Markus Neteler

Journal articles and conference proceedings:

ISI listed papers:

1. Vernesi, C., Rocchini, D., Pecchioli, E., Neteler, M., Vendramin, G.G., Paffetti, D. (2012). A landscape genetics approach reveals ecological-based differentiation in populations of holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) at the northern limit of its range. Accepted by Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. [DOI] (IF: 2.193)
2. Bacaro, G., Rocchini, D., Ghisla, A., Marcantonio, M., Neteler, M., Chiarucci, A. (2012). The spatial domain matters: spatially constrained species rarefaction in a Free and Open Source environment. Accepted by Ecological Complexity. (IF: 1.926)
3. Rocchini, D., Foody, G.M., Nagendra, H., Ricotta, C., Anand, M., He, K.S., Amici, V., Kleinschmit, B., Förster, M., Schmidtlein, S., Feilhauer, H., Ghisla, A., Metz, M., Neteler, M. (2012). Uncertainty in ecosystem mapping by remote sensing. Computers and Geosciences, 59:128-135 [DOI] (IF: 1.429)
4. Rocchini, D., Delucchi, L., Bacaro, G., Cavallini, P., Feilhauer, H., Foody, G.M., He, K.S., Nagendra, H., Porta, C., Ricotta, C., Schmidtlein, S., Spano, L.D., Wegmann, M., Neteler, M. (2012). Calculating landscape diversity with information-theory based indices: A GRASS GIS solution. Accepted by Ecological Informatics.[DOI] (IF: 1.432)

1. Rocchini, D., Neteler, M. (2012): Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology. Accepted by Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 27(6): 310-311 [DOI | Full text | PDF] (IF: 15.748) in Most-read of TREE
2. Neteler, M., Bowman, M.H., Landa, M. and Metz, M. (2012): GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open Source GIS. Environmental Modelling & Software, 31: 124-130 [DOI | PDF] (IF: 3.114). In the Top25-EnvMod-Soft of ScienceDirect; Highlight article in Elsevier Environmental Science & Ecology Newsletter of 2012
3. Rocchini, D., Metz, M., Frigeri, A., Delucchi, L., Marcantonio, M., Neteler, M. (2012). Robust rectification of aerial photographs in an Open Source environment. Computers & Geosciences, 39 (2): 145-151  [DOI | PDF] (IF: 1.429) In Top25 CompGeo on ScienceDirect
4. Rocchini, D., Neteler, M. (2012). Spectral rank-abundance for measuring landscape diversity. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33: 4458–447 [DOI | PDF] (IF: 1.117)

• Jolma, A., Ames, D.P., Horning, N., Mitasova, H., Neteler, M., Racicot, A. and Sutton, T. (2012): Environmental Modeling and Management using Free and Open Source Geospatial Tools. In: Kresse, W. and Danko D.M. (eds.) Handbook of Geographic Information, Springer, Part C, pp. 597-619 (DOI)

• Brovelli, M., Mitasova, H., Neteler, M., Raghavan, V., (2012): Free and open source desktop and Web GIS solutions. Applied Geomatics, in press. [ DOI ]

ISI listed papers:

