Dees, Matthias
University of Freiburg
Mailing address: D-79085 Freiburg, GermanyDelivery address: Tennenbacherstr. 4, D-79106 Freiburg, GermanyTel.: +49-761-203-3697 // +49-7666-912506 matthias.dees@felis.uni-freiburg.de
Function at the department
Head of the working group optical and SAR remote sensing together with Claus-Peter Gross
Project management, project acquisition, project scientist
Teaching
Supervision of PhD students and student thesis projects
Key activities
Remote sensing (SAR, optical satellites, photogrammetry)
Forest inventory (Assessment methodolgy, statistical analysis)
Geoinformatics
Applied statistics
Curriculum vitae
Education
- 08/1971 - 06/1980 - Mörike-Gymnasium, Göppingen, Germany: Baccalaureate (Abitur)
- 10/1982 - 02/1988 - Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Germany: Diploma in forestry (Diplomforstwirt)
- 11/1992 - 12/1996 - PhD Student at the Department for Forest Biometry (Prof. D. R.. Pelz), Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Germany: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.)
- 06/1989 - 05/1991 - Trainee at the State Forest Administration of Baden-Württemberg, Forest directorate Freiburg, Germany: Large State Forestry Exam (German: Große Forstliche Staatsprüfung); Graduate Civil Servant of Forestry (German: Assessor des Forstdiensts)
- 06/2006 - Postdoctoral lecture qualification: habilitation.
Professional career
- Since 04/2008 - Senior scientist; Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Since 07/2006 - Head of the consultancy company GeoFIS, Denzlingen, Germany
- 11/2007 - 01/2008 - Senior scientist; Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- 10/2005 - 06/2006 - Free lance consultant
- 05/2003 - 09/2005 - Senior scientist; GAF AG Munich, Germany
- 06/2001 - 04/2003 - Free lance consultant
- 10/2000 - 04/2003 - Professor by proxy; Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- 06/1996 - 09/2000 - Senior scientist; Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- 01/1995 - 12/1997 - Free lance consultant
- 06/1991 - 06/1996 - Junior scientist; Department for Forest Biometry, Faculty of Forestry, University of t Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- 06/1989 - 05/1991 - Trainee for higher civil servants of the forest administration; State Forest Administration of Baden-Württemberg, Forest Directorate Freiburg, Germany
- 08/1988 - 05/1989 - Junior scientist; Department of Forest Growth (Prof. G. Kenk), Forest research station of Baden-Württemberg (FVA), Freiburg, Germany
- 03/1988 - 07/1988 - Junior scientist; Department for Forest Biometry, Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Projects
Ongoing Projects at the Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- 03/2009 - 11/2010 - BEE (Biomass Energy Europe) – Harmonisation of assessments of biomass for energy (http://www.eu-bee.info/); funding: DG Research, European Commission.
- 12/2010 - 11/2013 - EUFODOS European Forest Downstream Services -Improved Information on Forest Structure and Damages; funding: DG Research, European Commission (Project currently under negotiation status).
Project contributions as freelance consultant for the Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (2006 - 2007)
- 10/2006 - 11/2006 - Information potentials of LIDAR data for monitoring of protected areas – test applications in the biosphere reserve Palatinate Forest (D) – Northern Vosges (F); funding: Forest Research Institute Rheinland-Pfalz (FVA), Trippstadt, Germany.
- 01/2006 - 03/2007 - Geoland; funding: European Commission, DG Research.
Project contributions as freelance consultant for the Steinbeis-Transferzentrum FeLis, Bruckberg, Germany (2006 - 2009)
- 11/2006 - 06/2007 - Analysis of LIDAR data for applications of the forest sector; customer: Bavarian State Institute of Forestry, Freising, Germany.
- 04/2006 - 07/2006 - Analysis of LIDAR data to derive basic forest stand data; customer: E.ON Ruhrgas, Essen, Germany.
- 03/2008 - 10/2009 - Development of a CIR and sampling based inventory system for Natura 2000 forest habitats in the Alpine region; customer: Bavarian State Institute of Forestry, Freising, Germany.
Projects at GAF (2003 - 2005)
- 2003 - 2005 - GMES Service Element Forest Monitoring; funding: European Space Agency (ESA).
- 2004 - 2005 - Aquifer; funding: European Space Agency (ESA).
