Matej Knapič
Title, name and surname
mag. Matej Knapič
Full title
Master of Science (M.Sc.) – Postgraduate Research Degree, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. / Dipl. Ing.) in Agronomy
Department (abbreviation)
ORTO
Workplace
Senior advisor in the field I.
Group
Researchers
Phone
03 71 21 603
Email
matej.knapic@ihps.si
Field of work
Soil science, Remote sensing, GIS
Work experience
- 1992 – 1998; Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing (IHPS) research assistant in the field of soil science and irrigation1998-2001 –IHPS, Head of the department for Plants, Soil and Environment
2001-2005 – IHPS, Researcher in the field of soil science, irrigation and GIS
2005-2024 – Agricultural Institute of Slovenia , researcher in the field of spatial informatics and remote sensing of plant protection
2024 – present – Senior advisor in the field I. (soil science)
Short CV
Before graduating, he gained extensive practical and theoretical knowledge in soil science and environmental protection through work at the Chair of Pedology and Environmental Protection, Department of Agronomy. During this period, he participated in the soil mapping of Slovenia. He further expanded his experience after joining the Institute of Hop Research and Brewing of Slovenia, where he contributed to the establishment of an experimental demonstration center for irrigation. At the center, he was involved in numerous irrigation and fertigation experiments on vegetables, as well as research on subsurface drip irrigation of hops.Later, he specialized in geospatial informatics, providing professional support to the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection in this field. At the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, in addition to geospatial informatics for plant protection, he worked on remote sensing applications, including the analysis of satellite imagery, hyperspectral imaging, and multispectral imagery acquired using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Membership
Slovenian Soil Science Society
Soil science, Remote sensing, GIS
- 1992 – 1998; Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing (IHPS) research assistant in the field of soil science and irrigation1998-2001 –IHPS, Head of the department for Plants, Soil and Environment
2001-2005 – IHPS, Researcher in the field of soil science, irrigation and GIS
2005-2024 – Agricultural Institute of Slovenia , researcher in the field of spatial informatics and remote sensing of plant protection
2024 – present – Senior advisor in the field I. (soil science)
Before graduating, he gained extensive practical and theoretical knowledge in soil science and environmental protection through work at the Chair of Pedology and Environmental Protection, Department of Agronomy. During this period, he participated in the soil mapping of Slovenia. He further expanded his experience after joining the Institute of Hop Research and Brewing of Slovenia, where he contributed to the establishment of an experimental demonstration center for irrigation. At the center, he was involved in numerous irrigation and fertigation experiments on vegetables, as well as research on subsurface drip irrigation of hops.Later, he specialized in geospatial informatics, providing professional support to the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection in this field. At the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, in addition to geospatial informatics for plant protection, he worked on remote sensing applications, including the analysis of satellite imagery, hyperspectral imaging, and multispectral imagery acquired using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Slovenian Soil Science Society