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I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation. My research and teaching activities concentrate on the application of satellite image time series for the understanding, mapping, and monitoring of dynamic natural resources. I predominantly analyze changes in agricultural and natural vegetation cover to infer relevant information. This information can then be applied for improved understanding of the effects of environmental change (e.g. climate), or for more efficient natural resource management. Besides a direct focus on societally-relevant applications, I also have a more fundamental interest in assessing the potential of new satellite sensors, particularly those with a high repeat frequency, for monitoring vegetation seasonality at fine spatial scales. My main focus areas include:
- vegetation phenology, including at fine spatial resolution;
- agricultural drought monitoring and prediction, for example in the framework of index insurance programs;
- interaction between livestock and the environment in rangelands.
Before joining the University of Twente in 2009, I obtained two MSc's and a PhD from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. The MSc's were obtained in the fields of 'Tropical Land Use' and 'Geo-information Science' in 2001. My PhD was on the use of satellite data for soil erosion studies, and was completed in 2007. Between 2007 and 2009, I worked at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (Ispra, Italy).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NL-CGIAR-SEP-II-Vrieling: NL-CGIAR Senior Expert Programme II (Livestock and Climate)
Vrieling, A. (PI)
25/01/25 → 30/04/29
Project: Research
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RANGE: Resilient Approaches in Natural ranGeland Ecosystems
Vrieling, A. (PI), Ellsäßer, F. J. (CoI), Paris, C. (CoI), Boerboom, L. (CoI) & Chipofya, M. C. (CoI)
12/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Other
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NWO-SEP-ILRI-KENYA: Senior expert at Livestock Agri-food Systems
Vrieling, A. (PI)
1/01/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Divergent crop mapping accuracies across different field types in smallholder farming regions
Huang, X., Vrieling, A., Dou, Y., Li, X. & Nelson, A., May 2025, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (JAG). 139, 104559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Risk assessment from space: Integrating satellite-derived insights for ESG financial decisions
Morales, A. B., Laurini, M. P. & Vrieling, A., Apr 2025, In: Finance Research Letters. 76, 10 p., 106951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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An ensemble neural network approach for space-time landslide predictive modelling
Lim, J., Santinelli, G., Dahal, A., Vrieling, A. & Lombardo, L., 29 Feb 2024, Earth ArXiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic
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An ensemble neural network approach for space–time landslide predictive modelling
Lim, J., Santinelli, G., Dahal, A., Vrieling, A. & Lombardo, L., Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 132, 15 p., 104037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Annual winter crop distribution from MODIS NDVI timeseries to improve yield forecasts for Europe
Seguini, L., Vrieling, A., Meroni, M. & Nelson, A., 1 Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 130, 103898.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)117 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Development and Validation of a Dense 18-Year Time Series of Surface Water Fraction Estimates from MODIS for the Mediterranean Region
Li, L. (Creator), Skidmore, A. (Contributor), Vrieling, A. (Contributor) & Wang, T. (Contributor), DATA Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 3 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.17026/dans-xrz-y92s, https://www.persistent-identifier.nl/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-sf-8988
Dataset
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Evaluation of a new 18-year MODIS-derived surface water fraction dataset for constructing Mediterranean wetland surface water dynamics
Li, L. (Creator), Vrieling, A. (Creator), Skidmore, A. (Creator) & Wang, T. (Creator), DATA Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 9 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.17026/dans-x7c-atbt, https://www.persistent-identifier.nl/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-t3-zueb
Dataset
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MODELLING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF TSETSE FLIES FOR TARGETED CONTROL
Gachoki, S. M. (Creator), Vrieling, A. (Supervisor) & Skidmore, A. (Supervisor), DATA Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 14 Jul 2023
Dataset
Prizes
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Remote Sensing Letters Award
Meroni, M. (Recipient), Rembold, F. (Recipient), Fasbender, D. (Recipient) & Vrieling, A. (Recipient), 6 Sept 2018
Prize
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Research Award for the Best Scientific Paper by a PhD student
Shariati Najafabadi, M. (Recipient), Darvish (Darvishzadeh), R. (Contributor), Skidmore, A. K. (Contributor), Kolzsch, A. (Contributor), Vrieling, A. (Contributor), Nolet, B. A. (Contributor), Exo, K.-M. (Contributor), Meratnia, N. (Contributor), Havinga, P. J. M. (Contributor), Stahl, J. (Contributor) & Toxopeus, B. (Contributor), Sept 2015
Prize
Press/Media
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ITC researchers to advance food security solutions with NL-CGIAR Senior Expert Grant
Darvish (Darvishzadeh), R. & Vrieling, A.
7/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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