European topic centre - university of malaga
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virginia.garcia@uma.es
+34 951 952 946
Virginia’s field of interest is the protection and conservation of the environment, for which she finds remote sensing technologies useful for a quick and comprehensive overview of the health and dynamics of ecosystems. She has worked as a researcher in Canada, Germany and Sweden, basing her research on evaluating the suitability of different sensors for environmental monitoring, among which testing a hyperspectral and multi-angular satellite for mapping succession of tropical dry forests in America and evaluating the accuracy of cameras on drones for the characterization of boreal forests in Canada.
She has also explored different methods for the best quantification of damages on crops, using digital elevation models generated with drones and has experience in hyperspectral sensors on board of planes, multispectral satellite imagery and terrestrial LiDAR.
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Journal Articles
![Scalable approach for high-resolution land cover: a case study in the Mediterranean Basin](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/etc_web/article_icon.png)
Scalable approach for high-resolution land cover: a case study in the Mediterranean Basin Journal Article
In: Journal of Big Data, vol. 10, no. 91, 2023.
![Long-term assessment of the effectiveness of coastal protection regulations in conserving natural habitats in Spain](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/etc_web/article_icon.png)
Long-term assessment of the effectiveness of coastal protection regulations in conserving natural habitats in Spain Journal Article
In: Ocean & Coastal Management, vol. 239, 2023.
![Identification of Priority Forest Conservation Areas for Critically Endangered Lemur Species of Madagascar](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/etc_web/article_icon.png)
Identification of Priority Forest Conservation Areas for Critically Endangered Lemur Species of Madagascar Journal Article
In: Land, vol. 11, iss. 9, no. 1455, 2022.
![StrategyMedFor Presented at Annual Medforval Meeting 2024](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-06-12-161631-150x150-150x100.png)
StrategyMedFor Presented at Annual Medforval Meeting 2024
![Celebrating leadership in environmental management: an interview with Dania Abdul Malak](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/DaniaAB_profile-scaled-150x100.jpg)
Celebrating leadership in environmental management: an interview with Dania Abdul Malak
![Job opening: Marine Research Support Officer](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/blue_connect-150x150-150x100.jpg)
Job opening: Marine Research Support Officer
![Save the date! Unlocking solutions for coastal conservation in Europe](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/Coastal-wetlands-Evidence-for-Climate-Nature-Targets_workshop-150x150-150x100.jpg)
Save the date! Unlocking solutions for coastal conservation in Europe
![Towards a Strategy for the Sustainable Management of Mediterranean Forests (StrategyMedFor)](https://www.etc.uma.es/wp-content/uploads/@DAbdulMalak_Abruzos8Italy-1-150x150-150x100.jpg)