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Remote Sensing

Safeguarding the access to the Port of Antwerp using GIS
  • Remote Sensing,
  • dredging,
  • GIS,
  • Port of Antwerp

Safeguarding the access to the Port of Antwerp using GIS

By Bart Deronde 17.02.2020

The Port of Antwerp is a major economic player in Belgium housing ca 900 companies, among which the biggest and most diverse chemical cluster in Europe...

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Tailored placements for students from De Lift Education
  • Remote Sensing,
  • deep learning,
  • AI,
  • Passwerk,
  • De Lift

Tailored placements for students from De Lift Education

By Bart Beusen 27.01.2020

Young people with autism often have a special talent for specific tasks, e.g. repetitive tasks that require long attention spans, or for tasks on..

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Training our future scientists and ecosystem modellers
  • Remote Sensing,
  • ecosystem,
  • training,
  • TRUSTEE

Training our future scientists and ecosystem modellers

By Ils Reusen 02.05.2019

With our population growing every year, the pressure on our Earth’s resources are rising tremendously. Last year for example Earth Overshoot Day, the..

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The dynamic nature of our planet
  • Remote Sensing,
  • PROBA-V,
  • EO Data,
  • land cover

The dynamic nature of our planet

By Erwin Wolters 21.12.2018

Launched in 2013 and more than 5 years of observations, ESA’s miniature satellite PROBA-V monitors the evolution of our planet’s vegetation every day. We..

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Remote Sensing, beyond the science
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture,
  • circular economy,
  • space technology

Remote Sensing, beyond the science

By Steven Krekels 18.12.2018

A couple of weeks ago we were pleased to celebrate our 20th anniversary.  It's truly amazing: 20 Years of Remote Sensing! Since 1998 we’ve been exploring..

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Cape Town waiting for Day Zero
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Water & coast,
  • Climate,
  • Land use,
  • Cities

Cape Town waiting for Day Zero

By Dirk Van Speybroeck 09.02.2018

Recent news on the situation of the South African metropolis Cape Town underlines the gravity of drought as one of the most destructive environmental..

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Understanding Landscapes: the case of Voeren
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Image Processing

Understanding Landscapes: the case of Voeren

By Anne Gobin 10.01.2018

Landscapes evolve and the drivers behind the changes relate socio-economic activities to their bio-physical environment. Regions that have international..

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2017 through the eyes of remote sensing
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Earth observation,
  • EO Data

2017 through the eyes of remote sensing

By Steven Krekels 21.12.2017

From Hungary to California or from Saudi Arabia to Antarctica.In our last blog of 2017 we want to show you some places on Earth & take you back to some..

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How EO data is used for humanitarian response
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture,
  • PROBA-V,
  • EO Data

How EO data is used for humanitarian response

By Alex Merkovic-Orenstein 01.12.2017
VITO Remote Sensing distributes processed Earth Observation data to users worldwide. In this blog, we are giving the word to Action Contre La Faim (ACF)..
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Celebrating 25 years of agricultural resources monitoring
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture,
  • EO Data

Celebrating 25 years of agricultural resources monitoring

By Herman Eerens 27.11.2017

The JRC-MARS unit (Monitoring  Agricultural ResourceS) develops methods, tools and systems to monitor agricultural evolutions (areas and yields) in Europe..

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Monitoring water use in agriculture from space
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Land use,
  • Agriculture,
  • EO Data

Monitoring water use in agriculture from space

By Laurent Tits 16.10.2017
Agriculture is one of the main water users in the world. In order to achieve food security in the future, it is essential that the water resources are..
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My motivation to do research
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture,
  • Crop monitoring

My motivation to do research

By Laura Paladini 29.09.2017

Why do I do research? I am often asked this question, these days. Working in research is not always easy, but millions of people across the world are..

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Space Economy
  • Remote Sensing,
  • EO Data,
  • Copernicus,
  • space economy

Space Economy

By Steven Krekels 14.09.2017

Space is inspiring. Space is innovating. Space supersedes barriers we have on earth. Space is about stars, planets, moons, asteroids and astronauts. But..

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Drones for early fire blight detection
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture

Drones for early fire blight detection

By Stephanie Delalieux 23.05.2017

It’s every fruit grower’s priority to keep his orchards safe. But sometimes you cannot avoid diseases like fire blight. Fire blight in pear orchards is..

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Solar power to the people!
  • Data harmonisation,
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Infrastructure,
  • Change detection,
  • Socio-economic indicators

Solar power to the people!

By Bart Beusen 22.03.2017
For many years now, the Flemish government has been encouraging its citizens to use renewable energy, and solar power in particular. But how do you know..
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WatchITgrow® for the future of the Belgian potato chain
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Agriculture,
  • Sentinel-2,
  • WatchITgrow®,
  • Earth observation,
  • Crop monitoring,
  • Yield forecasting

WatchITgrow® for the future of the Belgian potato chain

By Jürgen Decloedt 16.03.2017
How on earth can space technology help farmers and the potato industry grow their business? Knowing what happens on every single field is the first step...
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MultiTemp 2017: prepare to meet in Bruges
  • Time series,
  • Data harmonisation,
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Climate,
  • Agriculture,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Event,
  • Multitemporal image analysis

MultiTemp 2017: prepare to meet in Bruges

By Bart Deronde 01.03.2017
It’s time for the bi-annual MultiTemp conference. We will be gathering for the 9th edition in Bruges, Belgium, from the 27th to the 29th of June this..
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See the bigger picture on PRISM
  • Remote Sensing

See the bigger picture on PRISM

By Steven Krekels 15.02.2017
Welcome to PRISM. Just like a prism splits the light into a spectrum of colors, VITO Remote Sensing will use this blog to show you how fascinating Remote..
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