CURRICULUM
VITAE
1.
Surname: Prins
2.
Name: Erik
3.
Date and place of birth:
Gentofte, Denmark
4.
Nationality: Danish
5.
Civil Status:
Unmarried, no children
Address:
Hyldestykket 6, DK-2970 Horsholm, Denmark.
Tlf: + 45 4586 8518, Mobil: + 45 2621 8518,
e-mail:
prins@c.dk, webside:
http://Prinsengineering.com
6.
Education:
Institutions: |
Inst. of Geography. Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark |
Date:
From (months/year)
To (months/year) |
August 1989
August 1982
August 1989 |
Degree: |
BSc (1985),
MSc. Thesis, Geography (1989) |
7.
Language skills: (1 – 5, 1 = highest)
Language |
Level |
Passive |
Spoken
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Written |
Danish |
Mother Tongue
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English |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
German |
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2 |
2 |
3 |
French |
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5 |
5 |
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8.
Membership of Professional Bodies: New York Academy of Sciences, Danish Space
Consortium for Earth
Observation. Service Provider for ESA/GMES GSE Forest Monitoring
9. Other
skills:
Super user in following Remote Sensing and GIS software: ERDAS, ESRI-sofware;
IDRISI; Cartalinx; and a host of other programs including statistical packages
as S-plus and PC-ORD.
10. Present
Position: Senior consultant/scientist
11.
Years of professional experience: 21
12. Key
qualifications:
Mr. Erik Prins is specialised in natural resource management by the use Earth
Observation (EO) and DB/GIS of information systems. Within his working areas, he
provides a frontrunner result which recently is described in Nature. PRINS is
typically working as applied research and has developed several ground breaking
approaches to analyse the environment. He has conducted and implemented several
national scale studies of vegetation and forests for national environmental
reporting issues. Based upon EO data he has made forest cover analysis in more
than 10 countries, deforestation, and change detection in seven and on four
continents. Within EO/GIS, he has established and made institutional build-up in
more than nine countries. Furthermore, he has extensive experience in most
development project components: Project formulation, management, execution, and
evaluation. Specialised working areas: Natural resource and protected area
management, natural forest types and deforestation and change monitoring
systems, land cover / use analysis, Kyoto reporting, N2000, habitat and
biodiversity modelling and mapping, EIA, field surveys and training. Further, he
has extensive theoretical and practical experience with ecology, forest,
biodiversity, sustainable land use, natural and semi-national habitats,
socio-economic issues in relation to human geography, national resources, de-
and
reforestation and tropical land-use systems.
13. Specific experience:
Country |
Date: |
Name and brief description of the project
|
IGAD/
Kenya |
Sep -
Dec 2010 |
IBL/IGAD/AU:
AMESD Biodiversity project -Proto-typing and establishing of
monitoring models for mapping of habitats and changes in the IGAD region. |
Sudan/
Denmark |
March
- Apr 2010 |
Global Witness: Tracking and mapping of oil exploration in northern
and southern Darfur based upon high and very resolution satellite images.
|
Tanzania |
June-Aug 2008 |
WWF UK: Providing background material to a GEF
project for conservation of a forest complex PRINS discovered in 2001.
|
Denmark |
2008-2010 |
FLD:
SatMon project - establishment and execution of land cover changes in
Denmark for the Danish Kyoto reporting based upon EO and GIS. Technical
supervisor and co-ordination. |
Mozambique |
Feb 2008 |
Pro-Natura Int.: Preparation of EO based maps
for analysis of East African Coastal Forest Types. |
Sudan/
Denmark |
Dec 2005 – ongoing |
ECOS/PaxCristi: EIA and consequences of Oil
Exportation in Southern Sudan carried out on Block 3, 5a, 6 and 7. |
Denmark/Europe |
Apr 2008 – Apr 2009 |
ESA/Danish Nature Agency: GSE-FM forest
indicator service for Denmark. Analysis of the biodiversity value of Danish
forests based upon EO and GIS analysis. |
Denmark |
Oct 2005 – Apr 2009 |
ESA/Danish Nature Agency: GSE-FM forest
monitoring: Support to Danish UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol Reporting on Land
Use (LU)/Land Use Change Forestry (LUCF) Activities – based upon EO data
from 1990 and 2005/2006. |
Denmark |
Aug – Dec 2005 |
Amnesty International: Study on the use of
Earth Observation data for documentation of humanitarian crises. |
Lithuania |
Sep 2004 - Aug 2005 |
EU-PHARE program Ramboll, Copenhagen
Development of Management Plans in Protected Areas of Lithuania.
