UNIGIS Master Thesis

The final part of the UNIGIS MSc program is dedicated to the Master Thesis. Below is a selection of the Theses by former UNIGIS students.

AuthorYearTitleLink
Michael Demarmels2026Assisting Wastewater Utility Data ManagementPDF
Niclas Homburg2026Leveraging diffusion models for synthetic data generation: Application in mono-temporal change detection from aerial imagesPDF
Marjorie Mattes2026Analyzing Georeferenced Tweets to Explore Pre- and Post-COVID Urban Neighborhood Dynamics in New York CityPDF
Lilly Kohaus2026Cross-Domain Image Registration with XFeat: Matching Infrared with RGB ImageryPDF
Ramona Graziella Allemann2025Exploring Fine-Scale Spawning Synchronisation in Corals through Communication: An Agent-Based ModelPDF
Tomas Tintor2025Testing the Cross-Regional Transferability of Mask R-CNN Building Extraction ModelsPDF
Rahimeh Gharibpour Poshtiri2025Use Cases and Limits of Webcam eye tracking for Cartography ResearchPDF
Magdalena Gerhardt2025Deep Learning-Based Monitoring of Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Associated Forest Loss in the Middle Magdalena Valley, ColombiaPDF
Julia Straßberger2025Analysis of Site Parameters and Archaeological Predictive Modelling for the Middle Neolithic Kreisgrabenanlagen in AustriaPDF
Katharina Rinner2025Saharan Dust Events as Driving Factor of Darkening of the Cryosphere and Increasing Mass Loss of Glaciers in High Tauern, AustriaPDF
Daniel Robert Walsh2025Beaver Dam Analog Prioritization: A Spatially Explicit Cost Effectiveness ModelPDF
Christa Rohrbach2024Leveraging least-cost modelling to uncover multiple introductions: a case study of an invasive wild bee speciesPDF
Tobias Christian Bangert2024Improving Access to Isolated Areas: Usability of Open Remote Sensing Data and Products for Humanitarian AidPDF
Ute Bachmann-Gigl2024Cultural heritage in times of war - Damage assessment in urban areas of Ukraine using Sentinel-1 SARPDF
Valentin Schalk2024Calculation of the Mountain Green Cover Index (MGCI) for Austria based on a semantic earth observation data cube (Sen2Cube)PDF
Urška Kušar2024Exploring Flood Impacts on Riparian Zones Using Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing:
A Case Study of the August 2023 Flood Event in Slovenia
PDF
Michael Faden2024The Delayed Coupling Effects of Satellite-based Climate Indicators on Malaria Cases in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Case Study for Determining the Lagged Effects and Threshold in Small-scale AreasPDF
Eldar Ibrahimović2024Assessing the Impacts of River Regulation Structures on Flow Dynamics and Ecological Systems: A Case Study of the Drava RiverPDF
Thomas Leditznig2024Estimating carbon stock in unmanaged forests using field data and remote sensingPDF
Thokozani Maxwell Vusi Ginindza2024Sentinel-2 Time Series Data and Machine Learning Techniques for Sugar Cane Mapping in the Usuthu River Basin, EswatiniPDF
Emmanuel Sumbwi2024Modelling of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and their Implication on Surface Water Quality Using Cellular Automata-Markov and Geographically Weighted RegressionPDF
Johannes Bouchain2024Crossing streets between intersections - Integration of non-dedicated mid-block crossings into a pedestrian network graphPDF
Deepa Dahal2024Quantification of above-ground forest carbon dynamics using Sentinial-2 imageries and InVEST Model in NepalPDF
Arju Bhattarai2024Geospatial analysis of Landslide Susceptibility in Panauti Municipality, Central Nepal Lesser HimalayaPDF
Bikesh Bade2024Wheat Mapping Using Sentinel-2 ImageryPDF
Merle Pottharst2024Detection of Cropland Abandonment in a Crisis Situation - An Approach using Google Earth Engine and Sentinel-2 Imagery for the Ongoing Conflict in Cabo Delgado, MozambiquePDF