- 2004 - 2005 - User Requirements Study for the Hyperspectral Sensor EnMAP; funding: German Aerospace Center, Bonn, Germany.
- 2003 – 2004 - Land use mapping in Switzerland; funding European Space Agency (ESA).
Free lance consultant projects
- 06/2001 - 05/2003 - Production of ortho-photo-maps; customer: Badische Luftbildmessung, Freiburg, Germany.
- 05/2002 - 08/2002 - EO Business opportunities in the forest sector; customer: Infoterra AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany.
- 01/2002 - 02/2002 - Land use mapping for a UNFCCC related project; customer: Global Woods, Münstertal, Germany.
- 06/1997 - 08/1997 - Data analysis and head of the field teams within the Regional forest inventory in the North-West-Frontier-Province, Pakistan. Subcontractor to SIGNUM (Friedland); final customers: KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau), Frankfurt /Main, Germany, and the forest administration of the North-West-Frontier-Province, Peshawar, Pakistan.
- 05/1996 - 08/1996 - European Forest Information and Communication System (EFICS); subcontractor; final customer: Agriculture Directorate-General, European Commission.
- 05/1995 - 07/1995 - Definition of a system of nomenclature for mapping European forests and for compiling a pan-European forest information system; subcontractor; final customer: Joint research centre, European Commission
Projects at the Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (2006 - 2003)
- 1999 - 2003 - Entwicklung eines fernerkundungsbasierten Systems zur Schadenserfassung nach Sturmereignissen (STURMMON); funding: German Aerospace Center, Bonn, Germany and the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg.
- 1998 - 2001 - Tree Resources Outside Forests (TROF); funding: European Commission, DG Research.
- 1998 - 2000 - Pilotprojekt zur Integration von Fernerkundung und Betriebsinventur zum Zwecke der Anlagevermögensbewertung für den Staatswald des Forstamts Münster im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen; customer: Landesanstalt für Ökologie, Bodenordnung und Forsten / Landesamt für Agrarordnung, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen, Germany.
- 1998 - 1999 - ProSMART (Products for Systematic Market and Development Approach for Remote Sensing Techniques); funding: German Aerospace Center, Bonn, Germany.
- 1996 - 1999 - Utilisation of high resolution satellite data for the German Federal Forest Inventory with focus on MOMS-2P; funding: German Aerospace Center, Bonn, Germany.
- 1997 - 1999 - Satellite Based Environmental Monitoring of European Forests (SEMEFOR); funding: European Commission, DG Research.
- 1996 - 1997 - The Relationship between Temporal and Spacial Changes of Dielectric Constant and Water Status of Deciduous and Coniferous Forests - their Detection with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and its Applications to Forest Decline Phenomena; funding: German Aerospace Center, Bonn, Germany.
Projects at the Department for Forest Biometry, Faculty of Forestry, University of t Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (1987 - 1988 & 1991 - 196 )
- 1993 - 1996 - Small area estimation for national forest inventories. Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany.
- 1992 - 1993 - Sampling aspects in the Tropical Ecosystem Environment Observation by Satellites (TREES); customer Joint Research Center, European Commission.
- 1991 - 1992 - Permanent sample based forest inventory in the University Forest Mathislewald; funding: Müller-Fahnenberg-Stiftung, Freiburg, Germany.
- 1987 - 1988 - Permanent sample based forest inventories to assess the forest decline phenomena; funding: Projekt Europäisches Forschungszentrum für Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhaltung (PEF), Karlsruhe, Germany.
Since 2007 Matthias Dees is furthermore responsible for projects of the company GeoFIS, Denzlingen, Germany
Publications & Presentations
Peer reviewed articles
- Koch, B., Straub, C., Dees, M., Wang, Y. & Weinacker, H. (2009): Airborne Laser Data for Stand Delineation and Information Extraction, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(4), 935 - 963.
- Straub, C., Dees, M., Weinacker, H. & Koch, B. (2009): Using Airborne Laser Scanner Data and CIR Orthophotos to Estimate the Stem Volume of Forest Stands. Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung, Geoinformation, 3/2009, 277 - 287.
- Herrera, B., Kleinn, Ch., Koch, B. & DEES. M (2004): Automatic Classification of Trees outside Forest using an Object-driven Approach: an Application in a Costa Rican Landscape. PFG, 2004: 111 - 119
- Dees, M., Asan, U, Yesil, A. (2003): Ideas and options for a National Forest Inventory in Turkey . In: Corona, P., Köhl, M. und Marchetti, M. (Eds.): Advances in Forest Inventory for Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Monitoring. Kluiver Academic Publishers NL, 375 - 394.