DB –
expert: Design of a DB/GIS system for decision support to management of
N2000 sites |
Sudan/ Denmark |
May-June 2004
|
Amnesty International: Documentation of the
extent of village destruction in Darfur, Sudan based upon Landsat data.
Awarded Journalist price. |
Malawi/
Denmark |
March 2004 |
World
Conservation
Society: Botanical classification of Mt. Mulanje
based upon Landsat data. |
Malaysia,
Sabah-Sarawak |
May 2003 – Nov
2003 |
UNDP-GEF-Malaysia:
MDAs for the
Loagan Bunut National Park (Sarawak) and the Klias Peninsula (Sabah).
Establishment of decision support and Landsat based monitoring system for
preservation of biodiversity of two Peat Swamp Forest. |
Lithuania |
Jan 2002- April 2004 |
(DANCEE/NepCon) RS/DB/GIS Expert on the
NATURA 2000 project.
National mapping of habitat areas based upon EO/GIS. |
Belarus-Poland |
Nov 2001- April 2003 |
A independent part of Publich Awareness EnvironmentalInformation:Poland-Belarus
Cross-border project (COWI/ DANCEE)
Establishment of a common DB/GIS platform for management of forest and
biodiversity in Bialowiza – Belovezhskaya national parks. GIS and image
processing, capacity building. |
Tanzania |
Aug 2001- Aug 2002
|
UTUMI project Lindi,Tanzania.
(Danida). Technical assistance (RS/GIS and
vegetation) Monitoring of vegetation types in Lindi district, processing of
Landsat data, designing, co-ordinating and implementation of botanical
fieldwork for biodiversity assessment and mapping of coastal forest in Lindi
region. |
EU / Denmark |
Nov. 2000 – 2002 |
Project (EU
– MAST program): IMPRESS – Interactions between the maritime
environment, Predators, and pray: implication for sustainable Sandeel
fisheries. Remote sensing/ GIS expert and trainier, modelling
interactions between satellite data and various marine spatial layers in 2
and 3 D. |
Malaysia,
Sabah |
Jan. 2000 - 2002 |
Project: ‘Collaboration
on Biodiversity between University Malaysia Sabah and Danish
Universities' Technical assistance
and capacity building within the field of remote sensing, GIS and forest,
biodiversity mapping. |
Malaysia,
Sabah
|
Sep 1999 – Sep 2002
|
Management of
Maliau basin conservation area. Sabah, Malaysia
(DANCED).
Establishment of GIS and responsible for 140.000 ha aerial mapping, capacity
building, production of satellite based vegetation map, establishing
watershed, hydrological, biodiversity layers and modelling. |
Latvia |
Sep 1997- April 2001
|
CTA on
“Biodiversity management in Latvian farmland – a decision support system”
(DANCEE).
Setting up a GIS/RS based decision support system for monitoring agriculture
and biodiversity in the farmland of Latvia. |
Madagascar/Denmark |
June 1998 – Dec 1999 |
Centre of Development Research / Danida research
council. Deforestation and land cover analysis of SW Madagascar based
upon multi-temporal Landsat analysis 1973-96. |
Senegal |
June 1996 – June 1998
|
Project: ‘Integrated Management of Biological Diversity in Ferlo,
sahelian Senegal’. (Danida). Establishment
of comprehensive Satellite /GIS solution to provide decision support for
National Park Management and providing of monitoring system for
biodiversity and natural resource utilization. |
Poland |
August 1997 -1999 |
Mapping of forest and biodiversity in the Bialowieza lowland forest
of Poland
(Bird Life)
- Satellite and GIS analysis of forest cover and changes.
