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Researcher

Frieke Vancoillie

Awards & Distinctions

101 Results

2024

Exploring the influence of tree species richness on vertical structure variability in young plantations using terrestrial laser scanning

Mengxi WangKim CaldersHans VerbeeckKris VerheyenLander BaetenHaben BlondeelBart MuysQuentin PonetteJohn ArmstonFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Leaf trait variation in grassland plant species in response to soil phosphorus

Iris MoeneclaeyStephanie SchelfhoutHaben BlondeelFrieke VancoillieKris VerheyenLander Baeten

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

2023

Evaluating the applicability of global LULC products and an author-generated phenology-based map for regional analysis : a case study in Ecuador’s ecoregions

Gladys Maria Villegas RugelDaniel Ochoa DonosoJosé Miguel Menéndez SánchezFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in LAND

Grassland plant responses to soil phosphorus in a restoration context : insights from a pot experiment

Iris MoeneclaeyLander BaetenFrieke VancoillieKris Verheyen

Our natural capital : research needs and priorities for the future

David EllsworthHans VerbeeckNadia SoudzolovskaiaLander BaetenWannes HubauFrieke VancoillieKris Verheyen

Tree occurrence in agricultural landscapes of peri-urban Kigali in semi-arid context of Rwanda

Jean Aime RuticumugambiBeth A. KaplinHaben BlondeelAthanase MukuralindaAlain NdoliAnn VerdoodtJules RutebukaEphrem ImanirarebaValens UwizeyimanaJulienne Gatesi et al.

Unveiling the diversity of Bangka island’s mangroves : a baseline for effective conservation and restoration

Suci Puspita SariNico KoedamAditya PamungkasMuhammad Rizza MuftiadiFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in FORESTS

2022

Disentangling the effects of phosphorus, nitrogen and species identity on the vegetation reflectance spectrum

Iris MoeneclaeyLander BaetenKris VerheyenFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Species ecological strategy and soil phosphorus supply interactively affect plant biomass and phosphorus concentration

Iris MoeneclaeyStephanie SchelfhoutMargot VanhellemontEva DeCockFrieke VancoillieKris VerheyenLander Baeten

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

2021

Farm rejuvenation-induced changes in tree spatial pattern and live biomass species of Cocoa Agroforests in Central Cameroon : insights for tree conservation incentives in cocoa landscapes

Frederick Nkeumoe NumbisiDieudonne AlemagiAnn DegrandeFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Flood mapping from radar remote sensing using automated image classification techniques

Lisa LanduytNiko VerhoestFrieke Vancoillie

IGARSS 2021 High School Program Green in the City

Frank CantersFrieke Vancoillie

Editorial material

Towards operational flood monitoring in Flanders using Sentinel-1

Lisa LanduytFrieke VancoillieBram VogelsJoost DeweldeNiko Verhoest

A1 Journal Article in IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING

2020

A visualization tool for flood dynamics monitoring using a graph-based approach

Bos DebusscherLisa LanduytFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Does Sentinel-1A backscatter capture the spatial variability in canopy gaps of tropical agroforests? A proof-of-concept in cocoa landscapes in Cameroon

Frederick N. NumbisiFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Flood mapping in vegetated areas using an unsupervised clustering approach on Sentinel-1 and-2 imagery

Lisa LanduytNiko VerhoestFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

2019

Delineation of cocoa agroforests using multiseason Sentinel-1 SAR images : a low grey level range reduces uncertainties in GLCM texture-based mapping

Frederick Nkeumoe NumbisiFrieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION

Flood mapping based on synthetic aperture radar : an assessment of established approaches

Lisa LanduytAlexandra Van WesemaelGuy J-P SchumannRenaud HostacheNiko VerhoestFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING

Heat risk assessment for the Brussels capital region under different urban planning and greenhouse gas emission scenarios

Marie-Leen VerdonckMatthias DemuzereHans HooyberghsFrederik PriemFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Object-based flood analysis using a graph-based representation