1. °Neteler, M., °Roiz, D., Rocchini, D., Castellani, C. and Rizzoli, A. (2011). Terra and Aqua satellites track tiger mosquito invasion: modeling the potential distribution of Aedes albopictus in north-eastern Italy. International Journal of Health Geographics, 10:49 [ Abstract | DOI | PDF ] (IF: 2.34)
   °The authors contributed equally
2. Tonolli, S., Dalponte, M., Gianelle, D., Neteler, M., Rodeghiero, M., and Vescovo, L. (2011). Fusion of airborne LIDAR and satellite multispectral data for the estimation of timber volume in an Alpine region. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115: 2486-2498. [DOI | PDF] (IF: 3.951)
3. °Roiz D., °Neteler M., Castellani C., Arnoldi D., Rizzoli A. (2011). Climatic factors driving invasion of the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) into new areas of Trentino, Northern Italy. PLoS ONE. 6(4): e14800. °The authors contributed equally [DOI | PDF] (IF: 4.411)
   - press reactions and
   - featured in European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV), Science for Environment Policy, Issue 252, "Predicting the spread of the tiger mosquito in Europe"
4. He, K.S., Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., Nagendra, H. (2011). Benefits of hyperspectral remote sensing for tracking plant invasions. Diversity and Distributions, 17: 381-392 [DOI | PDF] (IF: 4.248)
5. Cagnacci, F., Focardi, S., Heurich, M., Hewison, A., Kjellander, P., Linnell, J., Mysterud, A., Neteler, M., Delucchi, L., Urbano, F. (2011). Migratory, stationary and the not so clear ones: behavioural gradients in partial migration of roe deer are determined by ecological and social factors. Oikos 120 (12), 1790-1802 [ DOI | PDF] (IF: 3.393)
6. Frigeri, A, Hare, T, Neteler, M., Coradini, A, Federico, C, Orosei, R. (2011). A research environment for digital planetary data processing and mapping using ISIS and GRASS GIS. Planetary and Space Science, 59 (11-12): 1265-1272 [DOI | PDF] (IF: 2.344)
7. Imre, A.R., Cseh, D., Neteler, M., Rocchini, D. (2011). Korcak dimension as a novel indicator of landscape fragmentation and re-forestation. Ecological Indicators, 11: 1134–1138 [DOI | PDF] (IF: 2.967)
8. Rocchini, D., McGlinn, D., Ricotta, C., Neteler, M., Wohlgemuth, T. (2011). Landscape complexity and spatial scale influence the relationship between remotely sensed spectral diversity and survey based plant species richness. Journal of Vegetation Science. 22(4): 688-698 [DOI| PDF] (IF: 2.457)
9. Rizzoli, A., Hauffe, H.C., Carpi, G., Vourc’h, G., Neteler, M., Rosà, R. (2011). Lyme borreliosis in Europe. Eurosurveillance, 16(27):pii=19906 [Abstract | PDF] (IF pending)

ISI listed papers:

1. F. Urbano, F. Cagnacci, C. Calenge, A. Cameron, H. Dettki, M. Neteler (2010) Wildlife tracking data management: a new vision. Theme issue "Challenges and opportunities of using GPS-based location data in animal ecology". Phil. Trans. Royal Society B - 27 July 2010, 365(1550), pp. 2177-2185 (IF: 5.1) [DOI | Abstract | PDF]
2. Rocchini, D., Balkenhol, N., Carter, G.A., Foody, G.M. Gillespie, T.W., He, K.S., Kark, S., Levin, N., Lucas, K., Luoto, M., Nagendra, H., Oldeland, J., Ricotta, C., Southworth, J., Neteler, M. Remotely sensed spectral heterogeneity as a proxy of species diversity: recent advances and open challenges. Ecological Informatics, Vol 5(5): 318-329 (IF: 1.299) [DOI| PDF] - Ranked TOP25 hottest articles Jul-Sep 2010
3. Rocchini, D., He, K.S., Oldeland, J., Wesuls, D., Neteler, M. (2010). Spectral variation versus species beta-diversity at different spatial scales: a test in African highland savannas. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(4): 825-831 (IF: 2.225), [DOI | PDF]

Further publications:

1. Neteler, M. (2010): Estimating daily Land Surface Temperatures in mountainous environments by reconstructed MODIS LST data. Remote Sensing 2(1), 333-351. (DOI) [ Abstract | PDF ]
2. Amici, V., Geri, F., Csontos, P., Neteler, M., Rocchini, D. (2010). Fuzzy and boolean forest membership: on the actual separability of land cover classes. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 8: 39-50. [PDF]
3. Neteler M. (2010). Open Source Geospatial Foundation. In Warf, B. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Geography. Vol. 4, pages 2088-2089. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications [ HTML ]
4. Neteler M. (2010). Open Source GIS. In Warf, B. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Geography. London: SAGE Publications. Vol. 4, pages 2090-2091. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications [ HTML ]

PhD thesis:

• Neteler, M. (2010). Spatio-temporal reconstruction of satellite-based temperature maps and their application to the prediction of tick and mosquito disease vector distribution in Northern Italy. PhD thesis, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. EDEN PhD summary catalogued by the EDEN EU/FP6 Steering Committee as EDEN0176.
• Neteler, M. (2010). Spatio-temporal reconstruction of satellite-based temperature maps and their application to the prediction of tick and mosquito disease vector distribution in Northern Italy. PhD thesis, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. 145 pp.