Daniel Marchetti2024How ChatGPT can (not) help you with your GIS tasksPDF
Pia Ferenci2023Distantly Trained Random Forest Classifiers for Supervised Crop Type Classification. An Experimental Study Across Multiple European RegionsPDF
Franziska Halbritter2023Evaluation of the ‘Regularize Building Footprint’ function for the generalization of refugee dwellings based on very high-resolution satellite imageryPDF
Jens Paulsen2023Flood mapping and flood monitoring based on multi-temporal Earth Observation (EO) satellite dataPDF
Suman Baral2023Comparative evaluation of Microwave and Optical Images for Land Use and Land Cover ClassificationPDF
Mattia Sartori2023Assessing the applicability of Sentinel-1 SAR data for semi-automatic detection of snow avalanche debrisPDF
Torge Brunhorn2023Agricultural Change Detection Under Military Conflict Using the Example of Ukraine WarPDF
Andreas Reithofer2023Flood risk assessment of heavy rainfall events in data scarce regions - case study of Carrefour, HaitiPDF
Pia Teresa Kugel2023Land Cover Change and Landslide Susceptibility in Bogotá: A case study in the eastern districts of the Colombian capitalPDF
Sujan Khatiwada2022Comparative Study of Landslide Susceptibility Analysis by using different techniques along the Pasang Lhamu HighwayPDF
Prashant Shah2022Assessing the land use land cover change and urban sprawl modelling in Dhanusha DistrictPDF
Derrick Wei Yang Lim2022Management of financial contributions through Planning Support Systems (PSS) for the effective delivery of infrastructure for urban developmentPDF
Sofia Koroxenidou2022Geomorphologic Analysis of the Mondsee CatchmentPDF
Nakita Carlson2022A comparison study of an undisrupted versus a restricted viral transmission of COVID-19 using spatial simulationsPDF
Tobias Marc Wiepcke2022Spatial Modelling of the Forest Rescue Chain – Prediction and Analysis of Rescue Vehicle Travel TimesPDF
Sean Eaton Jarrett2022Application of SAR Change Detection to Evaluate Flood Event Characteristics Pre and Post Restoration of a FloodplaPDF
Christopher Heers2022Assessing Aviation Safety comparing Fire related TFR NOTAMS in the U.S. to Satellite based Fire Patterns from OroraTech Wildfire ServicePDF
Maharjan Rupesh2022Habitat Suitability Analysis of Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Northern Sector of Chitwan National Park using Geospatial ApproachPDF
Dahal Usha2022Assessing Habitat Overlap Among Spotted and Sambar Deer Using Geo-Spatial Approach: A case study of Chitwan National Park, NepalPDF
Mollow Ruslan2022Measuring urban quality of life by analysing geotagged TweetsPDF
Krupp Lena Elisabeth2022A Semantic Data Cube in Rasdaman - Building a geodata cube from semantically enriched satellite imagery and querying it with WCPSPDF
Rehn Markus Johannes Maria2022The Quality of OpenStreetMap in protected areas – assessed on the example of road networks in German national parks.PDF
Heinrich Alina2022Spatial Simulation of a Skiing Resort: an agent-based modelPDF
Collivignarelli Francesco2022Surface water mapping to support humanitarian action: a South Sudan case studyPDF
Dietrich Johannes2022Coastal hazard – climate change-related implications from the combined parameters sea level rise, tides, and non-tidal residualsPDF
SHAH Deepak Kumar2021Impervious Surface Probability Distribution Mapping of Kathmandu ValleyPDF
LAMICHHANE Sadhuram2021Assessment of urban sprawl and its impacts in Bharatpur Metropolitan CityPDF
KHANAL Shweta2021Trends in Urban Expansion in Kathmandu Valley, NepalPDF
Kaspar René Pascal2021Assess the level of damage due to a flood event using a building footprintPDF
SELVARAJAN Dhivya2021Identification of Flood Risk Zones and Flood Prediction in Ward 200, Chennai Corporation, IndiaPDF
