Stefan Nicolaus

Dipl.-Geogr. Stefan Nicolaus is a researcher at the IAPG Institute (Jade University of Applied Sciences) in Oldenburg, Germany. He works within the Industrial Engineering Geoinformation department, focusing on geospatial technologies for urban and environmental planning.

• Current member of the IAPG Institute (Interdisciplinary Applied Geoinformatics) at Jade University
• Specializes in geoinformation systems, urban green space analysis, and mobility tracking using GPS

His research integrates geospatial analysis with urban sustainability, covering projects in renewable energy planning, heat management, and environmental monitoring. Project keywords include GIS modeling, 3D metrology, and sustainable land-use assessment.

Stefan has contributed to GIS-supported analyses of wind turbine placement on peatlands, solar field margins, municipal heat management visualization, and urban accessibility trends. His work emphasizes data pipelines and geospatial decision-making tools.

He has supervised multiple theses in geoinformatics, including studies on:

• Geodata-based wind turbine site assessment
• Interactive heat management visualization
• PV field margin evaluation
• Green space accessibility modeling

Projects he has participated in include:

• North Sea Sustainable Energy Planning - Plus (2014-2015, ERDF-funded)
• Geo Business Network (2008-2010, BMBF-funded)
• Competence Center for Geoinformatics in Lower Saxony (2002-2008, ESF/ERDF-funded)