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• Rizzoli, A., Hauffe, H., Tagliapietra, V., Neteler M., Rosà, R., 2009: Forest structure and roe deer abundance predict tick-borne encephalitis risk in Italy. PLoS ONE, 4(2):e4336 (DOI)
  [ PubMed ]

• Carpi G., Cagnacci F., Neteler M., Rizzoli A., 2008: Tick infestation on roe deer in relation to geographic and remotely-sensed climatic variables in a tick-borne encephalitis endemic area. Epidemiology and Infection, 136, pp. 1416-1424. (DOI) (ISI 2008: 2.36)
  [ PubMed ]
• A. Jolma, D.P. Ames, N. Horning, H. Mitasova, M. Neteler, A. Racicot, and T. Sutton, 2008. Environmental Modeling Using Open Source Tools. In S. Shekhar and H. Xiong, editors, Encyclopedia of GIS. pp. 275-279, Springer, New York (DOI)
  [ article entry ]

• A. Rizzoli, M. Neteler, R. Rosà, W. Versini, A. Cristofolini, M. Bregoli, A. Buckley, E.A. Gould, 2007: Early detection of TBEv spatial distribution and activity in the Province of Trento assessed using serological and remotely-sensed climatic data. Geospatial Health, 1(2):169-176.
  [ Abstract | PDF | PubMed ]
• H. Mitasova, M. Neteler, L. Mitas, and R.S. Harmon, 2007: Environmental data management, analysis and modeling in GRASS6. In: D. A. Swayne and J. Hrebicek, editors, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS 2007), 22-25 May, Prague, Czech Republic
  
• D.P. Ames, A. Jolma, N. Horning, H. Mitasova, M. Neteler, A. Racicot, and T. Sutton, 2007: Free and Open Source GIS Applications in Environmental Modeling. In: D. A. Swayne and J. Hrebicek, editors, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS 2007), 22-25 May, Prague, Czech Republic
  

• M. Benito Garzón, R. Blazek, M. Neteler, R. Sanchez de Dios, H. Sainz Ollero, and C. Furlanello, 2006: Predicting habitat suitability with Machine Learning models: the potential area of Pinus sylvestris L. in the Iberian Peninsula. Ecological Modelling, 197(3-4):383-393. [ DOI | PDF ] (ISI 2006: 1.888)
• Endrizzi S., Bertoldi G., Neteler M., Rigon R., 2006: Snow cover patterns and evolution at basin scale: GEOtop model simulations and remote sensing observations. Proc. 63rd Eastern Snow Conference, Newark (DE), USA, 7-9 June 2006 [ PDF ]
• A. Jolma, D.P. Ames, N. Horning, M. Neteler, A. Racicot, and T. Sutton, 2006: Free and Open Source geospatial tools for environmental modeling and management. In A. Voinov, editor, Proc. iEMSs 2006, 3rd Biennial meeting of the Intl. Env. Mod. and Softw. Soc. July 9-13, 2006, Burlington, Vermont, USA, W13: Open geospatial tools and methods in environmental modeling and management [ PDF ]
• S. Bouktif, G. Antoniol, M. Neteler and E. Merlo, 2006: A Novel approach to Optimize Clone Refactoring Activity. Proc. GECCO 2006, SBSE track, Seattle, WA, USA, July 8-12 2006, pp. 1885-1892 [ Abstract | PDF ]
• M. Neteler and V. Raghavan, 2006: Advances in free software geographic information systems. Journal of Informatics, 3(2). [ PDF ]
• S. Holl, H. Mitasova, and M. Neteler, 2006: Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS): More Than a Mapping Tool. Oracle Technology Network, March 2006 - (Chinese translation)

2005

• M. Di Penta, M. Neteler, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo, 2005: A Language-Independent Software Renovation Framework. Journal of Systems and Software, 77(3), pp. 225-240 (ISI 2005: 0.744) Special Issue devoted to selected papers from the 9th Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE 2002), [ DOI | PDF Draft ]
• M. Neteler, 2005. SRTM and VMAP0 data in OGR and GRASS. GRASS Newsletter, Vol.3, pp 2-6, June 2005. [ PDF | Erratum 1/2006 ]
• M. Neteler, 2005. Free and Open Source Software for Spatial Data Infrastructure (FOSSDI). SDIC submitted to INSPIRE/EU.
  [ html | PDF ]
• M. Neteler, 2005. Time series processing of MODIS satellite data for landscape epidemiological applications. International Journal of Geoinformatics. Special Issue on FOSS/GRASS 2004 & GIS-IDEAS 2004, 1(1), pp. 133-138, March 2005. [ PDF ]
• M. Neteler, D. Grasso, I. Michelazzi, L. Miori, S. Merler, and C. Furlanello, 2005. An integrated toolbox for image registration, fusion and classification. International Journal of Geoinformatics. Special Issue on FOSS/GRASS 2004 & GIS-IDEAS 2004, 1(1), pp. 51-61, March 2005. [ PDF ]
• P. Cavallini, M. Neteler, 2005, I GIS Open Source: un'alternativa possibile? MondoGIS 47, March/April 2005, pp. 59-63
• S. Masumoto, V. Raghavan, S. Nonogaki, M. Neteler, T. Nemoto, T. Mori, M. Niwa, A. Hagiwara, and N. Hattori, 2005. Multi-Language Support and Localization of GRASS GIS. International Journal of Geoinformatics. Special Issue on FOSS/GRASS 2004 & GIS-IDEAS 2004, 1(1), pp. 33-40, March 2005.