Bos DebusscherFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Revealing Kunming’s (China) historical urban planning policies through Local Climate Zones

Stéphanie VandammeMatthias DemuzereMarie-Leen VerdonckZhiming ZhangFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Spatial characterisation of heat risk in the Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Marie-Leen VerdonckMatthias DemuzereHans HooyberghsFrederik PriemFrieke Vancoillie

The Human Influence Experiment (part 2) : guidelines for improved mapping of Local Climate Zones using a supervised classification

Marie-Leen VerdonckMatthias DemuzereBenjamin BechtelOscar BrousseChristoph BeckArjan DrosteDaniel FennerFrançois LeconteFrieke Vancoillie

A2 Journal Article in URBAN SCIENCE

Towards optimized spatial quantification of cocoa agroforests in multi-use tropical landscapes : an application in Cameroon

Frederick Nkeumoe NumbisiRobert De WulfFrieke Vancoillie

2018

Deep learning for fusion of APEX hyperspectral and full-waveform LiDAR remote sensing data for tree species mapping

Wenzhi LiaoFrieke VancoillieLianru GaoLiwei LiBing ZhangJocelyn Chanussot

A1 Journal Article in IEEE ACCESS

Multi-date Sentinel1 SAR image textures discriminate perennial agroforests in a tropical forest-savannah transition landscape

Frederick Nkeumoe NumbisiFrieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

The potential of Local Climate Zones as a heat assessment tool in Belgium

Marie-Leen VerdonckFrieke VancoillieMatthias Demuzere

The potential of local climate zones maps as a heat stress assessment tool, supported by simulated air temperature data

Marie-Leen VerdonckMatthias DemuzereHans HooyberghsChristoph BeckJosef CyrysAlexandra SchneiderRobert De WulfFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

2017

Beyond the urban mask : local climate zones as a generic descript or of urban areas : potential and recent developments

Benjamin BechtelOlaf ConradMatthias TammingaMarie-Leen VerdonckFrieke VancoillieDevis TuiaMatthias DemuzereLinda SeePatricia LopesCidalia C Fonte et al.

Fusion of multi-scale hyperspectral and LiDAR features for tree species mapping

Wenzhi LiaoFrieke VancoillieLiwei LiBin ZhaoLianru GaoWilfried PhilipsBing Zhang

How tree species identity and diversity affect light transmittance to the understory in mature temperate forests

Bram SercuLander BaetenFrieke VancoillieAn MartelLuc LensKris VerheyenDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Influence of neighbourhood information on ‘Local Climate Zone’ mapping in heterogeneous cities

Marie-Leen VerdonckAkpona OkujeniSebastian van der LindenMatthias DemuzereRobert De WulfFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION

Quality of crowdsourced data on urban morphology : the Human Influence Experiment (HUMINEX)

Benjamin BechtelMatthias DemuzerePanagiotis SismanidisDaniel FennerOscar BrousseChristoph BeckFrieke VancoillieOlaf ConradIphigenia KeramitsoglouAriane Middel et al.

A2 Journal Article in URBAN SCIENCE

Thermal evaluation of the Local Climate Zone scheme in Belgium

Marie-Leen VerdonckFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfA OkujeniS van der LindenMatthias DemuzereH Hooyberghs

2016

Monotemporal assessment of the population structure of Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. raddiana (Savi) Brenan in Bou Hedma National Park, Tunisia: a terrestrial and remote sensing approach

Frieke VancoillieKevin DelaplaceDonald GabriëlsKoen De SmetMohammed OuessarAzaiez Ouled BelgacemHoucine TaamallahRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

2015

Optimized feature fusion of lidar and hyperspectral data for tree species mapping in closed forest canopies

Frieke VancoillieW. LiaoP. KempeneersK. VandekerkhoveSidharta GautamaWilfried PhilipsRobert De Wulf

Processing of multiresolution thermal hyperspectral and digital color data: outcome of the 2014 IEEE GRSS data fusion contest

Wenzhi LiaoXing HuangFrieke VancoillieSidharta GautamaAleksandra PizuricaWilfried PhilipsHui LiuTingting ZhuMichal ShimoniGabriele Moser et al.