TALCHABHANDARI Prashanna2021Accessibility and Service Availability of Health Care Facilities in selected Urban and Rural Municipalities of Kapilbastu and Rupandehi Districts, NepalPDF
POUDEL Samin2021Identification of Suitable Sites for Built-up Area Expansion in Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli District, NepalPDF
JOSHI Suraj2021Assessment of Forest Canopy Cover Change in Parsa National Park, NepalPDF
HAMAL Menaka2021Comparison of Land Use Land Cover Classification Obtained from Three MethodsPDF
Willing Frank2021Comparison of TempCNN and LightGBM for Crop Type Classification using Sentinel-2 Imagery
Type Classification using Sentinel-2 Imagery
PDF
Heisig Holger2020Re-Engineering the Past: Countrywide Geo-referencing of Archival Aerial ImageryPDF
DHAKAL Saksham2020Geospatial Approach to Demarcate Flood Risk Zones in Tinau River Watershed, NepalPDF
Schmitz Marc2020Variability and abrupt change events - Analysing forest fires with the LIVID approachPDF
YADAV Ramashray2020Land Use Land Cover Changes and Sedimentation Levels in Kulekhani Watershed (Nepal): 2002 - 2018PDF
Urf Sandro2020Estimation of grassland use intensity and mowing events based on SAR coherence and Sentinel-2 MSI time seriesPDF
AFEWORK Tesfay Gebrehiwot2020Agricultural Drought Analysis in Amhara and Tigray Regions of EthiopiaPDF
Hander Alexandra2020Automated Burned Area Monitoring Using Sentinel-2 MSIPDF
Vorhaus Pascal Ramon2020Identification and Classification of Retail AgglomerationsPDF
Vetter Hildrun2020Competition and facilitation in an individual-based model of forest dynamics for Norway sprucePDF
RAMDAI LALHLENCHHUAKA Joshua Buannel2020Geospatial Approach for Road Alignment Optimization in Hilly RegionsPDF
Woditsch Sascha Daniel2019„Classification of multi-spectral and multi-temporal satellite images using deep learning LSTM networks“ - Agricultural crop prediction of Sentinel 2 imagesPDF
Pokhrel Krishna Prasad2019Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in Tanahu District, NepalPDF
Ortner Olivia Alexandra2019Estimating the benefit of landscape metrics in a Maxent modelPDF
Breitfuss-Schiffer Roman2019Mapping social vulnerability to natural hazards within the context of the SOS Children’s Village in Quito, EcuadorPDF
Ströer Gunnar2019WPS for local SDIs – A case study about the applicability of web processing services (WPS) for Freiburg’s spatial data infrastructure (SDI)PDF
AHMED Amro Saber Abouzeid2019Hajj Emergency Management System - Emergency Reporting, Webmapping and ResponsePDF
Abdallah Ali Mohamed Ali2019Designing Local Spatial Data Infrastructure Framework for Municipalities A Case Study of Northern Borders Municipality, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPDF
Reda Abdelkhalek Ahmed Nabil2019Land Use Land Cover Change in Ash-Sharqiyah Governorate of Egypt from 2005 to 2015PDF
Majola Silindile Bonisiwe Nqobile Khethiwe2019An Investigation of the Application of GIS in Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Grade 11 Students in Tembisa, Gauteng, South AfricaPDF
Schilk Sheba Celina2019„The Jadeite Connection" Modelling sea-routes in the Neolithic AegeanPDF
Rauscher Peter2019Adaptive behaviour in active transportation The influence of traffic lights on bicycle traffic in the city centre of Salzburg/AustriaPDF
Meyer Roman Lukas2019Cross-Border Infrastructure in Africa an Analysis through Logistic RegressionPDF
MURTAZA Sayed2019Estimation of built-up density in urban area using objectbased image analysis (OBIA) for the study sites in New Delhi City (India) and Shenzhen City (China)PDF
Studer Selina2019Replication of the Question-based Spatial Computing Approach Experiences and Suggestions for Further DevelopmentsPDF
Koirala Sumeer2019Geospatial Modelling of Urban Sprawl in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.PDF