Biodiversity assessment and zonation for strict reserves. |
Mozambique/Denmark
|
Sep-Nov 1996 |
Danish Power Consult, Danida. Environmental
impact assessment of transmission line Xai-Xai to Inhambane based upon RS
and fild data. |
Latvia |
March-August 1996 |
(DANCEE)
Satellite mapping of habitat areas in Latvian open rural areas,
designing of satellite and GIS based environmental monitoring centre, for a
biodiversity assessment program in Latvia. |
Ghana |
Aug 1995- Mar 1996
|
Project: ‘Ghana Environmental Resource Management Project’ (GERMP),
(World Bank/Danida.). Remote Sensing adviser
and trainer for the implementation of a national 1:250.000 mapping of land
cover and use in Ghana. |
Denmark /
Ecuador |
Jan - Jun 1995 |
Project DIVA: National Environmental Research
Institute. Satellite analysis of land cover/use of the eastern
Ecuador. Advanced digital Satellite analysis of forest /vegetation
types on the eastern slops of Andes. |
Denmark/Italy/EU |
Sep 1994 - Feb 1995 |
Danish Center for Tropical Biodiversity.
Biodiversification “hotspots” and ecological stability measured by NOAA
AVHRR GAC data in cooperation with MTV, RSA, EU JRC - Ispra, Italy. |
EU/Denmark |
May - June 1995 |
(EU. DG. XII. - Danish Natural Forest and
Nature Agency). Development of satellite based methodology for mapping of
land covers within Heath land areas in Denmark. |
Denmark /
Greece |
April – Oct 1994 |
(Danish
Ministry of Industries, 1994). Development of Methods for
Eco-mapping and typology via satellite remote sensing. (in co-operation with
Epsilon, Greece) |
Uganda-Sudan/
Denmark |
Feb 1994 – Jan 1998 |
(Botanical Museum/Danish Centre for Tropical
biodiversity, Univ. of Copenhagen) Digital satellite analysis of the
vegetation on mountains of Southern Sudan and Northern Uganda. |
UNDP/Denmark |
Aug - Nov 1993 |
(UNDP). Three month course in land use mapping
by digital satellite remote sensing, set up for Sudanese land use planners. |
Denmark /
Burkina Faso |
August 1993 |
(Ramboll/Danida) Advising and processing
satellite images for enhancement of hydro-hydrological structures for a
DANIDA founded water project in Burkina Faso. |
Denmark /
Tanzania |
Dec 1991 to Feb 1994
|
Danida program: ’Agricultural and Ecological
Consequences of Deforestation and Afforestation in Tanzania and Zambia
based on Satellite Remote Sensing'. Modelling and assessing
deforestation in miombo woodland by multi-temporal change detection.
Further, training in digital remote sensing and field survey, software
handling and installing of computers. |
Tanzania |
July – Sep 1987 |
(COWI Ltd / Danida). pre-appraisal to the
HIMA project in Tanzania. Farming system analysis, monitoring of soil
erosion, afforestation and agro-forestry systems. |
14. Professional experience:
Date: from (month/year) to (month/year) |
Oct 2002 to Present |
Location |
Denmark |
Company / Organisation |
PRINS Engineering |
Position |
Director /
senior consultant / scientist |
Job Description |
Consultancy in various EO/GIS based natural resource management issues |
Date: from (month/year) to (month/year) |
Feb. 1994 to Oct. 2002 |
Location |
Denmark |
Company / Organisation |
ORNIS Consult Ltd. |
Position |
Senior project manager / senior consultant / scientist |
Job Description |
Natural resource management by the use of Earth Observation and GIS.