- Koch, B., Jochum, M., Ivits, E. & Dees, M.(2003): Pixelbasierte Klassifizierung im Vergleich und zur Ergänzung zum objektbasierten Verfahren. Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung, Geoinformation, DGPF, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2003: 195 - 204.
- Koch, B., Svoboda, J., Adler, P. & Dees M. (2002): Automatische Baumartenerkennung auf der Grundlage digitalisierter CIR-Luftbilder. Allg. Forst- u. Jagd-Zeitung, 173. Jg., 7-8, 2002: 131 - 140.
- Dees, M., Duvenhorst, J., Gross, C. P. & Koch, B.(2001): An efficient approach to combine remotes sensing an terrestrial sample-based forest inventory for forest enterprises changing to near-natural forest management. In: Gadow, v. K., Nagel, J. & Saborowski, J. (Eds.): Continuous Cover Forestry. Assessment, Analysis, Scenarios. Kluiver Academic Publishers NL, 35 - 53.
- Dees, M., Koch, B., & Pelz, D. R. (1998): Integrating Satellite Based Forest Mapping with Landsat TM in a Concept of a Large Scale Forest Information System. PFG, 4/1998, 209 - 220.
- Dees, M. (1998): Regressionsschätzer bei forstlichen Trakt - Großrauminventuren. Allg. Forst- u. J.-Ztg., 169, 177 - 184.
Books
- Dees, M. (2007): Kombination von Fernerkundung und Stichprobeninventur bei betrieblichen und nationalen Waldinventuren[Combination of remote sensing and sampling inventories in national forest inventories and inventories on forest enterprise level]. Schriftenreihe Freiburger Forstliche Forschung. Volume 37, 194 p.
- Dees, M. (1996): Regressions- und Kleingebietsschätzung bei forstlichen Großrauminventuren unter Nutzung von Forsteinrichtungs- und Satellitendaten. Mitteilungen der Abteilung Forstliche Biometrie, 96-1. Dissertation, Forstwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Freiburg i. Br., 201 p.
- Kleinn, Ch., Dees, M. und Polley, H. (1998): Forest Inventory and Survey Systems in Germany. BMELF Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten, Bonn, 85 p.
- Köhl, M. und Dees, M. (2004): Statistische Analyse von Kronenzustandsdaten aus der Interpretation von CIR-Luftbildern. Berichte Freiburger Forstliche Forschung. Heft 53. Universität Freiburg, 29 p.
Book chapters
- Koch, B., Dees, M., Brusselen J. v., Eriksson, L., Fransson, J., Gallaun, H., Leblon, B., McRoberts, R.E. Nilsson, M., Schardt, M., Seitz, R. & Waser, L. (2008): Forestry applications. In: Li, Z., Chen, J. & Baltsavias, E.: Advances in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information - 2008 ISPRS Congress Book. Taylor & Francis Group, London, 439 - 465
- Dees, M. (1988): Einfache Statistische Analyse bei ordinaler Skalierung der Schadensvariablen und einer Auswahl der Bäume in Probekreisen. In: Forstliche Biometrie und Informatik. Vorträge anläßlich der 2. Sektionstagung. Mitteilungen der Forstlichen Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg. Freiburg. Heft 142, 85 - 99.
Short Communications
- Dees, M., Straub, C. Langar, P. & Koch, B. (2006): Remote sensing based concepts utilising SPOT 5 and LIDAR for forest habitat mapping and monitoring under the EU Habitat Directive. In :Lamb, D., Hill, R., Wilson, D., Bock, M., Ivits, E., Dees, M., Hemphil, S. & Koch, B. (eds.), ONP 10 Test & Benchmarks Report. Part of the geoland project reporting dossier: 53 – 78; www.geoland-gmes.info.
- Koch, B., Saidani, N. & Dees, M. (2004): Eignung kleinmaßstäbiger Luftbilder für die Sturmschadenskartierung. Heft 23 AFZ-Der Wald.
- Kahabka, H., Ramminger, G., Saidani, N., Dees M., & Koch, B. (2001).: Schadenserfassung nach dem Orkan Lothar mit Methoden der Fernerkundung. AFZ-Der Wald 25/2001, 2001: 1331 - 1333.