2004

• M. Neteler. MODIS time series remote sensing for epidemiological modeling. In Proc. GeoInformatics for Spatial-Infrastructure Development in Earth & Allied Sciences: GIS-IDEAS. 2004, Sept. 16-18, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2004. [ PDF ]
• M. Neteler, D. Grasso, I. Michelazzi, L. Miori, S. Merler, and C. Furlanello. New image processing tools for GRASS. In Proc. Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics: GIS-GRASS Users Conference 2004, Sept. 12-14, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004. [ PDF ]
• A. Rizzoli, R. Rosà, B. Mantelli, E. Pecchioli, H. Hauffe, V. Tagliapietra, T. Beninati, M. Neteler, and C. Genchi, 2004. Ixodes ricinus, transmitted diseases and reservoirs (in Italian). Parassitologia, 46(1-2):119-122.
  [ abstract | PDF ]
• H. Mitasova and M. Neteler, 2004. GRASS as Open Source - Free Software GIS: accomplishments and perspectives. Guest editorial. Transactions in GIS, Vol 8 (2), pp. 145-154, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2004.00172.x
  [ DOI ]
• J. Stankovic, M. Neteler and R. Flor, 2004. Mobile Wireless GRASS GIS for Handheld Computers Running GNU/Linux. Transactions in GIS, 8(2), 225-233. [ DOI ]
• H. Mitasova and M. Neteler, 2004. Free General-purpose GIS. A Geographic Resources Analysis Support System. (in Japanese) The Journal of Survey, Feb. 2004, 54(2), pp. 34-38, Japan (translation of GIM International 2003 article)

• H. Mitasova and M. Neteler, 2003. Free General-purpose GIS. A Geographic Resources Analysis Support System. GIM International, 17(11):2-5. [ http ]
• C. Furlanello, M. Neteler, S. Merler, S. Menegon, S. Fontanari, A. Donini, A. Rizzoli, and C. Chemini, 2003. GIS and the randomForest Predictor: integration in R for tick-borne disease risk assessment. Distributed Statistical Computing 2003, Vienna, 20-22 March, 2003. [ PDF ]
• V. Raghavan, K. Kita, K. Iwao, and M. Neteler, 2003. Open source GIS GRASS for developing spatial data infrastructure - Present status and future potential. Journal of Information Science and Technology Association, 4(53):216-222. [ abstract ]
• G. Antoniol, M. Di Penta, and M. Neteler, 2003. Moving to smaller libraries via clustering and genetic algorithms. In CSMR 2003, 7th IEEE European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, Proc. IEEE Computer Society, 307-316. [ PDF (Draft) ]
• P. Brunetti, R. Flor, D. Minati and M. Neteler, 2003. GRASS 5.7 per iPAQ H3870. WILMA Project, IRST Technical Report, Ref. No.: T03-12-04, 8 pp.
• M. Neteler, 2003. GIS processing of MODIS and ASTER remote sensing data. Studio ITC-irst Per Universita' degli Studi di Trento, ASI/FRANE project, IRST Technical Report, 21 pp.

• M. Di Penta, M. Neteler, G. Antoniol and E. Merlo, 2002. Knowledge Based Library Refactoring for an Open Source Project. IEEE Working Conference on Reverse Engineering WCRE, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Proc. IEEE Computer Society, pp. 319-328, 2002
  [ bib | Abstract | PDF (Draft) ]
• H. Mitasova and M. Neteler, 2002. Freedom in geoinformation science and software development: A GRASS GIS contribution. In B. Benciolini, M. Ciolli, and P. Zatelli, editors, Proc. of the Open Source Free Software GIS - GRASS users conference 2002, Trento, Italy, 11-13 September 2002, 2002.
  [pdf ]
• R. Blazek, M. Neteler, and R. Micarelli, 2002. The new GRASS 5.1 vector architecture. In Open source GIS - GRASS users conference 2002, Trento, Italy, 11-13 September 2002. University of Trento, Italy, 2002. [ pdf ]
• J. Stankovic, M. Neteler, and R. Flor, 2002. Experimental mobile wireless GRASS based GIS for handheld computers running GNU/Linux. In B. Benciolini, M. Ciolli, and P. Zatelli, editors, Proc. of the Open Source Free Software GIS - GRASS users conference 2002, Trento, Italy, 11-13 September 2002, 2002.