Carrying out project management, applied development of EO/GIS applications
for analysing forest, marine, open land and biodiversity. |
Date: from (month/year) to (month/year) |
Dec. 1991 to Feb. 1994 |
Location |
Denmark-Tanzania |
Company / Organisation |
Inst. of Geography, Univ. of Copenhagen |
Position |
Research Assistant |
Job Description |
Primary working for the DANIDA program: ’Agricultural and Ecological
Consequences of Deforestation and Afforestation in Tanzania and Zambia
based on Satellite Remote Sensing'. Main duties: Satellite data
processing, analysis and training, development of satellite methodologies
for forest and deforestation assessment. |
15. Others:
Annex includes publications, seminar contributions and other assignments of
relevance. More details on projects can be viewed on:
www.prinsengineering.com
Reviewer:
United States National Science Foundation (NSF) 2011
References:
Soren
Hastrup, Dir. PFF Consult, Denmark,
sh@pffconsult.dk
Jan Durinck, Independent
Consultant , Denmark
Jan@durinck.dk
Jan Peter Feil, Senior Consultant/Director, NepCon, Denmark
JPF@nepcon.dk
Publications:
Scientific:
Prins, E,. Ciuplys, R
and Vaitkus, G: Using Landsat ETM
and GIS to assess NATURA 2000 habitats on a national scale in Lithuania. (under
prep.)
PRINS, E.:
Monitoring old forest and biodiversity in Bialowieza/Belovezhskaya, by the use
of Landsat TM. (draft): Int. J. of Remote Sensing
PRINS, E Combining
Remote Sensing and GIS data sets for mapping Land-use / Land Cover in Denmark
for Kyoto Protocol Reporting (Draft).
Mueller, T., Selva, N., Pugacewicz, E.,
and Prins, E. (2009):
Scale-sensitive landscape complementation determines habitat
suitability for a
territorial generalist
Ecography 32: 345-353,
doi:
10.1111/j.1600-0587.2008.05694.x
PRINS, E (2008):
Use of low cost Landsat ETM to spot burnt
villages in Darfur, Sudan..
International Journal of Remote Sensing,
(04),
pp. 1207 - 1214. DOI:
10.1080 / 01431160701730110
PRINS, E. and CLARK, P (2007)
Discovery and
enumeration of the Swahilian Coastal Forests in Lindi region, Tanzania, using
Landsat TM data analysis. Biodiversity and Conservation.
16:1551-1565, DOI 10.1007/s10531-006-9047-4
PRINS, E and WEBB, C (2008)
Botanical mapping
of rain forest in Borneo by the use of Landsat TM. (draft): Int. J. of Remote
Sensing
PRINS, E.,
PETERSEN, B., S., AUNINS A. and PRIEDNIEK, J.(2005): Using Landsat TM and field
data to produce maps of predicted bird densities in Latvian farmland Int. J.
of Remote Sensing, Vol 26, No 9 p 1881 – 1891.
PRINS, E and FRIIS.
I. (2005). Satellite-image analysis of the vegetation. In: FRIIS. I and VOLLESEN,
K. (2005): Flora of Sudan-Uganda border area east of the Nile.Vol.2. With
interpretation of satellite imagery by Erik Prins and Ib Friss and a chapter on
zoogeography by Jon Fjeldså. Biologiske Skrifter 51:2. p 672-681. The
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
SKOV, H., and
PRINS, E., (2001): The impact of frontal stability on the dispersal of
piscivorous birds in the Elbe estuary. Marine Ecology, progress series
(1:36).
Aunins, a, petersen,
b.s.,Priednieks, J., & Prins, e. (2001):
Bird-habitat relationships in Latvian farmland. ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA 36:1.
Priednieks, J., A. Aunins, S. Brogger-Jensen & E.Prins (1999): Species-habitat relationships in Latvian farmland:
studies of breeding birds in a changing agricultural landscape. VOGELWELT,
120 Suppl.: 3-5 p 163-175.
PRINS, E. (1997): Natural resources and resource utilisation in Ferlo faunal
reserves - a. SEREIN Occasional papers No 5 - Sahel
Workshop 1997, Baseline Mapping report on natural resources and resource
utilisation.
FJELDSÅ, J., EHRLICH, D., LAMBIN, E. and PRINS, E. (1997) Are speciation
“hotspot” correlated with current ecoclimate stability ? A Pilot study using the
NOAA-AVHRR remote sensing data. Biodiversity and Conservation. 6,
401-422.
PRINS, E. and KIKULA, I.S. (1996): Assessment of deforestation and regrowth in
SW. Tanzania using Landsat MSS data. Forest, Ecology and Management
Vol. 84. 263-266.
