water. Special attention is paid to the spatio-temporal variation in water and N deficit in potato fields. To meet this objective innovative sensing solutions were used such as drones, satellites and geophysical soil scanners.
During the POTENTIAL project, between 2017 and 2019, 11 experimental ...
Model-based prediction of outbreak dynamics of nephropathia epidemica using climate and vegetation data KU Leuven
Wildlife-originated zoonotic diseases in general are a major contributor to emerging infectious diseases. Fifteen emerging zoonotic or vector-borne infections with increasing impact on humans in Europe were identified during the period 2000-2006. Global climate change may be a major contributor to the spread of these zoonotic diseases. Rodent borne hantavirus infections are part of this list. Puumala virus (PUUV), hosted by the bank vole ...