Helle Skånes

I work as an environmental assessment specialist in the unit for Biotope Monitoring here at SLU, and also as a senior lecturer in Ecological Geography at the Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University. My principal research interest is within the dynamic interface between physical geography, human geography, and ecology - using remote sensing techniques, especially digital aerial photos, GIS and cartography.

At SLU I am working with Anders Glimskär's team biotope monitoring (naturtypsövervakning). My role is to contribute to the unit's work, both practical air-photo interpretation, but also in developing techniques, optimal working flows, and data handling in the unit.

I work preferably in close collaboration with applications aimed for planning and implementations in society and my larger-than-live project is creating the methodology of BIOTOP SE (currently in Swedish only), a regional biotope database as tool for municipalities and the county administration. 

I have also participated in many of the national mapping and monitoring projects in Sweden, such as: Ängs- och hagmarksinventeringen, LiM (livsmedelspolitikens miljöeffekter), Natura2000 Basinventering, etc.

Currently I am not teaching at SLU.

From previous employment, I have many years of experience teaching air-photo interpretation, mainly in photogrammetrical software such as DAT/EM Summit Evolution in connection with ArcGIS Pro in the mapping of land, landforms and vegetation. I also teach GIS.