Nandika Tsendbazar

Nandika Tsendbazar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing at Wageningen University & Research. She leads research in land cover mapping, remote sensing applications, and environmental monitoring. Her work focuses on global land cover dynamics, satellite time series analysis, and geospatial data integration for sustainability challenges.

Research Interests:

• Land Cover Mapping & Change Detection
• Remote Sensing of Ecosystems
• Drone Technology Integration
• Urban-Rural Environmental Inequality
• GIS Applications in Conservation

Recent Articles Highlight: Her 2025 study on Peruvian Amazon drone mapping and 2024 global land cover validation work demonstrate her expertise in advancing geospatial techniques for environmental analysis. Ongoing projects include Mongolian grassland resilience and Ramsar wetland monitoring.

Advising: Supervises PhD research on tree diversity monitoring, Mongolian grasslands, and crop anomaly detection through remote sensing. Active in 13+ research projects with international collaborators.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing, contributing to global land cover products like Copernicus and ESA WorldCover initiatives.