PRINS. E. (1996): Understanding deforestation dynamics in miombo woodland over
20 years in SW. Tanzania and N. Zambia - using multitemporal Landsat NDVI.
Paper presented at the workshop: Agricultural and Ecological consequences of
deforestation and afforestation: 6th Aug. 1996. IRA, University of Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania.
LOVETT, J.C. and PRINS, E. (1994): Estimation of land use changes on Kitulo
plateau of Tanzania using satellite imagery. Oryx. Vol. 28, No 3. July
1994.
H. SKOV, J., DURINCK. J., PRINS. E. and JORGENSEN, A. (1994):Remote sensing as
an aid to map the distribution of important marine habitats for sea mammals and
sea birds in the north sea. Paper presented at EARSeL Workshop on Remote
Sensing and GIS for Coastal Zone Management, Rijkswaterstaat Survey Department,
24-26 Oct. 1994, Delft, the Netherlands.
PRINS, E. (1993): Deforestation and regrowth in miombo
woodland, SW Tanzania. Paper presented at the seminar: Satellite remote
sensing of environment and agriculture in developing countries.
Geographica Hafniensia C 1, Inst. of Geography, Univ. of Copenhagen,
p. 129-131.
JEPPESEN, K and PRINS, E (1987): Womens and trees in
Kidabaga. Paper presented at a workshop on agriculture in the southern
highlands, 28-29 Aug. 1987, IRA, University of Dar es Salaam.
Selected other publications/TV/newspapers/internet
news:
DR1 and DR2 (Danish
Natiaonal TV). 8 June 2010 - Prime time 18:30 and 17:00 interview on satellite
analysis revealing mass movement of people in the oil concession 5a - Southern
Sudan.
Nature 2008:
Satellite can
spot razed villages in Darfur Published online 11 March 2008 | Nature |
doi:10.1038/news.2008.663.
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080311/full/news.2008.663.html
PRINS E,
Bastrup-Birk, A, Johannsen, V, K, and Nord-Larsen, T: Satelliter anvendes til at
kortlægge det danske skovareal. SKOVEN, 551-553, 12, 2009.
Ingenøren 2008: Dansk
fotoanalyse afslører afbrændte landsbyer
http://ing.dk/artikel/86382
TV2 – Øst Jylland
(06-jan-2010):Danmarks Største Skov tredobblet:
http://www.tv2oj.dk/vis_nyhed.asp?AjrDcmntId=27838
TV: Danish
Radio (DR2) Deadline 17 and Science program . Both on developed method to trace
burnt villages in Darfur 22/4-2008. http://www.dr.dk/DR2/VidenOm/Programmer/Viden+Om+med+Ann+Marker/Programmerne/2008/0410151226.htm
Politiken 2004
(Danish main newspaper) Satellites are becoming a useful tool to trace disarters:
http://politiken.dk/udland/ECE89610/satellitfotos-bliver-nyttigt-vaaben-mod-katastrofer/
Reports:
PRINS (2010):
Support to the definition of the AMESD IGAD THEMA Service 2 entitled: “Natural
Habitat conservation assessment”: methods, input data, processing chains and
outputs products. Specification and Processing of Land Cover and Land Cover
Changes. Including Phrototype and Step-by-step notes for processing by the
use of software ERDAS Imagine.
74 pp.
PRINS (2009):
Danish mapping of Land Use / Land Cover (LULC) and Land Use/ Land Use Change and
Forest (LULUCF). Based upon a combined satellite and GIS mapping approach
representing the Danish territory in 1990 and 2005 .Report prepared for Forest
and Landscape Denmark under the Danish SINKS KP34, Project 4: SatMon,27th
November 2009, 70 pp.
PRINS (2009) S6
Service Operations Report Support to Environmental Monitoring Reporting Service
to FLD / SNS. GSE-FM. Scaling-up Consolidated GMES Services Service Element
Forest Monitoring Stage 2 of the Earthwatch GMES Service Element
ESA/EU. Doc:
GSEFM-T2-S6-Ph3
40 pp.
