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Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Markus Immitzer MSc.

Institute of Geomatics
Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Wien
markus.immitzer(at)boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85732

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ORCID: 0000-0001-6758-1207

Curr. Vitae

2022 - Data Scientist GeoTree Ltd

Research focus: Use of remote sensing for the development and verification of nature-based solution projects
2017 - Senior Scientist at Institute of Geomatics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Research focus: Classification of land cover and modeling of biophysical parameters using spatially medium to very high-resolution data of different platforms (ground measurements, UAV, aircraft, satellite) and sensors (multi- to hyperspectral, LiDAR)

Teaching: remote sensing, geodata managment, photogrammetry
2017 - Doctoral degree, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Title: Mapping Tree Species, Forest Calamities and Growing Stock using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery – Possibilities and Limits
2013 - 2014 Visiting Scientist at German Aerospace Center (DLR) - German Remote Sensing Data Center, Land Surface, Oberpfaffenhofen
2013 - MSc in Forest Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
2011 - 2017 Research assistant, Institute of Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Information, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
2011 - MSc in Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Statistik Austria, science classification

Machine learning; Remote sensing; Photogrammetry; Forestry; Wildlife science;

Expertise

forestry, wildlifemanagement, remote sensing; habitat modeling; vegetation monitoring;

Awards

2020 BOKU-Nachhaltigkeitspreis Nominierung in der Kategorie Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung
2019 Förderpreis der Stiftung "120 Jahre Universität für Bodenkultur" [Dissertation]
2018 Grüner Nachwuchspreis des Steiermärkischen Forstvereins [Dissertation]
2018 Klaus Fischer-Innovationspreis für Technik und Umwelt [Dissertation]
2017 Hanskarl Goettling Förderpreis für Forschung im Bereich forstlicher Fernerkundung
2014 Förderpreis der Stiftung "120 Jahre Universität für Bodenkultur" [Masterarbeit]
2009 Leistungsstipendium der Universität für Bodenkultur (2x)
2007 Leistungsstipendium der Universität für Bodenkultur
2006 Leistungsstipendium der Universität für Bodenkultur
2005 Leistungsstipendium der Universität für Bodenkultur

Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies

2013 - German Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation
member

Editorial board appointments for scientific journals

2019 - Remote Sensing:
Editorial Board Member

Reviewer for scientific journals

2022 - PLoS One
2021 - Journal of Spatial Science
2021 - Ecological Indicators
2021 - Applied Vegetation Science
2021 - Geocarto International
2021 - Ecological Informatics
2020 - Building and Environment
2020 - IEEE Access
2020 - Computers and Electronics in agriculture
2020 - African Journal of Ecology
2020 - Applied Geomatics
2019 - IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
2019 - Remote sensing in ecology and conservation
2019 - Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2019 - Journal of Sustainable Forestry
2019 - Diversity and Distributions
2019 - Sustainable Cities and Society
2018 - Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
2018 - Remote Sensing Letters
2018 - Journal of Forest Science (JFS)
2018 - International Scientific Journal Geographica Pannonica
2018 - Canadian Journal of Forest Research
2017 - International Journal of Digital Earth
2017 - Mammal Research
2017 - Remote Sensing of Environment
2017 - Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen
2016 - Sustainability
2016 - Austrian Journal of Forest Sciences
2016 - Forestry
2016 - Forest Ecology and Management
2015 - International Journal of Remote Sensing
2015 - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2015 - Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
2015 - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING
2014 -2014 Mountain Research and Development
2014 -2015 Journal of ornithology
2014 - Photogrammetrie Fernerkundung Geoinformation
2014 -2019 IForest: biogeosciences and forestry
2014 - International Journal of applied Earth observation and Geoinformation
2013 - Remote Sensing

Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs

2019 Dreiländertagung Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung und Geoinformation
Organiser
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