About

Forester by Education, Technologist by Interest, Nature Lover by Heart

I work as a forest scientist in the field of remote sensing and geospatial data analysis. Leveraging cutting-edge tools and technologies to integrate all kinds of spatial information for an in-depth analysis and advanced visualizations.

I am passionate about maps of all kinds and have recently developed a keen interest in Lidar data. Whenever possible, I advocate for the use of free and open-source software (FOSS) solutions, using RStats extensively and encouraging my colleagues to support and adopt FOSS.

I firmly believe that digital technologies hold immense potential to revolutionize our approach to environmental management and conservation.

I aim to contribute to a greener future.

Professional Experience

since Apr 2020
Remote Sensing and GIS, Northwest German Forest Research Institute
research associate
Geospatial Data Processing and Remote Sensing Analysis for National Forest Disturbance Mapping / Extracting Forest-Relevant Parameters from Very High Resolution (VHR) Satellite Data, Orthoimages, and Airborne Laserscanning (ALS) Data

03/2019 - 12/2019
Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing, University Göttingen
research associate
Satellite-Based Land-Cover Analysis of Oil Palm Dominated Landscapes / Forest Disturbance Mapping in North-West Germany / Teaching Forest Inventories, Remote Sensing and GIS

10/2016 - 02/2019
Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Thünen-Institute
research associate
Organisation, Quality Management and Analysis for the German Carbon Inventory 2017 / Preparatory Work for the 4th National Forest Inventory / Modelling Survival Rates of Forest Stands Related to Climate Change

05/2015 - 09/2016
Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing, University Göttingen
research assistant
Supervision of students in courses on forest inventories, remote sensing and GIS (QGIS)

10/2013 - 04/2015
Ecosystem Modelling, University Göttingen
research assistant
Supervision of students on Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS)

Education

2012 - 2015
Master of Science in Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
University of Göttingen Nature Conservation, Remote Sensing, Forest Inventory
Master thesis: Mapping rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in the Upper Mekong Region: An improved methodology to detect rubber plantations and to predict their stand age from Landsat-8 imagery

2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Science in Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
University of Göttingen
Forest Ecology, Management, Silviculture, Biodiversity
Bachelor thesis: Effects of shade on sap flux and tree characteristics in an agroforest in Central-Sulawesi, Indonesia

Presentations

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Publications

Reinosch, Eike, Julian Backa, Petra Adler, Janik Deutscher, Philipp Eisnecker, Karina Hoffmann, Niklas Langner, et al. 2024. “Detailed Validation of Large-Scale Sentinel-2-based Forest Disturbance Maps Across Germany.” Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, July, cpae038. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpae038.
Wiesehahn, Jens, Kinga Janosi, Andreas Bolte, and Susann Bender. 2019. “Bundesweite Projektion der Überlebensraten wichtiger Baumarten.” AFZ-Der Wald 2019 (02): 18–20.

Attended Conferences / Workshops

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