Agommuoh Joyce Matseliso2018A Method for Identifying Potential Sites for Brownfield Development for Social Housing in the Johannesburg CBDPDF
Human Mattheus Hendrikus2018Rating Visual Impact Significance by Utilising Visibility Analysis and Geographic Information Science, An approach to scientifically evaluate a visual impactPDF
Wechsler Samuel2018Automating the analysis of territory mapping data in bird monitoringPDF
de Waal Simon Petrus2018Using GIS for identifying water abstraction locations from riversPDF
Frei Andrew Julius2018Integrating a chatbot with a GIS-MCDM systemPDF
Qashqo Bassam2018GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for identifying water distribution points: a case study in Lapilang & Suspa regions, NepalPDF
Tijssen Marien2018Mapping land use and landcover change in Kalmar, (Sweden) using object-based change detectionPDF
Metwally Abdelrahman Shehata Ahmed2018Landuse Landcover Changes in Delta Province of Egypt: 1984 - 2000 - 2016PDF
Gosztowtt Joanna2018Spatio-temporal changes of Vistula riverbed below the Włocławek hydropower plantPDF
Baumrock Bernhard2018Client-side Visualisation of Scientific Raster Data Using WebGL and OpenSource Web Mapping TechnologiesPDF
Atia Abozed Abdelrazek Mohamed2018GIS Approach to Find Suitable Locations for Installing Renewable Energy Production Units in Sinai Peninsula, EGYPTPDF
Shafie Ramadan Ali Ali Ali2018Assessing the Effects of Spatial Resolution of DEMs on Hydrological Modelling A Case Study on Wadi Uranah, Makkah Al-Mukarmah (Saudi Arabia)PDF
Giger Christoph2018Assessing Shrub and Tree Encroachment in Alpine Pastures from Airborne Laser Scanning DataPDF
THAW Wuit Yi2018GIS Approach for Assessing the Damage Caused by 2015 Floods in MyanmarPDF
Omar Ahmed Omar Shehata2018Analysis of Land Use Land Cover Change in Greater Cairo Region: 1984-2016PDF
Khanal Nishanta2017GIS Approach to Map the Levels of Earthquake Vulnerability of Buildings in Some Areas Affected by 2015 Earthquakes in NepalPDF
Bolli Clemens2017A GIS-based Multi-Criteria Analysis for Suitability Assessment of Micro Hydropower Stations - A Case Study from SurinamePDF
Winklehner Thomas Peter2017Developing a Software-Architecture for Archaeological Raw-Data originating from Excavations in AustriaPDF
Lagona Christian2017Geographical Equity of the EU’s Agricultural Subsidies in BelgiumPDF
Macho Werner2017Interactive Timeseries Analysis on Rasterdata using QGIS, an open source GISPDF
Schwager Patrick2017„Utilization of two approaches of species distribution modelling (GLM, MaxEnt) to find new sites for seed collecting“ An application on six alpine vascular plant species in the eastern Alps (Styria)PDF
Scamehorn Ryan2017Google Street View, SANET kernel density estimation, and linguistic diversity of the Malaysian linguistic landscapePDF
Rath Sebastian2017Prediction of Assaults with a Combination of Retrospective and Prospective Analyses on the City of GrazPDF
Reiter Johannes2017VGI in Disaster Management – Fusing Remote Sensing Data with User-Generated Data for Improved Flood ManagementPDF
ADHIKARI Bishrant2017WebGIS based Wildfire SimulationPDF
Rickmeyer Ingo2017spatial point pattern analysis of social media feeds during crisis eventsPDF
Paneru Govinda Ram2016GIS-Based Identification of Potential Sites for Installing Solar Energy Collection Plants in Kathmandu Valley, NepalPDF
Lensing Robert2016"BIM and construction process data in mechanized tunnel construction“ Milestone control for tunnel construction sites using automatically created process data in comparison with 4D BIMPDF
JOSHI Atul Man2016Identification of the Best Vegetation Index Model for Estimating Above Ground Biomass of Pinus roxburghiiPDF
Maharjan Bishnu2016Geo-Spatial Analysis of Habitat Suitability for Common Leopard (Panthera pardus) in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, NepalPDF
