Research topic

Remote sensing

Vegar Bakkestuen

Major practical experience includes: Thorough knowledge of different GIS applications, e.g. ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ERDAS IMAGINE, Surfer, Idrisi, MapObjects, Grass, MapFactory, Splus SpatialStatistics. Thorough knowledge of Avenue, script language of ArcView. Development of scripts and extensions for ArcView Knowledge of VisualBasic programming Digital landscape- and terrain analyses Spatial statistics Studies of vegetation structure and vegetation dynamics Regional studies of impacts of acid deposition on terrestrial plant biota, - vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. Fieldwork design, sampling protocols and data analyses Numerical and statistical treatment of field data, including multivariate analyses like CA, DCA and direct gradient analyses; e.g. CCA constrained ordination


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Frank Ole Hanssen

  • Cartography, GIS and remote sensing
  • Spatial modelling and analysis
  • Tool development (ESRI ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online/Enterprise, Google Earth Engine)
  • Cloud computing (Google Earth Engine)
  • Project management and counseling 

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Lars Erikstad

English: Research Geoscientist Field of work: Geoscience, land forms (geomorphology), quartenary geology, Geoheritage, landscape analysis, environmental impact assessments, aerial photography analysis, remote sensing, digital elevation models, geographic information systems (GIS).


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Matteo De Stefano


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Hans Anders Tømmervik

Vegetation ecology, ecophysiology, remote sensing, vegetation mapping and monitoring, reindeer pasture monitoring, forestry, GIS, environmental impact assessments (vegetation, flora, reindeer)


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Jane Uhd Jepsen

Ecologist with expertise in northern populations and ecosystems, in particular plant-herbivore interactions in sub-arctic birch forests and the forest-tundra ecotone. Among my main interests are studies of the spatio-temporal dynamics of outbreaking geometrid moth species, effects of insect outbreaks on forest ecosystems and ecological monitoring. I am an experienced used of GIS, R and remote sensing in population and landscape studies.


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Megan Sarah Nowell

Landscape ecology, spatial pattern analysis, GIS, remote sensing, drones, deep learning, machine learning, transformational leadership for sustainability, nature-based solutions, pollinator parks, African ecology, connectivity, fragmentation, renewable energy, restoration


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Zander Venter

Remote sensing (satellite and aerial), vegetation ecology, ecosystem services, pollution, GIS


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Inger Maren Rivrud


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Richard Hedger

økologisk modellering, fjernmåling, ferskvannsøkologi, økologiske konsekvenser av klimaendringer og vannkraft


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Anders Lyngstad


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Katarzyna Anna Ostapowicz

Remote Sensing | Earth Observation | Geoinformatics | Environmental Science | Land System Science | Socio-ecological system | Sustainability Science | Green and Blue Carbon Science

E-mail: katarzyna.anna.ostapowicz(a)gmail.com



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Remote sensing

Vegar Bakkestuen

Major practical experience includes: Thorough knowledge of different GIS applications, e.g. ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ERDAS IMAGINE, Surfer, Idrisi, MapObjects, Grass, MapFactory, Splus SpatialStatistics. Thorough knowledge of Avenue, script language of ArcView. Development of scripts and extensions for ArcView Knowledge of VisualBasic programming Digital landscape- and terrain analyses Spatial statistics Studies of vegetation structure and vegetation dynamics Regional studies of impacts of acid deposition on terrestrial plant biota, - vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. Fieldwork design, sampling protocols and data analyses Numerical and statistical treatment of field data, including multivariate analyses like CA, DCA and direct gradient analyses; e.g. CCA constrained ordination


Show full profile of Vegar Bakkestuen

Frank Ole Hanssen

  • Cartography, GIS and remote sensing
  • Spatial modelling and analysis
  • Tool development (ESRI ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online/Enterprise, Google Earth Engine)
  • Cloud computing (Google Earth Engine)
  • Project management and counseling 

Show full profile of Frank Ole Hanssen

Lars Erikstad

English: Research Geoscientist Field of work: Geoscience, land forms (geomorphology), quartenary geology, Geoheritage, landscape analysis, environmental impact assessments, aerial photography analysis, remote sensing, digital elevation models, geographic information systems (GIS).


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Matteo De Stefano


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Hans Anders Tømmervik

Vegetation ecology, ecophysiology, remote sensing, vegetation mapping and monitoring, reindeer pasture monitoring, forestry, GIS, environmental impact assessments (vegetation, flora, reindeer)


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Jane Uhd Jepsen

Ecologist with expertise in northern populations and ecosystems, in particular plant-herbivore interactions in sub-arctic birch forests and the forest-tundra ecotone. Among my main interests are studies of the spatio-temporal dynamics of outbreaking geometrid moth species, effects of insect outbreaks on forest ecosystems and ecological monitoring. I am an experienced used of GIS, R and remote sensing in population and landscape studies.


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Megan Sarah Nowell

Landscape ecology, spatial pattern analysis, GIS, remote sensing, drones, deep learning, machine learning, transformational leadership for sustainability, nature-based solutions, pollinator parks, African ecology, connectivity, fragmentation, renewable energy, restoration


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Zander Venter

Remote sensing (satellite and aerial), vegetation ecology, ecosystem services, pollution, GIS


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Inger Maren Rivrud


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Richard Hedger

økologisk modellering, fjernmåling, ferskvannsøkologi, økologiske konsekvenser av klimaendringer og vannkraft


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Anders Lyngstad


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Katarzyna Anna Ostapowicz

Remote Sensing | Earth Observation | Geoinformatics | Environmental Science | Land System Science | Socio-ecological system | Sustainability Science | Green and Blue Carbon Science

E-mail: katarzyna.anna.ostapowicz(a)gmail.com



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