PRINS (2009) S6
Service Operations Report Forest Monitoring Inputs for National Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Reporting Service to FLD / SNS. GSE-FM. Scaling-up Consolidated GMES Services
Service Element Forest Monitoring Stage 2 of the Earthwatch GMES Service Element
ESA/EU. Doc:
GSEFM-T2-S6-Ph3
50 pp.
Prins (2007) S6
Service Operations Report Forest Monitoring Inputs for National Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Reporting Service to FLD / SNS. GSE-FM. Scaling-up Consolidated GMES Services
Service Element Forest Monitoring Stage 2 of the Earthwatch GMES Service
Element. ESA/EU. Doc:
GSEFM-T2-S6-Ph2
58 pp.
Prins (2006)
Satellite mapping of land use activity in relation to oil exploitation in
concession block 6 in Southern Sudan.
Prins (2006)
Satellite mapping of land use activity in relation to oil exploitation in
concession block 5a in Southern Sudan.
Prins (2005)
Satellite mapping of land use activity in relation to oil exploitation in
concession block 3 and 7 in Southern Sudan.
Prins (2004): A pilot study on
mapping of burnt villages in western Darfur, Sudan - based upon Landsat data. A
report conducted for Amnesty International. Technical repport June 2004:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr540722004
Prins (2004):
Decision support for area estimation and area location of Natura 2000 habitats
- based upon GIS analysis of multitemporal Landsat data and digital land
cover/use layers. Project: ‘Implementation of Natura 2000 network on Regional
and National level in Lithuania.’
Prins, E (2003): UNDP-GEF Malaysia
MDAs for the Loagan Bunut National Park (Sarawak) and the Klias Peninsula (Sabah)
Technical report on DB/GIS and Monitoring. August 2003
Prins (2003) A
Combined Mapping / Inventory of the Bialowieza / Belovezhskaya Forest of Poland
and Belarus, Technical Report,
March 2003,
DANCEE/COWI/Prins Engineering
Prins (2002)
Technical Assistance Report No. 21, Mapping and GIS, April 2002, Management of
Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia, Yaysan Sabah/Danced
Prins (2001) Use
of satellite remote sensing technology for monitoring land cover/use and as
input data for decision support to land use planning in the Latvian farmland.
Technical report: Prepared for the project: “management of biodiversity in
the Latvian farmland – a decision support system”, Febuary 2001. DANCEE/Ornis
Consult Ltd.
Prins (2001)
Methods for indication of biological values and biodiversity in Latvian
farmland - Spatial analysis of land use/cover and landscape in relation to
distribution of birds in the farmland. Technical report: Prepared for the
project: “management of biodiversity in the Latvian farmland – a decision
support system”by Erik Prins Febuary 2001. DANCEE/Ornis Consult Ltd.
Aunins A, Kalviskis K and Prins, E. (2000): Telpiskas
informacijas sistemas un attala izpete, Latvian Fund for Nature, Riga 2000,
ISBN-9984-9356-3-9. – First official publication on RS/GIS in Latvian.
Prins, E (1999): Bialowieza Forest and Deforestation
analysis. Ornis Consult March 1999.
Prins, E (1997): Remote sensing data for biodiversity
management in Sahelian, Africa. EOM
Vol. 6, No. 8, p 18-20.
Prins, E (1997): Natural resources and resource
utilization in Ferlo Fauna reserves, Senegal – A mapping report on natural
resources and resource pressure. Danida/Ornis Consult Ltd. August 1997.
Blog stuff:
Satellite can spot razed villages in Darfur; Free imaging data could rapidly
pinpoint some human-rights violations. March 12, 2008 at 10:40 am | In
Remote Sensing Law Current Events |
by Joanne Irene
Gabrynowicz
Humanitarian info:
on the fantastic work of Erik Prins for Amnesty International on
monitoring burnt villages using remote sensing. Amnesty used his
research as part of their campaigning back in 2004-5, but Erik has just
published an article,
Use of low cost Landsat ETM+ to spot burnt villages in Darfur, Sudan,
in the International Journal of Remote Sensing. The research is right on the
mark, http://www.humanitarian.info/category/sudan/:
privacy@prins engineering.com