Martin Herold

Martin Herold is a Professor at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing. He specializes in applying remote sensing and geospatial technologies to study tropical forests, land cover changes, and deforestation. His work emphasizes environmental monitoring using satellite data and drone technologies.

Research Interests: His research focuses on aboveground biomass estimation, land cover mapping, and deforestation analysis, with applications in conservation and policy-making. He develops innovative methods for forest disturbance detection and integrates multi-source geospatial datasets.

Recent Work: Recent studies include drone-based palm species mapping in the Peruvian Amazon, Sentinel-1/ALOS-2 radar-based deforestation monitoring in Sumatra, and assessments of peat forest degradation in Africa. His publications highlight advancements in global land cover validation and SAR-based forest monitoring.

Advising & Projects: Supervises PhD candidates in topics like European forest monitoring with Sentinel satellites and machine learning-driven disturbance analysis. Leads projects on land degradation modeling and integrating biomass data from space and ground sources.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Geo-information Science lab, collaborating on global initiatives like GFOI and the Global Stocktake. Engages in open-source geospatial software development for land cover mapping.