The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) is an independent research and development institute that focuses on innovative technologies and scientific knowledge to facilitate the transition to a more sustainable society and economy. VITO develops innovative technological solutions and provides scientifically underpinned advice and support to stimulate sustainable development and strengthen the economic and social environment in Flanders and beyond.
VITO's research is divided into five themes including:
- sustainable chemistry;
- sustainable land use;
- sustainable health;
- sustainable materials;
- sustainable energy.
Remote sensing and land use modelling are the core technologies applied to sustainable land use. Within the Remote Sensing unit, the focus is placed on the development and demonstration of image processing algorithms and related models, using (manned and unmanned) airplanes, water platforms as well as satellite observations.
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Standard name: Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek
Parent institute: Flemish Government; Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI), more
Child institutes (3)
- Flemish Government; Economy, Science and Innovation; Flemish Institute for Technological Research; Environmental Modelling (EWI), more
- Flemish Government; Economy, Science and Innovation; Flemish Institute for Technological Research; Integrated Environmental Studies (EWI-VITO), more
- Flemish Government; Economy, Science and Innovation; Flemish Institute for Technological Research; Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Processes (EWI-TAP), more
Address: Boeretang 200
2400 Mol Belgium
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
- Fransaer, Dirk 1
- Bertels, Luc 2
- Boënne, Wesley
- Broekx, Steven 2
- Dauwe, Tom
- De Keukelaere, Liesbeth
- de Kok, Jean-Luc 2
- De Nocker, Leo 2
- De Vlieger, Ina
- Deckers, Jef
- Deronde, Bart 2
- Desmet, Nele 2
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- Deutsch, Felix
- Elst, Kathy
- Garcia-Gonzalez, Linsey
- Govarts, Eva
- Helsen, Joost
- Horckmans, Liesbeth
- Janssen, Stijn
- Knaeps, Els 2
- Liekens, Inge 2
- Lodewijks, Pieter
- Matthijs, Johan
- Peelaerts, Wim
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- Phan, Nhu
- Raymaekers, Dries 2
- Reusen, Ils
- Schoeters, Greet
- Seuntjens, Piet 2
- Sterckx, Sindy 2
- Strackx, Gert
- Uljee, Inge 2
- Van Overloop, Arne
- Veldeman, Nele
- Viaene, Peter
- Zhang, Xiaoyu
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- Aanreiken van een gemeenschappelijke basis voor eenvormige milieukwaliteitsnormen voor bodem, water en lucht, more
- ALCHEMIS: Algae for chemicals and emission abatement, more
- Automatische kartering voor opvolging areaal slikken en schorren Zeeschelde, more
- BELCOLOUR 1: BELCOLOUR - Optical remote sensing of coastal waters, more
- BELCOLOUR-2: BELCOLOUR-2 : Optical remote sensing of marine, coastal and inland waters, more
- BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
- BlueAccelerator: Blue Accelerator, more
- CASI-TIR Campaigns - Operations - Airborne, more
- COASTAL: Collaborative land sea integration platform, more
- CORDEX.BE: Combineren van regionale downscaling expertise in België: CORDEX en verder, more
- DDK1-4, more
- DIGIKART: Digikart, more
- EGO: European Gliding Observatories Network, more
- e-Harbours, more
- HIGHROC: High spatial and temporal resolution Ocean Colour coastal water products and services, more
- HYPERKART: Airborne hyperspectral remote sensing of the dynamic dunes along the Belgian coast, more
- Hyperteach: An information and communication technologies ICT-based course in Earth observation with emphasis on imaging spectroscopy and including hands-on applications, more
- INSHORE: Integration of optical and acoustic remote sensing data over the backshore-foreshore-nearshore continuum, a case study in Oostende, more
- INSPIRE: Innovative Solutions for Plastic Free European Rivers, more
- Interactie tussen polluenten en zwevende stoffen in het aquatisch ecosysteem, more
- ISECA: Information System on the Eutrophication of our Coastal Areas, more
- KABAR: Monitoring of Coral Reef in View of Sustainable Island Development; Case Study using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Fordata, Tanimbar, Indonesia, more
- Kustlijnkaarten, more
- Mathematical Models, more
- MICAS: Monitoring Inland and Coastal waters with the APEX Sensor, more
- MIRACLES: Multi-product Integrated bioRefinery of Algae: from Carbon dioxide and Light Energy to high-value Specialties, more
- MKBA Hemmepolder, more
- MKBA Kust, more
- MKBA Zeehavens, more
- Monitoring by external contractors of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2006: continuation, more
- MOPSEA: Monitoring programme on air pollution from sea-going vessels, more
- Multifunctionaliteit van overstromingsgebieden: Wetenschappelijke bepaling van de impact van waterberging op natuur, bos en landbouw, more
- OCEAN-CERTAIN: Ocean Food-web Patrol – Climate Effects: Reducing Targeted Uncertainties with an Interactive Network, more
- Onderzoek naar de bronnen van PM10 in de haven van Antwerpen, more
- Ontwikkeling van een model voor stofstroomanalyse en toepassing ervan op de problematiek van zware metalen en nutriënten. Slotverklaring 4de Noordzeeconferentie, more
- ORMES: Operational Remote sensing Mapping of Estuarine Suspended sediment concentrations, more