Shrestha Ashim Babu2016Identifying Suitable Areas for Urban Development in Rampur Municipality, Palpa District, NepalPDF
Kowalewski Jan2016The performance assessment of vegetation models. Demonstration of a benchmarking system applicationPDF
Fellner Irene2016Auto-generated routing instructions with landmarks for indoor navigationPDF
Striewski Friedrich2016Virtual Field Trips based on Story MapsPDF
Pokhrel Shiva2016Assessment of Above Ground Biomass and Fire Risk Zonation in Selected Forest Areas of Ludhikhola Watershed Gorkha, District, NepalPDF
Bajracharya Shailendra2016Assessing the Appropriateness of Earthquake Emergency Health Care Services in Kathmandu and Lalitpur Municipalities, NepalPDF
Gautam Khim Lal2015Identifying Suitable Areas for the Resettlement of IDP's due to the Budhi Gandaki Hydroelectric Project in NepalPDF
Fenton Cassandra2015A combined FastScape χ-value and 10Be erosion rate approach to evaluate topographic equilibrium in evolving landscapes: Examples from Namibia and the central HimalayaPDF
Panev Metodi2015Approaches to topographic normalization for forest type mapping in Shitai County, Anhui Province, ChinaPDF
Müller Martin2015When will the land resources in the Kavango Region be depleted?PDF
Hettel Achim Guenter2015Prediction Accuracy of Hot Spot MethodsPDF
Strötz Ulrich2014Calculating timber harvest costs based solely on spatial predictors exemplified by the Colorado State ForestPDF
Mayer Stefan2014An approach to model the thermal demand of buildings. A case study using two districts of GrazPDF
Tervooren Steffen2014Verification of vegetation in regard of greenvolume as potential for climate-adaption. Using the example of the state-capital PotsdamPDF
Wörner Matthias2014EnerKey. Renewable Engergies for GautengPDF
Roch Marthe2014Revealing forest cover loss in Paraguay´s Atlantic Forest region
‐ A remote sensing and GIS based forest monitoring
PDF
Abd-elmageed Ahmed2014Applying Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing to Evaluate Flash Flood hazards: Eastern Side of Qena Bend, Nile Valley, EgyptPDF
O'Leary James Edmond2014Vulnerable Vancouver – finding residents at risk in Vancouver, CanadaPDF
Peterson Keith2013Monitoring Mangrove Reforestation with TerraSAR-X in SenegalPDF
Mager Alexander2013Impact assessment of oil exploitation in Upper Nile State,
South Sudan, using multi‐temporal Landsat data
PDF
Kießlich Norman2013The influence of cultural and institutional factors on cadastre-based GIS diffusion projects in emerging countriesPDF
Rapp Maja2013Biomass-mapping of alpine grassland with APEX imaging spectrometry dataPDF
Kurka Margit2012Observation of Swelling Clay Movement via Multipass Differential SAR InterferometryPDF
Kapser Johannes2012Modelling of Continuous Fields: Coverage Mapping Based on Dynamic In-situ WLAN MeasurementsPDF
Kmoch Alexander2012Towards a 4D WebGIS using harmonised datasets. "Examined on an New Zealand example"PDF
Meisen Jan Christoph2012Developing a procedure for erosion risk evaluation concerning slopes with depression lines for the Hochsauerlandkreis administrationPDF
Bucholdt Christian2012Applying Domain Specific Languages and Model-Driven Development to GIS ApplicationsPDF
Horvat Zlatko2012Change detection in land use land cover (LULC) in Medimurje country, Croatia, between 1978, 1992 and 2007 using landsat satellite imageryPDF
Brown Mary2011Georeferencing Agricultural Survey StatisticsPDF
Schmidt Alexander2011Scope of Cadastre Reconstruction in the Republic of Kosovo“ with an Outlook to the Land Administration Domain ModelPDF
Dedic Nedim2011Application and implementation of geocoding using Oracle Spatial component in Oracle 11gPDF
Neubarth Katja2010„Miles of Tiles“ Tessellation in GeoinformaticsPDF
