- Multispectral/Thermal Remote Sensing
- Geoinformatics
- Drought monitoring
- Agroecology and landscape structure
M.Sc. Jonathan Renkel
JR : M.Sc. Jonathan Renkel (Fellow)
Areas of responsibility
Research assistant Area: Geoecology
Contact options (Renkel, Jonathan)
Mail: jonathan.renkel@geo.uni-halle.de | Tel: +49 (0)345 55-28298 | | Room: Raum H4 1.35 | Consultation hours: by arrangement(during the semester break only by appointment)
Research
Projects
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DiP-SMART Agroforst Project (Geoecology)
Digitalisation to promote the establishment of agroforestry systems at the landscape level as a contribution to the climate resilience of southern Saxony-Anhalt and the decarbonisation of its chemical industry. (SMART Agroforst


Biography
- Since 08/2024
Research assistant and PhD student in the project “SMART Agroforestry” at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Geoecology - 02/2024
Master thesis: Approach to optimise the geometric resolution of thermal remote sensing data using high-resolution optical satellite imagery and terrain variables - 04/2022-08/2024
Research Assistant, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Green Central Asia
Establishment of an automated system for the detection of agricultural droughts in Central Asia, based on MODIS time series - 10/2020-08/2024
Master’s programme in physical geography with focus on remote sensing, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - 11/2019 – 04/2020
Working student at WWF-Germany, Department: Innovation, Sciences, Technologies & Solutions - 09 – 12/2019
Research assistant at the Department of Geoecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - 01/2019 – 03/2019
Bachelor thesis: Comparison of phenological mapping approaches based on terrestrial and satellite-based modelling systems - 10/2014 – 03/2019
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Bachelor’s degree in Geography, specialising in physical geography with a specialisation in satellite-based remote sensing
Publications
Relevant Posts & Pages (4)
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DiP projects at the Silbersalz 2025 ( Post: Project Geoecology )
This year, DiP-SMART Agroforst and DiP-FaiReSyst, two projects from the Geoecology working group, were represented at the Silver Salt Festival in Halle (Saale).
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DiP projects at the 10th Agroforestry Systems Forum in Giessen – “Planting diversity – scaling agrofor… ( Post: Project Geoecology )
On 17 and 18 September 2025, some representatives of the Geoecology working group were guests at the 10th Agroforestry Systems Forum in Giessen.
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DiP-SMART Agroforst represented at MODEMA Agroforestry Field Day ( Post: Project Geoecology )
On 20 May 2025, we were represented at the MODEMA project's agroforestry field day on the topic of "Soils and water availability in agroforestry systems on dry…
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DiP-SMART Agroforst takes part in agroforestry planting campaign! ( Post: Project Geoecology )
On 19 May 2025, two employees in the DiP-SMART Agroforst project, Jonathan Renkel and Jan Lukas Wenzel, took part in a spontaneous planting campaign for an…