- Plan-MER for the strategic plan for the port of Antwerp, more
- PLUXIN: Plastic Flux for Innovation and Business Opportunities in Flanders, more
- REAPOWER: Reverse Electrodialysis Alternative Power Production, more
- RESORT: REmote sensing for Seasonal and Overseas Retrieval of Total suspended Matter, more
- SHIPFLUX: Atmospheric deposition fluxes to the Belgian marine waters originating from ship emissions, more
- Slikken en Schorren, more
- Social cost-benefit analysis of the Sigmaplan, more
- SPICOSA: Science and policy integration for coastal System Assessment, more
- SSPIRIT: SSPIRIT - From Seabed to SPace: Identifying and quantifying plastic litteR with Innovative remote sensing Technologies, more
- Sunbuilt, more
- TIDESED: Time-dependent changes in the optical properties of sediments detected with remote sensing, more
- TIMBERS: 3D Turbidity assessment through Integration of MultiBeam Echo-sounding and optical Remote Sensing, more
- TrIAS: Tracking Invasive Alien Species, more
- TROPIMUNDO: Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, more
- Uitvoeren van een economische waarderingsstudie van natuur, landschap en leefbaarheid voor kosten-batenanalyses van projecten in de Vlaamse zeehavens, more
- Vlaams Algenplatform, more
- Walsoorden 1-2-3, more
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- Leone, G.; Catarino, A.; De Keukelaere, L.; Bossaer, M.; Knaeps, E.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO): Belgium; (2025): Hyperspectral reflectance dataset for dry, wet and submerged plastics in clear and turbid water. Marine Data Archive., more
- Van Overloop, A.; Knaeps, E.; De Keukelaere, L.; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO): Belgium; (2025): VITO drone campaign: data products derived from high resolution RGB images. Marine Data Archive., more
- Van Overloop, A.; Knaeps, E.; De Keukelaere, L.; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO): Belgium; (2025): VITO drone campaign: data products derived from multispectral images. Marine Data Archive., more
- Van Overloop, A.; Knaeps, E.; De Keukelaere, L.; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO): Belgium; (2025): VITO drone campaign: information on raw images from high resolution RGB camera. Marine Data Archive., more
- Van Overloop, A.; Knaeps, E.; De Keukelaere, L.; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO): Belgium; (2025): VITO drone campaign: information on raw images from multispectral camera. Marine Data Archive., more
- Vanden Borre, Jeroen, Klaas Pauly, Van Hoey, Stijn, De Reu, Jeroen, & Desmet, Peter. (2019). Orthophotos and DSMs derived from RPAS flights over the nature reserve Averbode Bos & Heide in Flanders, Belgium [Data set]. Zenodo., more
- Vanden Borre, Jeroen, Klaas Pauly, Van Hoey, Stijn, De Reu, Jeroen, & Desmet, Peter. (2019). Orthophotos and DSMs derived from RPAS flights over the nature reserve Kalmthoutse Heide in Flanders, Belgium [Data set]. Zenodo., more
- Vanden Borre, Jeroen, Klaas Pauly, Van Hoey, Stijn, De Reu, Jeroen, & Desmet, Peter. (2019). Orthophotos and DSMs derived from RPAS flights over the nature reserve Zwin in Flanders, Belgium [Data set]. Zenodo., more
- Vanden Borre, Jeroen, Klaas Pauly, Van Hoey, Stijn, De Reu, Jeroen, & Desmet, Peter. (2019). Orthophotos and DSMs/DTM derived from RPAS flights over the nature reserve Landschap De Liereman in Flanders, Belgium [Data set]. Zenodo., more
- Vujanović, A.; Puhar, J.; Klabjan, K.; Velimirovic, M.; Phan, N.; Zhang, X.; Miranda, M.N.; Zoete, L.; Stiers, X.; Kazour, M.; Bossaer, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Everaert, G.; University of Maribor; Clera One: Slovenia; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO); Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Belgium; (2026): INSPIRE Kamniška Bistrica microlitter and mesolitter monitoring dataset from 2024-2025. Marine Data Archive., more
- Hyperspectral airborne and satellite imagery of Tanimbar (Indonesia), more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of Molenplaat, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of Ostend, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of Schiermonnikoog and Ameland, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the Antwerp Harbour, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the Sluice Dock - 2005, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the Sluice Dock - 2007, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the Westerschelde at Molenplaat and Walsoorden, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the Zeeschelde - 2005, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the Zeeschelde - 2007, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the mouth of the Westerschelde, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the mouth of the Yser - 2003, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the mouth of the Yser - 2005, more
- Hyperspectral airborne imagery of the mouth of the Yser - 2007, more
- Hyperspectral plane images Scheldt estuary: Pwalsoorden, Saeftinge and Molenplaat, more
- Hyperspectral plane images Scheldt estuary: mudflats and salt marshes, more
- Hyperspectrale vliegtuigopnamen duinvegetatie Vlaamse kust, more
- Hyperspectrale vliegtuigopnamen strand Vlaamse kust, geïntegreerd met LIDAR, more
- SPOT data 2005 - 2006: Hyperspectral images, more
- Spot-vegetation, more
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