Johan E.S. Fransson was born in Karlshamn, Sweden in 1967. He received the M.Sc. degree in forestry and the Ph.D. degree in forest remote sensing from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden, in 1992 and 1999, respectively. Since 1993, he has been with the Department of Forest Resource Management, SLU, Umeå. In 2000 and 2002, he was employed as Assistant Professor and appointed as Associate Professor in forest remote sensing, respectively. Dr. Fransson was Head of Department 2008-2019 and is, at present, Deputy Head. His main research interest concerns analysis of SAR images for forestry applications. He is the author or co-author of more than 230 professional publications.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Biomass
Radar
SAR
estimation
Forestry application
forest remote sensing
Short Biography
Johan E.S. Fransson was born in Karlshamn, Sweden in 1967. He received the M.Sc. degree in forestry and the Ph.D. degree in forest remote sensing from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden, in 1992 and 1999, respectively. Since 1993, he has been with the Department of Forest Resource Management, SLU, Umeå. In 2000 and 2002, he was employed as Assistant Professor and appointed as Associate Professor in forest remote sensing, respectively. Dr. Fransson was Head of Department 2008-2019 and is, at present, Deputy Head. His main research interest concerns analysis of SAR images for forestry applications. He is the author or co-author of more than 230 professional publications.