A1 Journal Article in IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING

Two-stage fusion of thermal hyperspectral and visible RGB image by PCA and guided filter

Wenzhi LiaoXin HuangFrieke VancoillieGuy ThoonenAleksandra PizuricaPaul ScheundersWilfried Philips

2014

A GIS approach towards estimating tourist's off-road use in a mountainous protected area of Northwest Yunnan, China

Mingyu YangFrieke VancoillieMin LiuRobert De WulfLuc HensXiaokun Ou

A1 Journal Article in MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Effect of hyperspectral image denoising with PCA and total variation on tree species mapping using Apex Data

Frieke VancoillieWenzhi LiaoFlore DevriendtSidharta GautamaRobert De WulfKris Vandekerkhove

Fine-scale mapping of vector habitats using very high resolution satellite imagery : a liver fluke case-study

Els De RoeckFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfKaren SoenenJohannes CharlierJozef VercruysseWouter HantsonEls DucheyneGuy Hendrickx

A1 Journal Article in GEOSPATIAL HEALTH

Fusion of pixel-based and object-based features for classification of urban hyperspectral remote sensing data

Wenzhi LiaoFrieke VancoillieFlore DevriendtSidharta GautamaAleksandra PizuricaWilfried Philips

Geographic object-based image analysis: towards a new paradigm

Thomas BlaschkeGeoffrey J HayMaggi KellyStefan LangPeter HofmannElisabeth AddinkRaul Queiroz FeitosaFreek van der MeerHarald van der WerffFrieke Vancoillie et al.

A1 Journal Article in ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING

Integration of satellite imagery, topography and human disturbance factors based on canonical correspondence analysis ordination for mountain vegetation mapping : a case study in Yunnan, China

Zhiming ZhangFrieke VancoillieXiaokun OuRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Kan hyperspectrale remote sensing gebruikt worden voor vitaliteitsbepaling van individuele bomen? : een verkennend onderzoek

Marie-Leen VerdonckFrieke VancoillieKris VandekerkhovePieter KempeneersRobert De Wulf

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)

Longitudinal study on the temporal and micro-spatial distribution of Galba truncatula in four farms in Belgium as a base for small-scale risk mapping of Fasciola hepatica

Johannes CharlierKaren SoenenEls De RoeckWouter HantsonEls DucheyneFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfGuy HendrickxJozef Vercruysse

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Nature conservation versus scenic quality: a GIS approach towards optimized tourist tracks in a protected area of Northwest Yunnan, China

Mingyu YangFrieke VancoillieLuc HensRobert De WulfXiao-kun OuZhi-ming Zhang

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE

Tree species mapping by combining hyperspectral with LiDAR data

Pieter KempeneersFrieke VancoillieWenzhi LiaoFlore DevriendtKris Vandekerkhove

Variability of operator performance in remote-sensing image interpretation: the importance of human and external factors

Frieke VancoillieSoetkin GardinFrederik AnseelWouter DuyckLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING

2013

Directional local filtering for stand density estimation in closed forest canopies using VHR optical and LiDAR data

Frieke VancoillieFlore DevriendtLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS

Mountain vegetation change quantification using surface landscape metrics in Lancang watershed, China

Zhiming ZhangFrieke VancoillieEva M De ClercqXiaokun OuRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Propagation of shadow effects on typical remote sensing applications in forestry

P KempeneersKris VandekerkhoveFlore DevriendtFrieke Vancoillie

Tree species mapping within unmanaged closed forest reserves in Flanders (Belgium) using hyperspectral and LiDAR imagery to support forest management

Flore DevriendtFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfKris VandekerkhovePieter KempeneersFelix Morsdorf

2012

Classification of unmanaged forest reserves in Flanders (Belgium) at the tree crown level using airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR data

Flore DevriendtFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfLuc BertelsPieter KempeneersKris Vandekerckhove

Combining LiDAR and hyperspectral remote sensing data to improve information extraction for forestry