• Neteler, M. (2001): Volume modelling of soils using GRASS GIS 3D tools. - in: Brovelli, M. (ed.)(2001): The Geomatics Workbook N. 2. Politecnico di Milano, Italy (ISSN 1591-092X)
  Also: ITC-irst Technical Report (Ref. No. 0111-06) [ PDF ]
• Neteler, M. (2001): Towards a stable open source GIS: Status and future directions in GRASS development. - in: Brovelli, M. (ed.)(2001): The Geomatics Workbook N. 2. Politecnico di Milano, Italy (ISSN 1591-092X) [ PDF ]

• Neteler, M. (2000): Introduction to GRASS GIS. - in: Brovelli, M. (ed.)(2000): The Geomatics Workbook N. 1. Politecnico di Milano, Italy (ISSN 1591-092X)
• Bivand, R., Neteler, M. (2000): Open Source geocomputation: using the R data analysis language integrated with GRASS GIS and PostgreSQL data base systems. Proc. 5th conference on GeoComputation (CDROM), 23-25 August 2000, University of Greenwich, U.K.
• Neteler, M. (ed.)(2000): GRASS 5.0 Programmer's Manual. Geographic Resources Analysis Support System. University of Hannover/ITC-irst Trento.
• Neteler, M. (2000): Advances in open source GIS software. (PDF, 820kb), presented at 1st National Geoinformatics Conference of Thailand. Invited keynote paper. 26-28 June 2000, Conference-proceedings, Bangkok.
  Also presented at NECTEC Annual Conference 2000 : ECTI (Electronic Computer Telecommunication Information Technologies and the New Economy), Session: GRASS and role of GIS in agriculture, environment, and area development, Proc., June 22-25, 2000 The United Nations Conference Center Bangkok, Thailand

• R.J. Brandon, T. Kludt and M. Neteler (1999): Archaeology and GIS--The Linux Way. Using GRASS and Linux to analyze archeological data. Published in: Linux Journal, July 1999 (No. 63), Feature article, pp. 50-54 (ISSN 1075-3583)
• Neteler, M. (1999): Spectral Mixture Analysis von Satellitendaten zur Bestimmung von Bodenbedeckungsgraden im Hinblick auf die Erosionsmodellierung (Diplom-Arbeit)

• Neteler, M., B. Byars (1998): Informationen zu GRASS 4.2.1 (in German language)
• Byars, B., M. Neteler, S. Clamons, S. Cherry (1998): GRASS 4.2 Fact Sheet. Waco, U.S.A. (in PDF-Format)
• Neteler, M. (1998): Das GRASS-Handbuch. 3rd ed., Hannover. 140 pages. (A GRASS beginners tutorial in German language)
• Neteler, M. (1998): Introduction to GRASS GIS Software. 2nd ed., Hannover. (A GRASS beginners tutorial in English language)
• Stillger, H., M. Redslob & M. Neteler (1998): Entwicklung des GIS-Seminars.- In: Institut für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz, Universität Hannover (Hrsg.): Tätigkeitsbericht 1997, Hannover, S. 31-37

• Several thousand CVS contributions to GRASS GIS 5, 6, ..., see GRASS source code site
• Byars, B.W., S.F. Clamons, M. Neteler, J. Bouchard, H. Mitasova, W. Brown, and J. Westervelt, (1999): GRASS GIS 5.0. Center for Applied Geographic and Spatial Research (CAGSR), Baylor University, Waco, TX and University of Hannover
• Bouchard, J., M. Neteler (1998/1999): TclTKGRASS - a graphical user interface for GRASS based on Tcl/TK library
• Neteler, M., J. Bouchard, B.W. Byars, S.F. Clamons, H. Mitasova, W. Brown, and J. Westervelt, (1998): GRASS 4.2.1. Physische Geographie und Landschaftsökologie. University of Hannover
• (1995-96) ps4mf - Postscript for Latex, based on ps2mf (find it on CTAN