Wim Bastiaanssen is an expert in satellite measurements of land, water and atmospheric processes. He is specialized in agricultural water management. His interest is in the computation of bio-physical processes in the crop environment including irrigation scheduling, crop production and soil carbon processes using satellite measurements. Wim is the original developer of the SEBAL and ETLook energy balance models, and these models are applied globally by academia and private sector. Wim is currently the IrriWatch Ambassador of Hydrosat, a company that is preparing the launch of a constellation of thermal satellites. IrriWatch is an on-farm advisory service to farmers in 60 countries on a daily basis. With PhD students he is developing a rapid water accounting system for helping discussions and decisions on allocation of scarce water resources. Wim holds a Ph.D. from Wageningen University in soil physics, agrohydrology and groundwater management. Besides being a Hydrosat Teamleader, Wim is a Visiting Professor at Delft University of Technology.
Website: IrriWatch.com | Hydrosat.com