- Koch, B., Dees, M. und Pelz, D. R. (1998): Ein Konzept zur Nutzung von Satellitendaten bei der Bundeswaldinventur. AFZ 53, 158 - 160.
Conference Papers
- Smeets, E., Dees, M. et. al. (BEE consortium) (2009): A review and harmonisation of biomass resource assessments, Proceedings, 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition - From Research to Industry and Markets, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Hamburg, Germany. Last accessed 22 March 2010, http://www.eu-bee.info/default.asp?SivuID=24158.
- Straub, C., Dees,M., Weinacker, H. & Koch, B.(2008): Combining Airborne Laser Scanning and GIS Data to estimate Timber Volume of Forest Stands based on Yield Models, Proceedings of the 8th international Silvilaser conference, Edinburgh, UK, 57 – 580; http://geography.swan.ac.uk/silvilaser/papers/poster_papers/Straub.pdf.
- Häusler, T., Dees, M., Fockelmann, R., Pryjomko, R. und Strunz, G. (2004): Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Information for Kyoto Protocol Reporting and Sustainable Forest Management. In: Keil, M. und Mohaupt-Jahr, B. (Hrsg.) Tagungsband "Conrine LandCover 2000 in Germany and Europe and its use for environmental applications" 21. – 23. Jan 2004, Berlin. Umweltbundesamt, Berlin, 123 - 134.
- Herrera B., Kleinn, C., Dees, M. und Koch, B. (2002): Spatial modelling of TROF distribution in landscapes of Honduras and Costa Rica by combining high resolution remote sensing data and GIS. EARSel Special Interest Group on Remote Sensing for developing Countries, Sept. 2002, Bonn. CD ROM.
- Pelz, D. und Dees, M. (2002): Nationalinventuren in Europa. Symposium zur Türkischen Nationalinventur, Sept. 2002, Istanbul.
- Ramminger, G., Dees, M. und Koch, B. (2002): Methods for fast storm damage assessment by remote sensing - options with radar data - experiences from damage assessment of the storm Lothar in Germany. Proceedings. Forestsat -Operational tools for forestry using remote sensing, Edinburgh 5.-9. September 2002. CD ROM.
- Dees, M., Kahabka, H. Saidani, N. und Koch, B. (2002): Methods for fast storm damage assessment by remote sensing - options with optical data - experiences from damage assessment of the storm Lothar in Germany. Proceedings. Forestsat - Operational tools for forestry using remote sensing, Edinburgh 5.-9. September 2002. CD ROM.
- Dees, M., Asan, U. & Yesil, A. (2002): Ideas and options for a National Forest Inventory in Turkey. Proceedings. Collecting and Analyzing information for sustainable forest management and biodiversity monitoring with special reference to Mediterranean Ecosystems, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 4.-7. December 2001.
- Dees, M., Asan, U., & Yesil, A. (2002): Beispiele für die Integration von Fernerkundung in Nationalinventurkonzepte - Optionen für die Integration von Fernerkundung in Nationalinventuren. Symposium zur Türkischen Nationalinventur, Sept. 2002, Istanbul. Symposium zur Türkischen Nationalinventur.
- Villavicencio Garcia, R., Dees, M. und Agustín Gallegos, R. (2002): Description de estructuras forestales en la zona de proteccion de flora y fauna 'Sierra de Quilla'. Nationalkongress für Naturschutzgebiete in Guadalajara, 17-20 Oktober 2002, México. CD ROM.
- Dees, M., Duvenhorst, J., Gross, C. P., Koch, B.(2001): An efficient approach to combine remotes sensing and terrestrial sample-based forest inventory for forest enterprises changing to near-natural forest management. In: Gadow, v. K., Nagel, J. & Saborowski, J. (Hrsg.): Continuous Cover Forestry. Assessment, Analysis, Scenarios. Proceedings of the International IUFRO Conference in Göttingen 19-21 Sept. 2001. Universität Göttingen, 33-46.
- Dees, M., Duvenhorst, J., Gross, C. P. und Koch, B. (2000): Combining remote sensing data sources and terrestrial sample-based inventory data for the use in forest management inventories. IAPRS, Vol. 33, Part B7/1, 355-362.
