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No Worries, Just Maps Timon

Remote Sensing Specialist

Resilience BV

I’m a remote sensing specialist and spatial data analyst working with satellite imagery and maps. I have a PhD in remote sensing of irrigated agriculture from Wageningen University. I use satellite data to help understand agricultural and environmental challenges.

I work at Resilience BV building systems that use satellite data to monitor and understand what’s happening on the ground. I’m interested in practical solutions for farmers, conservationists, and policy makers who need to understand land use and water resources.

I enjoy sharing what I know about Earth observation and building open-source tools. When I’m not working with satellite imagery, I compete in box lacrosse for Team Netherlands, hike with my dog, and play drums.

Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Map Making
  • Box Lacrosse
Education

  • PhD Remote sensing of irrigated agriculture

    Wageningen University

  • MSc International Land and Water management

    Wageningen University

  • MSc Geo-Information Sciences

    Wageningen University

  • BSc International Land and Water management

    Wageningen University

Using Satellite Data for Real Problems
Satellites collect huge amounts of data about Earth every day. The challenge is making that data useful for real problems—helping farmers optimize irrigation, tracking deforestation, understanding land use change, and supporting better decisions.
Featured Work

Saterra Labs | Understanding Landscapes with Satellite Data

I lead Saterra Labs (within Resilience BV), a team working in sub-Saharan Africa that uses satellite imagery, hydrology, and field data to help development programs understand their landscapes. We focus on regions where detailed data is limited.

PhD Research | Mapping Irrigated Agriculture

My PhD looked at how to map smallholder irrigation systems using satellite imagery. This work helps us understand where water is being used for agriculture and how farming systems are changing in regions with limited data.

Recent Projects
Mamanteo: Ancient Water Harvesting in Peru
Mamanteo: Ancient Water Harvesting in Peru

Exploring the pre-Incan Mamanteo system - a sustainable water harvesting technology that 'nurtures the mountain' to provide water security in the Andes.

Jun 18, 2025
International Box Lacrosse: Team Netherlands
International Box Lacrosse: Team Netherlands

International box lacrosse career representing Team Netherlands Men at 3 world championships (2019 Canada, 2022 Hannover, 2024 USA). Combining athletic achievement with technical precision - skills that translate between sports and science.

Sep 29, 2024
Uncharted Territory
Uncharted Territory

I wisely started with a map - J.R.R. Tolkien This quote summarises how I start new projects, by thinking about the where, when, and how to show it. You would be surprised by how little maps are used in (project) proposals, yet how much they say (something about a thousand words, but times 10 because it’s spatial!

Jul 11, 2024
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Technical Expertise
Remote Sensing & GIS: Multi-spectral satellite imagery (Sentinel-1 & 2, PlanetScope), Time-series analysis, Google Earth Engine, QGIS • Programming: R (terra, sf, tidyverse), Python (geopandas, gdal), JavaScript • Machine Learning: Random Forests, SVM, Neural Networks, K-means clustering, Classification, Time-series Analysis • Analysis & Development: RStudio, Visual Studio Code, Google Earth Engine, Reproducible research workflows