Projects

Welcome at the project page. Here you find a number of old and current projects. The former are kept for legacy reasons (keeping information and data available for download). You can filter the projects by keywords using the search function or by category.

Mapping and monitoring biodiversity

Exploring ways to map and monitor biodiversity using different data and (spatially explicit) analyses methods.

The atlas of the natural vegetation of Ethiopia

The atlas of the natural vegetation of Ethiopia, a brief description and download request form

Invasive alien species

A dashboard to collect information (links) invasive alien species (IAS) information. Build using flexdashboard in R

Save the tiger, save the grassland, save the water

The project Save the tiger! Save the Grasslands! Save the Water! is a multidisciplinary project carried out by a consortium of Dutch and Nepali partners, including the…

Sounds from nature

I like bird watching, and I would like to improve my skills in recognizing bird sounds, by recording bird sounds. Below some recordings of birds I often hear in the region I…

Open source tools

Programs like R and GRASS GIS are incredible powerful. But occasionally, you’ll need a functionality that is not available yet. Luckily, depending on the kind of…

Data analysis and exploration

Agricultural research, development projects, conservation prioritization; it all has a spatial component. In geographic information system (GIS) analysis, a crucial step is…

Vegetationmap4africa

Information portal to support conservation, vegetation restoration and agroforestry. It is the home of the potential natural vegetation map of eastern Africa.

Potential Natural Vegetation for south-western and central Kenya

An atlas of the natural vegetation of southwest Kenya. Adapting old vegetation maps into easy-to-use decision support tools to help identify the best indigenous trees to…