- Kahabka, H., Dees, M., Koch, B. und Saidani, N. (2001): Sturm Lothar: Schadenserfassung mit optischen Fernerkundungsdaten aus forstlicher Sicht. Tagungsband 2. Forum Katastrophenvorsorge "Extreme Naturereignisse - Folgen, Vorsorge, Werkzeuge" 24.-26. September 2001 in Leipzig. CD-ROM.
- Ramminger, G., Dees, M. und Koch, B. (2001): Schadenserfassung mit Radardaten aus forstlicher Sicht, Erste Ergebnisse. Tagungsband 2. Forum Katastrophenvorsorge "Extreme Naturereignisse - Folgen, Vorsorge, Werkzeuge" 24.-26. September 2001 in Leipzig. CD-ROM.
- Dees, M. und Koch B. (1998): Designalternativen zur Integration von Satellitendaten in das Design der Bundeswaldinventur. In: Pelz, D.R., & Rau, O. (Hrsg): Sammlung von Beiträgen aus der 10. Jahrestagung der Sektion Forstliche Biometrie und Angewandte Informatik des Deutschen Verbandes Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, 30. Sept.- 2. Okt. 1998 in Freiburg Br., Abteilung für die Forstwirtschaft, Biotechnische Fakultät, Ljubljana, 97 - 117.
- Dees, M. und Koch, B. (1997): Integrating satellite and GIS data into a large scale sample based forest inventory - the classical sample based approach. Proceedings of the Expert meeting on Image Fusion, 6.12.1997, Universität Freiburg. ISPRS Commission 7 Working Group und Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italien, 66 - 76.
- Dees, M. und Koch, B. (1997): Poststratifizierung bei Klumpenstichprobendesign zur Nutzung von Fernerkundung und GIS bei Waldinventuren. In Pelz, D.R. (Hrsg.): Sammlung von Beiträgen aus der 10. Jahrestagung der Sektion Forstliche Biometrie und Angewandte Informatik des Deutschen Verbandes Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, 24.-26. Sept. 1997 in Freiburg Br., 109 - 118.
- Dees, M. (1996): Effektivitätssteigerung bei forstlichen Großrauminventuren durch Hilfsinformationen. Tagungsberichte der Arbeitsgruppe Ökologie, Deutsche Region der internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft, Heft Nr. 7, Mai 1996, 134 - 145.
- Kleinn, Ch., Traub, B. und Dees, M. (1996): Calibrating Forest Cover Estimates from Coarse Resolution Images with Samples of High Resolution Images - A Model Study on Possible Effects of Misregistration. Proceedings of the Meeting of IUFRO S4.11-00, IUFRO XX World Congress 1995, Tampere, Finnland. Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL, Birmensdorf, Schweiz, 210 - 219.
- Kleinn, Ch., Traub, B. und Dees, M. (1996): Large Area Cover Assessment: Effects in a Double Sampling Approach with Coarse and High Resolution Satellite Images. In: Mowrer. H. T., Czapllewski, R. L., Hamre, R. H. (Hrsg.): Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. General Technical Report RM-GTR-277, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, 391 - 400.
- Kleinn, Ch., Dees, M. (1996): Multiphase Sampling for Forest Monitoring. In: Kennedy P. J. (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Workshop Applications of Remote Sensing in European Forest Monitoring, Vienna, 14-16th October 1996. European Commission, Luxembourg, EUR 17685 EN, 167 – 178.
- Traub, B., Kleinn, Ch., Dees, M. und Pelz, D. R. (1996): Calibrating AVHRR Tropical Forest Area Estimates with TM Sample Images. Proceedings of the Meeting of IUFRO S4.11-00, IUFRO XX World Congress 1995, Tampere, Finnland. Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL, Birmensdorf, Schweiz, 229 - 239.
Other publications
- BEE consortium (2010): Harmonisation of biomass resource assessments Volume 1: Best practises and methods handbook. Biomass Energy. Project report. FP 7 Grant Agreement 213417. Vol. 1, 200 p.
- BEE consortium (2010): Harmonisation of biomass resource assessments Volume 2: Data sources handbook. Biomass Energy. Project report. FP 7 Grant Agreement 213417. 114 p.
- Dees, M. et. al. (2010): National Forest Inventory of Montenegro. Methodology. LUX-Development S. A., Services Contract No.: YUG/012 08 090, 98 p.