Pieter KempeneersFlore DevriendtFrieke VancoillieKris VandekerkhoveFelix Morsdorf

Comparison of surface and planimetric landscape metrics for mountainous land cover pattern quantification in Lancang Watershed, China

Zhiming ZhangFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfEva De ClercqXiaokun Ou

A1 Journal Article in MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Directional local filtering assisting individual tree analysis in closed forest canopies using VHR optical and LiDAR data

Frieke VancoillieFlore DevriendtRobert De Wulf

Introduction to the GEOBIA 2010 special issue: From pixels to geographic objects in remote sensing image analysis

Elisabeth AddinkFrieke VancoillieSteven de Jong

Editorial material

Liver fluke infection : characterization and disease risk of small water bodies as a complementary tool for disease control

Karen SoenenJozef VercruysseEls De RoeckFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfWouter HantsonEls DucheyneGuy HendrickxJohannes Charlier

Mogelijkheden van nieuwe aardobservatietechnieken voor het bosbeheer in Vlaanderen

Flore DevriendtFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfKris Vandekerckhove

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)

Random forests as a tool for estimating uncertainty at pixel-level in SAR image classification

Lien LoosveltJan PetersHenning SkriverHans LievensFrieke VancoillieBernard De BaetsNiko Verhoest

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION

2011

Influence of different topographic correction strategies on mountain vegetation classification accuracy in the Lancang Watershed, China

Zhiming ZhangRobert De WulfFrieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeEva De ClercqXiaokun Ou

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING

Remote sensing meets psychology: a concept for operator performance assessment

Soetkin GardinSébastien Van LaereFrieke VancoillieFrederik AnseelWouter DuyckRobert De WulfLieven Verbeke

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING LETTERS

Synergy of very high resolution optical and radar data for object based olive grove mapping

Jan PetersFrieke VancoillieToon WestraRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE

Training neural networks on artificially generated data: a novel approach to SAR speckle removal

Frieke VancoillieHans LievensIsabelle JoosAleksandra PizuricaLieven VerbekeRobert De WulfNiko Verhoest

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING

Wavelet-based texture measures for semicontinuous stand density estimation from very high resolution optical imagery

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING

2010

A neural network approach to topsoil clay prediction using an EMI-based soil sensor

Liesbet CockxMarc Van MeirvenneUWA VitharanaFrieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeDavid SimpsonTimothy Saey

Assessing human factors in remote sensing image analysis: a web-based approach

Soetkin GardinSébastien Van LaereFrieke VancoillieFrederik AnseelWouter DuyckRobert De Wulf

Estimation of Acacia tortilis tree attributes in Bou-Hedma, Tunisia: an object-based approach

Frieke VancoillieKevin DelaplaceRobert De WulfDonald GabriëlsKoen De SmetMohammed OuessarAzaiez Ouled BelgacemHoucine Taamallah

Object-based assessment of tree attributes of Acacia tortilis in Bou-Hedma, Tunisia

Kevin DelaplaceFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfDonald GabriëlsKoen De SmetMohammed OuessarAzaiez Ouled BelgacemTaamallah Houcine

Object-based image analysis: beyond the squares

Elisabeth AddinkFrieke Vancoillie

A4 Journal Article in GIM INTERNATIONAL

Operator variability in remote sensing image analysis

Soetkin GardinFrieke VancoillieRobert De WulfSébastien Van LaereFrederik AnseelWouter Duyck

Optimal Envisat advanced synthetic aperture radar image parameters for mapping and monitoring Sahelian floodplains

Toon WestraRobert De WulfFrieke VancoillieSarah Crabbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING

Segmentation quality evaluation for large scale mapping purposes in Flanders, Belgium

Frieke VancoillieNancy Van CampRobert De WulfLander BralSidharta Gautama

Web-based assessment of operator performance and variability in remote sensing image analysis: first results

Soetkin GardinSébastien Van LaereFrieke VancoillieFrederik AnseelWouter DuyckRobert De Wulf

