AgB
Green spaces make cities attractive for their inhabitants and demonstrably increase the general quality of the environment and quality of life. Urban green spaces are of crucial importance for many other ecosystem services. Although green spaces can effectively limit the negative side effects of urbanization and climate change, these developments put massive pressure on urban green spaces and often lead to a reduction, often with simultaneous spatial fragmentation or a reduction in the vitality of existing green spaces.
Systematic recording and monitoring, especially of the condition of green spaces, is hardly feasible using terrestrial methods due to the time required and the associated costs, while at the same time the green stock is very dynamic. The "Alles im grünen Bereich" (AgB) project aims to exploit the potential of combining remote sensing data from various sensors to improve the management of urban green spaces. One aim of this project is therefore to develop new methods and algorithms for recording and typing, monitoring and evaluating urban greenery. The green stock will be categorized and its functionality and state of health will be evaluated with special consideration of the green space network and the urban environment (neighbourhood effects). In addition, the influence of climate change on urban greenery will also be taken into account. On the basis of this novel and area-based information system, the development of targeted decision-making and adaptation strategies for improved spatial networking and the sustainability of green spaces will be made possible.
The results from AgB are therefore not only highly relevant for the planning of new urban districts, they also provide valuable information for existing settlement structures that are being significantly changed or redensified in the course of urbanization.
AgB is being carried out in cooperation with KMU SLU (Sachverständigenbüro für Luftbildauswertung und Umweltfragen) and is funded as part of the "KMU-innovativ" program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).