Wagner Melanie2010Turning a relational database model into an object relational database modelPDF
Stark Hans-Jörg2010Quality assurance of crowdsourced geocoded address-data within OpenAddresses - Concepts and ImplementationPDF
Walz Yvonne2010Challenges in Using Remotely Sensed Temperature for EpidemiologyPDF
Scholz Susanne2010Color Characterization for Digital Aerial Cameras - a new Approach for Radiometric Sensor FusionPDF
Briscoe Ulla2010Geolinguistic GIS Applications: Aspects of Data Quality in Mapping Lesser-Used LanguagesPDF
Behnisch Martin2009"Population Cluster" Spatial temporal Analysis of 2896 Swiss Communities between 1850 and 2000PDF
Oesterling Nils2009Geological Information System Switzerland - Supplying geoscientific geoinformation to the NSDIPDF
Wagner Michael2009Implementation of a History Extension to the Open Source Database Management System PostgreSQL/PostGISPDF
Amelunxen Christof2009An approach to geocoding based on volunteered Spatial DataPDF
Klinger Gernot2009Enabling INSPIRE for Aeronautical Information ManagementPDF
Bizaj Robert2009Water Traces In The Phoenix Metropolitan AreaPDF
Zitek Andreas2009Development of a web-based spatial decision support system (WSDSS) for river restoration: a framework contributing to the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in AustriaPDF
Smith Andrew2008A feasibility study for building a low cost map server application to meet the requirements of the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture (KSUCTA)PDF
Miller Heidrun2008Forestry and Areas of Ecological Importance in NorwayPDF
Wohlsperger Andreas2008GIS based, geo-targeted emergency notification systems for mobile devices in the United StatesPDF
Mithöfer Klaus2008Development of a GIS-based Land Registry for TanzaniaPDF
Künzel Lukas2008Modelling Time in GeodatabasesPDF
Fleischmann Tobias2008Webprocessing Service For Moving Objects AnalysisPDF
Grillenberger Jörg2007Spatial distribution of leaf area index and leaf chlorophyll in cotton fields of Khorezm, Uzbekistan estimated at leaf, plant and regional scale by spectroscopy, remote sensing and GIS modelingPDF
Rauter Christian2007Sensitivity analysis of GeoWepp model regarding DEM's spatial resolutionPDF
Grothe Matthias2006Low Cost Precision Farming. Ein günstiger Einstieg in Precision Farming ist möglichPDF
Georg Isabel2006Detection of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro Using Very High Resolution Data - An Object-based ApproachPDF
Schauenburg Ronald2006Spatial dynamic modelling. Wind energy flow and turbulence visualization forwindfarm optimization.PDF
Bergau Arne2006GIS based coal fire risk modelling. A case study from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, ChinaPDF
Mengl Christa2006Interoperability between CAD and GISPDF
Feuerriegel Karsten2005Integration of geo-information technologies and indigenous knowledge structuresPDF
Grill Günther2005Spaial Agent-Based Modelling applied to Irrigation Agriculture Dynamics in the Choapa-Valley, ChilePDF
Hesterkamp Andreas2005Support of Infrastructure Project Phases by GIS TechnologiesPDF
Kranz Olaf2005Development of a land suitability assessment approach for fish pond site selection within the landscape of Khorezm, Uzbekistan, combining Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria EvaluationPDF
Hadrbolec Michael2005Web Map Context Documents Reality check of the specificationPDF
Wimmer Susanne2004Spatio-temporal Modelling in GISPDF
Reuther Anne2004Constraining glacial equilibrium lines of altitude (ELA) by different geometrical approaches applying a Geographic Information System (GIS). A case study from the Kleinen Arbersee glacier, BF, GermanyPDF
Sonnentag Oliver2003SIMIK+: evaluation and conceptual improvement of a GIS-implemented kriging techniquePDF