Matthew Hansen | The International Center for Innovation in Geospatial Analytics and Earth Observation

Biography

Dr. Hansen leads the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory investigating methods, causes and impacts of global land surface change using earth observation imagery data.

Collaborators

World Resources Institute (WRI)
USAID
SilvaCarbon
Ahmad Maryudi - Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
Arief Wijaya - World Resources Institute, Indonesia

Research Areas

Land Cover Land Use Change

mhansen@umd.edu

Collaborative Projects

Project Lead
A Cobra in the Forest? Quantifying the Impact of Perverse Incentives from Indonesia's Deforestation Moratorium, 2011 to 2016
Global Forest Watch

Project Participant
Multi-resolution quantification and driver assessment of hot spots of global forest disturbance
Shifting Cultivation at a Crossroad: Drivers and Outcomes of Recent Land-Use Changes in Laos PDR
Soybean Expansion in South America: Quantifying Historical Land-Use Change, Modeling Socioeconomic Drivers and Projecting Future Trajectories
Forest Change and Oil Palm Expansion in Southeast Asia: Historical Patterns, Socioeconomic Drivers, and Future Projection