2009

Extracting topsoil information from EM38DD sensor data using a neural network approach

Liesbet CockxMarc Van MeirvenneUWA VitharanaLieven VerbekeDavid SimpsonTimothy SaeyFrieke Vancoillie

A1 Journal Article in SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

SAR speckle removal by neural networks trained on artificially generated data

Frieke VancoillieHans LievensIsabelle JoosAleksandra PizuricaLieven VerbekeRobert De WulfNiko Verhoest

2008

Quantitative segmentation evaluation for large scale mapping purposes

Frieke VancoillieRuiz LVPM PiresNancy AF Van CampSidharta Gautama

Semi-automated forest stand delineation using wavelet based segmentation of very high resolution optical imagery

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

Bookchapter in Object-based image analysis : spatial concepts for knowledge-driven remote sensing applications

2007

Feature selection by genetic algorithms in object-based classification of IKONOS imagery for forest mapping in Flanders, Belgium

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Forest stand delineation: texture versus shape

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

Object-based image analysis for forest mapping, with cases in Belgium and Southwest China

Frieke Vancoillie

2006

Object based forest stand density estimation from very high resolution optical imagery using wavelet based texture measures

Lieven VerbekeFrieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

Semi-automated forest stand delineation using wavelet-based segmentation of very high resolution optical imagery in Flanders, Belgium

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

2005

A directional variant of the local maximum filter for stand density estimation from IKONOS imagery

Lieven VerbekeFrieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

GA Driven feature selection in object-based classification for forest mapping with IKONOS imagery in Flanders, Belgium

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

GA-Driven feature selection in object-based classification for forest mapping with IKONOS imagery in Flanders, Belgium

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

2004

Previously trained neural networks as building blocks for a new classifier: improving classification performance by knowledge transfer

Lieven VerbekeFrieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

Previously trained neural networks as ensemble members: knowledge extraction and transfer

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING

Reusing back-propagation artificial neural networks for land cover classification in tropical savannahs

Lieven VerbekeFrieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING

2003

A zoning plan for Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam

F DanckaertFrieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

Design and application of artificial neural networks for digital image classification of tropical savanna vegetation

Frieke VancoillieRobert De WulfEugene Kerckhoffs

2001

Artificial neural network training for savanna vegetation mapping: transferring previously learned experience to new learning tasks

Frieke VancoillieLieven VerbekeRobert De Wulf

Satellite image segmentation using artificial neural network techniques for savannah vegetation mapping in Togo, West-Africa

Frieke VancoillieRobert De WulfE Kerckhoffs

Bookchapter in Space Scientific Research in Belgium, 3 : earth observation

Sub-pixel classification of the Sahelian wetlands environment

Jan VerhoeyeFrieke VancoillieD NishimuraRobert De Wulf

Bookchapter in Space Scientific Research in Belgium, 3 : earth observation

2000

Land Cover Classification by Artificial Neural Networks using Spaceborne Imagery and Ancillary Information

Frieke VancoillieRobert De Wulf

Sub-Pixel Classification of the Sahelian Wetlands Environment

J VERHOEYEFrieke VancoillieD NISHIMURARobert De WulfE KERCKHOFFS

A2 Journal Article in South African Journal of Surveying and Geo-Information

1999

Comparative tropical land cover classification of optical Landsat TM data using statistical and artificial neural network techniques

Frieke VancoillieRobert De WulfE Kerckhoffs

A2 Journal Article in SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATION

1998

Classification of Tropical Forest Classes from SPOT XS Data using Conventional Statistical Classifiers and Artificial Neural Network Techniques: a Comparison.

Frieke VancoillieRobert De WulfE KERKHOFFS

Comparative Study of Dendrological Composition and Structure of Three Nature Reserves in Vietnam..

V DOSSCHERobert De WulfFrieke Vancoillie

1997

Multitemporal analysis of the Pu Mat Reserve (Vietnam) by means of LANDSAT TM images.

Frieke VancoillieL VAN CAUWENBERGHERobert De Wulf