Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Roland Pesch

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Roland Pesch

Mitglied Institutsvorstand
Professur Grundlagen und Anwendungen von Geoinformationssystemen
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Room ZSG 106

Books and Papers

A review of the influence of marine habitat classification schemes on mapping studies: inherent assumptions, influence on end products, and suggestions for future developments

2018
Strong, J.A. Clements, A. Galparsoro, I. Lillis, H. Pesch, R. Bildstein, T. Birchenough, S.
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76 (1). 10-22

Integrating benthic habitat indicators: Working towards an ecosystem approach

2018
Elliot, S.A.M. Guérin, L. Pesch, R. Schmitt, P. Meakins, B. Vina-Herbon, C. González-Irustad, J. M. de la Torriente, A. Serrano, A.
Marine Policy, 90, 88-94

Presentations

A Python-based ensemble machine learning framework for predicting benthic species distributions in the Baltic Sea

November 2025
Sauerbier, V. Lenzi, J. Leiz, M. Pesch, R.
Working Group of Marine Habitat Mapping - WGMHM, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas - ICES

Leveraging GIS in Citizen Science for Urban Design: Advancing Social Sustainability

Oktober 2025
Urban Planning & Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (UPADSD) – 10 Edition

A GIS-Based Method for Evaluating Public Green Spaces (PGS) with Emphasis on Recreational Value

September 2025
21st international conference Geoinformation and Cartography

Work package 3: Spatial Modelling

September 2025
Protect Baltic Annual Meeting 2025

Predicting Marine Species Shifts and Identifying Biodiversity Hotspots under Climate Scenarios

Oktober 2024
Lenzi, J. Leiz, M. Ahvo, A. Bergström, U. Sacre, E. Juva, K. Virtanen, E. Takkolander, A. Kotta, J. Kaasik, A. Fetissov, M. Berkström, C. Ract, C. Pesch, R.
Informal Consultation Session HELCOM Working Group on Biodiversity, Protection and Restoration (WG BioDiv)

Projects

Funded by Niedersächsisches Vorab
Transformation and structural change in rural areas mean changes in space and time. Such spatiotemporal data is to be managed and processed by our “Geo-Toolbox”. It uses digital technologies such as databases and geographic information systems (GIS) for tasks of the e... more

Bachelor & Master Theses

Analyse benthischer Lebensgemeinschaften und ihrer räumlichen Muster im Elbe- Urstromtal der Nordsee mittels maschineller Lernverfahren

2025/10
Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Roland Pesch

Dr. Lars Gutow

Cooperation

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Application of Geographic Information Systems to Analyse Landscape-Ecological Effects of Virtual Fencing in Grassland Ecosystems

2025/9
Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Roland Pesch

Dr. Matthew Hiron

Cooperation

SLU - Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet

Ensemble Machine Learning Ansätze zur Prädiktion benthischer Arten in der Ostsee

2025/9
Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Roland Pesch

Dr. Lars Gutow

Cooperation

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Kartierung von Schilfbeständen (Phragmites australis) in der Ostsee mithilfe von Fernerkundung im Rahmen des internationalen Meeresnaturschutzes

2025/8

GIS-basierte Analyse der Entwicklung von Flächenversiegelung auf Grundlage des ATKIS Basis-DLM am Beispiel des Landkreises Diepholz

2025/8
Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Roland Pesch

Mareike Wohlfahrt

Cooperation

Katasteramt Sulingen