- BEE consortium (2009): Methods and data sources for biomass resource assessments for energy. Biomass Energy Europe. Project report. FP 7 Grant Agreement 213417. 257 p.
- BEE consortium (2008): Status of biomass resource assessments Version 1. Biomass Energy Europe. Last accessed 22 March 2010 (http://www.eu-bee.info/default.asp?SivuID=24158).
- Dees M., Straub, Ch. , Koch, B. & Weinacker, H. (2006): Combining Airborne Laser Scanning and GIS Data to estimate Timber Volume of Forest Stands based on Yield Models. Project report.
- Dees, M., Frech, I. und Koch, B. (2001): Tree resources outside the forest project. Management Report. Projektschlussbericht für den Auftraggeber Europäische Kommission, DG XII, INCO. Project report.
- Koch, B., Dees, M., Frech, I., Herrera, B. und Rother, A. (2001): Individual partners final report. Projektschlussbericht für den Auftraggeber Europäische Kommission, DG XII, INCO. Project report.
- Ramminger, G., Dees, M., Saidani, N., Friedlaender, H. Herrera, B., Kahabka, H. & Koch, B. (2004): Konzepte für die Erfassung von Sturmschäden mit Fernerkundung und für die GIS basierte Risikoanalyse. Project report. Universität Freiburg, Abteilung Fernerkundung und Landschaftsinformationssysteme. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Förderkennzeichen 50EE0034. Ministerium für Ernährung und Ländlicher Raum des Landes Baden-Württemberg. Förderkennzeichen 0207 E. 230 p.
- Dees, M, Köhl, M. & Häusler T. (2004): Service ‘Forest Monitoring Inputs for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting’. Service Results 2004. Reporting Area: “Forstdirektion Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg”. Project report within the document dossier of the Project Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Service Element Forest Monitoring (GSE FM). GAF AG, München. Document Number GAF-GSE-FM-A-T2-S8-Ph1-03-065/1. ESA ESRIN Vertragsnummer 17063/03/I-LG.
- Dees, M., Köhl, M. & Häusler T. (2003): Service ‘Forest Monitoring Inputs for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting’. Service Results 2003. Reporting Area: Main part of the Federal State “Saxony”. Project report within the document dossier of the Project Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Service Element Forest Monitoring (GSE FM). GAF AG, München, Document Number GAF-GSE-FM-A-T2-S8-Ph1-03-065/1. ESA ESRIN Vertragsnummer 17063/03/I-LG.
- Dees, M., Ramminger, G, Saidani, N., Kahabka, H. & Koch, B. (2003): Entwicklung eines fernerkundungsbasierten Systems zur Sturmschaderfassung und Ausweisung von Sturmgefährdungsflächen in Waldgebieten. Project report. Universität Freiburg, Abteilung Fernerkundung und Landschaftsinformationssysteme. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Förderkennzeichen 50EE0034. Ministerium für Ernährung und Ländlicher Raum des Landes Baden-Württemberg. Förderkennzeichen 0207 E. 230 p.
- Dees, M. & Koch, B. (2000): Zuforst - Großräumige Waldinventur. Bericht im Rahmen von ProSMART (Products for Systematic Market and Development Approach for Remote Sensing Techniques). Project report.
- Dees, M., Adler, P., Duvenhorst, J., Fritz, R., Gross, C. P., Türk, K. und Koch, B. (2000): 'Pilotprojekt zur Integration von Fernerkundung und Betriebsinventur zum Zwecke der Anlagevermögens¬bewertung für den Staatswald des Forstamts Münster im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen'. Auftragsprojekt für die Landesanstalt für Ökologie, Bodenordnung und Forsten / Landesamt für Agrarordnung, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Project report..
- Dees, M. und Koch, B. (1999): Entwicklung eines Konzepts zur Nutzung hochauflösender Satellitendaten (MOMS2P) bei der Bundeswaldinventur. Project report. DLR. Förderkennzeichen: 50 EE 9528-ZA.
- Dees, M., und Koch, B. (1999): Teilvorhaben -ZUFORST (Großräumige Waldinitialinventur - Holzvorrat). Project report.. In: N.N./Dornier Satellitensysteme (Herausgeber). ProSmart - Project report. DLR Förderkennzeichen: 50 EE9816.
