https://paglab.org/tag/ecosystem-services/Ecosystem ServicesHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usThu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://paglab.org/media/logo_hu_32055a858e223df5.pnghttps://paglab.org/tag/ecosystem-services/https://paglab.org/project/urban-biodiversity-mapping/Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://paglab.org/project/urban-biodiversity-mapping/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>This project was funded by the <strong>Hans Eisenmann-Forum für Agrarwissenschaften (HEF) Seed Fund</strong> at TUM and was jointly led by <strong>Prof. Monika Egerer</strong> (Urban Ecosystems) and <strong>Prof. Kang Yu</strong> (Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing). It brought together ecology and remote sensing to develop interdisciplinary methods for assessing <strong>plant biodiversity and ecosystem services</strong> in urban agricultural settings, particularly <strong>urban community gardens</strong>.</p> <h2 id="objectives">Objectives</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Assess plant biodiversity</strong> in urban community gardens using a combination of proximal sensing and drone-based remote sensing.</li> <li><strong>Quantify ecosystem services</strong> (e.g., plant diversity, ground cover) across diverse urban garden plots.</li> <li><strong>Develop scalable sensing workflows</strong> combining field spectroscopy, multispectral UAV imagery, and 3D canopy height models.</li> <li><strong>Bridge ecological assessment</strong> with remote sensing to enable efficient, repeatable biodiversity monitoring at urban scales.</li> </ul> <h2 id="methodology">Methodology</h2> <p>The project combined:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Proximal hyperspectral sensing</strong> for in situ plant trait and spectral diversity measurements</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>UAV-based multispectral imaging</strong> and <strong>3D canopy height modelling</strong> for spatial mapping of plant cover and structure</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Field surveys</strong> in urban community gardens in Munich for ground truth collection</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Interdisciplinary collaboration</strong> between urban ecology and precision sensing groups at TUM</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Funded by:</strong> Hans Eisenmann-Forum für Agrarwissenschaften (HEF) Seed Fund 2021</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 07.2021 – 07.2022</p> <h2 id="related-publications">Related Publications</h2> <ul> <li>Afrasiabian et al. (2025). <em>Biodiversity monitoring in urban community gardens using proximal sensing and drone remote sensing.</em> <strong>Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment</strong>. <a href="../../publication/afrasiabian-2025-rsase-biodiversity/">View</a></li> </ul>