- Dees, M., Kahabka, H. und Koch, B. (1998): SEMEFOR - Some statistical remarks - On the comparability of the terrestrial monitoring system (Level I Plots) with a satellite based monitoring system from the statistical point of view. Abteilung Fernerkundung und Landschaftsinformationssysteme, Universität Freiburg. Internal report.
- Dees, M., Faßnacht, N., Buhk, R., Reidelstürz, P. und Koch, B. (1997): Erfassung von Trainingsgebietsdaten für Waldbeobachtung mit dem Synthetic Aperature Radar (SAR) im Rahmen des Projekts ‘The Relationship between Temporal and Spacial Changes of Dielectric Constant and Water Status of Deciduous and Coniferous Forests - their Detection with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and its Applications to Forest Decline Phenomena’. Forschungsbericht. Abteilung Fernerkundung und Landschaftsinformationssysteme, Universität Freiburg. Project report.
- Traub, B., Kleinn, Ch., Dees, M. und Pelz, D. R. (1995): Calibration of AVHRR Satellite Data with Landsat TM - A Global Tropical Forest Assessment Approach. Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Forstliche Biometrie 95-2, Abteilung für Forstliche Biometrie, Universität Freiburg.
- Dees, M. (1992): Permanente Stichprobeninventur im Universitätswald 1991. Project report. Abteilung für Forstliche Biometrie, Universität Freiburg.
- Dees, M. (1988): Die Auswertung einer Waldschadensinventur mit Probekreisen fester Größe. In: Pelz, D. R., Burk, R., Dees, M., Köhl, M. und Wolf, Chr. (Hrsg.): Permanente Stichprobeninventur zur kleinflächigen Erfassung von Waldschäden. Schlussbericht. Projekt Europäisches Forschungszentrum für Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhaltung, Karlsruhe, Förderkennzeichen 85/007/1A.
Selected presentations
- Dees, M. (2010): Biomass feedstock availability in Europe. Keynote in Session I: Biomass supply. AEBIOM European Bioenergy Conference. 30.6-1.7.2010, Albert Hall, Brussels. (http://www.renexpo-bioenergy.eu/).
- Dees, M. (2010): Biomass potential assessment studies: presentation of the review done by the BEE project. Workshop Common View on Biomass Feedstock Availability For the European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative. 16 April 2010 DG Research, CDMA building, meeting rooms SDR 1&2 rue Champs de Mars, 21, 1050 Brussels (http://ec.europa.eu/research/energy/eu/news/events_en.cfm?event=16-04-2010).
- Dees, M. (2009): ”Overview of European studies of biomass resource assessment”, Presentation held at “Biomass resource assessment for biofuels/bioenergy and competition with other biomass uses", Eberswalde, Germany, 8 December 2009 to 9 December 2009; Expert Consultation, organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde, Germany. (http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/biof/pdf/biomass_resource_eberswalde/dees_biomass_potential.pdf).
- Dees, M. (2008): Bioenergy for Europe – Supply scenarios; European Forest week, “Policy Dialogue on Potential Sustainable Wood Supply in Europe”, FAO, Rome, Oct 22 2008, (http://www.unece.org/timber/docs/tc-sessions/tc-66/pws.htm- ).
- Dees, M. (2008): Erfassung des Potentials von forstlicher Biomasse für die Energiegewinnung - Analyse existierender Studien mit Schwerpunkt auf Deutschland und Europa und Vorstellung einer Initiative zur Harmonisierung der Potentialabschätzungen, Presentation at the “Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung 2008”, Freiburg. (http://www.fowitagung2008.uni-freiburg.de/).
- Kaphegyi, T., Dees, M., Angst, C., Ryser, A., Kaphegyi, U. (2009): Does depredation on livestock prevent us from restoring Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) populations in cultural landscapes of Western Europe?. Conference abstracts. 19th Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration International. 23.-27. August 2009, Perth, Western Australia. https://www.ser.org/pdf/Abstracts_SERI_Perth.pdf).
Professional memberships
- Member of the team of specialists for the new European forest sector outlook study (EFSOS) for 2009-2011; UNECE- FAO, Timber Section. (http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=184)
- Member of the Task Force on Wood Availability and Demand (2008-2009). This group had been initiated by the UNECE/FAO timber section and had members from public bodies, industry and science including among others representatives from the European Commission, wood industry and the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung (DGPF)
